ECON101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Demand Curve

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10 Aug 2016

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Economics

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ECON101

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Emmanuel Carvahlo

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Price elasticity of demand (ep) income elasticity of demand (ey) cross elasticity of demand (exy) Quantity demanded responds in a change in price demand can also respond to a change in income and a change in other related commodities. The purpose of elasticity of demand is to measure the responsiveness demand to a change in the price of the commodity, income and the price of other related commodities. For instance: if the price of commodity decrease by 10% will quantity demanded increase: by 10%, < 10%, >10% if the income increased by 20% will quantity demanded increase: by 20%, < 20%, >20% if price of tired decrease by 30% will demand for tired increase: by 30%, < 30%, > Measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in price. Ep = the percentage change in quantity demanded / If ep = 1, referred to unitary price elasticity of demand.

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Discussion #1

The law of demand states that a fall in the price of a good raises the quantity demanded, and the increase in price leads to a decrease in quantity demanded. The price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded to a change in price. Demand for a good is said to be elastic if the quantity demanded responds substantially to changes in the price, and the percentage change in quantity demanded is greater than the percentage change in price. Demand is said to be inelastic if the quantity demanded responds only slightly to changes in the price, which indicates that the percentage in price is greater than the percentage in quantity demanded.

However, the extent of responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in price depends on the nature of a particular good or service in the market. The price elasticity of demand partly depends on the availability of close substitutes. When a large number of substitutes are available, consumers respond to a higher price of a good by buying more of the substitute goods and less of the relatively more expensive good. In addition, goods or services that are considered necessities tend to have less elastic (more inelastic) demand, whereas goods or services that are considered luxuries have more elastic (less inelastic) demands.

Explain why the demand for the good or service provided by the organization you work for is elastic or inelastic. How does this influence pricing decisions?
Provide examples on how the availability of close substitutes affects price elasticity of demand.
Give specific examples of necessities or luxuries, and explain how they affect price elasticity of goods or services.

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interval (or arc) elasticity

cross-price elasticity

price elasticity of demand

elastic demand

income elasticity

inelastic demand

inframarginal units

marginal revenue

point elasticity

price effect

quantity effect

total revenue

unitary elastic demand

1. __________________ A measure of consumersâ sensitivity or responsiveness to changes in the price of a good or service.

2. ___________________ When the percentage change in price (in absolute value) is more than the percentage change in quantity demanded (in absolute value).

3. ___________________ When the percentage change in quantity demanded (in absolute value) is more than the percentage change in price (in absolute value).

4. ___________________ When the percentage change in quantity demanded (in absolute value) is just equal to the percentage change in price (in absolute value).

5. ___________________ Total amount paid to a producer for a good or service P * Q.

6. ___________________ The effect on total revenue of a change in price, holding quantity constant.

7. ___________________ The effect on total revenue of a change in quantity, holding price constant.

8. ___________________ An elasticity calculated over an interval of a demand curve or demand schedule.

9. ___________________ Elasticity at a specific price or point on a demand curve.

10. ___________________ A measure of how responsive quantity demanded is to a change in income, all other things constant.

11. ___________________ A measure showing how responsive the quantity demanded of one good is to changes in the price of another good, other factors constant.

12. ___________________ The additional revenue received by producing and selling one more unit of output.

13. ___________________ Units of output that could have been sold at a higher price had the firm not lowered its price to sell additional (marginal) units.

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Which is the most appropriate definition for price elasticity of demand?

a) the ratio of the percentage change in quantity demanded to the percentage change in price.
b) the responsiveness of revenue to a change in quantity.
c) the ratio of the change in quantity demanded divided by the change in price.
d) the response of revenue to a change in price.

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