ECON Exam 1 Formulas

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1
Calculate Opportunity Cost from PPF
difference in y coordinates/difference in x coordinates
2
Calculate Price Elasticity of Demand
% change in Qd/% change in P

ans > 1 (elastic)
ans < 1 (inelastic)
ans = 1 (unit elastic)
ans = 0 (perfectly inelastic)
3
Calculate Price Elasticity of Supply
% change in Qs/% change in P

ans = 1 (unit elastic)
ans > 1 (elastic)
ans < 1 (inelastic)
and = 0 (perfectly inelastic)
4
Calculate Price Income Elasticity of Demand
% change in Qd/% change in Y

ans > 0 (normal)
ans < 0 (inferior)
5
Calculate Price Cross-Price Elasticity of Demand
% change in Qd of first good/% change in P of second good

ans > 0 (substitutes)
ans < 0 (complements)
6
Tax Incidence for Buyers/Sellers
7
What Shifts Supply Curve/Demand Curve + How it Affects Price and Quantity
8
Determinants of Elasticity of Demand and Price Elasticity of Supply
9
Tip
elasticities are changing along supply/demand curve
10
How a Demand Curve being Elastic/Inelastic Affects Total Revenue
11
Binding vs Non-Binding Price Floor/Price Ceiling
12
Impact of Binding Price Ceiling/Price Floor on Market
13
How Tax Impacts Market
14
How Elasticity of Demand/Supply Curve Determines Who Bears More of Tax Incidence
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