Identify the Following Terms

question 98

Short Answer

Identify the following terms.
-Niger River

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Definitions:

Perfectly Elastic

This term describes a situation in market economics where the quantity demanded or supplied responds infinitely to changes in price.

Relatively Elastic

Describes a situation where the quantity demanded or supplied changes significantly in response to a change in price.

Unit Elastic

A demand or supply situation where a percentage change in price leads to an equal percentage change in the quantity demanded or supplied.

Market Period

A very short time frame in which the supply of a good is completely inelastic, meaning that the quantity cannot be changed in response to a change in price.