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Demand and Elasticity
Consider the following cases:
Making Sales Targets
A Public Transportation Problem: Can the daily ridership fluctuations be controlled
through a pricing strategy?
The Airliners’ Pricing Problem: How can an airliner fill its plains while
maximizing its profit?
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TR 0 = 220 x 120 = 26,400
TR1 = 180 x 140 = 25,200
TR2 = 180 x 200 = 36,000
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Note: Slope and Scale
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Elasticity
A general definition: “Elasticity” is a (standard) measure of the
degree of sensitivity ( or responsiveness) of one variable to changes in another variable.
The price elasticity of Demand The (self) price elasticity of demand is a
measure of the degree of sensitivity of demand to changes in the (self) price, ceteris paribus.
Determining Price Elasticity
Percentage Change in Quantity Ep =
Percentage Change in Price
Change in Quantity Quantity Ep =
Change in Price Price
Ep (a --- b) = (10/8)/(-2/10) = -6.25
Ep (c ---d ) = (10/80)/(-2/4) = -.25
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What does the elasticity “measure” really measure? The elasticity measure is a ratio between
two percentage measures: the percentage change in one variable over the percentage change in another variable
A price elasticity of -6.25 means that for each one percent change in price the quantity demanded will change by 6.25 percent.
Arc (Price) Elasticity
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Note that if we increased the price,
(from 8 to 10 or 2 to 4)the original P and Q would
be 2 and 8 and 18 and 90, respectively.
Ep = (-10/18)/(2/8) = -2.22
Ep = (-10/90)/(2/2) = -.11
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Arc Elasticity
To get the average elasticity between two points on a demand curve we take the average of the two end points (for both price and quantity) and use it as the initial value:
Q2-Q110 (Q1+Q2) 8+18Ea = = -3.49 P2-P1 -2 (P1+P2) 10+8
Elasticity and the Price Level
Along a linear demand curve as the price goes up, |elasticity | increases.
Note that between points "a" and "b" the (arc) elasticity of the above demand curve is -3.49, whereas between "c" and "d" it is -.17.
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| Ep | > 1 : Elastic
| Ep | < 1 : Inelastic
| Ep | = 1 : Unit-elastic
E =-3.49
E = -.17
Point Elasticity Q --------- Q1+Q2 Q P1+P2 Q P
E = ------------ = ------- . ------- = ------- . ------ P P Q1+Q2 P Q
--------- P1+P2
dQ P Or, = ------ . ----- dP Q
P,MR
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TR
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| E | = 1
Q = C - b P
C 1P = ----- - ----- Q b b
C 2MR = ------ - ------ Q b b
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DMR
Note: In the demand equation dQ/dP = -b
That means
PE p = -b ----- Q
A note about marginal revenue:Recall: TR = P.Q ; P = f (Q ) Marginal Revenue = Change in TR resulting from
producing (selling) one additional unit of output.
TR (P.Q) d P d Q MR = ------ = -------- = ------ .Q + ------ .P Q Q d Q d Q
d P Q P 1 = ( -----. ----- + ------ ).P = P. ( ------- + 1 ) d Q P P E
0 Q
Q = C - b P
Slope= -1/b
Slope=-2/bD
MR
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P, MR
dQ ---- = - bd p
dQ P PE = ----- . ----- = -b . ------ d p Q Q
1MR = P. ( 1 + ---- ) E
Special Cases
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Q0 0 Q
Infinitely (price) elastic Infinitely price inelastic
Important Observations
•When demand is elastic, a decrease in price will result is an increase in the revenue (sales).•When demand is inelastic, a decrease in price will result is a decrease in the revenue (sales).•When demand is unit-elastic, an increase (or a decrease) in price will not change the revenue (sales).
What Determines Elasticity
Necessities versus luxuries Eating at restaurants Groceries Availability of substitutes Chicken versus beef How much of our income a good takes Salt versus Nike sneakers The passage of time
Elasticity and Passage of Time DoD1D2D3
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Other Elasticity Measures Recall: “Elasticity” is a (standard) measure of
the degree of sensitivity ( or responsiveness) of one variable to changes in another variable.
Income Elasticity: a measure of the degree of sensitivity of demand for a good (or service) to changes in consumers’ (buyers’) income
Cross Price Elasticity: a measure of the degree of sensitivity of demand for a good (or service) to changes in the price of another good or service
Income Elasticity of Demand A measure of the degree of responsiveness of demand
(for a good) to a change in income, ceteris paribus.(Shift of the demand curve)
Q2-Q1
Q2+Q1 d Q I EI = = or = ------ . ------ I2-I1 d I Q I1+I2
Cross (Price) Elasticity A measure of the degree of responsiveness of the
demand for one good (X) to a change in the price of another good (Y):
(Shift of demand curve) Qx2- Qx1 Qx2+Qx1 d Qx Py Ec = or = ----------- . -------
Py2- Py1 d Py Qx Py1+Py2