Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Price of X ($)
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Quantity of Good X
a. Suppose demand is D and supply is SO. If a price ceiling of $6 is imposed, what are
the resulting shortage and full economic price?
units
Producer surplus: $
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True
Full economic price: $
b. Suppose demand is D and supply is so. If a price floor of $12 is imposed, what is the
resulting surplus? What is the cost to the government of purchasing any and all unsold
units?
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6
Surplus:
Cost to government: $
c. Suppose demand is D and supply is SO so that equilibrium price is $10. If an excise tax
of $6 is imposed on this product, what happens to the equilibrium price paid by
consumers? The price received by producers? The number of units sold?
Equilibrium price paid by consumers: $1
Price received by producers: $1
D
c. Suppose demand is D and supply is SO so that equilibrium price is $10. If an excise tax
of $6 is imposed on this product, what happens to the equilibrium price paid by
consumers? The price received by producers? The number of units sold?
Equilibrium price paid by consumers: $
Price received by producers: $
Number of units sold:
units
d. Calculate the level of consumer and producer surplus when demand and supply are
given by D and so respectively.
Consumer surplus: $
e. Suppose demand is D and supply is SO. True or False: A price ceiling of $2 would be
beneficial to consumers?
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