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Give reason or Explain the following statement :

Demand for habitually used goods is inelastic.

Solution

The goods that a consumer is habituated to such as, liquor, cigarettes, etc. have an inelastic demand. A change in the prices of these goods has a lesser impact on their demand as the consumer is habituated to these goods and hence cannot reduce their consumption.

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