Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Lecture Questions
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1. Vroom Inc. sells electric skateboards at all major
department stores. The pricing analyst for Vroom Inc.
found the following values for the Price-Demand curve
(at right).
a. Find an equation that models the demand in terms of price using the data provided.
Price
$250
$400
$500
Quarterly
Demand
20,000
11,000
5000
in
units
units
units
r000s
b. What is the projected demand if each skateboard is priced at $350?
C. The operations analyst for Vroom Inc. finds the
combined quarterly performance for its production
facilities and compiles the following Price-Supply
Price
$100
$300
$600
Quarterly 13,000
Supply
31,000
58000
in
1000s
units
units
units
Curve (at right). Find an equation that models the
Price-Supply Curve.
d. What is the projected quarterly supply if each skateboard is priced at $350
e. Looking at the answer for (b) and (d), is it a good idea to price each skateboard at $350? Should
they produce more or less units per quarter? Explain your answer.
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Lecture Questions
Name
1. Vroom Inc. sells electric skateboards at all major
department stores. The pricing analyst for Vroom Inc.
found the following values for the Price-Demand curve
(at right).
a. Find an equation that models the demand in terms of price using the data provided.
Price
$250
$400
$500
Quarterly
Demand
20,000
11,000
5000
in
units
units
units
r000s
b. What is the projected demand if each skateboard is priced at $350?
C. The operations analyst for Vroom Inc. finds the
combined quarterly performance for its production
facilities and compiles the following Price-Supply
Price
$100
$300
$600
Quarterly 13,000
Supply
31,000
58000
in
1000s
units
units
units
Curve (at right). Find an equation that models the
Price-Supply Curve.
d. What is the projected quarterly supply if each skateboard is priced at $350
e. Looking at the answer for (b) and (d), is it a good idea to price each skateboard at $350? Should
they produce more or less units per quarter? Explain your answer.
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f. Interpret the slopes for both equations found in (a) and (c) in complete sentences.
g. On the graph provided, graph the Price-Demand and the Price-Supply functions you've found.
Estimate their intersection point.
-40000-
-30000-
-20000-
-10000-
200
800
600
h. Find the exact point of intersection. Make sure to provide the ordered pair.
400
i. Interpret the exact point of intersection in context.
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f. Interpret the slopes for both equations found in (a) and (c) in complete sentences.
g. On the graph provided, graph the Price-Demand and the Price-Supply functions you've found.
Estimate their intersection point.
-40000-
-30000-
-20000-
-10000-
200
800
600
h. Find the exact point of intersection. Make sure to provide the ordered pair.
400
i. Interpret the exact point of intersection in context.
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