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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economics is taught are emphasized. PAUL GRIMES‚ Section Editor Child Safety Seats on Commercial Airliners: A Demonstration of Cross-Price Elasticities Shane Sanders‚ Dennis L. Weisman‚ and Dong Li Abstract: The cross-price elasticity concept can be difficult for microeconomics students to grasp. The authors provide a real-life application of cross-price elasticities in policymaking. After a debate that spanned more than a decade and included input from safety engineers‚ medical personnel‚ politicians
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What effect will a sudden increase in the volatility of gold prices have on interest rates? Agenda History of gold Influencing factors of gold price Volatility of gold Conclusion Historical development Gold Standard ◦ Until 1914 + interwar years USD Standard – Bretton Woods System ◦ After WW II until 1971 Since 1972: gold disconnected from USD ◦ Ordinary traded good ◦ Price determined by supply and demand Revision: Influence factors of demand Wealth Expected returs Expected
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Project :-As a retail manager how will you achieve business by decision making focused on price offer and demand pressure from customer ‚on availability of product ? Examine the strategy you will adopt in retail chain business (Big Bazaar). Answer: As a retail manager in Big Bazar we need to understand the organized retail and how we operate in India along with the SWOT analysis‚ Then I will look for the Price mix and factors related to this. What is Big Bazar and why it is like this :- Basically
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the most expensive gas The United States gasoline prices have been fluctuated from $3.40 a gallon to $3.60 in the last few months. As of July 20‚ 2013 the average fuel prices which is nationwide use to be $3.63 per gallon has rising up from $3.48 cents a gallon‚ which was a week apart. The recent rise in gas price have some drivers wondering if the gas price will soon be up to $4.00 a gallon by the end of this summer. The Crude oil prices have shot up partially because of the political unrest
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Economic Downturn That Causes Decrease In Demand for Factories Export Trades Introduction An economic downturn will have an adverse impact on many sectors. One of which is the manufacturing sector. Companies seek to reduce manufacturing costs by sourcing for cheaper alternatives. For instance‚ importing raw materials from cheaper nations will help in cost reduction. As such‚ demand for local manufacturing and production will decrease. The article "Singapore factory activity shrink for 7th straight
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Topic 2: Supply and Demand 1) Suppose that the demand for oranges increase. Explain the long -run effects of the guiding function of price in this scenario. Answer: In the long run‚ the higher price of oranges will signal more firms to enter the orange market‚ as it will seem more profitable than some other markets. As firms enter‚ supply increases‚ causing the price to fall relative to the short-run price and quantity to increase further. The higher short-run price has guided more resources
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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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Anthony Cunningham Microeconomics Mr. G. E. Fitzgerald October 17‚ 2012 Tax Elasticity and Tax Policy No matter what‚ taxes matter. People talk about them‚ complain about them‚ and try to dodge them when they can. Businesses also react to taxes‚ both in how they organize their activities and‚ perhaps‚ in where they carry them out. How people and businesses react in turn affects the level and structure of taxation. The purpose of taxation is to raise revenue to pay for public goods‚ but
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raise prices when facing an inelastic demand curve but might or might not raise price when facing an elastic demand curve? Explain and justify your answers in detail. Elasticity and profit maximization behavior When facing an inelastic demand curve‚ a profit maximizing businessman would always raise price because increase in price will bring about increase in total revenue. On the other hand‚ when facing an elastic demand curve‚ he might or might not raise price because increase in price will
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