4.0 product market demand under perfect competition
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4.0 Product Market Demand Under Perfect Competition
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4.1 Introduction
Figure 4.1.1 - Product Picture Market for Good #1
p1
Q1
D1
S1
Q1D =D1(p1| shift var)
Q1S=S1(p1| shift var)
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This graph includes functional form of the relationships
QD = D (p | shift variables)
Qs = S (p | shift variables)
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4.2.1
We’ll examine why the product demand line slopes down
What determines the responsiveness of Q1 D to
p1
What shift variables move D and how
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4.2.2- 4.2.4
Product demand slopes down and to the right
It is an inverse relationship between p and Q
You can use the decision rule to prove mathematically why this must be so
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4.2.5
Own price elasticity of demand-
How responsive the quantity demanded is to a change in the good’s own price
Elastic = responsive or sensitive
Inelastic = not as responsive or sensitive
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4.2.6 Comparing elastic and inelastic demand curves
Good # 1 Good # 2
Figure 4.2.1 - Own Price Elasticities of Demand - Different Attitudes
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If prices go up equally,Good # 1 Good # 2
Figure 4.2.2 - Own Price Elasticities of Demand - Comparing Responses
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Since the quantity demanded of
Good 1 fell by more than the
Quantity demanded of Good 2
We say Good 1 is the more elastic of the two
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4.2.7 – 4.2.9
Elasticity is important for both private and public policies
Private example – McDonalds changing prices
Public example – public transportation price changes
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4.2.10 The two extreme cases
Which would you prefer if you were selling a product?
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Figure 4.2.3 - Perfectly Elastic Demand
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Figure 4.2.4 - Perfectly Inelastic Demand
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Firms hope for as inelastic demand as possible
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4.2.11- 4.2.12
What determines how elastic or inelastic a good’s demand will be?
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A) Necessity or luxury
Necessities tend to be more
inelastic
you tend to pay any price
Ex. Lifesaving health procedure increases in price - Qd roughly the same
Movies increase price - Qd drops by more
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B) Number and quality of substitutes
fewer substitutes -
more inelastic
Ex. If it is a unique item -
increase in price has not much effect on Qd
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C) Time horizon involved
more time - more options can be found
very short time horizon -
more inelastic
longer time period more elastic
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D) Size of price relative to one’s income
smaller the price, more likely to be
inelastic
Ex. Bubble gum goes from 1 penny to 2 pennies
100% increase
no big deal on Qd
Car goes from $10,000 to $20,000
100% increase - really big deal
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4.2.13
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Absolute value eliminates a negative
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There are three major categories of elasticity
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Elastic demand
1PQD %%
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Inelastic demand
1PQD %%
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Special case - Unitary Elasticity
PQD %%
1
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Special case - Perfect Inelasticity
No matter how much price changes, quantity demanded does not change
“Pay any price”
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4.2.14
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Elasticity yields some incredibly valuable information to firms
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Total Expenditure = Total Revenue = Price X Quantity
TE = TR = P X Q
For a firm,
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Snowplow businessP
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P
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Pizza Business
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4.2.15
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Firms hope for as inelastic as a demand curve as possible
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Advertising serves to promote the ideas that:
there are no substitutes (more inelastic)
and goods are a necessity (also more inelastic)
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In a perfectly competitive world,
we assume that individual firms are not able to distinguish their products
nor keep competitors away
Individual suppliers will face a perfectly elastic demand line
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4.2.16 Public policy case
Want to reduce drug crime – Cutting supply on on inelastic demand curve –Price goes up by much more than quantity
demanded drops-might create more crime in the short runMarket is dynamic, howeverLonger run – might keep those from starting a
more expensive proposition
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4.2.17 Taxes and Markets
Figure 4.2.5- Elasticity and Tax Incidence
Tax
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Tax
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In the inelastic case on the left,
The tax is paid almost entirely by the consumer
The price goes up by almost the full amount of the tax
In the elastic case on the right, the tax burden goes primarily to the supplier
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Tax incidence-
Who really pays the tax
Goal – tax consumer – tax inelastic goods
Goal – tax supplier – tax elastic goods
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Taxes are imposed for different reasons
Goal – discourage consumption – tax elastic demand
Goal – raise revenue – tax inelastic goods
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4.3.1
We know that
Q1D = D (p1 | shift variables)
Now we will identify the shift varaibles
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Q1D = D (p1 | pr, I, T)
where
Pr stands for the price of related goods
I stands for income
T stands for tastes
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4.3.2
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All of the following have an effect on the position of the D curve
(which will result in a shift in the curve)
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Tastes and Preferences
Examples:
A band becomes popular
Clothes become in fashion
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These will result in an increase in the demand
these changes in tastes will shift the demand curve for that good to the right
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D D'
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An increase in demand
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Tastes work the other way, too
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DD'
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A decrease in demand
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4.3.3
Price of related goods also shifts demand
Ex. Increase in price of burgers affects the quantity demanded of fries and quantity demanded of drinks
This is called a cross price effect
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Goods consumed together
Are called complements
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Cross price elasticity of demand
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If P1 and Qd2
the goods have a negative cross-price elasticity
and are
Complements
Ex. Burgers and fries
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If P1 and Qd2
the goods have a positive cross-price elasticity
and are
Substitutes
Ex. Coke and Pepsi
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The sign of the cross price elasticity
Determines the nature of the relationship (sub./comp.)
The size of the cross price elasticity
Determines how strong this cross price effect is
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4.3.6
Cross price elasticity is zero
A change in the price of one good has no effect on the quantity demanded for another good
021 x
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In theory
There is no such thing as unrelated markets, so
The cross price elasticity is actually very close to zero, but can be treated as zero
Markets are like a spider web
A change in one affects others everywhere –
There is a complex web of connections
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4.3.7
Private firms consider not only own price elasticity,
but also cross price elasticities
Ex. McDonalds – raising burger prices might lower amount of drinks and fries sold
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4.3.8
Public policies also have to consider effects of cross price elasticity
Ex. Drunk driving example
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4.3.9
Policy – whether public or private –
is rarely simple
Complex problems sometimes require complex solutions
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4.3.10
Changes in the price of related goods shift demand lines
Increase in price of hamburgers causes, ceteris paribus,
Decrease in demand for French fries
Increase in demand for pizza
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Figure 4.3.2 - Connecting Markets by Cross Price Effects
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4.3.12Another thing that shifts demand lines is
income If a good’s demand curve increases when income
risesthe good has a positive income elasticityand is called a normal goodhowever, some goods have a decrease in their
demand when income rises-negative income elasticity / inferior goods
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4.3.13 Income elasticity of demand
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4.3.14
Goods are not inherently normal or inferior
It depends on the individuals’ preferences
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4.3.15
Individual vs. Market Demand
to determine the market demand,
we simply add the D curves for each individual household
each household’s tastes and preferences differ
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Figure 4.3.3 - From Individual to Market Demand
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Additionally,
the exit or entry of households have an effect on market demand curve
Consider baby boomers and their effects on:
diapers - 1950’s
schools - 1960’s
Geritol or Viagra - 1990’s
Nursing homes - 2010’s
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4.3.17 Conclusion on product demandWe started with a utility maximization rule given
scarcitythen developed a downward sloping demand curveThen we discussed what it represents, its
responsiveness,and what shifts it (tastes, income, price of related
goods) Lastly, we looked at how individual demand curves
are summed into a market demand curve