1 . Price controls in the Florida orange market The following graph shows the annual market for Florida oranges, which are sold in units of 90-pound boxes. Use the graph input tool to help you answer the following questions. You will not be graded on any changes you make to this graph. Note: Once you enter a value in a white field, the graph and any corresponding amounts in each grey field will change accordingly. 09018027036045054063072081090050454035302520151050PRICE (Dollars per box)QUANTITY (Millions of boxes)Demand Supply  Graph Input Tool   Market for Florida Oranges   Price (Dollars per box)         Quantity Demanded (Millions of boxes)     Quantity Supplied (Millions of boxes)       In this market, the equilibrium price is   per box, and the equilibrium quantity of oranges is   million boxes.   For each of the prices listed in the following table, determine the quantity of oranges demanded, the quantity of oranges supplied, and the direction of pressure exerted on prices in the absence of any price controls. Price Quantity Demanded Quantity Supplied Pressure on Prices (Dollars per box) (Millions of boxes) (Millions of boxes) 20          30            True or False: A price ceiling above $25 per box is not a binding price ceiling in this market. True   False     Because it takes many years before newly planted orange trees bear fruit, the supply curve in the short run is almost vertical. In the long run, farmers can decide whether to plant oranges on their land, to plant something else, or to sell their land altogether. Therefore, the long-run supply of oranges is much more price sensitive than the short-run supply of oranges. Assuming that the long-run demand for oranges is the same as the short-run demand, you would expect a binding price ceiling to result in a    that is    in the long run than in the short run.

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1 . Price controls in the Florida orange market

The following graph shows the annual market for Florida oranges, which are sold in units of 90-pound boxes.
Use the graph input tool to help you answer the following questions. You will not be graded on any changes you make to this graph.
Note: Once you enter a value in a white field, the graph and any corresponding amounts in each grey field will change accordingly.
09018027036045054063072081090050454035302520151050PRICE (Dollars per box)QUANTITY (Millions of boxes)Demand Supply 
Graph Input Tool
 
Market for Florida Oranges
 
Price
(Dollars per box)
 
   
 
Quantity Demanded
(Millions of boxes)
 
 
Quantity Supplied
(Millions of boxes)
 
 
 
In this market, the equilibrium price is
 
per box, and the equilibrium quantity of oranges is
 
million boxes.
 
For each of the prices listed in the following table, determine the quantity of oranges demanded, the quantity of oranges supplied, and the direction of pressure exerted on prices in the absence of any price controls.
Price
Quantity Demanded
Quantity Supplied
Pressure on Prices
(Dollars per box)
(Millions of boxes)
(Millions of boxes)
20
 
 
    
30
 
 
    
 
True or False: A price ceiling above $25 per box is not a binding price ceiling in this market.
True
 
False
 
 
Because it takes many years before newly planted orange trees bear fruit, the supply curve in the short run is almost vertical. In the long run, farmers can decide whether to plant oranges on their land, to plant something else, or to sell their land altogether. Therefore, the long-run supply of oranges is much more price sensitive than the short-run supply of oranges.
Assuming that the long-run demand for oranges is the same as the short-run demand, you would expect a binding price ceiling to result in a    that is    in the long run than in the short run.
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