NSS Exploring Economics 3 (Second Edition) Consolidation Worksheets Chapter 16 Competition and efficiency Test yourself 16.1 Refer to the following table. Quantity (units) MB ($) MC ($) 1 13 1 2 11 2 3 8 3 4 4 4 5 0 5 Calculate the value of the deadweight loss for each of the following output levels. Based on your result‚ determine which of them is inefficient. a. 2 units b. 4 units c. 5 units Answers: a. Deadweight loss = (______ of 3rd unit – ______ of
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The market supply and demand curve above shows the milk price support problem. In order to solve the milk surpluses in the market‚ the government should take the steps to increase the market demand to the milk products by exploring overseas markets. For instance‚ the government should export the milk surpluses abroad. This would cut the cost of storage for milk products and encourages the local dairy farmers continue in dairy business. b. The small dairy farmers would prefer the proposal 4
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and the quantity demanded is studied. B) The equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity assuming there is no price ceiling is determined. C) The graph that shows consumer surplus‚ producer surplus and dead weight loss is illustrated D) The effect of black market in consumer surplus‚ producer surplus and dead weight loss is analyzed. E) The effect of price ceiling in consumers satisfaction is studied. . Assuming that there is no
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ECON101 Tutorial 2 Questions Chapter 3 Question 4 Suppose that there are 10 million workers in Canada and that each of these workers can produce either 2 cars or 30 bushels of wheat in a year. a. What is the opportunity cost of producing a car in Canada? What is the opportunity cost of producing a bushel of wheat in Canada? Explain the relationship between the opportunity costs of the two goods. b. Draw Canada’s production possibilities frontier. If Canada chooses to consume 10 million
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floor of $1 per quart of strawberries‚ the result will be a surplus of strawberries. a. The preceding statement is TRUE. b. The preceding statement is FALSE. 2. A price ceiling will lead to deadweight loss as a result of overproduction of the good at the higher ceiling price. a. The preceding statement is TRUE. b. The preceding statement is FALSE. Use the figure below to answer questions 3-4. 3. If the price is P3‚ then producer surplus is given by area _____. a. E+F+G b. B+C+E+F+G c. B+E
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MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS: Analyzing Strategic Behavior in Business Thomas J. Webster 1 Lecture Overview • • • • • • • • • • Introduction Law of demand Demand determinants Estimating the market demand equation Consumer surplus Law of supply Supply determinants Producer surplus Market equilibrium Changes in demand and supply: Price and output determination 2 Introduction • In this lecture‚ we will examine the forces of supply and demand in perfectly competitive markets‚ and how the interaction
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Mastery 100% Questions 1 . Revenue increases when • A. producer surplus increases Correct : Producer surplus is the difference between the minimum price the producer is willing to receive and what they actually receive. The surplus is their profit‚ and the larger the surplus‚ the greater their profit on the good. When it decreases‚ the producer receives a price closer to the minimum acceptable. The consumer surplus measures what the consumer is willing to pay and that price’s difference
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where Marginal cost is equal to Marginal revenue. However‚ this is not possible in the real world. Market failure exists when the resources are not allocated efficiently. Community surplus is not maximised and thus there is market failure. From a community’s point of view‚ producer surplus is not equal to consumer surplus. Market failure is thus caused by * Abuse of monopoly power * Lack of public goods * Under provision of merit goods * Overprovision of demerit goods * Environmental
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price of P*‚ consumers now pay the lower PB while producers‚ instead of receiving P* from the sale of the device‚ now receive the higher PS. Consumers are seemingly better off‚ being able to purchase additional units for less‚ while producers sell more and receive a higher price in return. Cost-benefit analysis can be used to evaluate the efficiency of a subsidy. Before Subsidy After Subsidy Change Consumer Surplus AB ABDE +D+E Producer Surplus GD GDBC +B+C Government Spending 0 BCDEF -B-C-D-E-F
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1.0 INTRODUCTION There are two basic ways to provide protection to domestic import-competing industries; a tariff or a quota. The choice between one or the other is likely to depend on several different concerns. One concern is the revenue effects. A tariff has an immediate advantage for governments in that it will automatically generate tariff revenue (assuming the tariff is not prohibitive). Quotas may or may not generate revenue depending on how the quota is administered. If a quota is administered
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