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    Price Elasticity

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    1. Compute the price elasticity of demand between these two points. Let quantity demanded = Q‚ Q1= 400 meals/day‚ and Q2= 450 meals/day Let price = P‚ P1= $20‚ and P2= $18 The change in quantity demanded = Q2-Q1 = 450-400= 50 The change in price = P2-P1= $18-$20= -2 The average in demand = (Q2+Q1)/2= (450+400)/2= 850/2=425 The average in price = (P2+P1)/2 = (18+20)/2 =38/2= 19 The percentage change in quantity demand = change in quantity demanded/the average in quantity demand =50/425 = 0.1174 = 11

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    What Is Elasticity?

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    introduction We have studied a host of demand determinants and how supply and demand curves act together to determine market equilibrium‚ and how shifts in these two curves are reflected in prices and quantities consumed and how. The change in these demand determinants brings about a change in the market demand for goods and services. Not all curves are the same‚ however‚ and the steepness or flatness of a curve can greatly alter the affect of a shift on equilibrium. Elasticity refers to the relative responsiveness

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    Elasticity Dr. Sushma Shukla Adjunct Assistant Professor Economics North Virginia Community College 1 Elasticity • In economics‚ elasticity is the measurement of how changing one economic variable affects others. For example: i. "If I lower the price of my product‚ how much more will I sell?“ ii. "If I raise the price of one good‚ how will that affect sales of this other good?“ iii. "If we learn that a resource is becoming scarce‚ will people scramble to acquire it?" 2 Price

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    Sessions 4 & 5 Elasticity and Its y Applications Readings  Hirschey: Economics for Managers‚ 2009 (Fifth Indian Reprint)‚ South-Western Cengage Learning – Chapter 5  Hubbard & O’Brian: Microeconomics (First Edition)‚ Pearson Education India – Chapter 6  Mansfield‚ Allen‚ Mansfield Allen Doherty and Weigelt: Managerial Economics: Theory‚ Applications and Cases (Fifth Edition)‚ W. W. Norton and Company – Chapter 3  Thomas and Maurice: Managerial Economics: Concepts

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    Concept of Elasticity

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    The Concept of Elasticity Themes of Today’s Lecture What is an Elasticity? Why Economists Use Elasticity Definitions of Elasticity How to Compute the Elasticity of Demand and Supply Examples of Elasticity of Demand and Supply What is an Elasticity? Measurement of the percentage change in one variable that results from a 1% change in another variable. When the price rises by 1%‚ quantity demanded might fall by 5%. The price elasticity of demand is -5 in this example. Different

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    There are several examples that come to mind when I think of price elasticity. Included in my list are fuel‚ cigarettes‚ electricity‚ and toilet paper. Price elasticity means that the behaviors of supply and demand are not affected when the price of that particular item rises (changes). Our local power companies experience price elasticity on the energy that we demand‚ when they continually raise prices but the amount of consumer usage is unaffected. In some parts of the country their may

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    Income Elasticity

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    Income Elasticity of Demand Income elasticity of demand may be defined as the ratio or proportionate change in the quantity demanded of a commodity to a given proportionate change in the income. In short‚ it indicates the extent to which demand changes with a variation in consumer’s income. Practical application of income elasticity of demand 1. Helps in determining the rate of growth of the firm. If the growth rate of the economy and income growth of the people is reasonably forecasted‚ in that

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    Elasticity of Paint

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    Elasticity of Paint Kirsten Bradley American InterContinental University Microeconomics- ECON220 August 9th 2011 Elasticity of Paint I am a local painter dealing with the rise in paint cost. Paint previously cost three dollars per gallon and I used thirty-five gallons of paint per week. The cost of paint rose to three-and-a-half dollars per gallon. Accordingly‚ my usage of paint dropped to twenty gallons a week. As a result of the price increase‚ the price of elasticity demand has changed

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    Elasticity in Economics

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    Managerial Economics & Business Strategy Chapter 3 Quantitative Demand Analysis Michael R. Baye‚ Managerial Economics and Business Strategy‚ 6e. ©The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc.‚ 2008 The Elasticity Concept • How responsive is variable “G” to a change in variable “S” EG ‚ S % ΔG = % ΔS If EG‚S > 0‚ then S and G are directly related. If EG‚S < 0‚ then S and G are inversely related. If EG‚S = 0‚ then S and G are unrelated. Michael R. Baye‚ Managerial Economics and Business Strategy

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    Demand is the quantity of goods or services consumers will buy at a particular price‚ at a particular time period. Market demand refers to the sum of individual demand for a good or service. It is assumed that the demand being represented is effective demand- the ability of consumers not just to want‚ but be able to buy the product. Quantity demanded is the inverse function of price‚ however there are other factors which influence the level of demand. Factors influencing individual demand differ

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