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Definition
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Measures Nature and Degree of
- Changes in quantity of food demanded
- Changes in income
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Floating Topic
- Y = income
- Q = Quantity
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Degree of relationahip
- The nature of the relationship is revealed by the Sign
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0
- perfectly inelastic
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<1
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inelastic
- Change in demand is less then change in price
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1
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unit elastic
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giffen good
- change in demand = change in price
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normal good
- luxury
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>1
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elastic
- change in demand is greater then change in price
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∞
- perfectly elastic
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Nature of relationship
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Positive
- Variables move in the same direction
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Negative
- move in opposite directions