Microeconomics
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Author: KARLAN, Dean S., Morduch, Jonathan
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Suppose that the demand and supply schedules for rental apartments in the city of Gotham are as given in the table below.
Monthly Rent
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Apartments Supplied
$2,750
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12,500
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10,000
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a. What is the market equilibrium rental price per month and the market equilibrium number of apartments demanded and supplied?
Market equilibrium rental price is:
Market equilibrium quantity is:
b. If the local government can enforce a rent-control law that sets the maximum monthly rent at $1,750, will there be a surplus or a shortage?
Of how many units?
How many units will actually be rented each month?
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Suppose that the demand and supply schedules for rental apartments in the city of Gotham are as given in the following table.
Apartments
Demanded
Apartments
Supplied
15,000
12,500
10,000
7,500
5,000
Monthly Rent
$2,500
2,000
10,000
12,500
15,000
1,500
1,000
500
17,500
20,000
Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number.
a. What is the market equilibrium rental price per month and the market equilibrium number of apartments demanded and supplied?
Market equilibrium rental price = $
Market equilibrium quantity =
apartments
b. If the local government can enforce a rent-control law that sets the maximum monthly rent at $1,500, will there be a surplus or a
shortage?
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Of how many units?
apartments per month
How many units will actually be rented each month?
apartments
c. Suppose that a new government is elected that wants to keep out the poor. It declares that the minimum rent that landlords can
charge is $2,500 per month. If the government can enforce that price…
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