Elasticity. Sherif Khalifa. Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 1 / 32

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Elasticity. Sherif Khalifa. Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 1 / 32"

Transcription

1 Sherif Khalifa Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 1 / 32

2 Definition Elasticity is a measure of the responsiveness of quantity demanded or quantity supplied to one of its determinants. Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 2 / 32

3 rice Elasticity of Demand Definition The price elasticity of demand is a measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good. rice elasticity of demand = % change in quantity demanded % change in price Measures how willing consumers are to move away from the goods as its price increases. Demand is elastic if the quantity demanded responds substantially to changes in the price. Demand is inelastic if the quantity demanded responds slightly to changes in the price. Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 3 / 32

4 rice Elasticity of Demand Suppose that a 1% increase in the price of ice cream cone causes the amount of ice cream you buy to fall by 2%. rice elasticity of demand = 2% 1% = 2 Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 4 / 32

5 rice Elasticity of Demand Goods with close substitutes have more elastic demand because it is easier for consumers to switch from that good to others. Necessities have inelastic demands, whereas luxuries have elastic demands. Narrowly defined goods have more elastic demand than broadly defined goods because it is easier to find close substitutes for narrowly defined goods. Goods tend to have more elastic demand over longer time horizons. Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 5 / 32

6 rice Elasticity of Demand Demand is elastic when elasticity>1. Demand is inelastic when elasticity<1. Demand is unitary elastic if elasticity=1. The flatter the demand curve that passes through a given point, the greater the price elasticity of demand. The steeper the demand curve that passes through a given point, the smaller the price elasticity of demand. Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 6 / 32

7 rice Elasticity of Demand D 1 2 falls by 1% 1 changes by % Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 7 / 32

8 rice Elasticity of Demand 1 falls by 1% D rises less than 1% Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 8 / 32

9 rice Elasticity of Demand 1 2 D falls by 1% 1 2 rises by 1% Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 9 / 32

10 rice Elasticity of Demand 1 2 D falls by 1% 1 2 rises more than 1% Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 1 / 32

11 rice Elasticity of Demand 2 = 1 D changes by % 1 2 changes by any % Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 11 / 32

12 rice Elasticity of Demand x x E x, x x x Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 12 / 32

13 rice Elasticity of Demand 4 TR 8 Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 13 / 32

14 rice Elasticity of Demand 4 35 TR Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 14 / 32

15 rice Elasticity of Demand TR Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 15 / 32

16 rice Elasticity of Demand TR Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 16 / 32

17 rice Elasticity of Demand TR Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 17 / 32

18 rice Elasticity of Demand TR Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 18 / 32

19 rice Elasticity of Demand TR Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 19 / 32

20 rice Elasticity of Demand TR Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 2 / 32

21 rice Elasticity of Demand TR 8 75 Elastic Unitary Elastic Inelastic Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 21 / 32

22 Income Elasticity of Demand Definition Income elasticity of demand measures how the quantity demanded changes as consumer income changes. Income elasticity of demand = % change in quantity demanded % change in income Normal goods have positive income elasticities. Inferior goods have negative income elasticities. Necessities tend to have small income elasticities. Luxuries tend to have large income elasticities. Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 22 / 32

23 Income Elasticity of Demand Suppose that a 5% increase in the income causes the amount of ice cream you buy to increase by 15%. Income elasticity of demand = 15% 5% = 3 Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 23 / 32

24 Cross rice Elasticity of Demand Definition Cross price elasticity of demand measures how the quantity demanded of one good changes as the price of another good changes. = Cross price elasticity of demand % change in quantity demanded of good 1 % change in the price of good 2 Substitutes have positive cross price elasticities. Complements have negative cross price elasticities. Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 24 / 32

25 Cross rice Elasticity of Demand Suppose that a 1% increase in the price of pizza causes the amount of burgers you buy to increase by 5%. Cross price elasticity of demand = 5% 1% = 1 2 Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 25 / 32

26 Cross rice Elasticity of Demand Suppose that a 12% increase in the price of ketchup causes the amount of burgers you buy to decrease by 3%. Cross price elasticity of demand = 3% 12% = 1 4 Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 26 / 32

27 rice Elasticity of Supply Definition rice elasticity of supply measures how much the quantity supplied of a good responds to a change in the price of that good. rice elasticity of supply = % change in quantity supplied % change in price Suppose an increase in the price of milk by 1% increases the amount that dairy farmers produce by 2%. rice elasticity of supply = 2% 1% = 2 Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 27 / 32

28 rice Elasticity of Supply S 2 1 rises by 1% 1 changes by % Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 28 / 32

29 rice Elasticity of Supply S 2 1 rises by 1% 1 2 rises less than 1% Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 29 / 32

30 rice Elasticity of Supply S 2 1 rises by 1% 1 2 rises by 1% Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 3 / 32

31 rice Elasticity of Supply S 2 1 rises by 1% 1 2 rises more than 1% Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 31 / 32

32 rice Elasticity of Supply 2 = 1 S changes by % 1 2 changes by any % Sherif Khalifa () Elasticity 32 / 32

