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ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PPT

ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PPT

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Social Studies

12th Grade

Easy

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MARK PERANTONI

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24 Slides • 26 Questions

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Open Ended

Why is understanding the elasticity of demand important for businesses and policymakers?

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Open Ended

What would you do if the price of your favorite product suddenly doubled?

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Fill in the Blank

In economics, supply is closely related to ___.

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Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between supply and demand in economics?

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Supply is about how much producers are willing to sell, while demand is about how much consumers are willing to buy.

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Supply is about how much consumers are willing to buy, while demand is about how much producers are willing to sell.

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Supply and demand are the same concept in economics.

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Supply is only related to services, while demand is only related to goods.

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Open Ended

Based on the scenarios shown, what factors might influence your decision to choose a sports car over a basic car?

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following choices best demonstrates a response to high gas prices?

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Walk instead of driving.

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Buy a more expensive car.

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Drink tap water.

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Make coffee at home.

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Open Ended

How do the choices between buying soda or drinking tap water, and buying Starbucks coffee or making coffee at home, illustrate the concept of demand?

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Multiple Select

Select all the options that represent a choice between a luxury and a basic item.

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Sports car vs. basic car

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Michael Kors purse vs. basic purse

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Buy soda vs. drink tap water

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Buy Starbucks coffee vs. make coffee at home

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Multiple Choice

What does elasticity of demand measure?

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How consumers react to a change in price

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How much money consumers spend

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How many products are available in the market

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How producers set prices

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Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about elasticity and inelasticity of demand are correct?

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Elastic demand is very sensitive to price changes.

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Inelastic demand is not very sensitive to price changes.

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Elastic demand means consumers will not change their buying habits.

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Inelastic demand means consumers will change their buying habits drastically.

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Fill in the Blank

Elasticity is calculated as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in ___.

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Open Ended

Explain why the result of the price elasticity of demand formula is always negative according to the law of demand.

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Multiple Choice

Which formula is used to calculate percentage change?

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(Old Number – New Number) / Old Number x 100

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(New Number – Old Number) / Old Number x 100

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(Old Number + New Number) / 2 x 100

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(Old Number – New Number) / New Number x 100

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Multiple Choice

If the price elasticity coefficient is greater than 1, what does this indicate about demand?

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Demand is elastic

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Demand is inelastic

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Demand is unit elastic

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There is no change in demand

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Open Ended

Explain how the availability of substitutes affects the elasticity of demand for a product. Provide an example to support your answer.

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Fill in the Blank

Fill in the blank: If you spend a large amount of your budget on a good, a price increase will force you to make some ___ choices.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following goods is most likely to have inelastic demand?

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Steak

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Milk

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Designer clothes

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Video games

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Multiple Select

Select all the statements that are true about how demand changes over time when prices increase.

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Consumers always react quickly to price increases.

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Demand is inelastic in the short term because it takes time to find substitutes.

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Over time, demand can become more elastic as people find alternatives.

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Demand never changes regardless of time.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors can cause the elasticity of demand for a good to change at different price levels?

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Availability of substitutes

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Relative importance in the budget

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Whether the good is a necessity or luxury

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All of the above

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Open Ended

How does the elasticity of demand impact a firm's total revenue when prices change?

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following shows the relationship of elastic demand to total revenue?

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Prices rise, demand falls, revenues decrease

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Prices rise, demand rises, revenues increase

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Prices fall, demand falls, revenues decrease

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Prices rise, demand rises, revenues decrease

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Multiple Choice

Measures how drastically buyers will increase or decrease their demand for a good when price rises or falls is known as

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Unitary elasticity

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Substitute

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Elasticity of demand

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Inelasticity of demand

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Fill in the Blank

A good that you will continue to buy despite a price increase is ____________.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a luxury?

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Corn

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Water

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Filet mignon

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Milk

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Open Ended

Do you have any questions or would you like to know more about the topic of elasticity of demand?

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After learning about the elasticity of demand, what is one real-life situation where understanding this concept could help you make better decisions as a consumer or a business owner?

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