Own-Price Changes The curve containing all the utility maximizing bundles traced out as p, changes, with p2 and y constant, is the p, price offer curve The plot of the x-coordinate of the p1-price offer curve against p, is the ordinary demand curve for commodity 1
Own-Price Changes The curve containing all the utilitymaximizing bundles traced out as p1 changes, with p2 and y constant, is the p1 - price offer curve. The plot of the x1 -coordinate of the p1 - price offer curve against p1 is the ordinary demand curve for commodity 1
The Case of Cobb-Douglas Utility Function Take U(X1, X2)=XiX Then the ordinary demand functions for commodities 1 and 2 are
The Case of Cobb-Douglas Utility Function Take Then the ordinary demand functions for commodities 1 and 2 are U x x x x a b ( , ) . 1 2 = 1 2
Own-Price Changes a X1(p1,p2,y)= y a+b p1 and x2(p1,p,v-b y a+b p2 Notice that x, *does not vary with p, so the p, price offer curve is flat and the ordinary demand curve for commodity 1 is a rectangular hyperbola
Own-Price Changes x p p y a a b y p 1 1 2 1 * ( , , ) = + x p p y b a b y p 2 1 2 2 * ( , , ) = . + and Notice that x2 * does not vary with p1 so the p1 price offer curve is flat and the ordinary demand curve for commodity 1 is a rectangular hyperbola
Own-Price Changes Fixed p2 and y X2 by (a+ b)p2 ay X (a+b)p1
x1 *(p1 ’’’) x1 *(p1 ’) x1 *(p1 ’’) x2 x1 Own-Price Changes Fixed p2 and y. x by a b p 2 2 * ( ) = + x ay a b p 1 1 * ( ) = +
p Own-Price Changes Ordinary demand curve Fixed p2 and y for commodity 1 s ay (a+b)pl X2 by (a+ b)p2 ay X (a+b)p1
x1 *(p1 ’’’) x1 *(p1 ’) x1 *(p1 ’’) x2 x1 p1 x1 * Own-Price Changes Ordinary demand curve for commodity 1 is Fixed p2 and y. x by a b p 2 2 * ( ) = + x ay a b p 1 1 * ( ) = + x ay a b p 1 1 * ( ) = +