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If the demand increases, and the supply remains the same, there will be a shortage. This will mean the price will increase. If the demand decreases, and the supply remains the same, there will be a surplus. This will mean the price will go down.
Therefore, inelastic demand occurs when the ratio of quantity demanded to price is between zero (perfectly inelastic) and one (unit elastic). Here's a real life example using beef prices in 2014. Prices rose 28%, but demand only fell 14.9%. Here's the actual demand schedule.