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Market demand function

The market  for good X consists  of 2 consumers. consumer  1',s demand  for good X is:

X1 :  15 - 3Px + 0.5PY + .02I1

I1 and I2 are incomes of consumer 1 and 2, respectively.  Px and Py are the prices of goods X and Y, respectively.

a. What is the equation  for the market  demand  function  for X? Graph the two individual demand curves and the market  demand  curve  for the case which  I1 : $2000, I2: $3000, and Py:$ 10.

b. Suppose Px rises  from $5 to $5.05. What is the market price elasticity of demand?

c. Suppose  income  is redistributed so that each consumer  has $2500. If Px: 5 and Py: 10, how much does the quantity of X demanded  change because  of the redistribution?

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a) Equation for consumer 1: X1= 15-3Px + 0.5 Py +0.2I1

Equation for consumer2:  X2= 15-3Px + 0.5 Py + 0.2 I2

Market demand curve is  calculated by aggregating the individual demand curves.

So, By adding the two demand curves we get:  X*=30-6Px +Py + 0.2I1+ 0.2I2

Put the value of Py and I1 and I2.

X*= 30 -6Px + 10 + 0.2(2000) + 0.2(3000) is the market demand curve for the good X

Individual Demand curves will be:

X1= 15-3Px +5 + 400 or X1= 420-3Px
X2= 15-3Px+ 5 +600 or X2= 620-3Px
X*= 30-6Px + 10+ 1000 or X*= 1040-6Px

b. For market   price  elasticity we use market demand curve:

X*= 1040- 6Px

Elasticity:
dx/dp(p/x)=
dx/dp= -6
-6(5/1010)=-0.029

P= original price-which is 5(that is price before the price change)
X= orginal  quantity: quantity demanded at original price of 5= 1040-6(5)=1010
And dx/dP=slope of market demand curve

c. Now each consumer has 2500. So, Put the values In the market demand curve:

X*= 2040-6Px
If Px=6
Then X* demanded will be 2004
And Earlier it would be: X*= 1040-36= 1004
So the change in quantity demanded will be: 1000

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