Monday, October 22, 2012

Headlines Assignment

1. Complementary demand: Smuckers sales go down as peanut butter and jelly sales jam!

2. Substitution demand: As Nike manufacturing stumbles, Adidas sales race ahead!

3. Elastic demand: BMW ownership increases as average net worth rises!

4. Inelastic demand: Drivers ignite at the price they must pay for gasoline!

        Inelastic demands are demands in which stay the same, despite changes in pricing. An example of inelastic demand in the United States would be gasoline. Most people need gasoline to run their cars to travel to and from work, the store, schools, etc. Therefore, even if the price of gasoline increases heavily (as it has been relatively recently), the demand for the gas stays about the same. The practical aspect of this concept in every-day life would be peoples “needs” and peoples “wants.” Generally, when a consumer has a certain amount of money, he will buy whatever he/she needs before he/she buys the things they merely want. The average consumer is forced to cut out all of the economical “wants” before they consumer decides to stop buying gasoline. Inelastic products are things like basic necessities such as bread, milk, etc. While elastic products are items such as plasma screen televisions, expensive sports cars, and things that aren’t necessary for everyday life.

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