1. Why are the concepts of own and cross-price elasticities of demand essential to competitor identification and market definition? (2 points possible) The own-price elasticity of demand determines whether a product faces close substitutes‚ but it does not identify what substitutes are available. Economists can identify substitutes by measuring the cross-price elasticity of demand between two products. The higher is the cross-price elasticity‚ the more readily consumers substitute between two
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In-class exercises – Tute 3 - Elasticities & Welfare Price elasticity of demand: How to calculate Sign and sizes – illustration by demand curve E & TR Determinants/factors MCQs: 1. Question 4 (Quiz - topic 3): If Sam‚ the Pizza Man‚ lowers the price of his pizzas from $6 to $5 and finds that sales increase from 400 to 600 pizzas per week‚ then the demand for Sam’s pizzas in this range is: a. price inelastic. b. price elastic. c. unit elastic. d. cross elastic. e. income inelastic
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practical application of Price elasticity and Income elasticity of demand. Ans: There are many practical applications of price elasticity and Income elasticity of demand which are discussed as below. (A) Practical application of price elasticity of demand : 1. Production planning: It helps a producer to decide about the volume of production. When the demand is elastic‚ a producer has to produce different quantity of product and fixed quantity when the demand is inelastic. 2. It helps in
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Demand‚ Supply‚ Market Equilibrium and Elasticity A. Elasticity of demand is shown when the demands for a service or goods vary according to the price. Cross-price elasticity is shown by a change in the demand for an item relative to the change in the price of another. For substitutes‚ when there is a price increase of an item‚ there is an increase in the demand for another item. When viewing complements‚ if there is an increase in the price of an item‚ the demand
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Price 3 The Demand Function 3 The Demand Function for Telecom industry 4 The availability and price of Substitutes & Complements 4 Research Background 6 The Egyptian Scenario 6 The Egyptian Company for Mobile Communications (Mobinil) 7 Important Milestones 7 Mobinil Market Position 9 Research Analysis and Results 10 Quantity Demand Analysis 10 Cross Demand Function 11 12 Regression Analysis 13 Research Conclusion 16 Executive Summary Telecommunication is a fast growing industry which is promising
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The rental car industries as well as other industries within the travel market are challenged with developing a pricing strategy that will maximize profits for the firm. In our analysis of three firms‚ Hertz‚ Avis and Budget‚ our team used qualitative and quantitative methods to develop an understanding of their pricing strategies. We wanted to determine which company has the best overall pricing strategy. Furthermore‚ these methods helped us develop recommendations involving segmentation and brand
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Coffee Supply‚ Demand‚ and Price Elasticity Team B: Walelia Naholowa’a‚ Priscilla Swanson‚ Delniece Williams‚ Nigel Sturge ECO/212 Robert Coates February 26‚ 2012 Coffee Supply‚ Demand‚ and Price of Elasticity Statistics show that over half of the American population consumes coffee on a daily basis. You may drink coffee hot‚ cold‚ mixed‚ or even in a frappuccino. Individuals are able to make coffee at home‚ or buy it on the go. Coffee provides people with caffeine‚ which ultimately
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to an increase of 10% in income. Then the income elasticity of demand would be‚ Ey= (20%)/(10%)=2 The amount which the quantity demanded for a good change in response to a change in income depends on the type of goods. We can distinguish the types of goods as following‚ Normal goods - Ey > 0 – positive YED Luxury goods - Ey > 1 Necessities - 0 < Ey < 1 Inferior products - Ey < 0 – negative YED Let’s see how the income elasticity of demand deviates for normal goods and inferior products‚ Normal
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Explain what is meant by the terms price elasticity‚ income elasticity and cross elasticity of demand and discuss the main determinants of each of these. Discuss the importance of each of these to the decision making process within a typical business. Elasticity is the responsiveness to which one variable responds to a change in another variable Price elasticity of demand (PED) measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded of a product to a change in its price. If a relatively small change in
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OF ECONOMICS TUTORIAL 4 Reading: Chapter 4 of the textbook. SECTION A 1. The price elasticity of demand is the percentage change in price divided by the percentage change in quantity demanded. F 2. Demand is said to be inelastic when a reduction in price results in a decrease in total revenue. T / F 3. When the price of coffee increases 8%‚ quantity demanded decreases 5%. The elasticity of coffee must be inelastic. (PERCENTAGE OF PRICE IS GREATER THAN THE PERCENTAGE OF QUANTITY BY
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