ECON-101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Midpoint Method, Demand Curve, Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research

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Ped price elasticity of demand: characteristics, equation, total revenue test tr= pxq e income> 0 normal e income<0 inferior exp >0 substitutes exp<0 complements ed>1 elastic ed<1 inelastic ed=1 unit elastic. Quanity = 80: 80-120/120 x100 = 33% 6-4/4 x100 = 50% ed= 33%/50% = . 67 elasticity is less than 1 so the demand is inelastic: % change in qd= qdf-qdi/qdi x100 = 120-80/80 x100 = 50% %change in p- pf-pi/pi x100 = 4-6/6 x100 = 33. 3% ed= 50%/33. 3 = 1. 5 larger than one demand is elastic. According to the method, when going from point a to point b . The price rises by 40 percent and the quantity falls by 40 percent. The price falls by 40 percent and the quantity rises by 40 percent. In both directions, ped = 1. ed=(p/q) x (changeinq/changeinp ) underlined in slope of demand.

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PROBLEM SET ONE -2 - PRICE-ELASTICITY OF DEMAND

	P₁	P₂	Q_D1	Q_D2	I	II	III	IV	V
1	1	2	10	5
2	5	3	40	90
3	12	20	200	200
4	3	2	9	9
5	0.40	1.40	30	15
6	1.2	4.0	20	15
7	7.5	4.6	40	30
8	5	5.000â¦01	1x10⁶	0
9	5	4.9999â¦.	10	1x10⁹
10	6	12	12	6
11	18	36	360	180
12	7	15	24	16
13	7	16	78	78
14	25	65	150	100
15	65	91	1300	780
16	4	5	21	11
17	8	4	30	54
18	140	275	625	495
19	78	91	780	780
20	91	78	780	780

Column I - determine the Price-Elasticity of Demand Coefficient. Find material in Chapter 6 and the Powerpoint of Elasticity Chap 004 19e.ppt

change in quantity demanded change in price

E_D = ---------------------------------------- â ----------------------------

sum of quantities demanded / 2 sum of prices / 2

The data in the first four columns represent price (P) and quantity demanded (Qd) in time 1 (before change in price) and time 2 (after change in price). Note that results should be expressed in absolute terms (see paragraph Elimination of Minus Sign). For example, -1 should be expressed as â1â.

Column II â Based on topic concerning Interpretations of E_D, indicate which applies based on how the quantity demanded changed subsequent to a change in price (elastic, inelastic, etc.)

Column III - you need to determine if the good in question would be considered a necessity, a luxury or neither.

Column IV â Indicate, in monetary terms, how much is the change in total revenue or total expenditure (TR = P X Q_D), from the first price level to the second.

Column V - the direction of the change, also in monetary terms, that is, increasing or decreasing, and by how much? (show a + sign for increasing and a â sign for decreasing).

Note: for any monetary result please include the applicable currency symbol ($, â¬, etc.)

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6. Power Printers Total Costs (per hour)

q TC

0 65

1 80

2 95

3 120

4 150

5 200

If the price of a printer is $50 in this perfectly competitive industry, what is the profit-maximizing rate of output?

7. Which of the following is NOT true in a perfectly competitive market?

a. There is free entry and exit into the industry.

b. Each firm produces a differentiated product.

c. Each firm faces a perfectly elastic demand curve.

d. Price is equal to marginal revenue at every output level for the firm.

8. A perfectly competitive firm should always continue to operate in the short run as long as:

a. P < ATC at the rate of output where MR = MC.

b. P < AVC at the rate of output where MR = MC.

c. MR > AVC at the rate of output where MR = MC.

d. MR > AFC at the rate of output where MR = MC.

9. A firm that makes zero economic profits:

a. Must eventually go bankrupt.

b. Should shut down.

c. Incurs a loss, but should not shut down.

d. Covers all its costs, including a provision for normal profit.

10. A monopoly firm is different from a competitive firm in that:

A. There are many substitutes for the monopolistâs product whereas the competitive firmâs demand curve is perfectly elastic.

B. The monopolistâs demand curve is perfectly inelastic, whereas the competitive firmâs demand curve is perfectly elastic.

C. The monopolist can influence the price in the market, whereas the competitive firm is a price taker.

D. All of the above

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