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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Podmolik‚ Mary Ellen. ‘Area’s median home price up 1.7%: Number of homes sold rises 22% from year earlier’‚ Chicago Tribune‚ 20 July 2012. The price elasticity of demand in Chicago real estate market The newsletter reported the important data of Chicago real estate market in June 2012. Generally speaking‚ this market was experiencing great ascending trends during the short term before the data was released. The specific data is summarized in the following graphics. The market of Chicago real
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7. STRATEGIES OF PEPSICO IN VIETNAM MARKET Further‚ the most favorite and potentially profitable approaches for entering a foreign market are strategic alliances and joint ventures with foreign partners. Because of strategic cross-border alliances‚ company can spread out geographic coverage and build up competitiveness in foreign markets‚ especially step over the legally invested barriers from host-countries government. (Thompson et al 2008‚ pp. 217-220) In 1993‚ following by the removal of U
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Consumer behavior or elasticity is a consumer’s response to a change in price of a good or service. Consumer behavior allows a consumer to rank and prioritize purchases according to their elasticity of certain goods and their dependence on others (Managerial Economics‚ 2010). When consumers recognize a change in price and respond strongly‚ they can adjust their consumption and therefore have their demand for that item become elastic. Automobiles tend to have elasticity in them in regards to make
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If the cross-price elasticity between ketchup and hamburgers is -2.5‚ a 2 percent increase in the price of ketchup will lead to a: A. 5 percent drop in quantity demanded of ketchup. B. 5 percent drop in quantity demanded of hamburgers. C. 5 percent increase in quantity
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1. Discuss how PepsiCo uses its talent to sustain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. PepsiCo understands that its competitive advantage lies in its human capital. It is globally recognized for its ability to generate leaders that have achieved success internally and externally. “Talent sustainability is about having the right people‚ in the right place‚ at the right time‚ doing the right job‚ the right way”‚ (Rob Silzer‚ Ben E. Dowell‚ p618‚ 2010). PepsiCo’s talent sustainability
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and others). The company shines with its home delivery service. This paper will show how Domino ’s Pizza can increase or decrease its revenue by using price elasticity of demand and will discuss interpretations of elastic demand‚ inelastic demand and unit elasticity. Furthermore‚ this paper will show how determinants of price elasticity of demand affect decisions by
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CHAPTER 5 REVIEW QUESTIONS (# 1-5) 1. With an increase in demand for medical services‚ how will different supply elasticities affect total medical expenditures? An increase in demand will affect prices and quantity of services differently because it depends on the elasticity of supply. When supply is relatively elastic‚ increase in demand will be accompanied by a price increase‚ but it would be much less if supply were inelastic. Under elastic supply conditions‚ a much greater increase in
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The Changing Price Elasticity of Demand for Domestic Airline Travel Consumers make economic decisions as to what they buy based largely on price. More specifically‚ the change in the amount of a good purchased is often highly dependent on its change in price. That measure of responsiveness is defined as the price elasticity of demand. Mathematically‚ it is often expressed as: Ed = - percent change in quantity demanded / percent change in price‚ or -(dQ/Q)/(dP/P). The minus sign is often
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Economics HL- IB Price elasticity and indirect taxes Q. Using at least one diagram‚ explain why knowledge of price elasticity of demand is necessary for a government when they are considering increasing indirect taxes on certain products. (16th May 2011‚ Economics- Paper 2(HL)‚ Time Zone 2) The government needs to understand price elasticity of demand when setting the price of the commodities and services it provides for the community (like public transport price). It also needs to be able
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