{"id":11073,"date":"2017-04-04T20:33:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T20:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/masterybusiness2xngcxmasterspring2016\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=11073"},"modified":"2017-04-05T23:04:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T23:04:40","slug":"assignment-price-inelasticity-of-demand","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hccc-introbusiness\/chapter\/assignment-price-inelasticity-of-demand\/","title":{"raw":"Assignment: Price Inelasticity of Demand","rendered":"Assignment: Price Inelasticity of Demand"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Preparation<\/h2>\r\nThis is a <em>written<\/em> assignment: In order to complete this assignment you will need to take the following steps:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Review the written assignment guidelines.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Refer to the\u00a0provided grading rubric. This is how your submission will be evaluated.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>Your<strong> Task<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<h3>Write<strong> the DRAFT of Your Paper<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThe assignment is as follows:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Select a product, good, or service for which you believe there is, if not perfect, <em>close to perfect<\/em> price inelasticity of demand. Refer back to course materials for clarification of what price inelasticity means.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Research the product, good, or service so that you have a general understanding of the market, customers, suppliers, and competition.\u00a0Consult at least one reliable, credible source and be sure to include a citation so we can see where you got your information.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Discuss the following questions(s) with regard to the product, good, or service. Remember, you are NOT to turn in a numbered list of responses. This is a written paper, so your responses should form a cohesive set of paragraphs, with appropriate transitions, and so on.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Describe in 50 words or less the product, good, or service that you chose.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Why did you choose this product, good, or service?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Why do you believe the demand is <em>inelastic<\/em> with regard to price? What factors are at work here? (Hint: Think back to the external factors you read about in module 1.)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What, if anything, could change and make the product, good, or service price <em>elastic<\/em>?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3><strong>Last Steps to Completion<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Proofread your papers for spelling and grammar errors.Spell check thinks that\u00a0<em>eBook\u00a0<\/em>is a misspelling of\u00a0<em>Ebola<\/em> (TRUE\u2014it happened to me last week!), so don\u2019t rely on software to catch all mistakes.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Verify that you have consulted one source for research besides text materials and that proper APA citation is included in your document.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>PUT YOUR NAME ON THE PAPER\u00a0so I don't raffle it off to the highest bidder and you end up with a zero!<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Submit your assignment on or before the due date.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","rendered":"<h2>Preparation<\/h2>\n<p>This is a <em>written<\/em> assignment: In order to complete this assignment you will need to take the following steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Review the written assignment guidelines.<\/li>\n<li>Refer to the\u00a0provided grading rubric. 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