Economics Chapter on Causation and Demand
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What is indicated by a rightward shift in the demand curve?

  • Increase in demand (correct)
  • Decrease in demand
  • No change in demand
  • Reduction in price

    • What type of data compares variables at one point in time?

  • Situational data
  • Time-series data
  • Historical data
  • Cross-sectional data (correct)

    • How is the value of an index number calculated?

  • Absolute value in current period divided by absolute value in previous period times 100
  • Absolute value in given period divided by absolute value in base period times 100 (correct)
  • Current sales value increased by base period value
  • Absolute value in base period multiplied by current value times 100

    • What is the relationship between price and quantity demanded based on the law of demand?

    <p>Price and quantity demanded are negatively related</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of relationship is represented when the graph of two variables forms a straight line?

    <p>Linear relationship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factors can shift the demand curve aside from price?

    <p>Consumer income and preferences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement correctly describes a negative correlation?

    <p>X decreases while Y increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a change in demand represent?

    <p>A shift of the entire demand curve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a change in quantity supplied refer to?

    <p>A movement from one point on a supply curve to another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following factors will cause a shift in the supply curve?

    <p>Changes in the prices of inputs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a perfectly competitive market, what role do buyers and sellers play regarding prices?

    <p>They are price takers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to equilibrium price and quantity when there is an increase in demand?

    <p>Equilibrium price increases and quantity increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is indicated by a change in supply?

    <p>A shift of the entire supply curve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about quantity supplied is true?

    <p>It can vary at different price levels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor is NOT typically considered to shift the supply curve?

    <p>Consumer preferences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs when there is a simultaneous increase in supply?

    <p>Equilibrium price decreases and quantity increases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does a decrease in supply have on equilibrium price and quantity?

    <p>Increases equilibrium price and decreases equilibrium quantity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement about absolute price and relative price is correct?

    <p>Absolute price refers to the cost per unit of a product</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is demand defined as elastic?

    <p>When quantity demanded is highly responsive to price changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor is likely to increase demand elasticity?

    <p>A longer time interval for consumer response</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the price elasticity of demand measure?

    <p>The responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in the product's own price</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to total expenditure when demand is elastic and the price falls?

    <p>Total expenditure increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under what condition does total expenditure reach a maximum?

    <p>When demand is unit-elastic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements is true about long-run versus short-run demand elasticity?

    <p>Demand is more elastic in the long run</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for supply elasticity as defined?

    <p>Percentage change in quantity supplied / percentage change in price</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor does NOT affect the elasticity of supply?

    <p>Nature of consumer preferences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a product has an income elasticity of demand greater than zero, what type of good is it?

    <p>Normal good</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a cross elasticity of demand value of less than zero indicate?

    <p>The goods are complements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the burden of an excise tax depend on?

    <p>The relative elasticities of demand and supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement correctly describes luxuries and necessities regarding income elasticity?

    <p>Necessities typically have lower income elasticity than luxuries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In partial-equilibrium analysis, what is primarily ignored?

    <p>The feedback effects from other markets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does an excise tax impact the price experienced by consumers and producers?

    <p>It raises the price for consumers but lowers it for producers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when a price floor is binding?

    <p>It leads to excess supply.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a price ceiling?

    <p>Rent controls.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential consequence of binding rent controls?

    <p>Housing shortages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements best describes the effect of a price ceiling when it is binding?

    <p>It may result in black markets due to excess demand.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do price controls generally affect economic efficiency?

    <p>They create discrepancies between quantity supplied and quantity demanded.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of government price controls, what does the term 'black market' refer to?

    <p>Any market where products are sold at illegal prices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can lead to potential gains for existing tenants in rent-controlled apartments?

    <p>Lower rents compared to market rates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which objective does a government NOT typically have when imposing a price ceiling?

