ECON 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Demand Curve, Little Caesars, Longrun

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Determinants of elasticity of demand and supply, and the 2nd laws of demand and supply. The better the substitutes, the more elastic the demand (higher | ed |). If there is a price increase for a good, and that good has a number of good substitutes, we would expect many consumers to switch to substitutes, resulting in a large change in the quantity demanded of the good. Thus, more substitutes lead to a more elastic demand curve. There are lots of substitutes for peppino"s pizza columbo"s little caesars, hamburgers, chicken. There are fewer substitutes for pizza in general hamburgers, chicken. There are few substitutes for food in general. Thus peppino"s will have the most elastic demand curve, with food having the least elastic demand curve (most inelastic demand curve). | epeppino"s pizza | > | epizza | > | efood |

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Consider some determinants of the price elasticity of demand:

The availability of close substitutes
Whether the good is a necessity or a luxury
How broadly you define the market?
The time horizon being considered

A good without any close substitutes is likely to have relatively ___________(inelastic/elastic) demand since consumers cannot easily switch to a substitute good if the price of the good rises.

A good's price elasticity of demand depends in part on how necessary it is relative to other goods. If the following goods are priced approximately the same, which one has the least elastic demand?

A. Diamond necklace

B. A heart value for heart attack victims

The price elasticity of demand for good also depends on how you define the good.

Organize the goods found in the following table by indicating which is likely to have the most elastic demand, which is likely to have the least elastic demand, and which will have demand that falls in between.

Categories	Most Elastic	In Between	Least Elastic
Food
Red Bell Peppers
Vegetables

The price elasticity of demand is also affected by the given time horizon.

If the price of gasoline is relatively high for a long time, consumers are more likely to buy more fuel-efficient cars or switch to alternatives like public transportation. Therefore, the demand for gasoline is__________ (less, more, no more, nor less) elastic in the short run than in the long run.

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Determinants of the price elasticity of demand Consider some determinants of the price elasticity of demand:

• Number of substitutes

• Whether the good is a necessity or a luxury

• Percentage of one's budget spent on the good

• Time horizon being considered

A. A good with many close substitutes is likely to have relatively ___________ demand since consumers can easily choose to purchase one of the close substitutes if the price of the good rises.

B. A good's price elasticity of demand depends in part on how necessary it is relative to other goods. If the following goods are priced approximately the same, which one has the least elastic demand?

1. Chemotherapy for cancer patients

2. Yacht

The price elasticity of demand for good also depends on how you define the good.

C. Organize the goods found in the following table by indicating which is likely to have the most elastic demand, which is likely to have the least elastic demand, and which will have demand that falls in between.

1. Beverages

2. Merlot

3. Wine

D. The price elasticity of demand is also affected by the given time horizon. Other things being equal, the demand for natural gas will tend to be _________ elastic in the short run than in the long run.

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1. Determinants of the price elasticity of demand

Consider some determinants of the price elasticity of demand:

The availability of close substitutes
Whether the good is a necessity or a luxury
How broadly you define the market
The time horizon being considered

A good without any close substitutes is likely to have relatively inelastic or elastic demand since consumers cannot easily switch to a substitute good if the price of the good rises?

2. A good's price elasticity of demand depends in part on how necessary it is relative to other goods. If the following goods are priced approximately the same, which one has the least elastic demand?

a. Diamond necklace

b. Amputation procedures for diabetes sufferers

3. The price elasticity of demand for good also depends on how you define the good.

Categories:	Most Elastic	In Between	Least Elastic
Food
Red bell peppers
Vegetables

4. The price elasticity of demand is also affected by the given time horizon.

If the price of gasoline is relatively high for a long time, consumers are more likely to buy more fuel-efficient cars or switch to alternatives like public transportation. Therefore, the gasoline demand is _______ elastic in the short run than in the long run.

a. less

b. more

c. no more, no less

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ECON 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Demand Curve, Little Caesars, Longrun

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