Chapter 5 - Elasticity and its Application

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Time horizons

________ have less of elastic demand than goods.

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denominator

The ________ is the percentage change in price when using the midpoint method.

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numerator

The ________ is the percentage change in quantity when using the midpoint method.

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Slope

________: ratio of changes in the two variables; Elasticity: ratio of percentage changes in the two variables.

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Total revenue

________ is often used when studying the changes in supply or demand in markets.

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Goods

________ with close substitutes are often more elastic in demand.

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percentage change

The ________ in price is positive, while the ________ in the demanded quantity is negative.

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midpoint method

The ________ helps to better calculate elasticities.

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Elasticity

________: a measure of the responsiveness of quantity demanded or quantity supplied to a change in one of its determinants.

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Demand

________ is often elastic if the ________ in quantity substantially changes in the price.

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Price elasticity of supply

________= percentage change in quantity supplied /percentage change in price.

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unit elasticity

A(n) ________ is when the elasticity is exactly one and the percentage change in quantity is equal to the percentage change in price.

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Total revenue

________: the amount paid by buyers and received by sellers of a good, computed as the price of the good times the quantity sold.

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