The Reinheitsgebot is a set of laws established in the 1500s that regulate the production and sale of beer in Germany. Among its provisions, the edict set maximum prices that brewers could charge at various times of the year: During Oktoberfest, the price for one [Bavarian Liter] is not to exceed one Pfennig (Penny, Munich value). Suppose that the demand for beer is given by $QD = 6000-1600P, and the supply of beer is given by QS = -1000+2000P. Calculate the consumer surplus received by beer drinkers and the producer surplus received by beer producers after a 1-Pfennig price ceiling is imposed.

The Reinheitsgebot is a set of laws established in the 1500s that regulate the production and sale of beer in Germany. Among its provisions, the edict set maximum prices that brewers could charge at various times of the year: During Oktoberfest, the price for one [Bavarian Liter] is not to exceed one Pfennig (Penny, Munich value). Suppose that the demand for beer is given by $QD = 6000-1600P, and the supply of beer is given by QS = -1000+2000P. Calculate the consumer surplus received by beer drinkers and the producer surplus received by beer producers after a 1-Pfennig price ceiling is imposed.

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Chapter6: Elasticity

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