The Theory of Consumer Behavior in Markets for Differentiated
Chapter 6 theory of Consumer behavior
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Chapter 6 Chapter 6 theory of theory of Consumer behaviorConsumer behaviorChapter 6 Chapter 6 theory of theory of Consumer behaviorConsumer behavior
Chapter 2Chapter 2 talks about talks about market market
demanddemand, but market is made of many , but market is made of many
individuals with different incomes, individuals with different incomes,
tastes, etc.tastes, etc.
Individual consumerIndividual consumer is assumed to is assumed to
be be rationalrational and wish to and wish to maximizemaximize his/her his/her
well-being.well-being.
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In this chapter you will encounter:In this chapter you will encounter:
• Indifference curve
• The marginal rate of substitution (MRS)
• The concept of utility
• The budget line
• The equilibrium market basket
• Deriving individual demand curve and market demand curve
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6.1Consumer preferences and utility
Complete information
Preference ordering
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The concept of utility
WhyWhy people consumer?
To satisfy their unlimited desire, to be satisfactory.
UtilityUtility indicated the level of enjoyment or preference attached by this consumer to this market baskets.
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The utility Function
utilityBenefits consumers obtain from the goods
and services they consume.
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Cardinal Utility & Ordinal Utility
• Cardinal utility believes that utility could be measured & added (utility unit & marginal analysis);
• Ordinal utility holds that utility could only be ordered and cannot be measured (indifference curve).
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Cardinal utilityCardinal utility
Total & Marginal UtilityTotal & Marginal Utility
Total utility Total utility (TU(TU )) refers the refers the degree of satisfaction degree of satisfaction from the whole from the whole consumptionconsumption
Marginal Marginal utilityutility (( MUMU )) refers the refers the additional additional satisfactionsatisfaction from one more unit of from one more unit of consumptionconsumption
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Law of Diminishing UtilityLaw of Diminishing Utility
As more of a product is consumed, the degree of satisfaction consumers get from every additional unit is decreasing. Marginal utility (MU) is decreasing. The law of diminishing utility.
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Ordinal utilityOrdinal utility
• Ordinal utility holds that utility cannot be measured but can be ordered according to consumers’ preferences.
• Different product combinations may be viewed as having same utility,
• And these combinations of same utility consist of one Indifference Curve (IC).
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6.2 Indifference CurveIndifference Curve
Indifference CurveIndifference Curve (IC) contains points (IC) contains points
representing representing market basketsmarket baskets among which the among which the
consumer is consumer is indifferentindifferent..
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indifference curveA locus of points representing different bundles of goods and services, each of which yields the same level of total utility.
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Indifference curve( IC)
Increasing satisfactionIncreasing satisfaction
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The important things of IC
1. IC is convex to the origin.
2.Every indifference curve must (?) slope downward and to the right;
3. Indifference curves cannot intersect.
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Another important but not mentioned
thing about IC:
A consumer has many indifference curves;
How do you understand this attribute?
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U = f( X1, X2) = U1U = f( X1, X2) = U1
XX11
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ΔΔXX11=1=1
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CΔX2 /ΔX1
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Marginal Rate of SubstitutionMarginal Rate of Substitution ( (MRSMRS) )
MRSMRS is defined as the number is defined as the number
of units of of units of good Ygood Y that must be given that must be given
up if consumer is to receive an extra up if consumer is to receive an extra
unit of unit of good Xgood X and to maintain a and to maintain a
constant level of satisfaction.constant level of satisfaction.
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To calculate MRSTo calculate MRS
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• Not all indifference curves must
slope downward.
• Can you name some other
cases?
• What will the IC of substitutes
& complements?
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IC of substitutes IC of substitutes
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IC of compliments IC of compliments
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6.2.4A Marginal Utility Interpretation of MRS
ΔU=(MUxX Δ X)+(MUyX Δ Y)=O
- ΔY/ ΔX=Mux/Muy
MRS= Mux/Muy
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The budget line
• Consumers want to be most satisfactory, but to be constrained by their income (budget).
• Budget refers to various possible combinations of products that consumers can buy when their income & products’ prices are set.
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IXPXP 2211
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Budget SpaceBudget Space
The budget line
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Variation of budget line
Discuss
PP11& P& P2 2 hold constant while I changes;hold constant while I changes;
I holds constant while P1&P2 I holds constant while P1&P2 change proportionately;change proportionately; I holds constant while P1 or P2 I holds constant while P1 or P2 changes;changes; I, P1&P2 increase or decrease I, P1&P2 increase or decrease proportionately at the same time.proportionately at the same time.
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I decrease I increaseI decrease I increase
“I” changes
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P1 changes
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Question
What if P2 changes ?
And I, P1 & P2 change?
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The Equilibrium of Market Basket
• Consumers want to be most satisfactory;
• But they are constrained by their income (budget).
• Consumers (rational) want to maximize their utility with limited income.
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Budget line & Indifference curve
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Discuss: How do you understand E?
Discuss: How do you understand E?
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6.4.2marginal utility interpretation of equilibrium
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Consumer Equilibrium
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Problem Try to find Utility Maximization consumer basket.
Problem Try to find Utility Maximization consumer basket.
Given the Utility function as follows, 3
1
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And PAnd PXX=P=PYY=1 while Income=100=1 while Income=100 。。 Try to find Utility Maximization consumer basket.
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Concluding remarksConcluding remarks
• Consumer basket is determined by both prices of product & his / her income.
• What if only prices change?
• What if only income changes?
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If only prices changeIf only prices change
PCCPCCPCCPCC
Price-Consumption curve
Price-Consumption curve
Price changes → PCC
Price changes → PCC
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If only income changesIf only income changes
Income changes → ICC
Income changes → ICC
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Deriving individual demand curveDeriving individual demand curveDeriving individual demand curveDeriving individual demand curve
A consumer’s demand curve
shows how much he or her will
purchase of the goods in question
at various prices of this good (when
other prices and the consumer’s
income are held constant).
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PCCPCC
Consumer Demand curve
Consumer Demand curve
PCC to Consumer Demand CurvePCC to Consumer Demand Curve
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X = fX = f (( PPXX ))
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In fact, we could get Demand Curve from Utility Function.Given income (I) and Utility function as follows,
Try to get the consumer demand curve.
3
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Summing individual consumer Summing individual consumer
demand curve horizontally wedemand curve horizontally we get get
the the market demand curvemarket demand curve..
To get market demand curve
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QQ QQ
Total marketTotal market
PP PP PP
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Consumer AConsumer A Consumer BConsumer B
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The law of demand
There is an inverse
relationship between the price of a
good and the quantity demanded
assuming all other factors that
might influence demand are held
constant.
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Consumer surplusConsumer surplus
Consumer Surplus Consumer Surplus (propose(proposed by Marshell)d by Marshell) is the excess of th is the excess of the price which a person would be price which a person would be willing to pay rather than go e willing to pay rather than go without the good over that whicwithout the good over that which he actually does pay.h he actually does pay.