ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Consider a market where demand and supply satisfy the following equationse
QD = 12 – 2 P,4
Qs = 2P.
a) Find the current equilibrium price and quantity.
b) What is the total producer surplus if the market is in equilibrium? -
The government is considering a minimum price policy to increase producer surplus.
c) Explain by means of graphs how the introduction of a price floor can increase
producer surplus.
d) Find the (optimal) price floor that maximizes producer surplus.
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider a market where demand and supply satisfy the following equationse QD = 12 – 2 P,4 Qs = 2P. a) Find the current equilibrium price and quantity. b) What is the total producer surplus if the market is in equilibrium? - The government is considering a minimum price policy to increase producer surplus. c) Explain by means of graphs how the introduction of a price floor can increase producer surplus. d) Find the (optimal) price floor that maximizes producer surplus.
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