Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Chapter 4
McConnell Chapter 4 Ap Economics Terms
15
Economics
12th Grade
09/16/2013

Additional Economics Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
price elasticity of demand
Definition
if demand will change easily with a change in price
Term
midpoint formula
Definition
a formula used to convert units to percentages
Term
elastic demand
Definition
demand that reacts a lot to a price change
Term
inelastic demand
Definition
demand that does not react a lot to a price change.
Term
unit elasticity
Definition
the amount of units changed in the change of price.
Term
perfectly inelastic demand
Definition
demand that does not change at all with price
Term
perfectly elastic demand
Definition
elasticity that shows demand it 1 to 1 with price
Term
total revenue
Definition
price times quantity or P*Q = TR
Term
total revenue test
Definition
what happens to total revenue when price changes
Term
price elasticity of supply
Definition
how much supply changes with price
Term
market period
Definition
the period of time to change quantity or supply with the change in market demand.
Term
short run
Definition
in a short or temporary amount of time
Term
long run
Definition
long term effects
Term
cross elasticity of demand
Definition
when one good affects the demand of another
Term
income elasticity of demand
Definition
the effect of income on demand of a product
Supporting users have an ad free experience!