1) Consider a market where the demand and supply for a particular good is as shown below: P (TL/unit) 12 8 1654321 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112 Q(units/day) a. Find the (own-price) elasticity of supply at the price of 5 TL/unit. b. If the government imposed a price ceiling of 3 TL/unit, what would the equilib- rium price and the equilibrium quantity be? What would the consumers' surplus, producers' surplus, and dead-weight loss be under this policy? c. If the government imposed a tax at the rate of 3 TL/unit on the consumer what would the equilibrium price that the consumers face be? What would the equilib- rium price that the producers face be? What is the quantity traded at equilibrium? What is the consumers' surplus, producers' surplus and the dead-weight loss under this policy? d. Is there a government policy that, under this policy the quantity traded, at equilib- rium, would be 7 units/day? If there is such a policy, be specific about the policy. stating all the numerical values required by the policy. If such a policy does not ex- ists, explain why it is not possible to induce a trade of 7 units/day via a government policy.

1) Consider a market where the demand and supply for a particular good is as shown below: P (TL/unit) 12 8 1654321 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112 Q(units/day) a. Find the (own-price) elasticity of supply at the price of 5 TL/unit. b. If the government imposed a price ceiling of 3 TL/unit, what would the equilib- rium price and the equilibrium quantity be? What would the consumers' surplus, producers' surplus, and dead-weight loss be under this policy? c. If the government imposed a tax at the rate of 3 TL/unit on the consumer what would the equilibrium price that the consumers face be? What would the equilib- rium price that the producers face be? What is the quantity traded at equilibrium? What is the consumers' surplus, producers' surplus and the dead-weight loss under this policy? d. Is there a government policy that, under this policy the quantity traded, at equilib- rium, would be 7 units/day? If there is such a policy, be specific about the policy. stating all the numerical values required by the policy. If such a policy does not ex- ists, explain why it is not possible to induce a trade of 7 units/day via a government policy.

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Chapter4: Demand And Demand: Applications And Extensions

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