Elasticity and Its Application

Elasticity and Its Application Elasticity and Its Application Elasticity... is a measure of how much buyers and sellers respond to changes in market conditions allows us to analyze supply and demand with greater precision. Price Elasticity

More information

2011 Pearson Education. Elasticities of Demand and Supply: Today add elasticity and slope, cross elasticities

2011 Pearson Education. Elasticities of Demand and Supply: Today add elasticity and slope, cross elasticities 2011 Pearson Education Elasticities of Demand and Supply: Today add elasticity and slope, cross elasticities What Determines Elasticity? Influences on the price elasticity of demand fall into two categories:

More information

2011 Pearson Education. Elasticities of Demand and Supply: Today add elasticity and slope, cross elasticities

2011 Pearson Education. Elasticities of Demand and Supply: Today add elasticity and slope, cross elasticities 2011 Pearson Education Elasticities of Demand and Supply: Today add elasticity and slope, cross elasticities What Determines Elasticity? Influences on the price elasticity of demand fall into two categories:

More information

Elasticity & Applications of Supply & Demand Analysis. UAPP693 Economics in the Public & Nonprofit Sectors Steven W. Peuquet, Ph.D.

Elasticity & Applications of Supply & Demand Analysis. UAPP693 Economics in the Public & Nonprofit Sectors Steven W. Peuquet, Ph.D. Elasticity & Applications of Supply & Demand Analysis UAPP693 Economics in the Public & Nonprofit Sectors Steven W. Peuquet, Ph.D. 1 These slides are for use only as part of a formal instructional course

More information

Elasticity and Its Applications. Copyright 2004 South-Western

Elasticity and Its Applications. Copyright 2004 South-Western Elasticity and Its Applications Copyright 2004 South-Western Elasticity... allows us to analyze supply and demand with greater precision. is a measure of how much buyers and sellers respond to changes

More information

THE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND

THE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND THE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND Price elasticity of demand is a measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good. Price elasticity of demand is the percent change

More information

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS ECON 100: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS ROBERT GAZZALE, PHD PRACTICE PROBLEMS: ELASTICITY

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS ECON 100: INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS ROBERT GAZZALE, PHD PRACTICE PROBLEMS: ELASTICITY PRACTICE PROBLEMS ELASTICITY 1. Suppose the price of barley increases by 16.53%. If breweries buy 3.28% less barley after the price increase, the total revenue for barley producers will because the effect

More information

Elasticity. McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Copyright 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Elasticity. McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Copyright 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 04 Elasticity McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. LO1 4-2 Price Elasticity of Demand Measures buyers responsiveness to price changes Elastic demand

More information

MICROECONOMICS - CLUTCH CH. 4 - ELASTICITY.

MICROECONOMICS - CLUTCH CH. 4 - ELASTICITY. !! www.clutchprep.com CONCEPT: PERCENTAGE CHANGE AND PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND Using percentage change in calculations allows us to make comparisons without worrying about units (i.e. dollars, cents).

More information

Price, Income and Cross Elasticity

Price, Income and Cross Elasticity Price, Income and Cross the concept The responsiveness of one variable to changes in another When price rises, what happens to demand? Demand falls BUT! How much does demand fall? the concept If price

More information

Elasticity. The Concept of Elasticity

Elasticity. The Concept of Elasticity Elasticity 1 The Concept of Elasticity Elasticity is a measure of the responsiveness of one variable to another. The greater the elasticity, the greater the responsiveness. 2 1 Types of Elasticity Price

More information

Price Elasticity of Demand

Price Elasticity of Demand 4 ELASTICITY The price elasticity of demand is a units-free measure of the responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a good to a change in its price when all other influences on buying plans remain the

More information

Elasticity and its Application

Elasticity and its Application C H A P T E R 5 Elasticity and its Application Economics P R I N C I P L E S O F N. Gregory Mankiw Premium PowerPoint Slides by Ron Cronovich 2009 South-Western, a part of Cengage Learning, all rights

More information

File: Ch02, Chapter 2: Supply and Demand Analysis. Multiple Choice

File: Ch02, Chapter 2: Supply and Demand Analysis. Multiple Choice File: Ch02, Chapter 2: Supply and Demand Analysis Multiple Choice 1. A relationship that shows the quantity of goods that consumers are willing to buy at different prices is the a) elasticity b) market

More information

SUPPLY AND DEMAND APPLICATION AND EXTENSIONS: THE IMPACT OF A TAX

SUPPLY AND DEMAND APPLICATION AND EXTENSIONS: THE IMPACT OF A TAX ECO 2023 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS SUPPLY AND DEMAND APPLICATION AND EXTENSIONS: THE IMPACT OF A TAX Introduction Taxes affect how the market exchanges goods and services. When governments tax goods

More information

EQ: What is Elasticity?

EQ: What is Elasticity? EQ: What is Elasticity? In economics, we are not merely concerned with which variables affect what other variables (like whether price changes affect quantity demanded by buyers). We are also concerned

More information

EQ: How Do I Calculate Elasticity?

