Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:4. Application: Demand elasticity and agriculture
The following graph Illustrates the market for almonds. It plots the monthly supply of almonds and the monthly demand for almonds. Suppose new gathering
technology is invented, allowing growers to produce more crops using the same amount of resources.
Show the affact this shock has on the market for almonds by shifting the demand curva, supply curva, or both.
Note: Select and drag one or both of the curves to the desired position. Curves will snap into position, so if you try to move a curve and it snaps back to its
original position, just drag it a little farther.
PRICE(Dollars per loro
24
0
A
QUANTITY (Thousands oftons)
Demand
Supply
12
Total Revenue (Thousands of Dollars)
Demand
Supply
(?)
Several growers are happy with this advancement in technology because now they can sell more crops, which they belleve will lead to increases in revenue.
Using elasticities, you will be able to determine whether this price change will lead to a rise or fall in total revenue in this market.
Using the midpoint method, the price elasticity of demand for almonds between the price levels of $20 and $12 per ton is
these two points, demand is
Thus, you can conclude that the grower's claim is
due to the technological Improvement.
meaning that between
, because total revenue
Confirm your previous conclusion by calculating total revenue in the almond market before and after the technological Improvement. Enter these values in the
following table
Before Technological Improvement After Technological Improvement
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