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2.6 Elasticity Flashcards

1
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What is Elasticity?

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A measure of the responsiveness of one economic variable to another.

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What is Elasticity of Demand?

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Measures the amount that the quantity demanded of a good changes in response to changes in price or income.

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What is price elasticity of demand?

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Measure’s how much a change in price will change the amount of a good a consumer will demand.

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What is something called when you are unlikely to change your demand for something?

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Price Inelastic.

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What is something called when your demand is willing to change?

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Price elastic.

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What main two factors help determine price elasticity?

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(1) The availability of substitutes.

(2) Whether its a Luxury/Necessity

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If the demand curve is steep will it be price elastic or inelastic?

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Elastic

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If the demand curve is flatter will it be price elastic or inelastic?

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Elastic

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9
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What is the Equation for PED?

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Change in QD% / Change in P%

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How do you work out % change?

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New Value-Old Value/Old Value then times that by 100 to get %

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11
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If PED is greater than 1 it is…?

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Elastic

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12
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If PED is Less than 1 it is…?

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Inelastic.

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13
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At the top of the demand curve it is…?

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Elastic

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14
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At the bottom of the demand curve it is…?

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Inelastic.

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15
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What would a tax do if a product was inelastic?

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The tax will end up being paid by the consumer and not the firm, e.g. Cigarettes.

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What would a tax do if a product was elastic?

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Producers may choose to include the tax in their own costs.

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17
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What are Subsidies?

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Funds given to firms to produce certain goods, e.g. EU farmers.

18
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What is the goal of a subsidy?

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To shift supply to the right.

19
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What would the Subsidy do if the product had a highly inelastic PED?

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Shift to the right to supply means price will fall. but quantity only increases slightly.

20
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What would the Subsidy do if the product had a highly elastic PED?

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The Subsidy would lead to a large increase in quantity produced but a smaller fall in price.

21
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What does YED actually measure?

A

How much you will change your spending by.

22
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What is a Formula for YED?

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Change in QD / Change in Income.

23
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What does the demand for normal goods increase with?

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With income.

24
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If the YED is P but less than 1 it is known as what?

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Necessity good.

25
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What is the value of a luxury good?

A

Positive YED that is greater than one.

26
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What is Income elasticity of Demand?

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Measures how much a change in peoples income will change the amount of a good a consumer will demand.

27
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What is Cross Elasticity of Demand?

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Measures the change in demand for a good when the price of another good changes.

28
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What does XED actually measure?

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How much your spending will change, and whether the two goods are substitutes.

29
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What is the formula for XED?

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Change in QD % / Change in P for another good %

30
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If the XED is positive, what would the two goods be?

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Substitutes, e.g. Tea and coffee, as demand for tea falls, the other rises.

31
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Do normal goods have P or N YED values?

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Positive, e.g. a car.

32
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If the is less than 0, it is negative, then what would the two good be?

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They are complements, e.g. milk and coffee, demands for both rise/fall together,

33
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What is Price Elasticity of Supply?

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Measure’s the amount that quantity supplied will change as a response to a change in price.

34
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What does PES look at?

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Looks at the behaviour of the producers instead.

35
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What does PES actually measure?

A

Measures how much the supply will change by.

36
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What does it mean if something is inelastic for PES?

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Businesses are unlikely to change the quantity supplied by a significant amount if the price for it changes, S will be Steep.

37
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If something is elastic, what will that mean, PES.

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Means the businesses are likely to change the quantity supplied by a amount due to the change in price, S is less steep.

38
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What is the formula for PES?

A

Change in Price % / Change in Quantity Supplied

39
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If PES is greater than 1 it is ___ Less than 1 it is _____

A

1) Elastic

2) Inelastic

40
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What’s the two factors effecting PES?

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1) Spare Capacity = Higher price PES, means factors of productions may be unused.
2) Price change

H460/01 Microeconomics Paper 1 (7 decks)

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