ECON 1050 Chapter 4: Economics-1 (1) (dragged) 4

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A substitute is positive, a complement is negative. In the figure alongside, the increase in the quantity of pizza demanded when the price of a burger (a substitute for pizza) rises. The figure also show the decreases in the quantity of a pizza demanded when the price of a soft drink (a complement of pizza) rises. You know that when the demand for a good increases, its equilibrium price rises and the equilibrium quantity of the good increases. The answer depends on the responsiveness of the quantity supplied of a good to a change in its price. The answer depends on the elasticity of supply of the good. The elasticity of supply measures the responsiveness of the quantity supplied to a change in the price of a good when all other influences on selling plans remain the same. The elasticity of supply is calculated by using the formula: The figure below, shows three cases of the elasticity of supply.

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11.The concept of total surplus is a useful but imperfect measure of:

A. wellbeing

B. comparative advantage

C. market power

D. price elasticity of demand

12.Assume that burgers and pizzas are substitute goods in consumption only. When the burger price increases we will see which of the following changes in the pizza market?

A. An increase in demand and an increase in supply

B. An increase in demand and an increase in the quantity supplied

C. An increase in the quantity demanded and an increase in supply

D. An increase in the quantity demanded and no change to the quantity supplied

13.If the current price in a competitive market is $10 and the minimum of the the average total cost curve for a representative firm is $12, what is likely to occur to the market supply curve and the market price?

A. Supply will decrease and the price will rise

B. Supply will decrease and the price will fall

C. Supply will increase and the price will rise

D. Supply will increase and the price will fall

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1. An increase in the price of a good will

a. increase quantity demanded

b. increase demand

c. decrease demand

d. decrease quantity demanded

2. An increase in the price of good will

a. decrease quantity supplied

b. increase quantity supplied

c. decrease supply

d. increase supply

3. An increase in price causes an increase in total revenue when demand is

a. inelastic

b. elastic

c. unit elastic

d. all of the above

4. Which of the following could be the price elasticity of demand for a good for which a price increase would decrease revenue?

a. 1.0

b. 0.6

c. 2.6

d. 0.9

5. Other things equal, when the price of good falls, the

a. quantity supplied of good increases

b. demand increases

c. supply decreases

d. quantity supplied of the good decreases

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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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