the torn imbroglio
Hastily scribbled answer for Econs
Luxury - inelastic
Higher income/willingness to switch due to high prestige
Necessity
Income increase - limited capacity to use
Inferior
Income increase - usage decrease
PED.
price discrimination, product differentiation, advertistment,
BUT increase cost
YED
economic downturn
-lux
-inf
end: limitaions of elasticity.
ceteris paribus
not accurate - taste & expectations are not quantifiable
ss rise, dd fall - reinforce
ss fall, dd rise - reinforce
ss rise, dd rise -indeterminate
ss increase cannot catch up with rise in dd,
short run, rise in dd outweighs the increase in ss.
Marker's comments:
"Spaghetti is not a luxury good!"
"Don't tell me that maggie(noodles) is inelastic where spaghetti is elastic. Huh? I mean.. If you had said rubber band..."