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Econ 101 Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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As Price increases, the Quantity Demand decreases

A

Law of Demand

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2
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A general measure of responsiveness

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Elasticity

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3
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The response of 1 valuable to changes in another valuable

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Elasticity

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4
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Measures the responsiveness of QD to changes in the P

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Price Elasticity of Demand

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5
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The % change in QD resulting from a 1% change in P

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Price Elasticity of Demand

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6
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ED = ______/________

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%change in QD/% change in P

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7
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ED= ______ - ________ / ______

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new - old / old

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8
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When any event shifts S or D the equilibrium in the market ______.

A

changes

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9
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Compare old equilibrium to a new equilibrium

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Comparative Statictics

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10
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Ed is always ______ because of the law of demand

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negative

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11
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|ED| _____ as move down a linear, downturned-sloping D curve

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decreases

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12
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Buyers + Sellers _____ prices up and down (like an auction)

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‘bid’

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13
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There is only one price where _______ = _______

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Quantity Supply = Quantity Demand

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14
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Equilibrium = _______ = ________

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Quantity Supply = Quantity Demand

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15
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Equilibrium is also known as “________”

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Market clearing price

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16
Q

There is _______ to change in equilibrium

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no tendency

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17
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At any P not = to P*, QS _____ DS and there is disequilibrium

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does not =

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18
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Excess supply

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Surplus

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19
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Excess demand

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Shortage

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20
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If P > P*, then QS _____ QD

A

>

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21
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There is _________ on the P + QS decreases and QD increases until QS = QD

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downward pressure (surplus)

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22
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In a shortage there is ______ on the P.

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upward pressure

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23
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3 Categories of ED:

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1.Elastic Demand
2. Inelastic Demand
3. Unit Elastic Demand

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24
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|ED| > 1

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Elastic

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25
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|ED| < 1

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Inelastic

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26
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|ED| = 1

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Unit Elastic

27
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%change in QD > %change in P

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Elastic

28
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%change in QD < %change in P

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Inelastic

29
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%change in QD = %change in P

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Unit Elastic

30
Q

What is this an example of?
Ex.- A 10% increase in P, 20% decrease in QD

A

Elastic Demand

31
Q

What is this an example of?
Ex.- A 10% increase in P, 5% decrease in QD

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Inelastic Demand

32
Q

What is this an example of?
Ex.- A 10% increase in P, 10% decrease in QD

A

Unit Elastic

33
Q

ED is especially important to _______ because changes in P affect their Total Revenue.

A

Producers

34
Q

Total amount you receive from selling a good or service

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Total Revenue

35
Q

TR = _____ x ______

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Price x Quantity

36
Q

When P increases TR _____

A

increases

37
Q

As the P increases, QD decreases, so sell fewer units = TR ______

A

decreases

38
Q

What happens to TR when P increases?

A

Depends on ED

39
Q

What does TR equal if Tacos cost $2 and you sell 125 of them?

A

2 x 125 = 250

40
Q
  • Straight line D curve
  • Constant slope
  • ED varies
A

Linear Demand Curve

41
Q

Don’t classify a demand curve as _______.

A

elastic or inelastic

42
Q

Don’t confuse slope for _______

A

Elastic

43
Q

ED = infinity / small

A

Perfectly Elastic Demand

44
Q

Consumers don’t tolerate changes in P, assuming perfect substitutions

A

Perfectly Elastic Demand

45
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When P changes consumers may not buy at all.

A

Perfectly Elastic Demand

46
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ED = 0

A

Perfectly Inelastic Demand

47
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Price is no object, QD does not change when P changes

A

Perfectly Inelastic Demand

48
Q

ED = 0 until a certain price

A

Perfectly Inelastic Demand

49
Q

Availability of Substitutes = ED is _______

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greater; more elastic

50
Q
  • More substitutes available
  • More similar the substitutes are
A

ED is greater (more elastic)

51
Q

ED is greater (more elastic) depends on ____

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how the market is defined (narrow or broad)

52
Q

Narrow def. = more subs,
so ED is ______

A

more elastic

53
Q

Broad def. = less Subs,
so ED is ______

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less elastic

54
Q

What are these examples of?
Ex.- bananas, jeans, chicken, and Ben & Jerry’s

A

Narrow Def.

55
Q

What are these examples of?
Ex.- fruit, meat, clothes, ice cream

A

Broad Def.

56
Q

If a good is a large part of budget and P increases, ______

A

More elastic

57
Q

Necessity = ______

A

inelastic

58
Q

Luxury = _____

A

elastic

59
Q

longer periods of time = _____

A

more elastic

60
Q

If a 5% increase in price leads to an 8% decrease in quantity demanded, demand is _______

A

elastic

61
Q

If a firm raises the price of its product, its total revenue will _______

A

increase only if demand is price inelastic

62
Q

Demand is elastic whenever price elasticity has an absolute value_______ 1

A

greater than

63
Q

A perfectly elastic demand curve is _______.

A

a horizontal straight line

64
Q

Consumers have a long time to adjust to a price change which makes the demand _____

A

more elastic

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