Economics For Today
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781337613040
Author: Tucker
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3.A, Problem 18SQ
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The result of 2 million pounds of supply in the economy.
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Assume gadgets are sold in a competitive market, the equilibrium price is $6, and the equilibrium quantity is 500 units.
(a) Using the numerical values above, draw a correctly labeled graph of the market for gadgets and show each of the following.
(i) The equilibrium price
(ii) The equilibrium quantity
(b) At a price of $8 per unit, will there be a surplus or a shortage in the market? Explain.
(c) Assume gadgets now become more popular. On your graph in part (a), show the effect of the increase in gadgets' popularity on the equilibrium price and quantity of gadgets.
(d) Assume instead there is an increase in the price of tin, a major input in producing gadgets. What will be the effect of an increase in the price of tin on the market for gadgets?
(e) If both changes in part (c) and part (d) occurred simultaneously, will the equilibrium quantity of gadgets increase, decrease, remain unchanged, or be indeterminate? Explain.
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