PED, YED, XED Classifications Carter Waterkeyn AICE ECONOMICS 2016-2017
PED PED > 1 Luxury PED< 1 Necessity PED= close to infinite is perfectly elastic PED> 1 Relative Elastic PED= 1 Unitary elastic PED< 1 Relatively Inelastic PED= 0 Perfectly Inelastic
Objective 1: Income elasticity – a summary Income elasticity of demand > 1 Normal, luxury good Income elastic Income elasticity of demand is a positive number less than 1. Normal, necessity Income inelastic Income elasticity = 1 Normal Unit income elastic Income elasticity of demand is a a negative number. Inferior good
Objective 1: Cross Price elasticity – a summary Cross price elasticity of demand between X and Y is a positive number. X and Y are substitutes Cross price elasticity of demand between X and Y is a negative number. X and Y are complements Cross price elasticity of demand between X and Y is zero. X and Y are unrelated