Elasticity Flashcards

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Elastic demand graph

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Shallow gradient

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Price elasticity of demand

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The responsiveness of demand to a price change

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Inelastic demand graph

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Steep gradient

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3
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Inelastic demand numbers

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-1 to 0

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4
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Elastic demand numbers

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Less than -1

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5
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Perfectly elastic products occur when

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Goods are identical so a small change in price would have an infinite change in demand.

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6
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Perfectly inelastic is when

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Quantity never changes, it will always be bought

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7
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Determinants of elasticity

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Substitutes
Proportion of income - how expensive
Luxury - do without
Addiction
Time - an idiot in a hurry
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8
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Substitute closeness

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How similar a substitute is

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9
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Substitute availability

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How available are other substitutes

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10
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Improve revenue on inelastic products

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Raise prices

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11
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Improve revenue on elastic products

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Lower prices

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12
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Inferior goods are related to income

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Inversely

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13
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Normal goods are related to income

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Positively

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14
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Inferior numbers

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Less than 0

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15
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Normal numbers

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Greater than 0

16
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Complements cross price elasticity

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Negative

Negatively related

17
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Substitutes cross price elasticity

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Positive

Positively related

18
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Inelastic supply numbers

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0 to 1

19
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Elastic supply numbers

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More than 1

20
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Factors that effect elasticity of supply

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Stocks availability - can it be stored
Availability of production factors
Time - more time more elastic