EQ: How Do I Calculate Elasticity? EQ: What is Elasticity? In economics, we are not merely concerned with which variables affect what other variables (like whether price changes affect quantity demanded by buyers). We are also concerned

More information

Concordia University Econ 201

Concordia University Econ 201 Concordia University Econ 01 Department of Economics Shih-tse (Fred) Lo NOTE 5: ELASTICITY * Motivation for Elasticity: Imagine that you are the CEO of a business. Assume that your goal is to maximize

More information

Week3: Elasticity and Its Applications. 17 th March 2014

Week3: Elasticity and Its Applications. 17 th March 2014 Week3: Elasticity and Its Applications 17 th March 2014 In this week, look for the answers to these questions:!what is elasticity? What kinds of issues can elasticity help us understand?!what is the price

More information

CHAPTER 03: DEMAND AND SUPPLY

CHAPTER 03: DEMAND AND SUPPLY CHAPTER 03: DEMAND AND SUPPLY Calculate the market equilibrium (Exercises 1-5) Exercise 1 Qd = 50-2p Qs = -20+5p Exercise 2 Qd = 45-3p Qs = -32+4p Exercise 3 Qd = 24-2p Qs = -5+7p Exercise 4 Qd = 51-3p

More information

Economics Elasticity. A scenario. Price Elasticity of Demand. Price Elasticity of Demand. Premium PowerPoint Slides by Ron Cronovich

Economics Elasticity. A scenario. Price Elasticity of Demand. Price Elasticity of Demand. Premium PowerPoint Slides by Ron Cronovich C H A T E R 5 In this chapter, look for the answers to these questions: Elasticity and its Application E RINCILE OF Economics I N. Gregory Mankiw remium oweroint lides by Ron Cronovich 2009 outh-western,

More information

Microeonomics. 5 this chapter, Elasticity and its Application. Elasticity. A scenario. look for the answers to these questions: N.

Microeonomics. 5 this chapter, Elasticity and its Application. Elasticity. A scenario. look for the answers to these questions: N. C H A T E R In 5 this chapter, look for the answers to these questions: Elasticity and its Application R I N C I L E O F Microeonomics N. Gregory Mankiw remium oweroint lides by Ron Cronovich 2009 outh-western,

More information

Lecture # 6 Elasticity/Taxes

Lecture # 6 Elasticity/Taxes I. Elasticity (continued) Lecture # 6 Elasticity/Taxes Cross-price elasticity of demand -- the percentage change in quantity demanded of good x due to a 1% change in price of good y. o exy< 0 implies compliments

More information

A scenario. Elasticity. Price Elasticity of Demand. Price Elasticity of Demand. In this chapter, look for the answers to these questions:

A scenario. Elasticity. Price Elasticity of Demand. Price Elasticity of Demand. In this chapter, look for the answers to these questions: 5 Elasticity and its Application R I N C I L E O F MICROECONOMIC FOURTH EITION N. GREGORY MANKIW remium oweroint lides by Ron Cronovich 2007 update 2008 Thomson outh-western, all rights reserved In this

More information

Chapter 3. Elasticities. 3.1 Price elasticity of demand (PED) Price elasticity of demand. Microeconomics. Chapter 3 Elasticities 47

Chapter 3. Elasticities. 3.1 Price elasticity of demand (PED) Price elasticity of demand. Microeconomics. Chapter 3 Elasticities 47 Microeconomics Chapter 3 Elasticities Elasticity is a measure of the responsiveness of a variable to changes in price or any of the variable s determinants. In this chapter we will examine four kinds of

More information

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. Exam Name Exercises CH 5 MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) A perfectly price elastic demand curve will be a line. 1) A) positively

More information

Measurement and Interpretation of Elasticities

Measurement and Interpretation of Elasticities Measurement and Interpretation of lasticities hapter 2 + What Are lasticities? Measure of the relationship between two variables lasticity Percentage change in y Percentage change in x lastic vs. inelastic

More information

Homework #3 (due October 31 st, 2012) EconS 330

Homework #3 (due October 31 st, 2012) EconS 330 Homework #3 (due October 31 st, 2012) EconS 330 Instructor: Ana Espinola, Hulbert 111C, anaespinola@wsu.edu 1. Identify and explain the negatives effects of a price control policy on the provision of a

More information

is a concept that relates the responsiveness (or sensitivity) of one variable to a change in another variable. Elasticity of A with respect to B = %

is a concept that relates the responsiveness (or sensitivity) of one variable to a change in another variable. Elasticity of A with respect to B = % Elasticity... is a concept that relates the responsiveness (or sensitivity) of one variable to a change in another variable. Elasticity of A with respect to B = % change in A / % change in B Elasticity

More information

ECON. CHAPTER Elasticity of. McEachern Micro. Demand and Supply. Designed by Amy McGuire, B-books, Ltd.

