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Like the name suggests,..any good or service that can be used instead of another.
For example, bread is a substitute for pasta:) or coke is a substitute for pepsi. Different goods that, at least partly, satisfy the same needs of the consumers and, therefore, can be used to replace one another. Price of such goods shows positive cross-elasticity of demand. Thus, if the price of one goodgoes up the sales of the other rise, and vice versa. By the same token, a decrease in the price of the first good will result in a leftward shift of the entire demand schedule for its substitute, so that less of the substitute good will then be demanded at any given available price for ... An example of substitutable consumer goods might be compact disks and cassette tapes,
In the neoclassical broad culture, everything can be exchanged and substituted with everything. Consumer goods can substitute each other, although usually imperfectly. Everything can be bought, in the sense that whatever you have, it's always possible to find alternative consumption bundles that you would accept as equivalent to your own. Indirectly, money can buy everything. Quantities are the key variables: you accept to change your consumption habits in exchange for enough quantity of substitutes
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When does a firm have market power?
A firm is a monopoly if it is the sole seller of its product and if its product has no close substitutes.
What factors tend to make demand curves more price elastic?
Close substitutes, increased income, luxury goods, time. Addiction makes demand less elastic, (inelastic) ex. Cigarettes. As time increases more substitutes become available.
If there are no readily available substitutes for a product it will tend to have what?
When there are more substitutes for a product, the ________ for the product is ________.
What is the difference between monopoly and monopolistic competition in the context of diamond market?
Monopoly means a market situation in which there is only a single seller and large no. of buyers. whereas monopolistic competition is a market situation in which there is large no. of sellers and large number of buyers. In monopolistic competition, close substitutes are there in the sense that products are different in terms of size, color, packaging, brand, price, etc. as in the case of soap, toothpaste, etc. In monopoly, there is no close substitute of the good, if any, it will be a remote substitute. In monopolistic competition, there is aggressive advertising but in monopoly, there is no advertising at all or a very little. In monopolistic competition, demand curve faced by the firm is more elastic because of availability of close substitutes. It means if a firm raises its price, it will lose its large market share as customers in large will shift to close substitutes present in the market. In monopoly, the demand curve faced by the firm is less elastic because of no close substitutes. It means if the firm raises its price, demand will not fall in a large quantity as it is only one in the market.
How do substitutes affect demand?
When the price of a product rises, the individual will look at alternatives ( substitutes ) that are cheaper but give him same satisfaction.
What is a close substitute?
Close substitutes are those goods that could closely take the place of a particular good.
What type of competitive structure exists when a firm produces a product that has no close substitutes?
monopoly
If products c and d are close substitutes an increase in the price of c will?
increase the demand for d
When does a firm have market power?
A firm is a monopoly if it is the sole seller of its product and if its product has no close substitutes.
Are the Britannica on paper and the Britannica on CD close substitutes?
Yes, the Britannica on paper and the Britannica on CD can be considered close substitutes because they both contain the same information and serve the same purpose of providing encyclopedic knowledge. The main difference lies in the format and accessibility of the information.
What is close subsitute of a product?
A close substitute of a product is one which can easily replace it - eg margarine is a close substitute of butter. Two products are substitutes if they have a positive cross-elasticity - as the price of one increases, the quantity of the other increases
Beef poultry and dairy products are they elastic or inelastic?
They are separate in nature so you must separate them into different elasticities. Beef is elastic because there are close substitutes. Dairy is currently inelastic because substitutes are not as available, however recently items such as soy and almond milk are impeding on this market and if these items create a close substitute good , then demand will be elastic.
What factors tend to make demand curves more price elastic?
Close substitutes, increased income, luxury goods, time. Addiction makes demand less elastic, (inelastic) ex. Cigarettes. As time increases more substitutes become available.
When was The Love Substitutes created?
The Love Substitutes was created in 2004.
Can you give me example of pronoun in a sentence?
1. I love you2. That reminds me of something.3. He looked at them.4. Take it or leave it.5. Who would say such a thing?Note: a pronoun is a word that substitutes for a nounIn the above1. I substitutes for my name. You substitutes for your name2. That substitutes for the name of whatever reminds me. Me substitutes for my name and something substitutes for the name of whatever I was reminded of3. He substitutes for his name and themsubstitutes for the names of what he looked at4. It substitutes (twice) for the name of whatever you are to take or leave!5. Who substitutes for the names of all the people who would (or wouldn't?)say such a thing!
If there are no readily available substitutes for a product it will tend to have what?
When there are more substitutes for a product, the ________ for the product is ________.
What is the difference between monopoly and monopolistic competition in the context of diamond market?
Monopoly means a market situation in which there is only a single seller and large no. of buyers. whereas monopolistic competition is a market situation in which there is large no. of sellers and large number of buyers. In monopolistic competition, close substitutes are there in the sense that products are different in terms of size, color, packaging, brand, price, etc. as in the case of soap, toothpaste, etc. In monopoly, there is no close substitute of the good, if any, it will be a remote substitute. In monopolistic competition, there is aggressive advertising but in monopoly, there is no advertising at all or a very little. In monopolistic competition, demand curve faced by the firm is more elastic because of availability of close substitutes. It means if a firm raises its price, it will lose its large market share as customers in large will shift to close substitutes present in the market. In monopoly, the demand curve faced by the firm is less elastic because of no close substitutes. It means if the firm raises its price, demand will not fall in a large quantity as it is only one in the market.
