PED Flashcards
What happens to luxury products as incomes rise?
See an increase in sales
What happens to necessity products as incomes rise?
They are seeing less proportionate sales
What are luxury goods?
Branded goods
Expensive holidays
What are necessity goods?
Own-brand
Addictions
How are luxury products represented?
1+
How are necessity products represented?
0-1
Formula for PED?
% change in demand/% change in price
Formula for YED
% change in demand/% change in income
What happens to inelastic products?
See no change/little change when a price is changed
What happens to elastic products?
If a price changes, there may be a change in demand
During periods of low employment, what happens to the elasticity?
Varies on if the product is a luxury or necessity
How is an elastic product represented?
1+
How is an inelastic product represented?
1-
How is a unitary product represented?
1
What does 1+ mean?
Change in demand is more than change in price