Microeconomics (7th Edition)
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.6.9PA
Use the graph of the market for basketball tickets at State University on the next page to answer the questions.
- a. What is the
price elasticity of supply in this case? - b. Suppose the basketball team at State University goes undefeated in the first half of the season, and the
demand for basketball tickets increases. Show the effects of this increase in demand on the graph. What happens to theequilibrium price and quantity of tickets? Briefly explain. - c. If the State University basketball team continues to do very well in future years, what is likely to happen to the price elasticity of supply of tickets to its games? Briefly explain.
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