GE273: Project
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This project has three parts, namely Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Project Part 1 Introduction: Different economic studies estimate the price elasticity of demand for certain goods, some of which are reported on page 176 of the Hubbard/O’Brien textbook. The following table presents select elasticity of demand estimates from those reported on page 176. Product Barnes & Noble books Coca-Cola Cigarettes Beer Gasoline -4.00 -1.22 -0.25 -0.23 -0.06 Estimated Elasticity
In your project, address the following questions: Using the elasticity estimates in the table above, classify the price elasticity demand as elastic or inelastic. Explain your reasoning. Explain the implications of those classifications on
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E. What is the overall result of the tariff in terms of welfare?
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Part II. Allowing free trade between countries can be beneficial, but it also imposes costs. Use the ITT Tech Virtual Library to research costs and benefits of allowing free trade. Discuss aspects of international trade that some may consider unfair. For example: i. Distribution of costs and benefits of free trade. In other words, does everyone share in the gains and the costs equally? ii. iii. Competing with different labor restrictions (or lack of), such as slave or child labor. Differences in environmental standards. Answers vary.
Submission Requirements: Attach a Word document of 500 minimum words. Format: Double line space, Times New Roman, 12-point font Formulas and calculations must be shown along with the final correct answer. Formal references in APA format must be provided. This submission must be paraphrased in your own words. Adhere to the academic honesty policy. No more than 10% of your document can be quoted. Avoid answering any of the questions with a quote. Quotes should support your discussion instead of answering questions for you. Project Part 3 Introduction: Research and analyze the effects of the following government policies on the market equilibrium. Increases in the Minimum Wage Restrictions on International Trade Pollution Controls Natural Monopolies and Antitrust Regulation
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When analyzing these policies, include some
Elasticity of demand is the relationship between the demands for a product with respect to its price. Generally, when the demand for a product is high, the price of the product decreases. When demand decreases, prices tend to climb. Products that exhibit the characteristics of elasticity of demand are usually cars, appliances and other luxury items. Items such as clothing, medicine and food are considered to be necessities. Essential items usually possess inelasticity of demand. When this occurs prices do not change significantly.
d. Calculate the price elasticity of demand in each market and discuss these in relation to the prices to be charged in each market.
availability of substitutes, and justify how you determine the price elasticity of demand for your firm’s product. b) Explain the factors that affect consumer responsiveness to price changes for this product, using the concept of price
Fill in the matrix below and describe how changes in price or quantity of the goods and services affect either supply or demand and the equilibrium price. Use the graphs from your book and the Tomlinson video tutorials as a tool to help you answer questions about the changes in price and quantity
G. Identify by price range the areas on the demand curve where demand is elastic, inelastic, and unit elastic using the attached “Graphs for Elasticity of Demand, Total Revenue.”
A. The concept of elasticity of demand has played a major role in managerial decision-making. It has greatly helped managers in consideration of whether lowering a price will lead to an increase in demand of a certain product, and if so, to what extent and whether profits would increase as a result of doing so. In this case the concept of demand becomes advantageous in that:
Elasticity is a measure of the responsiveness of demand to changes in the price of a good or service. In the case of Steam Scot, when the price rises from 4 to 5, demand falls from 60,000 to 40,000 units. The original equilibrium market price of 4 pounds resulted in demand of 60,000 units and this generated revenue of 240,000 pounds. When the prices increased to 5 pounds the resulting demand is 40,000 units, and this generates total revenue of 200,000 pounds. When market price changes from 4 pounds to 5 pounds 40,000 pounds of revenue are lost in this indicates an elastic price elasticity of demand.
Based on the above description, forms of elasticity will affect business decisions and pricing strategies differently depending on the nature and type of products or services being offered. Business organizations whose product offerings have elastic and perfectly elastic price elasticities of demand should not attempt to raise prices of their products because it will cause the quantity demanded and consequently total revenues to drop drastically. Businesses can there use the price elasticities of demand to determine whether the proposed changes in their prices will raise or reduce their total revenue. The following expression may be useful in helping business organizations to determine the impacts of elasticities on their total revenues based on the suggested price changes.
This assessment will be an analysis of graphed data and changes in supply and demand for three economic problems. Problem A involves production possibilities for consumer and capital goods, problem B is an evaluation of changes in supply and demand equilibrium, and finally, problem C involves pricing with relevance to supply and demand. Successful completion of this assessment demonstrates proficiency in; applying theories, models, and practices of economic theory, analyzing solutions with support from relevant data, resources, references, and economic principles, analyzing graphed and circular
Free trade is exchange of goods and commodities between parties without the enforcement of tariffs or duties. The trading of goods between people, communities, and nations is not an innovative economic practice. Nations are however the main element within a free trade agreement. By examining free trade through three different political ideologies: Liberal, Nationalistic, and Marxist approaches, the advantages and disadvantages will become apparent. Theses three ideologies offer the best evaluation of free trade from three different perspectives.
Elasticity of demand helps the sales manager in fixing the price of his product, deciding the sales, pricing policies and optimal price for their products. The evaluation of this measure is a useful tool for firms in making decisions about pricing and production which will determine the total
Elasticity of demand represented as “Ed” is defined as a “measure of the response of a consumer to a change in price on the quantity demanded of a good” (McConnell, 2012). Determinants for elasticity of demand would include the substitutability of a good, proportion of a consumer 's income spent on a good, the nature of the necessity of a good and the time a purchase is under consideration by the consumer. Furthermore, elasticity of demand is calculated with this formula:
In this essay I shall consider the question if free trade is fair? I will be drawing up arguments in order to answer what the potential costs and benefits of adopting a free trade system are in the textile industry. Discussion will also be made on policies to reduce these costs and if they are justifiable given the gains from free trade. From research on the topic I have come across many different articles
Explain the relationship between the price elasticity of demand and total revenue. What are the impacts of various forms of elasticities (elastic, inelastic, unit elastic, etc.) on business decisions and strategies to maximize profit? Explain using empirical examples.
Recall that the elasticity of demand, which measures the responsiveness of demand to price, is given by