Thus the mid-range, which is an unbiased and sufficient estimator of the population mean, is in fact the UMVU: using the sample mean just adds noise based on the uninformative distribution of points within this range. Conversely, for the normal distribution, the sample mean is the UMVU estimator of the mean.
This flatter curve means that the good or service in question is elastic. Meanwhile, inelastic demand is represented with a much more upright curve as quantity changes little with a large movement in price. Elasticity of supply works similarly.
If both demand and supply decrease, consumers wish to buy less andfirms wish to supply less, so output will fall. However, since consumers place a lower value on each unit, but producers are willing to supply each unit only at higher prices, the effect on price will depend on the relative size of the two changes.