ECON. CHAPTER Elasticity of. McEachern Micro. Demand and Supply. Designed by Amy McGuire, B-books, Ltd. Designed by Amy McGuire, B-books, Ltd. Micro ECON McEachern 2010-2011 5 CHAPTER Elasticity of Demand and Supply Chapter 5 Copyright 2010 by South-Western, a division of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved

More information

File: Ch02, Chapter 2: Supply and Demand Analysis. Multiple Choice

File: Ch02, Chapter 2: Supply and Demand Analysis. Multiple Choice File: Ch02, Chapter 2: Supply and Demand Analysis Multiple Choice 1. A relationship that shows the quantity of goods that consumers are willing to buy at different prices is the a) elasticity b) market

More information

Test Canvas. Question 1 Multiple Choice 10 points Modify Remove

Test Canvas.   Question 1 Multiple Choice 10 points Modify Remove Page 1 of 8 COURSES > ECO 201 SEC. C,F FALL 2006-07 > CONTROL PANEL > TEST MANAGER > TEST CANVAS Test Canvas Add, modify, and remove questions. Select a question type from the Add drop-down list and click

More information

What is Elasticity? Elasticity: shows how sensitive a change in quantity is to a change in price

What is Elasticity? Elasticity: shows how sensitive a change in quantity is to a change in price CH 7: Elasticity What is Elasticity? Elasticity: shows how sensitive a change in quantity is to a change in price There are 4 types: 1. Elasticity of Demand 2. Elasticity of Supply 3. Cross-Price Elasticity

More information

EXAMINATION #2 VERSION A Consumers and Demand October 1, 2015

EXAMINATION #2 VERSION A Consumers and Demand October 1, 2015 Signature: William M. Boal Printed name: EXAMINATION #2 VERSION A Consumers and Demand October 1, 2015 INSTRUCTIONS: This exam is closed-book, closed-notes. Calculators, mobile phones, and wireless devices

More information

LECTURE 4: ELASTICITY

LECTURE 4: ELASTICITY Lecture 4 A G S M 2004 Page 1 LECTURE 4: ELASTICITY Today s Topics 1. The Price Elasticity of Demand: total revenue, determinants, formulæ, a bestiary, total revenue, estimation of price elasticity of

More information

Describing Supply and Demand: Elasticities

Describing Supply and Demand: Elasticities CHAPTER 7 Describing Supply and Demand: Elasticities The master economist must understand symbols and speak in words. He must contemplate the particular in terms of the general, and touch abstract and

More information

Economics 101 Fall 1998 Section 3 - Hallam Exam 2. Iowa Missouri 100 4

Economics 101 Fall 1998 Section 3 - Hallam Exam 2. Iowa Missouri 100 4 Economics 101 Fall 1998 Section 3 - Hallam Exam 2 Iowa and Missouri can both produce corn and hay. The following table represents yield per acre for the two states. Corn is measured in bushels while hay

More information

OUTLINE September 15, Surplus Falls with Tax Increase. Demand & Supply Elasticities. Elasticity 9/14/2016 1:26 PM

OUTLINE September 15, Surplus Falls with Tax Increase. Demand & Supply Elasticities. Elasticity 9/14/2016 1:26 PM OUTLINE September 15, 2016 Taxes, Burdens, and Deadweight Loss, continued Elasticity Total Revenue Effect Effect on Consumer Surplus Effect on Burden of a Tax Accounting versus Economic Profit Move all

More information

Economics II - Exercise Session # 3, October 8, Suggested Solution

Economics II - Exercise Session # 3, October 8, Suggested Solution Economics II - Exercise Session # 3, October 8, 2008 - Suggested Solution Problem 1: Assume a person has a utility function U = XY, and money income of $10,000, facing an initial price of X of $10 and

More information

Based on the information presented above, answer the following questions.

Based on the information presented above, answer the following questions. Problem Set #3 Name PPA 723 Morning Afternoon Professor John McPeak Due 1) Ice Scream: Milk-Fat Prices Raise Cost of Summer Treat Wall Street Journal; New York, N.Y.; Jul 24, 2001; Just when you really,

More information

Ecn Intermediate Microeconomics University of California - Davis July 7, 2010 Instructor: John Parman. Midterm - Solutions

Ecn Intermediate Microeconomics University of California - Davis July 7, 2010 Instructor: John Parman. Midterm - Solutions Ecn 100 - Intermediate Microeconomics University of California - Davis July 7, 2010 Instructor: John Parman Midterm - Solutions You have until 3:50pm to complete this exam. Be certain to put your name,

More information

OUTLINE September 17, Effect of a Tax Increase. Demand & Supply Elasticities. Elasticity 9/15/2018 1:42 PM. Elasticity of A with respect to B

OUTLINE September 17, Effect of a Tax Increase. Demand & Supply Elasticities. Elasticity 9/15/2018 1:42 PM. Elasticity of A with respect to B OUTLINE September 17, 2018 Taxes and Deadweight Loss, continued Elasticity Total Revenue Effect Effect on Consumer Surplus Effect on Burden of a Tax Accounting versus Economic Profit (maybe) Effect of

More information

Ecn Intermediate Microeconomic Theory University of California - Davis November 13, 2008 Professor John Parman. Midterm 2

Ecn Intermediate Microeconomic Theory University of California - Davis November 13, 2008 Professor John Parman. Midterm 2 Ecn 100 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory University of California - Davis November 13, 2008 Professor John Parman Midterm 2 You have until 6pm to complete the exam, be certain to use your time wisely.

