Condo sales numbers in and around Toronto have taken a drastic tumble so far this year, and now that the market is starting to lean towards buyers …

  • BenGFHC@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    Isn’t it inelastic (D changes at a less than proportional rate to price) or have I got it mixed up?

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      6 months ago

      Correct- essentials tend to be inelastic.

      They may have the incorrect belief that elasticity is the ability to absorb a price change, rather than how much Q changes when hit with a change in P