AngusE
Apr 2, 2014, 12:01 AM
The Law of Demand in economics states that when a price fluctuates, demand is inversely related. However it has also been stated that if consumers demand more of a good its price will rise, less of a good its price will fall which is a positive relationship.
I'm confused as to how the law states of an inverse relationship and yet therein also lies a positive relationship.
Could someone please help to clarify this?
If people demand more of a product, firms will respond by hiking the price because of increased demand they can charge more? However as the price rises less and less is demanded as per the law? I this were true why would businesses even try a price hike, is there an ultimatum at which the benefit of the marginal increase in price is greater than the demand/price ratio the firm was previously producing at before?
Thank you.
I'm confused as to how the law states of an inverse relationship and yet therein also lies a positive relationship.
Could someone please help to clarify this?
If people demand more of a product, firms will respond by hiking the price because of increased demand they can charge more? However as the price rises less and less is demanded as per the law? I this were true why would businesses even try a price hike, is there an ultimatum at which the benefit of the marginal increase in price is greater than the demand/price ratio the firm was previously producing at before?
Thank you.