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WEIGHT: When applied to location theory, the relative attractive force of one activity to another based on transportation cost. The weight of an activity in this context is comparable to the weight of matter subject to gravitation forces. The weight of an activity is greater if it incurs higher transportation cost. As such, it is attracted, or pulled, to other activities to reduce transportation cost. With the weight (transportation cost) of an activity is often related to physical weight (heavier items cost more to move), it need not be. Other factors affecting weight include special handling (security, comfort) and type of transportation (walking, automobile, airplane).
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Lesson 11: Elasticity Basics | Unit 1: The Concept
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- While the elasticity concept can be applied to several different areas, when applied to the market, elasticity captures the relation between price and quantity.
- The force activating the change is price and the variable that's being stretched is quantity.
- The importance of elasticity for market analysis comes into play in the following way:
- First, market shocks triggered by determinant-induced shifts of the demand and supply curves create shortages and surpluses.
- Second, governments are fond of placing taxes or price controls on markets.
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SELF CORRECTION, MARKET The automatic process in which markets adjust from disequilibrium to equilibrium. With this self-correction process, the market price either increases or decreases in response to a shortage or a surplus to restore the balance between quantity demanded and quantity supplied. This process works automatically to achieve equilibrium without the need for outside intervention, such as government regulation.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time watching the shopping channel seeking to buy either several orange mixing bowls or clothing for your pet dog. Be on the lookout for attractive cable television service repair people.
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VIR
Variable Interest Rate
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