Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Using the market demand function , what is Px that will make all the buyers stop purchasing this
product? Round-up to two decimals.
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Transcribed Image Text:1. Assume equations 1 and 2 below were estimated from the data gathered that will represent the
demand and supply functions respectively of an individual buyer and seller respectively for
product X.
Qdx = 65,000 – 11.25PX+ 15PY - 3.751 + 7.5A
Eq. 1
Qsx = 7,500 + 14.25PX- 15P2 - 3.75C
Eq. 2
where Px- price of product X; Py- price of product Y; I- average consumer's income; A- advertising
expenditure; P2 - price of product Z; and C- cost of production.
Use the following additional information: the price of a related product, Y, is P41.25; the average
consumer's income is P12,000; advertising expenditure is P2,500; the price of product Z is P90; and
the cost of production is P1,200. There are 30 identical buyers and 50 identical sellers in the market
for product X.
A. Is product X a normal or an inferior product? Justify.
B. How are product X and product Y related for the buyer? Explain.
C. On the part of the seller, what kind product Z is?
D. Using the market demand function, what is Px that will make all the buyers stop purchasing this
product? Round-up to two decimals.
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