Income Elasticity Of Demand Flashcards
What is the equation of income elasticity of demand?
% change in quantity demanded divided by the % change in consumer income
What is the definition of income elasticity of demand?
The responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in consumer income
YED is between -1 and 1
Inelastic
What does it mean when a good is income inelastic
Demand changes at a lower proportion than the change in income
When is a good inelastic?
When YED is between -1 and 1
YED is less than -1 and greater then 1
Elastic
What does it mean when a good is income elastic?
Demand changes at a higher proportion than the change in income
For what values of YED is a good elastic?
More than 1 and less than -1
What value does a normal good have
+ve
Name the list of goods which have +ve YEDs
Normal goods
Superior goods
Necessities
What value of YED does an inferior good have?
-ve
List the goods which have a -ve YED
inferior goods