More information

QOD #10 Elasticity. 1. Provide an example of something is greatly affected by price?

QOD #10 Elasticity. 1. Provide an example of something is greatly affected by price? AGENDA Thurs 9/10 Chapter 3 Free Response Quiz (25 min) QOD #10: Elasticity Price Elasticity of Demand Calculations and Computations Aca Extension handouts HW: Read pp 84-89 #6,7,8,9 QOD #10 Elasticity

More information

VERY IMPORTANT COW! 2

VERY IMPORTANT COW! 2 Supply and 1 VERY IMPORTANT COW! 2 Review 1. What are the two key aspects of the definition of demand? 2. What is the Law of? 3. Give an example of the substitution effect 4. Give an example of the income

More information

If it is important to you, you will find a way If not, you will find an excuse. Frank Banks

If it is important to you, you will find a way If not, you will find an excuse. Frank Banks If it is important to you, you will find a way If not, you will find an excuse. Frank Banks Elasticity is the responsiveness, or sensitivity, to a change in price. Price elasticity of demand is the ratio

More information

Marginal Utility Theory. K. Adjei-Mantey Department of Economics

Marginal Utility Theory. K. Adjei-Mantey Department of Economics Marginal Utility Theory K. Adjei-Mantey Department of Economics Kadjei-mantey@ug.edu.gh Utility and Marginal Utility Every economic agent attempts to make the best out of every decision Marginal utility

More information

Figure a. The equilibrium price of Frisbees is $8 and the equilibrium quantity is six million Frisbees.

Figure a. The equilibrium price of Frisbees is $8 and the equilibrium quantity is six million Frisbees. 122 Chapter 6/Supply, Demand, and Government Policies Problems and Applications 1. If the price ceiling of $40 per ticket is below the equilibrium price, then quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied,

More information

Lecture 3 ( 3): April 20 and 22, 2004 Demand, Supply, and Price Stiglitz: pp

Lecture 3 ( 3): April 20 and 22, 2004 Demand, Supply, and Price Stiglitz: pp Lecture 3 ( 3): April 20 and 22, 2004 Chapter 4 Demand, Supply, and rice Stiglitz: pp. 71-95. Key Terms: demand curve substitutes complements demographic effects supply curve equilibrium price excess supply

More information

MIDTERM #2 VERSION 1

MIDTERM #2 VERSION 1 Econ 101 Lec 3 Fall 2001 Midterm #2 Version 1 November 6, 2001 Student Name: ID Number: Section # (Official): TA Name (Official): MIDTERM #2 VERSION 1 DO NOT BEGIN WORKING UNTIL THE INSTRUCTOR TELLS YOU

More information

ECO402 Microeconomics Spring 2009 Marks: 20

ECO402 Microeconomics Spring 2009 Marks: 20 Microeconomics Marks: 20 NOTE: READ AND STRICTLY FOLLOW ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE QUIZ. INSTRUCTIONS This quiz covers Lesson # 01-10. Do not use red color in your quiz. It is used only

More information

(Note: Please label your diagram clearly.) Answer: Denote by Q p and Q m the quantity of pizzas and movies respectively.

(Note: Please label your diagram clearly.) Answer: Denote by Q p and Q m the quantity of pizzas and movies respectively. 1. Suppose the consumer has a utility function U(Q x, Q y ) = Q x Q y, where Q x and Q y are the quantity of good x and quantity of good y respectively. Assume his income is I and the prices of the two

More information

Describing Supply and Demand: Elasticities

Describing Supply and Demand: Elasticities CHAPTER 7 Describing Supply and Demand: Elasticities The master economist must understand symbols and speak in words. He must contemplate the particular in terms of the general, and touch abstract and

More information

2007 Thomson South-Western

2007 Thomson South-Western Supply, Demand, and Government Policies In a free, unregulated market system, market forces establish equilibrium prices and exchange quantities. While equilibrium conditions may be efficient, it may be

More information

not to be republished NCERT Chapter 2 Consumer Behaviour 2.1 THE CONSUMER S BUDGET

not to be republished NCERT Chapter 2 Consumer Behaviour 2.1 THE CONSUMER S BUDGET Chapter 2 Theory y of Consumer Behaviour In this chapter, we will study the behaviour of an individual consumer in a market for final goods. The consumer has to decide on how much of each of the different

More information

Homework #2 (due by 9:00pm on Thursday, February 5)

Homework #2 (due by 9:00pm on Thursday, February 5) Dr. Barry Haworth University of Louisville Department of Economics Economics 201-03 Spring 2015 Homework #2 (due by 9:00pm on Thursday, February 5) Please submit your answers to this homework through the

More information

Lecture 6. Supply, demand, and government policies

Lecture 6. Supply, demand, and government policies Lecture 6 Supply, demand, and government policies By the end of this lecture, you should understand: the effects of government policies that place a ceiling on prices and of those that put a floor under

More information

Unit 2: Supply, Demand, and Consumer Choice

Unit 2: Supply, Demand, and Consumer Choice Unit 2: Supply, Demand, and Consumer Choice 1 Unit 2: Supply, Demand, and Consumer Choice Length: 3 Weeks Chapters: 3, 20, and 21 Activity: Pearl Exchange Assignment: PS #2 2 DEMAND DEFINED What is Demand?

