Economics Today: The Macro View (18th Edition)
Economics Today: The Macro View (18th Edition)
18th Edition
ISBN: 9780133884876
Author: Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 9P
To determine

Concept introduction:

Storage: With the intention of saving, holding placement of materials or products in a place and releasing them at a later stage when there is a high demand for the product in the market is called storage.

Answer:

The answers are as under-

  1. The consumer expenditure incurred on Pakistani wheat crop is $2billion per year.
  2. The annual government expenditure incurred on Pakistani wheat crop is $1.60 billion per year.
  3. Amount received by Pakistani wheat farmers is $3.60 billion per year.

Explanation:

Formula Used:

    Annual Expenditure/Income=Quantity x Price per kilogram

    Calculation: In the given case the price per kilogram of wheat is $0.20. Hence the expenditures and amount received by the farmers is calculated as under −

    1. The quantity that consumers are willing to purchase is 10 billion kilograms. Hence, the annual consumer expenditure is
    2. = Quantity x price per kilogram

      = 10 billion x $0.20

      = $2billion

    3. As given in the question, the excess quantity will be purchased and stored by the government. Hence, the annual government expenditure is
    4. = Quantity x price per kilogram

      = 8 billion x $0.20

      = $1.6billion

    5. The quantity that farmers are willing to grow and harvest is 18billion kilograms. Hence, the amount received by them will be
    6. = Quantity x price per kilogram

      = 18 billion x $0.20

      = $3.60 billion

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