• Introduction o There is a much greater utility obtained from water as compared to the utility obtained from the expensive diamonds.
• Effects on the economy o The diamond-water paradox affects the economy in various ways.
• Marginal utility o Consumption of the first unit tends to fulfill much more as compared to the second unit and the system continues for the subsequent units.
• Market price and diminishing marginal utility o Evidently, business transaction involves a case of exchange of goods whereby there is acquisition of one commodity o Marginalists have used this to understand how a diamond’s imputed value is affected by the latter, including the market price of diamonds that is also affected.
• Relationship between marginal utility and the aviation industry o The aviation industry is greatly dependent on oil as a complementary good
• Conclusion o Low income elasticity – high marginal utility o High income elasticity – low marginal utility
Introduction
The price of diamond- which is less useful as compared to water- is by far more compared to the prices of water. This has been the major source of conflicting ideas to support this as well as the surprise to also the great economists of the world, including those from the nineteenth century such as Adam Smith. The world in general seems to be still perplexed about this paradox. The surprising observation posed by this paradox of value is that even though humanity cannot do without water, the relative economic price of water is still low in contrast to the economic prices of diamonds which are relatively high. That is, there is a much greater utility obtained from water as compared to the utility obtained from the expensive diamonds (Scott, 1991).
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...a person’s income is limited- to purchasing the item. Just as in the case of the diamond-water paradox and marginal utility, income elasticity concepts also portray the very same information. That is, low income elasticity services and products such as food, clothing, shelter and clean drinking water prove to be highest in the priority of any person. Due to higher limitations in the incomes of most of the world’s population, most people spend a larger percentage of there salaries on the above necessities because they have a higher marginal utility to them. Higher income elasticity products and services for instance those offered by the aviation industry and movies of low priority to them hence possess a lower marginal utility (Global source of summaries and reviews, 2007).
Low income elasticity – high marginal utility
High income elasticity – low marginal utility
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Freshwater economists base their practices on the perfect market. They trust that the market system will not ever fa...
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