ECO 2023 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Inferior Good, Opportunity Cost, Consumer Choice

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Chap 6: measure sensitivity: slopes vs elasticity. Slope of d curve: values depend on unit used to measure axes. Elasticity: how much 1 econ variable response to changes in another econ variable, based on % changes in variables: price elasticity of d: standard & mid-point formulas. Price elasticity of d: responsiveness of qd to change in price. + ed = % q / % p = [(q1-q0)/q0] / [(p1-p0)/p0] = [(q1-q0)/(p1-p0)] x (p0/q0) + (-) no. (more (-) -> being larger/ higher -> qd changes a lot) % q > % p -> ed > 1 -> d elastic, consumer relatively sensitive to changes in p. % q < % p -> ed < 1 -> d inelastic, consumer relatively insensitive to changes in p. % q = % p -> ed = 1 -> d unit-elastic. Standard formula: % change from a-b % change from b-a. + ed = [(q1 - q0)/q0] / [(p1 - p0)/p0]

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