Which of the following are correct about fixed costs? (i) They do not change with the...
do part b Figure 1: Market for Musthaves Price $40 Supply 24 1X1 Demand 32 48 72 Quantity Question 1: Use Figure 1 (The Market for Musthaves) to answer the following: b) Suppose that an event causes Musthaves to become a necessary item for most people. As a result, the number of buyers of Musthaves increases significantly and the equilibrium price rises to $28. i. Show graphically why this happens. ii. What is the new consumer surplus? How does it...
Following table gives demand and supply information on reading glasses. There is graph paper on the page 4 for drawing the figure. Answer questions 1-6 using the information on table Quantity Supplied (millions of pairs) (millions of pairs) Quantity Demanded 100 80 60 40 Price (S per pair)Q 40 60 80 100 120 4 Table 1 Suppose US decides to open the reading glass market for free international trade. In the world market a pair of reading glasses is sold...
Assume the following cost data are for a purely competitive producer: Total Average Average Product Fixed Cost Variable Cost Average Total Cost Marginal Cost COVOAN $60.00 30.00 20.00 15.00 12.00 10.00 8.57 7.50 6.67 6.00 $45.00 42.50 40.00 37.50 37.00 37.50 38.57 40.63 43.33 46.50 $105.00 72.50 60.00 52.50 49.00 47.50 47.14 48.13 50.00 52.50 $45.00 40.00 35.00 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 55.00 65.00 75.00 Answer the following questions (a - c) using the table above. Instructions: 1. For any...
Complete the following questions by selecting a SINGLE letter for each: i) Which of the following is most likely to not be an inferior good? a. concert tickets b. Ramen noodle dinners c. none of the above (all of the above are inferior goods) d. used music CD's e. trips to the laundromat ii) If the government imposes a ceiling price on apartment rents, we would expect to observe which of the following? a. an increase in the number of...