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Unitary Elastic

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When elasticity of demand for a good is exactly 1

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Elasticity of supply

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A measure of how suppliers react to a change in price

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Law of supply

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The higher the price, the larger the quantity produced.

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Law of demand

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The lower the price, the more consumers will buy.

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Marginal cost

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The cost of producing one more unit of a good.

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Inelastic

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Term for supply of a product that cannot easily or quickly expand or reduce its production

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Excise tax

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Payment to the government in the production of sale of a good

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What info does price tell us?

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Opportunity costs

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What two factors have the greatest impact on price?

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Supply & Demand

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Demand

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Desire to own something

And ability to pay for it

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Reasons why law of demand works…

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Buying power
Diminishing personal value
Diminishing marginal utility
Substitutes

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Market demand

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Total consumer demand

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When all other things equal only

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Price impacts demand

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Shift in demand

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A change in the quantity demanded

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Determinants of demand

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  1. Change in income
  2. Change in price/availability of complements or substitutes
  3. Change in weather or season
  4. Change in styles, tastes, or habits
  5. Change in number of buyers
  6. Change in expectations
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Elasticity measures

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The impact made by prices changes

And the impact of the consumers willingness and ability

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Elastic demand

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Demand sensitive to a change in price

Price makes a difference

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Inelastic demand

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Not sensitive to a change in price

Price make little difference in what consumers buy

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Methods to determine elasticity

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  1. Amount of available substitutes
  2. % of budget it consumes
  3. Necessity vs. Luxury
  4. Amount of time one has
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Revenue test

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Test to determine elastic demand
Price * quantity = revenue
If price goes up and revenue goes up -> inelastic
If price goes up and revenue goes down -> elastic