Micro 3

microeconomics

microeconomics


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Language English
Category Macro-Economics
Level University
Created / Updated 19.04.2017 / 25.04.2017
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what is the "danger" of a price ceiling?

excess demand

what is the "danger" of a price floor?

excess supply

Name 4 alternative rationing mechanisms

which one is the least unfair rationing approach?

price rationiong

what is "the difference between the m aximum amount a person is willing to pay for a good an dits current market price" called?

consumer surplus

what is it called? " The differene between the current market price and the cost of production for the firm"?

producer surplus

what is the sum of consumer and producer surplus called?

total welfare

producer and consumer surplus is greatest where supply and demand vurces intersect at ...?

equilibrium

which market style maximises the sum of producer and consumer surplus

competitive markets

what is it called? "The total loss of producer and consumer surplus from underproduction or overproduction"

deadweight loss

what is it? "a general concept to quantify the response in one variable when another variable changes"

elasticity

name the 4 types of elasticities

what shall be done in order to make it comparable?

convert to percentages

demand in which quantity demanded does not respond at all to a change in price?

demand in which quantity drops to 0 at the slightest increase in price

How do you call it when: "Demand in which quantity demanded does not respond at all to a change in price

perfectly inelastic demand

how do you call it when "demand in which quantity drops to 0 at the slightest increase in price"?

perfectly elastic demand

Types of elasticity: what is 0?

inelastic demand

types of elasticity what is 1?

unitary demand

types of elasticity what is 1+

elastic demand

point elasticity DeltaQ : DeltaP is the ... of the slope

reciprocal

the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price is called

elasticity

at the midpoint formula, elasticity changes along a ...

straight line demand curve

elastic demand ... is bigger and dominates

inelastic demand .. is bigger and dominates

name the determinants of demand elasticity

what is the expected relationship between long run and short run demand?

price rise

 what is a measure of the responsiveness of demand to changes in income?

income elasticity of demand

what is a measure to response of the quantity of one good demanded to a change in the proce of another good?

cross price elasticity demand

what is measure to response of labour supplied to a change in the price of labour?

elasticity of labour supply

what is the measure of the respone of quantity of a good supplied to a change in price of that good?

elasticity of supplies

in output markets the elasticity of supply is likely to be...?

positive

name the three household choices

what is "the limits on household choices by income, wealth and product prices" called?

budget constraint

what is a set of options that is defined and limited by a budget constraint?

opportunity set

when the price of a good decreases, the budget constraint swivels to the...

right

when the budget constraint swivels to the right, it means that there are more...?

opportunities and choice

what is :"additional satisfaction gained by the consumption or use of one more unit"?

marginal utility

what is : "total amount of satisfaction obtained from consumption of a good or service"?

total utility

what is :"the more of any good consumed in a given period, the less satisfaction/utility generated by consuming each additional/marginal unit of the same good"?

law of diminishing marginal utility