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Ap Microeconomics: Chapter 5 Vocab
Chapter 5 Vocabulary (Principles of Economics)
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Economics
12th Grade
01/24/2011

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Term
Elasticity
Definition
a measure of the responsiveness of quantity demanded or quantity supplied to one of its determinants
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Price Elasticity of Demand
Definition

a measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a changve in the price of that good, computed as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price

 

Percent elasticity of demand=

Percentage change in quantity demanded

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Percentage change in price

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Total Revenue
Definition

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

 

Total Revenue=Price*Quantity Sold

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Income Elasticity of Demand
Definition
a measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in consumers' income, computed as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in income
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Cross-Price Elasticity of Demand
Definition

a measure of how much the quantity demanded of one good responds tha change in the price of another good, computed as the percentage change in quantity demanded of the first good divided by the percentage change in the price of the second good

 

% change in quantity of product A

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% change in price of product B

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Price Elasticity of Supply
Definition

a measure of how much the quantity supplied of a good responds to a change in the price of theat good, computed as the percentage change in quantity supplied divided by the percentage change in price

 

% change in quantity supplied

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% change in price

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