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MicroeconomicsWorked example
Price rises from $10 to $12 and quantity demanded falls from 100 to 80. Is demand elastic?
%ΔQ = −20%
%ΔP = +20%
PED = −20 / 20 = −1
Unit elastic: total revenue stays the same.
Open the AP Microeconomics guideMacroeconomicsWorked example
The MPC is 0.8 and government spending rises by $50bn. How far can GDP rise?
multiplier = 1 / (1 − 0.8) = 5
ΔGDP = 5 × 50 = 250
Up to $250bn, before any crowding out.
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Scores are normal with mean 70 and SD 10. What share scored above 85?
z = (85 − 70) / 10 = 1.5
P(Z > 1.5) = 1 − 0.933
About 6.7% scored above 85.
Open the AP Statistics guideMicroeconomicsWorked example
Income rises 10% and demand for bus travel falls 5%. What is YED?
YED = −5% / 10% = −0.5
Negative YED: bus travel is an inferior good.
Open the Cambridge 9708 hubMacroeconomicsWorked example
Nominal GDP is $550bn and the GDP deflator is 110. What is real GDP?
real GDP = 550 / 110 × 100
Real GDP is $500bn.
Open the Macroeconomics guideEconometricsWorked example
You omit ability, which raises wages and is positively correlated with schooling. Which way is the schooling coefficient biased?
bias = β₂ × corr(S, A)
(+) × (+) = (+)
Upward: the return to schooling is overstated.
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Price elasticity of demand
Elasticity measures how strongly buyers react when the price changes. When demand is elastic, a small price rise loses a large share of sales.
\(PED = \dfrac{\%\Delta Q_d}{\%\Delta P}\)
Worked examplePrice rises 10%, quantity falls 25%. PED = −2.5: demand is elastic, so revenue falls.
Exam practice
A cinema cuts ticket prices from $12 to $9 and weekly sales rise from 2,000 to 3,000. Calculate PED and explain what happens to revenue. [4 marks]
| %ΔQ = +50%, %ΔP = −25% | 1 |
| PED = −2 | 1 |
| Demand is price elastic | 1 |
| Revenue rises from $24k to $27k | 1 |