巴黎第十二大學(xué)工商管理碩士師資怎么樣

考研英語閱讀基礎(chǔ)練習(xí)：經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)中的彈性是什么?

Often, e conomists speak of a demand curve, where the relationship between price and demandvaries depending upon how much or how little one of the two variables is changed.

通常，經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家說的是需求曲線，即價(jià)格和需求之間的關(guān)系取決于兩個(gè)變量中的一個(gè)變化了多少。

Some Examples of Elasticity and Inelasticity

彈性和非彈性的一些例子

It's not surprising when a manufacturer substantially increases a product's price, that consumerdemand should diminish.

當(dāng)制造商大幅度提高產(chǎn)品價(jià)格時(shí)，消費(fèi)者的需求就會(huì)減少，這不足為奇。

Many common items, such as aspirin, are widely available from any number of sources.

許多常見物品，如阿司匹林，可以從許多來源廣泛獲得。

In such cases, the product's maker raises the price at its own risk -- if the price rises even alittle, some shoppers might stay loyal to the specific brand -- at one time, Bayer nearly had alock on the U.S. aspirin market -- but many more consumers would probably seek the sameproduct from another manufacturer at the lower price.