When people's income goes up, they tend to buy more goods and services.
When people's income goes up, they tend to buy more goods and services.
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'''3. A nearly perfectly elastic demand curve is nearly '''vertical''' in shape; a nearly perfectly inelastic demand curve is nearly '''horizontal''' in shape.'''
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'''3. A nearly perfectly elastic demand curve is nearly ''vertical'' in shape; a nearly perfectly inelastic demand curve is nearly ''horizontal'' in shape.'''
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'''4. Why is the name "necessity" given to a good that has a price elasticity of less than one, and the name "luxury" given to a good that has a price elasticity of more than one?
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'''4. Why is the name "necessity" given to a good that has a price elasticity of less than one, and the name "luxury" given to a good that has a price elasticity of more than one?'''
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When the price elasticity is low, generally it is a good that people ''need''