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Econ 401 Exam 2

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Term
Definition
Reservation price def   most a single consumer would pay for a unit of good  
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Reservation price solve   set x = 0, find U when all y is bought, then set x = 1 and y = m - r and same utility  
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Consumer surplus def   area under curve above price to quantity purchased  
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Quasilinear consumer surplus   no income effects on nonlinear good, consumer surplus is measure of change in utility form purchasing good  
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Compensation variation def   what is least extra income that at new prices, just restores original utility level  
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Compensation variation =   original income - compensating income  
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Equivalent variation def   money loss a consumer would consider to be equivalent to a price increase (take away income + old prices)  
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Equivalent variation =   original income - equivalent income  
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Quasilinear changes   CV = EV = change in consumer surplus  
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ration coupon area on graph   where tax revenue normally is  
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Gross surplus def   total WTP up to amount, area under curve up to amount  
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Net surplus def   area under curve above price  
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Cobb Douglas x & y equilibriums   x = am/ (a+b)p1 & y = bm / (a+b)p2  
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perfect compliments equilibriums   x = m/(p1+p2)  
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derivative of lnx =   1/x  
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demand curve cobb douglas =   p1 = am/x  
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Producer surplus def   difference between minimum amount willing to sell and what they actually sell x units for  
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effective price def   price that would induce consumers to demand certain quantity  
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market demand def   horizontal sum of quantities demanded by each consumer at every price  
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Elasticity def   measures sensitivity of one variable with respect to another  
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Own price elasticity =   percent change x / percent change y  
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Arc own price elasticity =   p' / ((x upper - x lower)/2) * ((x upper - x lower)/2h, where h is the difference between price bounds and center price  
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Point own price elasticity =   p'/x' * dx/dp  
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Own - Price elasticity for p = a - bx   E = p/((a-p)/b) * (-1/b)  
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if -1<E<0 then   inelastic  
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if -infinity<E<-1   elastic  
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if E = -1   unit elastic  
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if x = kp^a then own price elasticity is   E = -a everywhere (constant)  
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Revenue =   p * q  
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inelastic demand causes sellers rev to ___ as price rises   increase  
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elastic demand causes sellers rev to ___ as price rises   decrease  
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Marginal Revenue =   p(q) * (1+1/E own price)  
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if unit elastic own price elasticity then MR   0  
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if elastic own price elasticity then MR   greater than zero  
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if inelastic own price elasticity then MR   less than zero  
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If Demand < Supply   excess supply, downward pressure  
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If Demand > Supply   excess demand, upward pressure  
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When D(p) = a - bp and S(p) = c + dp then p & q are   p = a - c/b+d & q = ad + bc/ b + d  
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excise tax def   tax levied on sellers  
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sales tax def   tax levied on buyers  
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t =   pb - ps  
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With tax D(p) = a - bp and S(p) = c + dp then p&q are   ps = a - c - bt / b + d & q = ad + bc - bdt / b + d  
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tax incidence =   pb - p' / p' - ps  
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Price elasticity of demand (changes) =   (change q / q') / (pb - p'/p')  
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Price elasticity of supply (changes) =   (change q / q') / (ps - p'/p')  
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tax incidence (elasticity) =   Es / Ed  
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fraction of tax to buyers increases when   supply more elastic or demand more inelastic  
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fraction of tax to suppliers increases when   supply more inelastic or demand more elastic  
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Elasticity is   slope of the demand function  
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Price elasticity of demand for q = a - bp   E = -bp/a-bp  
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Normal good has what income elasticity   positive  
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inferior good has what income elasticity   negative  
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perfectly elastic   horizontal supply curve  
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perfectly inelastic   vertical supply curve  
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Pareto efficiency   no way to make anyone better without making anyone worse off  
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partial equilibrium   equilibrium in particular market  
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general equilibrium   interact in several markets  
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feasible allocation =   xA + xB = WA + WB  
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edgeworth box dimensions   width is total amount of x and height is total amount of y  
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net demand =   xA - WA  
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Walrasian equilibrium   set of prices that each consumer is choosing their most preferred affordable bundle  
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Walras law def   value of aggregate excess demand is identically zero  
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First Theorem of Welfare Economics   guarantees a competitive market will exhaust all gains from trade and will be pareto efficient  
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Second Theorem of Welfare Economics   when preferences are convex, a pareto efficient allocation is an equilibrium for some set of prices  
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Assumption of First Theorem   consumption externality (competitive)  
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Total cost curve =   cv(y) + F  
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Average total cost =   c(y)/y + F/y  
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Marginal cost =   dc(y)/dy  
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MC intersects AVC at   minimum point  
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area under MC is   total cost of y units  
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SR ATC intersects SR MC at   ATC minimum  
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LR total cost curve consists of   lower envelope of SR total cost curves  
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Pure competition   market price independent, everyone price taker  
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profit =   py - c(y) - F  
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choose level of output at   p = MC(y)  
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shutdown if   AVC > P  
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producer surplus =   py - cv(y)  
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find the min average cost for firm   find average cost, find derivative, set = to 0, find critical points, plug back in  
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Monopoly   one seller that determines supply and sets market clearing price  
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Oligopoly   few firms producing same product, decisions of each influence profits and payoffs  
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Dominant firm   many firms, but 1 large firm that affects decisions of small firms  
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Monopolistic competition   many firms each slightly different products, each firm's output is small relative to total  
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Perfect competition (4)   many firms, same product, no influence on market price, price takers  
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find max profit level   take derivative of profit function, critical points, second derivative should be negative  
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produce in short run if   p > min AVC  
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produce in long run if   p > min AC  
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short run supply curve find   p = MC(y) then solve for y  
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Long Run producer surplus   profit  
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market supply curve def   sum of individual supply curves  
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long run market supply curve is   flat at p = min AC, profits driven to zero  
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tax burden in long run   all of burden is on consumers  
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find industry supply at given price level   find MC for each, find supply curve for each, add together, input given price level  
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saw - toothed LR supply curve is   relevant SR supply curves above min AC (y) and increasingly flat  
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steps to find n and p for long run (5)   1. find inverse supply functions for one firm 2. solve for supply function 3. lowest possible p = min AC 4. set S(market) = D at p to find n 5. if n is fraction round down and solve for p  
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Price elasticity (formula)   E = p/q * dq/dp  
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Income elasticity (formula)   E = I/Q * dq/di  
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If q = Ap^a then PED does not depend on   price  
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In SR if MC is decreasing as output increases then   total cost is increasing  
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a profit maximizing firm may ___ money in the SR   lose  
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a small firm in perfectly competitive market, the marginal revenue is ___ over the output range it operates   horizontal  
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Revenue equation is   R(p) = D(p) * p  
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To find maximum revenue then   derivative of R(p) then find critical points  
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Expected revenue =   P(survive)*P(not confiscated)*Price  
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Expected cost =   P(confiscated)*fine + cost  
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