landlords show up at the next council meeting and demand an increase in rents.the council members vote to repeal the price ceiling and instead replace it with a price floor that is RM 50 above the equilibrium price. what is the new market price? how many two-bedroom apartments will be rented?

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Q1. Lovers of classical music persuade the Ministry of Cultural, Arts and Tourism to impose a
price ceiling of RM40 per concert ticket. As the result of this policy, do more or fewer people
attend classical music concerts?
Q3. A recent study found that the demand and supply schedules for two-bedroom
apartments in Sungai Dua near University Sains Malaysia are as follows:
Price (Rent Per Month)
Quantity Demanded
Quantity Supplied
RM400
400 Apartments
100 Apartments
450
375
150
500
350
200
550
325
250
600
300
300
650
275
350
a. What is the equilibrium price and quantity of two-bedroom apartments in Sungai Dua?
b. The Penang City Council receives a petition from students complaining about the high
rents. As a result, the Council creates a price ceiling that is RM100 below the equilibrium
price. What is the new market price? How many two-bedroom apartments will be rented?
c. Landlords show up at the next Council meeting and demand an increase in rents. The
Council members (concerned about their upcoming re-election campaigns) vote to repeal
the price ceiling and instead replace it with a price floor that is RM50 above the equilibrium
price. What is the new market price? How many two-bedroom apartments will be rented?
Q4. Suppose that the federal government requires producers to pay a RM0.50 tax on each
liter of petrol sold.
a. Draw a supply-and-demand diagram of the market for petrol before the tax. Show the
price paid by consumers, the price received by producers, and the quantity of petrol sold.
What is the difference between the price paid by the consumers and the price received by
the producers?
b. Now draw the supply-and-demand diagram for the petrol market with the tax, Show the
price paid by consumers, the price received by producers and the quantity of petrol. What is
the difference between the price paid by buyers and the price received by sellers? Has the
quantity of petrol sold increased or decreased?
Transcribed Image Text:Q1. Lovers of classical music persuade the Ministry of Cultural, Arts and Tourism to impose a price ceiling of RM40 per concert ticket. As the result of this policy, do more or fewer people attend classical music concerts? Q3. A recent study found that the demand and supply schedules for two-bedroom apartments in Sungai Dua near University Sains Malaysia are as follows: Price (Rent Per Month) Quantity Demanded Quantity Supplied RM400 400 Apartments 100 Apartments 450 375 150 500 350 200 550 325 250 600 300 300 650 275 350 a. What is the equilibrium price and quantity of two-bedroom apartments in Sungai Dua? b. The Penang City Council receives a petition from students complaining about the high rents. As a result, the Council creates a price ceiling that is RM100 below the equilibrium price. What is the new market price? How many two-bedroom apartments will be rented? c. Landlords show up at the next Council meeting and demand an increase in rents. The Council members (concerned about their upcoming re-election campaigns) vote to repeal the price ceiling and instead replace it with a price floor that is RM50 above the equilibrium price. What is the new market price? How many two-bedroom apartments will be rented? Q4. Suppose that the federal government requires producers to pay a RM0.50 tax on each liter of petrol sold. a. Draw a supply-and-demand diagram of the market for petrol before the tax. Show the price paid by consumers, the price received by producers, and the quantity of petrol sold. What is the difference between the price paid by the consumers and the price received by the producers? b. Now draw the supply-and-demand diagram for the petrol market with the tax, Show the price paid by consumers, the price received by producers and the quantity of petrol. What is the difference between the price paid by buyers and the price received by sellers? Has the quantity of petrol sold increased or decreased?
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