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Chapter Fifteen
Market Demand
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From Individual to Market Demand Functions
Think of an economy containing n consumers, denoted by i = 1, … ,n.
Consumer i’s ordinary demand function for commodity j is
x p p mji i* ( , , )1 2
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From Individual to Market Demand Functions
When all consumers are price-takers, the market demand function for commodity j is
If all consumers are identical then
where M = nm.
X p p m m x p p mjn
ji i
i
n( , , , , ) ( , , ).*1 2
11 2
1
X p p M n x p p mj j( , , ) ( , , )*1 2 1 2
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From Individual to Market Demand Functions
The market demand curve is the “horizontal sum” of the individual consumers’ demand curves.
E.g. suppose there are only two consumers; i = A,B.
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From Individual to Market Demand Functions
p1 p1
x A1* x B
1*20 15
p1’
p1”
p1’
p1”
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From Individual to Market Demand Functions
p1 p1
x A1* x B
1*
x xA B1 1*
p1
20 15
p1’
p1”
p1’
p1”
p1’
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From Individual to Market Demand Functions
p1 p1
x A1* x B
1*
x xA B1 1*
p1
20 15
p1’
p1”
p1’
p1”
p1’
p1”
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From Individual to Market Demand Functions
p1 p1
x A1* x B
1*
x xA B1 1*
p1
20 15
35
p1’
p1”
p1’
p1”
p1’
p1”
The “horizontal sum”of the demand curvesof individuals A and B.
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Elasticities
Elasticity measures the “sensitivity” of one variable with respect to another.
The elasticity of variable X with respect to variable Y is
x yxy,
%%
.
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Economic Applications of Elasticity
Economists use elasticities to measure the sensitivity ofquantity demanded of commodity
i with respect to the price of commodity i (own-price elasticity of demand)
demand for commodity i with respect to the price of commodity j (cross-price elasticity of demand).
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Economic Applications of Elasticity
demand for commodity i with respect to income (income elasticity of demand)
quantity supplied of commodity i with respect to the price of commodity i (own-price elasticity of supply)
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Economic Applications of Elasticity
quantity supplied of commodity i with respect to the wage rate (elasticity of supply with respect to the price of labor)
and many, many others.
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Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
Q: Why not use a demand curve’s slope to measure the sensitivity of quantity demanded to a change in a commodity’s own price?
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Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
X1*5 50
10 10slope= - 2
slope= - 0.2
p1 p1
In which case is the quantity demandedX1* more sensitive to changes to p1?
X1*
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Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
5 50
10 10slope= - 2
slope= - 0.2
p1 p1
X1* X1
*
In which case is the quantity demandedX1* more sensitive to changes to p1?
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Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
5 50
10 10slope= - 2
slope= - 0.2
p1 p1
10-packs Single Units
X1* X1
*
In which case is the quantity demandedX1* more sensitive to changes to p1?
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Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
5 50
10 10slope= - 2
slope= - 0.2
p1 p1
10-packs Single Units
X1* X1
*
In which case is the quantity demandedX1* more sensitive to changes to p1?It is the same in both cases.
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Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
Q: Why not just use the slope of a demand curve to measure the sensitivity of quantity demanded to a change in a commodity’s own price?
A: Because the value of sensitivity then depends upon the (arbitrary) units of measurement used for quantity demanded.
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Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
x p
xp1 1
1
1* ,
*%%
is a ratio of percentages and so has nounits of measurement. Hence own-price elasticity of demand is a sensitivity measure that is independent of units of measurement.
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Arc and Point Elasticities
An “average” own-price elasticity of demand for commodity i over an interval of values for pi is an arc-elasticity, usually computed by a mid-point formula.
Elasticity computed for a single value of pi is a point elasticity.
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Arc Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi’pi’+h
pi’-h
What is the “average” own-priceelasticity of demand for pricesin an interval centered on pi’?
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Arc Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi’pi’+h
pi’-h
What is the “average” own-priceelasticity of demand for pricesin an interval centered on pi’?
