types of elasticity of demand that each good has‚ which are elastic‚ a situation in which the supply and demand for a good or service can vary significantly due to the price (Elastic Definition‚ 2012); unitary elastic‚ a situation where a change in one factor causes an equal or proportional change in another factor (Unitary Elasticity‚ 2012); and inelastic‚ situation in which the supply and demand for a good are unaffected when the price of that good or service changes (Inelastic Definition‚ 2012).
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ELASTIC DEMAND Demand is elastic when the percentage change in the quantity demanded is greater than the percentage change in the price‚ i.e. when: Percentage change in the quantity demanded > 1 Percentage change in the price Example A fall in the price of cotton in Antigua and Barbuda from $20 to $18 causes the quantity demanded to increase from units to 150 units In the figure above‚ the price range $20 to $18‚ demand is elastic. Percentage change in the quantity
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After watching the Section 5.3 Review and Section 6.2 Review videos I have realized that gas price changes are inelastic. Inelastic demand is “when percent change in quantity demanded is less than percent change in price‚ so price elasticity is less than 1 in absolute value” (Hubbard & O’Brien‚ 2015b). This means that when a price of a product changes‚ such as gas‚ it does not affect the demand of that good or service. I feel that consumers will be responsive to the price change when these fluctuations
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Task 1 The demand for newspaper is inelastic while the supply for newspaper is elastic in the short run. This means the quantity demanded for newspaper does not respond strongly to price changes but the quantity supplied for newspaper is responsive to price changes in the short run. (Mankiw‚ 2009) The demand is inelastic because newspaper has very few substitutes. Although online news is getting popular nowadays‚ the majority still prefer to read the papers. Besides‚ newspaper is a necessity
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INEALSTIC DEMAND Student Name Institution Inelastic Demand Inelastic demand is a situation whereby a one per cent change in price of a commodity leads to less than one per cent change in quantity demanded by the consumers. Products that exhibit inelastic demand have an almost constant demand no matter the change in prices. Figure 1: Diagram illustrating inelastic demand As shown from diagram above‚ the price changes from P1 to P2 and quantity fall from Q1 to Q2. The
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rising employment‚ output‚ and income while unemployment will fall. First I will look at the Fiscal policy side. This is the changes in taxing and spending of the federal government for purposes of expanding or contracting the level of aggregate demand. An expansionary fiscal policy involves lowering taxes and increasing government spending. In a contractionary fiscal policy requires higher taxes and reduced spending. In my opinion a progressive income tax and higher increase in the welfare system
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Using the elasticity estimates in the table above‚ classify the price elasticity demand as elastic or inelastic. Explain your reasoning. The reasoning for these classifications is as follows. Using the calculation of: price elasticity of demand= (percentage change in quantity)/(percentage change in price) When the percentage change in the quantity that is demanded is greater than the percentage change in the price‚ the resulting absolute value of the calculation will be greater
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Dropbox Assignment #2 An elastic demand is a demand that if the price changes the quantity that is demanded changes quite a bit‚ and an inelastic demand is no matter the price there will still be a demand for it (Economics‚ 2017). Generally‚ an elastic demand is a type of good that is more of a want rather a need‚ and an inelastic demand would be something that would be along the lines of a necessity. To figure out the elasticity a person would use the equation: (% change in quantity/% change in
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I would say that when I think of a company that has inelastic demand on their products it would have to be Apple. Apple charges above average prices for their phones‚ computers and music players all with the marketing strategy of superior quality. When a company achieves inelastic demand it is because of two possible reasons. They have either developed highly differentiated products or brands or they have achieved a monopoly on a market or product category. (Tedesco‚ 2011) If you look at Apple they
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elasticity of demand (PED) is the responsiveness of quantity demanded in relation to the price. Normally as price increases for an elastic good the quantity demanded will fall. This is affected by how many close substitutes there are for the good and if the good is a luxury good (jewelry) or a necessary good (food). If the price of a certain type of cheese increases‚ less will be demanded because there are many substitutes available such as other brands of cheese. The inelasticity of demand is applicable
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