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Elasticities Flashcards

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Definition of PED

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PED measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded given a change in price.

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How to calculate PED?

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PED= Percentage change in demand divided by percentage change in price (Q BEFORE YOU P)

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Is PED always negative?

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Yes because of the Law of Demand

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Values of elasticities for PED

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>1 Demand is price elastic 
<1 Demand is price inelastic 
O= Demand is perfectly inelastic 
Infinite= Demand is perfectly elastic 
1= unit price elastic (every % increase in price is the same as the % decrease in demand)
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5
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Causes of different PEDs?

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SPLAT! 
Substitutes 
Percentage of Income 
Luxury 
Addictive/ habit forming 
Time Period
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Define Cross Elasticity of Demand (XED)

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XED measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded of a good/service given a change in price of another

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Calculation for XED?

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Q BEFORE YOU P

% change in demand over % change in price

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How to calculate percentage difference?

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% change= difference/ original x 100

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9
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Elasticities of XED

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> 1 Demand between the goods is price elastic (strongly related)
<1 Demand between goods is price inelastic (weakly related)
0 Demand between the good is perfectly inelastic (no relationship)
Positive= Substitutes
Negative= Complements

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Price Elasticity of Supply

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PES measures the responsiveness of quantity supplied given a change in price

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Elasticities of PES?

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>1 Demand is price elastic 
<1 Demand is price inelastic 
O= Demand is perfectly inelastic 
Infinite= Demand is perfectly elastic 
1= unit price elastic (every % increase in price is the same as the % decrease in demand)
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Calculation for PES

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PES= % change in quantity demanded/ % change in price (Q before you P)

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13
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Causes for different PESs?

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PSSST
Production lag
Stocks
Spare capacity
Substitutability of Factors of production
Time (short run price is inelastic, long run its elastic)

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Definition of YED

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YED measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded given a change in income

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15
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Calculation of YED

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YED= % change in quantity demanded/ % change in income (Q before you P)

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16
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Elasticities of YED?

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+Normal good

-Inferior good

17
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Elasticities of Normal goods (YED)

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> 1 demand is income elastic normal luxury

<1 demand is income elastic normal necessity

18
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Elasticities of inferior good (YED)

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> 1 Demand is income elastic
<1 demand is income inelastic
There is no difference like with Normal Goods

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