Xi'"Xi"
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Arc Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi’pi’+h
pi’-h
What is the “average” own-priceelasticity of demand for pricesin an interval centered on pi’?
Xi'"Xi"
X p
i
ii i
Xp
* ,
*%%
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Arc Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi’pi’+h
pi’-h
What is the “average” own-priceelasticity of demand for pricesin an interval centered on pi’?
Xi'"Xi"
X p
i
ii i
Xp
* ,
*%%
%'
ph
pii
1002
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Arc Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi’pi’+h
pi’-h
What is the “average” own-priceelasticity of demand for pricesin an interval centered on pi’?
X p
i
ii i
Xp
* ,
*%%
%'
ph
pii
1002
%( " '")( " '") /
*XX X
X Xii i
i i
100
2
Xi'"Xi"
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Arc Own-Price Elasticity
X p
i
ii i
Xp
* ,
*%%
%'
ph
pii
1002
%( " '")( " '") /
*XX X
X Xii i
i i
100
2
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Arc Own-Price Elasticity
X p
i
ii i
Xp
* ,
*%%
%'
ph
pii
1002
%( " '")( " '") /
*XX X
X Xii i
i i
100
2
So
is the arc own-price elasticity of demand.
.h2
)"'X"X(2/)"'X"X(
'pp%X% ii
ii
i
i
*i
p,X i*i
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi’pi’+h
pi’-h
What is the own-price elasticityof demand in a very small intervalof prices centered on pi’?
Xi'"Xi"
.h2
)"'X"X(2/)"'X"X(
'pp%X% ii
ii
i
i
*i
p,X i*i
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi’pi’+h
pi’-h
What is the own-price elasticityof demand in a very small intervalof prices centered on pi’?
Xi'"Xi"
As h 0,
.h2
)"'X"X(2/)"'X"X(
'pp%X% ii
ii
i
i
*i
p,X i*i
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi’pi’+h
pi’-h
What is the own-price elasticityof demand in a very small intervalof prices centered on pi’?
Xi'"Xi"
As h 0,
.h2
)"'X"X(2/)"'X"X(
'pp%X% ii
ii
i
i
*i
p,X i*i
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi’pi’+h
pi’-h
What is the own-price elasticityof demand in a very small intervalof prices centered on pi’?
Xi'
As h 0,
.h2
)"'X"X(2/)"'X"X(
'pp%X% ii
ii
i
i
*i
p,X i*i
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi’
What is the own-price elasticityof demand in a very small intervalof prices centered on pi’?
Xi'
As h 0,
X p
i
i
i
ii i
pX
dXdp
* ,
*''
.h2
)"'X"X(2/)"'X"X(
'pp%X% ii
ii
i
i
*i
p,X i*i
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi’
What is the own-price elasticityof demand in a very small intervalof prices centered on pi’?
Xi'
X p
i
i
i
ii i
pX
dXdp
* ,
*''
is the elasticity at the point ( ', ' ).X pi i
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
E.g. Suppose pi = a - bXi. Then Xi = (a-pi)/b and
X p
i
i
i
ii i
p
X
dXdp
* , *
*
.b1
dpdX
i
*i Therefore,
X p
i
i
i
ii i
pa p b b
pa p
* , ( ) /.
1
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi = a - bXi*
a
a/b
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi = a - bXi* X p
i
ii i
pa p
* ,
a
a/b
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi = a - bXi* X p
i
ii i
pa p
* ,
p 0 0a
a/b
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
pi = a - bXi* X p
i
ii i
pa p
* ,
p 0 0
0
a
a/b
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
a
pi = a - bXi*
a/b
X p
i
ii i
pa p
* ,
pa a
a a
222
1 //
0
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
a
pi = a - bXi*
a/b
X p
i
ii i
pa p
* ,
pa a
a a
222
1 //
1
0
a/2
a/2b
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
a
pi = a - bXi*
a/b
X p
i
ii i
pa p
* ,
p aa
a a
1
0
a/2
a/2b
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
a
pi = a - bXi*
a/b
X p
i
ii i
pa p
* ,
p aa
a a
1
0
a/2
a/2b
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
a
pi = a - bXi*
a/b
X p
i
ii i
pa p
* ,
1
0
a/2
a/2b
own-price elastic
own-price inelastic
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
a
pi = a - bXi*
a/b
X p
i
ii i
pa p
* ,
1
0
a/2
a/2b
own-price elastic
own-price inelastic(own-price unit elastic)
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
X p
i
i
i
ii i
p
X
dXdp
* , *
*
dXdp
api
iia
* 1
X p
i
ia i
a ia
iai i
p
kpkap a
p
pa* ,. 1
X kpi ia* .E.g. Then
so
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Point Own-Price Elasticity
pi
Xi*
X kp kpk
pi i
ai
i
* 22
2 everywhere alongthe demand curve.
