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LIBERAL: A political view that favors--(1) paternalistic government, (2) correction of market failure with government intervention, (3) equal opportunities for all citizens regardless of race, age, gender, ethnic origin, or planet of origin, (4) redistribution of income and wealth, and (5) extensive regulation and control by government over the profit-seeking businesses of the second estate.

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Lesson 12: Elasticity and Demand | Unit 3: Measurement Page: 11 of 25

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  • A quick and dirty estimation of elasticity for a price increase from 10 cents to 11 cents is - 1.

  • An estimate of elasticity using the midpoint formula, however, results in a value of - 1.105.

  • This difference makes me wonder what's going on?

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  • The price elasticity of demand (ignoring the negative sign) is small for a low price and large quantity, then increases as the price rises and quantity declines.

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TOTAL VARIABLE COST CURVE

A curve that graphically represents the relation between total variable cost incurred by a firm in the short-run production of a good or service and the quantity produced. When constructing this curve, it is assumed that total variable cost changes as a result of changes in the quantity of output produced, while other variables like technology and resource prices are held fixed. The total variable cost curve is one of three total cost curves, the other two are total cost curve and total fixed cost curve.

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