1) Kenya's minimum wage is Kshs 850 per hour. Imagine you are a policymaker and you must vote whether it be raised, lowered, or abolished. What will you decide? Why? Show how your decision will look when graphed.

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1) Kenya's minimum wage is Kshs 850 per hour. Imagine you are a policymaker and you must
vote whether it be raised, lowered, or abolished. What will you decide? Why? Show how
your decision will look when graphed.
2) Two commodity market model is defined by the following.
Qd, = 24 - P, + 0.5P;; Qd, = 10 P, - P2; Qs, = -7.5 + 4P,; Qs, = - 18 + 4P,
Determine the equilibrium prices and quantities for the two commodities and the price elasticity
of demand and cross elasticity for both markets and interpret your
coefficients.
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Kenya's minimum wage is Kshs 850 per hour. Imagine you are a policymaker and you
must vote whether it be raised, lowered, or abolished. What will you decide? Why? Show how
your decision will look when graphed.
Transcribed Image Text:1) Kenya's minimum wage is Kshs 850 per hour. Imagine you are a policymaker and you must vote whether it be raised, lowered, or abolished. What will you decide? Why? Show how your decision will look when graphed. 2) Two commodity market model is defined by the following. Qd, = 24 - P, + 0.5P;; Qd, = 10 P, - P2; Qs, = -7.5 + 4P,; Qs, = - 18 + 4P, Determine the equilibrium prices and quantities for the two commodities and the price elasticity of demand and cross elasticity for both markets and interpret your coefficients. b. Kenya's minimum wage is Kshs 850 per hour. Imagine you are a policymaker and you must vote whether it be raised, lowered, or abolished. What will you decide? Why? Show how your decision will look when graphed.
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