ECO100Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ceteris Paribus, Normal Good, Demand Curve

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Elasticity: a measure of the responsiveness of one economic variable to a change in another economic variable. How responsive quantity demanded is to a change in price, ceteris paribus. Decrease time horizon, decrease elasticity: more elastic in the long-term than in the short-term (ex. If necessity, less elastic: can"t change demand of water much, but television can change - not necessary. Broadly defined market = lower elasticity: for nike"s specifically, more elastic. Share of a good in a consumer"s budget. Use midpoint of p1,q1 and p2, q2 as reference point. Total expenditure = total revenue = p x q. If price is rising, quantity demanded is falling. More demand elastic, decrease in total revenue. Elasticity along a linear demand curve paper (6) Total revenue maximized at mid-point of demand curve (at qmax/2) Higher elasticity = total revenue decrease when price increase. Low elasticity = total revenue increase when price increase. How responsive quantity supplied is to changes in price.

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1. Determinants of the price elasticity of demand

Consider some determinants of the price elasticity of demand:

The availability of close substitutes
Whether the good is a necessity or a luxury
How broadly you define the market
The time horizon being considered

A good without any close substitutes is likely to have relatively inelastic or elastic demand since consumers cannot easily switch to a substitute good if the price of the good rises?

2. A good's price elasticity of demand depends in part on how necessary it is relative to other goods. If the following goods are priced approximately the same, which one has the least elastic demand?

a. Diamond necklace

b. Amputation procedures for diabetes sufferers

3. The price elasticity of demand for good also depends on how you define the good.

Organize the goods found in the following table by indicating which is likely to have the most elastic demand, which is likely to have the least elastic demand, and which will have demand that falls in between.

Categories:	Most Elastic	In Between	Least Elastic
Food
Red bell peppers
Vegetables

4. The price elasticity of demand is also affected by the given time horizon.

If the price of gasoline is relatively high for a long time, consumers are more likely to buy more fuel-efficient cars or switch to alternatives like public transportation. Therefore, the gasoline demand is _______ elastic in the short run than in the long run.

a. less

b. more

c. no more, no less

bluepanda480

Consider some determinants of the price elasticity of demand:

The availability of close substitutes
Whether the good is a necessity or a luxury
How broadly you define the market?
The time horizon being considered

A good without any close substitutes is likely to have relatively ___________(inelastic/elastic) demand since consumers cannot easily switch to a substitute good if the price of the good rises.

A good's price elasticity of demand depends in part on how necessary it is relative to other goods. If the following goods are priced approximately the same, which one has the least elastic demand?

A. Diamond necklace

B. A heart value for heart attack victims

The price elasticity of demand for good also depends on how you define the good.

Categories	Most Elastic	In Between	Least Elastic
Food
Red Bell Peppers
Vegetables

The price elasticity of demand is also affected by the given time horizon.

If the price of gasoline is relatively high for a long time, consumers are more likely to buy more fuel-efficient cars or switch to alternatives like public transportation. Therefore, the demand for gasoline is__________ (less, more, no more, nor less) elastic in the short run than in the long run.

lemonbutterfly300

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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