Those who consider it to be a negative term, mainly the average consumer, would define price gouging as taking advantage of or exploiting in times of need by charging unfair and unreasonable prices beyond normal. On the other hand, a business owner or an entrepreneur would define it as turning a profit on goods which have suddenly become much more expensive to obtain or produce because of increased demand possibly due to an emergency or sudden event. However, some free market economists reject the term altogether and suggest that “higher prices can be viewed as a valid system for rapidly distributing scarce resources to those who need the highly desirable resources and sets off an economic chain reaction that ultimately remedies the shortages” (Price gouging, 09). Over thirty of the states in America have anti-gouging laws but the definition of price gouging vary from “excessive and unjustified” price increases or “unconscionable pricing”, to percentages amounts of previous prices, to “unjust or unreasonable profits in the sale of necessities” (Antitrust - Fuel and Energy Committee, 06). So price gauging may not be easily defined but it does mean something to those it affects.
This indicates an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded as long as all other factors remain constant. (Ceteris Paribas). Therefore the law of demand supports the idea that consumption of both black and white colour televisions will rise as a result of a fall in their price. The law of demand involves both the substitution effect and the income effect. The substitution effect is the effect on the quantity of a good demanded by the consumer as a result of the relative price being different and this factor alone.
The reason I would make this choice is to stimulate lending to businesses, reduce unemployment and increase household income so that the economy could then recover naturally. Scenario 2 In 150 to 200 words, explain your reasoning for the way you are planning on using the Discount Rate. Be sure to address the following: 1. How the Discount Rate can affect the economy 2. How your action will affect economic growth 3.
(Hayek, 2008) When wages go up so does the cost of the production, which increases the cost of the consumer goods, and inflation goes up. The only way to sustain this is to have a high money supply. This will cause interest rates to decrease, according to Hayek; if they decrease it can cause investments to be insecurely high, leading to an economic bust-which is how the business cycles work. If a centralized planner is created to watch the industries and when they start failing, a stimulus package will have to be made to support and pick it back up. If the necessary data to watch the
Supply and Demand Simulation Amanda Huenefeld ECO/365 Sadu Shetty January, 14, 2013 Introduction Supply and demand are the two influences that govern pricing in the larger picture of a viable economic market. The two factors are like two forces. Equally the conclusive levels of supply and demand, and the comparative levels of the two in contrast to one another, are significant. The standard of supply and demand is that if one or both varies, there will be a transient difference in the amount of product manufacturers are equipped to sell and the quantity that consumers are willing to buy. This difference will cause the market price to increase or decrease when necessary until the quantities are the same.
When the demand for U.S. dollars increases, the value of the dollar will increase or appreciate (Stone 2008, pp. 685). As a result, U.S. products become more expensive for foriegners causing a reduction in exports and increasing imports. This not only effects the U.S. economy, but also affects the economies in other countries. Monetary policies influence and are influenced by international developments, including exchange rates, and based on these market conditions the U.S. government can make strategic changes to these policies to maintain the country’s economic stability (full employment, stable growth and price stability).
This is illustrated above, where the equilibrium price rises from P to P’ and the quantity from Q to Q’. (b) The substitution effect is closely related to the principle of substitution. (c) Answer (a) is incorrect because it causes an upward movement along the demand curve. Answers (b) and (d) cause the demand curve to shift to the left. (c) The distinction between an increase (or decrease) in demand and an increase (or decrease) in quantity demanded is vital.
In determining which goods to import from which country and which goods to export, I encountered some of the advantages and some limitations of the international trade. According to the theory of comparative advantage, a country should specialize in the production and export of commodities that it can produce at a lower opportunity cost than other countries while it should import commodities that are produced at a lower opportunity cost than other countries. Limitations such as imposing a quota or tariff can raise the price of products and lead to a loss in consumer surplus or cause retaliation from the country therefore reducing the goods a country is able to export. There are factors that influence the foreign exchange rate which also has an impact on a country’s importing and exporting. Regardless of these things, international trade is important to a countries
Protectionism endanger a consumer’s right to choose from a wide variety of goods and services. The defense argument is that it protects higher prices, lower quality goods, economic stagnation and among other things. It is a form of purism when it comes to the trade barriers being in place. It is defended that is in place because consumers to purchasing foreign made products will cause unemployment here in America. The theory is that jobs are lost when we are tempted by cheap foreign goods.
Keeping in mind the customer buying criteria, how would you increase margins for a low end product? How would you increase margins for a high end product? To increase margins for a low end product you would have to lower the price, for a high end product labor costs would need to be