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All economic systems must address:

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What should be produced?

How should it be produced?

For whom will it be produced?

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The market for any good or service consists of

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All buyers and sellers of that good or service.

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The demand curve

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A schedule or graph showing the quantity of a good that buyers wish to buy at each
price

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As price of a good or service goes down

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The quantity that consumers wish to buy will increase.

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As the price of a good or service increases

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The quantity consumers wish to buy will decrease.

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Why do buyers purchase a greater quantity at lower prices and vice-versa?

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Substitution effect

Income effect

Buyer’s reservation price

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Substitution effect

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The change in the quantity demanded of a good that results because buyers switch to substitutes when the price of the good changes
the price of the good changes relative to other prices

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Income effect

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The change in the quantity demanded of a good that results because of a change in real income of purchasers arising from the price change
all prices change in the same way

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Buyer’s reservation price

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The largest money amount the buyer would be willing to pay for a unit of a good

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If the reservation price (benefit) exceeds the market price (cost)

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The consumer will purchase the good

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The supply curve

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A curve or schedule that tells us the quantity of a good that sellers wish to sell at each price

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Seller’s reservation price

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The smallest money amount for which a seller would be willing to sell an additional unit (generally equal to marginal cost)

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Opportunity costs

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Giving up your highest valued alternatives

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Market Equilibrium

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All buyers (consumers) and sellers (producers) are satisfied with their respective quantities at the prevailing market price at the intersection of demand and supply in the market equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity

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Equilibrium price

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Is the price at which a good will sell.

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Equilibrium quantity

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Is where the quantity supplied and quantity demanded are equal. There is no tendency for the system to change.

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Excess Supply

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The amount by which quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded when the price of a good exceeds the equilibrium price

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Excess Demand

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The amount by which quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied when the price of a good lies below the equilibrium price

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Price Ceiling

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A maximum allowable price, specified by law

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Price Floor

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A minimum allowable price, specified by law

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Change in demand

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A shift of the entire demand curve:

a demand change at the same price

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Change in quantity demanded

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A movement along the demand curve that occurs in response to a price change

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Change in the quantity supplied

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A movement along the supply curve that occurs in response to a price change

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Change in supply

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A shift of the entire supply curve: a supply change at the same price

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Complements
Two goods are complements in consumption if an increase (decrease) in the price of one causes a leftward (rightward) shift in the demand curve for the other E.g. tennis racquets and tennis balls; gin and tonic; printers and printer paper; pop-corn and cinema tickets
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Due to substitutes
Two goods are substitutes in consumption if an increase (decrease) in the price of one causes a rightward (leftward) shift in the demand curve for the other E.g. Wine and beer; long distance bus and train usage; airline tickets and car ferry tickets
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Normal Good
Demand curve shifts rightwards when the incomes of buyers increase and leftwards when the incomes of buyers decrease (fresh pizza?)
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Inferior Good
Demand curve shifts leftwards when the incomes of buyers increase and rightwards when the incomes of buyers decrease (frozen pizza?)
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Shifts in Supply
Prices of inputs and/or their substitutes Technological change: producing more with the same input prices Number of firms in the market Expected future prices Weather (farming)
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Buyer’s Surplus
The difference between the buyer’s reservation price and the price actually paid
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Seller’s Surplus
The difference between the price received by the seller and his or her reservation price
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Total Surplus
The difference between the buyer’s reservation price and the seller’s reservation price
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Price Elasticity of Demand explanation
A measure of the responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a good to a change in the price of that good The percentage change in the quantity demanded that results from a 1 percent change in its price
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Price elasticity of demand equation
Percentage change in quantity demanded/percentage change in price
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When Price Elasticity of Demand is
>1 : Elastic =1 : Unit Elastic <1 : Inelastic
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Point Elasticity of Demand
Midpoint approach is an approximation to the value of elasticity at all points between the upper and lower point on the demand curve Demand curve could be “curved” rather than straight This makes the mid-point approach less accurate in looking at effects of a small price change
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Perfect elastic demand
Demand is perfectly elastic with respect to price if price elasticity of demand is infinite
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Perfect inelastic demand
Demand is perfectly inelastic with respect to price if price elasticity of demand is zero
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Determinants of Demand Price Elasticity
Substitution Possibilities (+) Budget Share (+) Time (+)
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Total Expenditure equation
Total Expenditure = P x Q
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Total expenditure as function of price
For a good whose demand curve is a straight line, total expenditure reaches a maximum at the price corresponding to the midpoint of the demand curve.
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Cross-Price Elasticity demand
The percentage change in quantity demanded of one good in response to a 1 percent change in the price of another good
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Substitute Goods
Cross-Price Elasticity of demand is positive
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Complement Goods
Cross-Price Elasticity of demand is negative
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Income Elasticity of Demand
Is the percentage change in quantity demanded in response to a 1 percent change in income
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Price Elasticity of Supply
The percentage change in the quantity supplied that occurs in response to a 1 percent change in price
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Price elasticity of supply equation
(P/Q) * (1/slope)
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Determinants of Supply Elasticity
Flexibility of inputs (+) Mobility of inputs (+) Input substitutes (+) Time (+)
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Perfectly elastic supply
Supply is perfectly elastic with respect to price if elasticity is infinite
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Perfectly inelastic supply
Supply is perfectly inelastic with respect to price if elasticity is zero

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