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Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
If raising a commodity’s price causes little decrease in quantity demanded, then sellers’ revenues rise.
Hence own-price inelastic demand causes sellers’ revenues to rise as price rises.
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Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
If raising a commodity’s price causes a large decrease in quantity demanded, then sellers’ revenues fall.
Hence own-price elastic demand causes sellers’ revenues to fall as price rises.
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Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
R p p X p( ) ( ).* Sellers’ revenue is
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Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
R p p X p( ) ( ).* Sellers’ revenue is
So dRdp
X p pdXdp
**
( )
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Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
R p p X p( ) ( ).* Sellers’ revenue is
So
dpdX
)p(X
p1)p(X
*
**
dRdp
X p pdXdp
**
( )
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Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
R p p X p( ) ( ).* Sellers’ revenue is
So
X p*( ) .1
dpdX
)p(X
p1)p(X
*
**
dRdp
X p pdXdp
**
( )
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Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
dRdp
X p *( ) 1
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Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
dRdp
X p *( ) 1
so if 1 thendRdp
0
and a change to price does not altersellers’ revenue.
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Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
dRdp
X p *( ) 1
but if 1 0 thendRdp
0
and a price increase raises sellers’revenue.
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Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
dRdp
X p *( ) 1
And if 1 thendRdp
0
and a price increase reduces sellers’revenue.
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Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
In summary:
1 0Own-price inelastic demand;price rise causes rise in sellers’ revenue.
Own-price unit elastic demand;price rise causes no change in sellers’revenue.
1
Own-price elastic demand;price rise causes fall in sellers’ revenue.
1
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Marginal Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
A seller’s marginal revenue is the rate at which revenue changes with the number of units sold by the seller.
MR qdR q
dq( )
( ).
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Marginal Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
p(q) denotes the seller’s inverse demand function; i.e. the price at which the seller can sell q units. Then
MR qdR q
dqdp q
dqq p q( )
( ) ( )( )
R q p q q( ) ( ) so
p qq
p qdp q
dq( )
( )( )
.1
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Marginal Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
MR q p qq
p qdp q
dq( ) ( )
( )( )
.
1
dqdp
pq
and
so MR q p q( ) ( ) .
11
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Marginal Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
MR q p q( ) ( )
11 says that the rate
at which a seller’s revenue changeswith the number of units it sellsdepends on the sensitivity of quantitydemanded to price; i.e., upon theof the own-price elasticity of demand.
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1
1)q(p)q(MR
If 1 then MR q( ) .0
If 1 0 then MR q( ) . 0
If 1 then MR q( ) . 0
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Selling onemore unit raises the seller’s revenue.
Selling onemore unit reduces the seller’s revenue.
Selling onemore unit does not change the seller’srevenue.
Marginal Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
If 1 then MR q( ) .0
If 1 0 then MR q( ) . 0
If 1 then MR q( ) . 0
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Marginal Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
An example with linear inverse demand.p q a bq( ) .
Then R q p q q a bq q( ) ( ) ( )
and MR q a bq( ) . 2
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p q a bq( )
MR q a bq( ) 2
a
a/b
p
qa/2b
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Marginal Revenue and Own-Price Elasticity of Demand
p q a bq( ) MR q a bq( ) 2
a
a/b
p
qa/2b
q
$
a/ba/2b
R(q)