More information

c U 2 U 1 Econ 310 Practice Questions: Chaps. 4, 7-8 Figure 4.1 Other goods

c U 2 U 1 Econ 310 Practice Questions: Chaps. 4, 7-8 Figure 4.1 Other goods Econ 310 Practice Questions: Chaps. 4, 7-8 Figure 4.1 Other goods A H a c U 2 b U 1 0 x Z H Z 1. Figure 4.1 shows the effect of a decrease in the price of good x. The substitution effect is indicated by

More information

Exam What is the maximum number of calzones Alfredo and Nunzio can produce in one day? a) 64 b) 72 c) 96 d) 104

Exam What is the maximum number of calzones Alfredo and Nunzio can produce in one day? a) 64 b) 72 c) 96 d) 104 ECONOMICS 10-007 Dr. John Stewart Feb. 22, 2000 Exam 1 Instructions: Mark the letter for your chosen answer for each question on the computer readable answer sheet. Please note that some questions have

More information

SUPPLY AND DEMAND CHAPTER 2

SUPPLY AND DEMAND CHAPTER 2 SUPPLY AND DEMAND CHAPTER 2 YOU ARE HERE DEFINITIONS Supply and Demand: the name of the most important model in all economics Price: the amount of money that must be paid for a unit of output Market: any

More information

why how price quantity

why how price quantity Econ 22060 - Principles of Microeconomics Fall, 2005 Dr. Kathryn Wilson Due: Tuesday, September 27 Homework #2 1. What would be the effect of the following on the curve, the supply curve, equilibrium price,

More information

ECON 102 Brown Exam 2 Practice Exam Solutions

ECON 102 Brown Exam 2 Practice Exam Solutions www.liontutors.com ECON 102 Brown Exam 2 Practice Exam Solutions 1. C You know this is an inferior good because the income elasticity of demand is negative. E Q,I = % ΔQd % ΔI = 30% 10% = -3 2. C You know

More information

Professor Christina Romer LECTURE 6 CONSUMERS AND UTILITY MAXIMIZATION FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Professor Christina Romer LECTURE 6 CONSUMERS AND UTILITY MAXIMIZATION FEBRUARY 4, 2016 Economics 2 Spring 2016 Professor Christina Romer Professor David Romer LECTURE 6 CONSUMERS AND UTILITY MAXIMIZATION FEBRUARY 4, 2016 I. THE BUDGET CONSTRAINT A. Description B. Diagram for the case of

More information

Appendix: Indifference Curves

Appendix: Indifference Curves Appendix: Indifference Curves Chapter APPENDIX CHECKLIST The appendix uses indifference curves and budget lines to derive a demand curve. Indifference curves An indifference curve is a line that shows

More information

Homework #2 (due by 9:00pm on Thursday, February 6)

Homework #2 (due by 9:00pm on Thursday, February 6) Dr. Barry Haworth University of Louisville Department of Economics Honors Economics 201-01 MW 9:30-10:45am Spring 2014 Homework #2 (due by 9:00pm on Thursday, February 6) Please submit your answers to

More information

Full file at

Full file at Chapter 2 Supply an eman Analysis Solutions to Review uestions 1. Excess eman occurs when price falls below the equilibrium price. In this situation, consumers are emaning a higher quantity than is being

More information

Refer to the information provided in Figure 8.10 below to answer the questions that follow.

Refer to the information provided in Figure 8.10 below to answer the questions that follow. Refer to the information provided in Figure 8.10 below to answer the questions that follow. Figure 8.10 1) Refer to Figure 8.10. Panel represents the demand curve facing a perfectly competitive producer

More information

Economics. Supply, Demand, and Government Policies CHAPTER. N. Gregory Mankiw. Principles of. Seventh Edition. Wojciech Gerson ( )

Economics. Supply, Demand, and Government Policies CHAPTER. N. Gregory Mankiw. Principles of. Seventh Edition. Wojciech Gerson ( ) Wojciech Gerson (1831-1901) Seventh Edition rinciples of Economics N. Gregory Mankiw CHATER 6 Supply, Demand, and Government olicies In this chapter, look for the answers to these questions What are price

More information

1 Supply and Demand. 1.1 Demand. Price. Quantity. These notes essentially correspond to chapter 2 of the text.

1 Supply and Demand. 1.1 Demand. Price. Quantity. These notes essentially correspond to chapter 2 of the text. These notes essentially correspond to chapter 2 of the text. 1 Supply and emand The rst model we will discuss is supply and demand. It is the most fundamental model used in economics, and is generally

More information

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies. Premium PowerPoint Slides by Ron Cronovich

