• Which would you expect to be more ‘own-wage’ elastic: the
demand for surgeons, or the demand for restaurant workers? Explain,
using Hicks – Marshall Laws of Derived Demand.
Suppose demand for pianos is very elastic. Suppose that supply
of pianos is also quite elastic, but not as elastic as demand. If
government imposes a tax on pianos, and the tax is payable by
producers, what will be the outcome?
Select one:
Consumers will bear the entire burden of the tax
Producers will bear the entire burden of the tax
Consumers will bear more of the tax burden than producers
Producers will bear more of the tax burden than...
Compare given examples below and compare demand for these goods
regarding elasticity. Which one is elastic, inelastic, unit
elastic? Reason, explain. For each example, which determinants of
elasticity of demand is affected?
Bicycle pump versus Continental bicycle pump
Fruit mixer versus dishwasher
HIV medication versus Vitamins
Car versus bus
1. (a.) Consider the following pairs of goods. Which would you
expect to have more elastic demand? Explain each.
(i) Food in general or rice
(ii) Liquefied gas over a course of one month or liquefied gas
over a course of a year.
(iii) Television set or automobile (car).
(iv) Water or diamonds.
Which good has more of an elastic demand? Explain.
• Price of all toothpaste brands or prices of all extra safety
feautures in vehicles?
• Price of cigarettes or price of ice cream?
for each of the following, which good would you expect to have
more elastic demand and WHY? A) Tickets to Disneyland or Healthcare
B) Starbucks Coffee or Coffee in general C) Airline Flights during
the next year or Airline Flights during the next 3 years D) Milk or
Chocolate Milk
Advise what Price Elasticity of Demand is. The more
price-elastic demand is, the more responsive consumers are to a
price change. TRUE or FALSE? Please Explain. The less price-elastic
demand is, the less responsive consumers are to a price change.
TRUE or FALSE? Please Explain.
Detailed examples of two goods in your life that have an elastic
demand and two goods that have an inelastic demand
- Explain your reasoning being sure to apply what you’ve learned
in class
- Provide your economic opinion on the EpiPen - using
information from the articles and concepts covered in class
- Lastly, answer the question ‘Should a potential Covid-19
vaccine be free and available to everyone?’ Back up your opinion
using economic concepts covered in class
In Module 6 we are covering the concept of
Elasticity.-Detailed examples of two goods in your life that have an
elastic demand and two goods that have an inelastic demand.-Explain your reasoning being sure to apply what you’ve learned
about elasticity.