    <p>Increase market supply.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Causation

    • Positive correlation: variables move in the same direction
    • Negative correlation: variables move in opposite directions

    Index Numbers

    • Used to compare changes in variables relative to a base period
    • Value of index in a given period = (absolute value in given period / absolute value in base period) * 100

    Graphing Economic Data

    • Cross-sectional data: Data collected at a specific point in time
    • Time-series data: Data collected over a period of time
    • Scatter diagrams help visualize the relationship between two variables
    • Functional relations can be expressed verbally, numerically, mathematically, and graphically

    Demand, Supply, and Price

    • Quantity demanded: The amount consumers desire to purchase in a given time period
    • Quantity bought: The amount consumers actually purchase
    • Quantity demanded is a flow, not a stock
    • Law of Demand (Alfred Marshall): Price and quantity demanded are negatively related, ceteris paribus
    • Demand schedules and curves show the relationship between price and quantity demanded
    • Shifts in demand curves are caused by changes in variables other than price: average household income, tastes, prices of other products, distribution of income, and expectations about the future
    • Rightward shift of demand curve: Increase in demand
    • Leftward shift of demand curve: Decrease in demand
    • Change in demand: A change in quantity demanded at every price
    • Change in quantity demanded: A movement along a demand curve
    • Quantity supplied: The amount firms desire to sell in a given time period
    • Quantity supplied is a flow, not a stock
    • Price and quantity supplied are positively related, ceteris paribus
    • Supply schedules and curves show the relationship between price and quantity supplied
    • Shifts in supply curves are caused by changes in variables other than price: input prices, technology, government taxes or subsidies, prices of other products, and number of suppliers
    • Change in supply: A change in quantity supplied at every price
    • Change in quantity supplied: A movement along a supply curve
    • Market: A meeting place where buyers and sellers negotiate transactions
    • In a perfectly competitive market, buyers and sellers are price-takers
    • Equilibrium price: The price where quantity demanded equals quantity supplied, and the market clears
    • Four Laws of Supply and Demand:
      • Increased demand leads to higher equilibrium price and quantity
      • Decreased demand leads to lower equilibrium price and quantity
      • Increased supply leads to lower equilibrium price and higher quantity
      • Decreased supply leads to higher equilibrium price and lower quantity
    • Absolute price: The amount of money needed to acquire one unit of a product
    • Relative price: The price of one good in terms of another
    • Demand and supply curves are based on relative prices, not absolute prices

    Elasticity

    • Price Elasticity of Demand: Measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to changes in price
    • Elastic demand: Quantity demanded is highly responsive to price changes
    • Inelastic demand: Quantity demanded is not very responsive to price changes
    • Elasticity is related to the slope of the demand curve, but not identical
    • Measurement of price elasticity: n = (percentage change in quantity demanded) / (percentage change in price)
    • Demand elasticity is usually negative, but economists focus on the absolute value
    • Determinants of demand elasticity:
      • Availability of substitutes
      • Time interval considered
      • Necessity vs. luxury
      • Specificity of product definition
    • When demand is elastic, total expenditure increases when price falls
    • When demand is inelastic, total expenditure decreases when price fall
    • Price Elasticity of Supply: Measures the responsiveness of quantity supplied to changes in price
    • Ns = (percentage change in quantity supplied) / (percentage change in price)
    • Determinants of supply elasticity:
      • Ease of substitution in production
      • Time span under consideration
      • Nature of production costs
    • Excise taxes: Taxes on specific products
    • Burden of an excise tax depends on the relative elasticities of demand and supply, not who pays the tax
    • Income Elasticity of Demand: Ny = (percentage change in quantity demanded) / (percentage change in income)
    • Normal goods have Ny > 0
    • Inferior goods have Ny < 0
    • Luxuries vs. Necessities: More necessary goods tend to have lower income elasticity
    • Income elasticities vary with income levels
    • Cross Elasticity of Demand: Nxy = (percentage change in quantity demanded of good X) / (percentage change in price of good Y)
    • Substitutes have Nxy > 0
    • Complements have Nxy < 0

    Markets in Action

    • Partial-equilibrium analysis: Focuses on a single market in isolation, ignoring feedback from other markets
    • General-equilibrium analysis: Studies all markets simultaneously, considering feedback effects
    • Government Controlled Prices: Occur when the government sets prices above or below equilibrium
    • Disequilibrium Prices: Prices set above equilibrium lead to excess supply, while prices set below equilibrium lead to excess demand
    • Price Floor: Minimum legal price, above equilibrium
    • Price Ceiling: Maximum legal price, below equilibrium
    • Black Market: Goods sold at illegal prices, often due to government price controls
    • Rent Controls: A specific type of price ceiling, usually leading to housing shortages and black markets
    • Market Efficiency: Measures the overall effect of market interactions on society
    • Demand reflects value, while supply reflects cost
    • The equilibrium price reflects the highest price consumers are willing to pay and the lowest price producers are willing to accept

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