Markets
assignment is to write a short (2-3 page, double-spaced, typed) essay identifying and describing two markets of your choosing; the first characterized by an elastic demand and the second one by an
inelastic demand. Indicate why your choices have the relative elasticities they do.
Hint: Use the determinants of elasticity to sort why some products are elastic and others are
inelastic.
?Market One: What are some of the goods you purchase in your life for which your demand is most
elastic? Why?
?Market Two: What are some of the goods you purchase in your life for which your demand is highly
inelastic? Why?
Draw upon Chapter 19 for your analysis. This will be graded using the “Evaluation of Written
Assignments” rubric.
Hint: Use the determinants of elasticity to sort why your choices in Market One are elastic and why
the choices in Market Two are inelastic.