Consider the ivory market once more. Starting from an equilibrium at point A in Figure 11.2, suppose that a partial lifting of the ivory ban lowers the marginal cost of selling on the black-market, but ivory demand is unchanged. Draw a graph that shows both an increase in black-market ivory resulting from lower costs and an influx of legal ivory such that at the new equilibrium, the quantity of black-market sales remains at QA.

Look at the tables below, which show, respectively, the willingness to pay and willingness to accept of buyers and sellers of individual bags of oranges. For the following questions, assume that the equilibrium price and quantity will depend on the indicated changes in supply and demand. Assume that the only market participants are those listed by name in the two tables. Given that the equilibrium price is $8, what is the equilibrium quantity given the data displayed in the two tables?

In 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a new farm bill establishing the Margin Protection Program (MPP) for dairy producers. Assume that the program has effectively created a price floor for milk at $0.18 per pound. Use the following additional information to answer the following questions: Without the price floor, the equilibrium price of milk is $0.15 per pound, and the equilibrium quantity is 200 billion pounds of milk. The supply curve intersects the price axis at $0.05 and the demand curve intersects the price axis at $0.25. At the price floor of $0.18, the quantity supplied is 260 billion, and the quantity demanded is 140 billion. To support the price floor, the USDA buys up the 120 billion pounds of excess milk. i. With the price floor at $0.18 per pound of milk, how much consumer surplus is created? Do not round your answer.   ii. With the price floor at $0.18 per pound of milk, how much producer surplus is created? Do not round your answer.   iii. With the price…

Prove the following claim: The optimal two- part tariff satisfies MR=MC - Hint: MR and MC are defined with respect to quantity supplied/consumed Q. It may seem obvious that this general rule for an optimal output Q should apply here, but is the proof obvious? 1 At the optimal uniform price, how did P* compare with MR? 1 At the optimal two-part tariff, how does p* compare with MR? - Why the difference?

Consider the market for sweet cherries in the Yakima Valley in Washington. The following are the equations of the supply and demand curves for sweet cherries in the Yakima Valley: Pd=452-Qd or Qd-452-Pd Ps=(1/450) * Qs+1 or Qs=450 * Ps-450=450 * (Ps-1) In these equations, P is the Price/lb of sweet cherries in the Yakima Valley, and Qd and Qs are the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied of cherries in milliion lbs per year.  a) complete the table to find the Qd, Qs b) what are the equilibrium P and Q of cherries?  c) Suppose that the P of sour cherries, a substitute of the sweet cherries, decreases. As a result the D curve for sweet cherries shifts, and the new D curve is given by the following equation: P=361.8-Qd or Qd-361.8-P Fill the Qd_d column of the table with your answers.

Consider that the retail market for sanitizing wipes in a small locale is described by the follow demand and supply equations respectively: P = 8.40 - 0.02Q and P = 6.60 + 0.01Q where P is the price in dollars and Q is the quantity measured in thousands per week. The market is currently in equilibrium. (Question 8 of 8) Now consider than an unexpected viral outbreak led to consumers ensuring that much more surfaces (counter tops, door handles, etc.) are clean and sanitized. At the same time, the government's demand for sanitizing wipes at various public institutions (hospitals, schools, etc.) has impacted the supply of sanitizing wipes in the retail market. Although the government is neither a buyer nor seller in the retail market, their requests for sanitizing wipes does affect how many sanitizing wipes firms are able to supply in the retail market. The market for sanitizing wipes adjusts afterwards and the market is in equilibrium. Suppose that after the market for sanitizing wipes…

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Assume that the market for soap in Cintra is perfectly competitive. Demand is downward sloping and supply is upward sloping. All consumers and firms are identical. a) The government introduces a requirement that firms must make soap from biodegradable material only. Firms now need to use more costly ingredients to produce soap. What is the predicted impact of this restriction on market price and quantity in the Cintra soap market? Explain your reasoning. A diagram is not an explanation. Your explanation needs to be sufficient without a diagram. b) Data from the 2021 flu season shows a decrease in both market price and market quantity in the Cintra soap market. Over this same period, the price of hand sanitizer fell. Claim: The change in the price of hand sanitizer could explain the changes in the soap market. Agree, Disagree or It depends? Explain your reasoning. A diagram is not an explanation. Your explanation needs to be sufficient without a diagram.. c) Flu season has started. More…