Rent (per month) $1,400 $1,300 $1,200 $1,100 $1,000 $900 $800 $700 $600 60 70 80 Post-hurricane supply 90 100 Pre-hurricane supply Market demand 110 120 130 Quantity (thousands of units per month) Based on the News Wire, a. what is the initial (pre-hurricane) equilibrium rent per month? b. how large is the pre-hurricane shortage? c. what is the post-hurricane equilibrium rent? d. what is the pre-hurricane quantity? e. what is the post-hurricane quantity? f. how large is the post-hurricane shortage at the pre-hurricane equilibrium rent? $ 1,000 thousand apartments per month thousand apartments per month thousand apartments per month thousand apartments per month
Rent (per month) $1,400 $1,300 $1,200 $1,100 $1,000 $900 $800 $700 $600 60 70 80 Post-hurricane supply 90 100 Pre-hurricane supply Market demand 110 120 130 Quantity (thousands of units per month) Based on the News Wire, a. what is the initial (pre-hurricane) equilibrium rent per month? b. how large is the pre-hurricane shortage? c. what is the post-hurricane equilibrium rent? d. what is the pre-hurricane quantity? e. what is the post-hurricane quantity? f. how large is the post-hurricane shortage at the pre-hurricane equilibrium rent? $ 1,000 thousand apartments per month thousand apartments per month thousand apartments per month thousand apartments per month
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Transcribed Image Text:Rent (per month)
$1,400
$1,300
$1,200
$1,100
$1,000
$900
$800
Market for Apartments
$700
$600
60 70 80
Post-hurricane supply
90 100
Pre-hurricane supply
Market demand
110 120 130
Quantity (thousands of units per month)
Based on the News Wire,
a. what is the initial (pre-hurricane) equilibrium rent per month?
b. how large is the pre-hurricane shortage?
c. what is the post-hurricane equilibrium rent?
d. what is the pre-hurricane quantity?
e. what is the post-hurricane quantity?
f. how large is the post-hurricane shortage at the pre-hurricane equilibrium rent?
$ 1,000
thousand apartments per month
thousand apartme per month
thousand apartments per month
thousand apartments per month
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