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies. Premium PowerPoint Slides by Ron Cronovich C H A T E R 6 Supply, Demand, and Government olicies Economics R I N C I L E S O F N. Gregory Mankiw remium oweroint Slides by Ron Cronovich 2009 South-Western, a part of Cengage Learning, all rights reserved

More information

ALGEBRAIC REPRESENTATION

ALGEBRAIC REPRESENTATION Elasticity - 1 ALGEBRAIC REPRESENTATION Demand curve: QD = a b P Supply curve: QS = c + d P At equilibrium, QD = QS Solving for the values of P and Q will give the following answers: Equilibrium price:

More information

Homework Set 3. Managerial Economics Fall Due by 14 October 2011

Homework Set 3. Managerial Economics Fall Due by 14 October 2011 Homework Set 3 Managerial Economics Fall 2011 Due by 14 October 2011 Problems in sections Conceptual and Computational Questions and Problems and Applications cover chapter 3 of Baye (2009). Conceptual

More information

Unit 2: Supply, Demand, and Consumer Choice

Unit 2: Supply, Demand, and Consumer Choice Unit 2: Supply, Demand, and Consumer Choice 1 DEMAND DEFINED What is Demand? Demand is the different quantities of goods that consumers are willing and able to buy at different prices. (Ex: You are able

More information

MIDTERM EXAMINATION FALL 2006 ECO402 - MICROECONOMICS (Session - 3 ) StudentID/LoginID: Student Name:

MIDTERM EXAMINATION FALL 2006 ECO402 - MICROECONOMICS (Session - 3 ) StudentID/LoginID: Student Name: www.vustuff.com WWW.VUTUBE.EDU.PK MIDTERM EXAMINATION FALL 2006 ECO402 - MICROECONOMICS (Session - 3 ) Marks: 40 Time: 60min StudentID/LoginID: Student Name: Center Name/Code: Exam Date: Wednesday, November

More information

Midterm 2 - Solutions

Midterm 2 - Solutions Ecn 00 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory University of California - Davis February 7, 009 Instructor: John Parman Midterm - Solutions You have until 3pm to complete the exam, be certain to use your time

More information

No books, notes, or other aids are permitted. You may, however, use an approved calculator. Do not turn to next pages until told to do so by examiner.

No books, notes, or other aids are permitted. You may, however, use an approved calculator. Do not turn to next pages until told to do so by examiner. Economics 103 F11 Principles of Microeconomics: Sample Test #2 Dr. H.J. Schuetze 70 Minutes Part A Multiple Choice 30 x 2 marks each = 60 (note this is 10 more than will be on our exam but I thought the

More information

Elasticities of Demand and Supply CHAPTER 5

Elasticities of Demand and Supply CHAPTER 5 Elasticities of Demand and Supply CHAPTER 5 5.1 THE PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND Price elasticity ofdemand is a measure of the extent Price elasticity of demand is a measure of the extent to which the quantity

More information

EXAMINATION 2 VERSION A "Applications of Supply and Demand" March 9, 2015

EXAMINATION 2 VERSION A Applications of Supply and Demand March 9, 2015 Signature: William M. Boal Printed name: EXAMINATION 2 VERSION A "Applications of Supply and Demand" March 9, 2015 INSTRUCTIONS: This exam is closed-book, closed-notes. Simple calculators are permitted,

More information

Introduction to Microeconomics AP/ECON C Test #2 (c)

Introduction to Microeconomics AP/ECON C Test #2 (c) YORK UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Introduction to Microeconomics AP/ECON 1000.03C Test #2 (c) Course Director: Ida Ferrara November 13 th, 2009 Name Student Number Instructions:

More information

ECS1500 MOCK EXAM PAPER 1

ECS1500 MOCK EXAM PAPER 1 ECS1500 MOCK EXAM PAPER 1 Note that the answers to the question are provided at the end of the paper. To test if you are ready for the examination we suggest that you create a simulated examination situation.

More information

Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts

Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts 1 2 DEMAND DEFINED What is? is the different quantities of goods that consumers are willing and able to buy at different prices. (Ex: You are able to purchase diapers, but

More information

Market Demand Demand Elasticity Elasticity & Revenue. Market Demand cont. Chapter 15

Market Demand Demand Elasticity Elasticity & Revenue. Market Demand cont. Chapter 15 Market Demand cont. Chapter 15 Outline Deriving market demand from individual demands How responsive is q d to a change in price? (elasticity) What is the relationship between revenue and demand elasticity?

