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5. #14inMankiw,Chapter4 SupposethepriceofbasketballticketsatUNCWisdeterminedbymarketforces.Currentlythe demandandsupplyschedulesareasfollows: Price $4 $8 $12 $16 $20
Quantity Demanded 14,000 11,000 8,000 5,000 2,000
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a. Usinggraphpaperonthecoursewebsite(oryourown)drawthedemandandsupply curves.Whatisunusualaboutthissupplycurve?Whymightthisbetrue? SupplyCurveisverticalbecauseoffixedamountofseatsavailableandnomarginal costofprovidinganotherticket. b. Whataretheequilibriumpriceandquantityoftickets? P=$12,Q=8000 c.
Asyouareaware,UNCWhasbeengrowing,supposetheenrollmentnextyearis expectedtoincreaseby5000students,andthose5000additionalstudentswillhave thefollowingsupplyschedule: Price $4 8 12 16 20
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Nowaddtheolddemandscheduleandthedemandscheduleforthenewstudentsto calculatethenewdemandscheduleforallofUNCW.Drawthenewdemandcurveon yourgraph.Whatwillbethenewequilibriumpriceandquantity? P=$14(orsomethingclose),Q=8,000 6. Watchthevideonewsreportbelowand,onanothersheetorpaper,diagramthemarketfor coffeeusingtheSupplyandDemandmodel.(Rememberourthreestepprocess,whichcurve shifts,whichway,what’stheneweqm?)Besuretolabeltheinitialpriceandquantityaswellas thenewequilibrium.Whichcurveshiftedandwhy? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc3XWPBxqQg Demandcurveshiftsinwardasincomeandexpectationofincomedecreases.Pfalls,Qfalls
7. Watchthefollowingvideobelowonminimumwage.Let’ssupposethecurrentminimumwage, $7.25anhour,istheinitialequilibriumwageforcheckoutclerksatTarget.(norealreasonto assumethisisthemarketwagebutourpurposeslet’sassumeitissowehaveastartingpoint.) AssumethatbecauseofyoureconomicseducationatUNCWyoupursueacareerasan economistandareanadvisortothePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Thepresidenttellsyouthat livingonminimumwageisreallytoughandhe/sheisconsideringaproposaltoraisethe minimumwageandwantsyouropinion.Yousaythatraisingtheminimumwagewilldefinitely helpminimumwageworkerswhoseetheirpayincreasebutthereisadownside,whatisit? (hint,thinkaboutthenumberofcheckersTargetwouldhireemployed)UseaS&Dmodelona separatepieceofpapertoillustratehowtothinkabouttheproblem.(labelthesurplusor shortage) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3Hd3hf7Hw Iftheminimumwageisincreasedthenpurchasersofcashiers,Target,willreducetheir quantitydemandedbutmorepeoplewouldbewillingtoworkascashierssoquantitysupplied increases.Thismeanstherewillbeasurplusofcashiersoninthelabormarket.Alsonotice thatthequantitydemandedbytargetislessthatit’soldquantitydemandedsosomeworkers actuallylosetheirjobs.
8. UsetheSupplyandDemanddiagramtoanalyzetheeffectsofthefollowingtwoeventsonthe marketforseafood.SupposeanoilspillclosesmuchoftheGulfofMexicotofishingandanew studycomesoutthatsaysadditionalfishoilinadietisgoodforpreventingmacular degeneration.Besuretolabelaxes,initialandnewpricesandquantitiesandclearlyshow whichcurveshifted. a. Analyzetheeffectonthemarketofonlytheoilspill.Whathappenstoprice?Quantity? Supplyshiftsin,Pincreases,Qdecreases b. Analyzetheeffectonthemarketofonlythestudythatsayseatingfishoilisgoodfor yourvision.Whathappenstoprice?Quantity? Demandshiftsout,Pincreases,QIncreases c.
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MiscellaneousComments Note,inproblem3,achangeinthepriceofbagelswillleadtoachangeinquantitydemandedofbagels, notachangeindemand.(seedefinitionsinquestions1and2)BagelsandMuffinsaresubstitutessoan increaseinthepriceofbagelswillcauseanincreaseinthedemandformuffins. #4.Apossibleclosingofthebeachinthefuturewouldmeanifyouwanttotakeasurfinglesson,takeit now,demandshiftsout.Also,sellersknowthattheymightnotbeabletoworkinthefuture,worknow, makehaywhilethesunshines. #7Notethatthenumberofcashiersemployedfellfromtheinitialnumber,Q E,tothenewlower quantitytargetdemands,Q D.Theactualquantityhired(orpurchased)isequaltothelesserofthetwo, quantitysupplied,orquantitydemanded.Youcan’tsellmorethanbuyersarewillingtopurchaseand youcan’tbuymorethansellersarewillingtosupply.Atequilibrium,quantitydemandedequals quantitysuppliedbutwhenthereissomethinglikeaminimumwagekeepingapricefromadjustingto equilibriumweseethequantityequalsthelesserofthequantitysuppliedordemanded.