More information

PBAF 516 YA Prof. Mark Long Practice Midterm Questions

PBAF 516 YA Prof. Mark Long Practice Midterm Questions PBAF 516 YA Prof. Mark Long Practice Midterm Questions Note: these 10 questions were drawn from questions that I have given in prior years (in a similar class). These questions should not be considered

More information

Module 2 THEORETICAL TOOLS & APPLICATION. Lectures (3-7) Topics

Module 2 THEORETICAL TOOLS & APPLICATION. Lectures (3-7) Topics Module 2 THEORETICAL TOOLS & APPLICATION 2.1 Tools of Public Economics Lectures (3-7) Topics 2.2 Constrained Utility Maximization 2.3 Marginal Rates of Substitution 2.4 Constrained Utility Maximization:

More information

To download more slides, ebook, solutions and test bank, visit

To download more slides, ebook, solutions and test bank, visit Principles of Microeconomics, 10e (Case/Fair/Oster) Chapter 5 Demand and Supply Applications (Elasticity) 5.1 Price Elasticity of Demand 1 Multiple Choice Refer to the information provided in Figure 5.1

More information

MICROECONOMICS I REVIEW QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS

MICROECONOMICS I REVIEW QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS MICROECONOMICS I REVIEW QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS 1.i. 1.ii. 1.iii. 1.iv. 1.v. 1.vi. 1.vii. 1.vi. 2.i. FALSE. The negative slope is a consequence of the more is better assumption. If a consumer consumes more

More information

Individual & Market Demand

Individual & Market Demand Individual & Market Demand Lesson 5 Ryan Safner 1 1 Department of Economics Hood College ECON 306 - Microeconomic Analysis Spring 2017 Ryan Safner (Hood College) ECON 306 - Lesson 5 Fall 2016 1 / 31 Lesson

More information

3. After you have completed the exam, sign the Honor Code statement below.

3. After you have completed the exam, sign the Honor Code statement below. Heather Krull Midterm 2 Solution Econ190 March 31, 2006 Name: Instructions: 1. Write your name above. 2. Write your answers in the space provided. If you attach additional sheets of paper, be sure to indicate

More information

ECONS 301 Homework #1. Answer Key

ECONS 301 Homework #1. Answer Key ECONS 301 Homework #1 Answer Key Exercise #1 (Supply and demand). Suppose that the demand and supply for milk in the European Union (EU) is given by pp = 120 0.7QQ dd and pp = 3 + 0.2QQ ss where the quantity

More information

Answers to Questions:

Answers to Questions: Answers to Questions: What factors affect buyers demand for goods? What factors affect sellers supply of goods? How do supply and demand determine the price of a good and the quantity sold? How do changes

More information

Eastern Mediterranean University Faculty of Business and Economics Department of Economics Spring Semester

Eastern Mediterranean University Faculty of Business and Economics Department of Economics Spring Semester Eastern Mediterranean University Faculty of Business and Economics Department of Economics 2015 16 Spring Semester ECON101 Introduction to Economics I Second Midterm Exam Duration: 90 minutes Type A 23

More information

PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS INTERMEDIATE LEVEL DECEMBER 2016

PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS INTERMEDIATE LEVEL DECEMBER 2016 CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TAXATION (225750 T) (Institut Percukaian Malaysia) PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ECONOMICS DECEMBER 2016 Student Reg. No. Desk No. Date Examination Centre Time allowed:

More information

If a worker s real wage rate exceeds his or her marginal value of leisure,

If a worker s real wage rate exceeds his or her marginal value of leisure, Microeconomics, labor markets, final exam practice problems (The attached PDF file has better formatting.) *Question 1.2: Real Wage Rate If a worker s real wage rate exceeds his or her marginal value of

More information

Demand. Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts

Demand. Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts Unit : Basic Economic Concepts DEMAND DEFINED What is? is the different quantities of goods that consumers are willing and able to buy at different prices. (Ex: You are able to purchase diapers, but if

More information

Market Demand Demand Elasticity Elasticity & Revenue Marginal Revenue. Market Demand Chapter 15

Market Demand Demand Elasticity Elasticity & Revenue Marginal Revenue. Market Demand Chapter 15 Market Demand Chapter 15 Outline Deriving market demand from individual demands How responsive is q d to a change in price? (elasticity) What is the relationship between revenue and demand elasticity?

More information

1. Which of the following statements is an implication of the semi-strong form of the. Prices slowly adjust over time to incorporate past information.

1. Which of the following statements is an implication of the semi-strong form of the. Prices slowly adjust over time to incorporate past information. COURSE 2 MAY 2001 1. Which of the following statements is an implication of the semi-strong form of the Efficient Market Hypothesis? (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Market price reflects all information. Prices slowly

More information

File: ch03, Chapter 3: Consumer Preferences and The Concept of Utility

File: ch03, Chapter 3: Consumer Preferences and The Concept of Utility for Microeconomics, 5th Edition by David Besanko, Ronald Braeutigam Completed download: https://testbankreal.com/download/microeconomics-5th-edition-test-bankbesanko-braeutigam/ File: ch03, Chapter 3:

More information

2. Find the equilibrium price and quantity in this market.

2. Find the equilibrium price and quantity in this market. 1 Supply and Demand Consider the following supply and demand functions for Ramen noodles. The variables are de ned in the table below. Constant values are given for the last 2 variables. Variable Meaning

More information

Recitation #7 Week 03/01/2009 to 03/07/2009. Chapter 10 The Rational Consumer

Recitation #7 Week 03/01/2009 to 03/07/2009. Chapter 10 The Rational Consumer Recitation #7 Week 03/01/2009 to 03/07/2009 Chapter 10 The Rational Consumer Exercise 1. The following table provides information about Carolyn s total utility from reading articles about current events.

More information