Suppose the domestic supply (QS) and demand (QD) for MP3 players in the United States are given by the following set of equations:QS = -25 + 10PQD = 875 – 5PIn autarky (in the absence of international trade), the consumer surplus in the United States' MP3 player market is ___________.

During the first 6 months of 2008, the United States imported from Africa, Asia, and Latin America more than 1.6 billion pounds of coffee and did not export any coffee. How is the gain from imports distributed between consumers and domestic producers? A. U.S. producer surplus shrinks. B. U.S. consumer surplus increases. C. Total U.S. surplus increases. D. All the above answers are correct.

In a competitive market, the following supply and demand equations are given: Supply P = 5 + 0.36Q Demand P = 100 - 0.04Q, where P represents price per unit in dollars, and Q represents rate of sales in units per Year. 1. I. Determine the equilibrium price and sales rate. Determine the deadweight loss that would result if the government were to impose a price ceiling of £40 per unit.

Price(per pound) Quantity Supplied(pounds) Quantity Demanded(pounds) $7 80 30 $6 70 45 $5 60 60 $4 50 75 $3 40 90 $2 30 105 $1 20 120 The equilibrium price is   $    per pound.   Suppose that after a successful lobbying campaign by chocolate producers, the government imposes a price floor of $7 per pound. The price floor will lead to a surplus of      pounds of chocolate.   After a few years, chocolate producers are not happy. They realize that compared to the market equilibrium, their total revenue has fallen by   $  .   To compensate the chocolate producers, the government agrees to buy the entire surplus chocolate at the $7 price floor. Chocolate producers rejoice. Compared to the market equilibrium, their total revenue has now increased by    $  .

use the attached graph to answer following question   With the export subsidy, this country will start importing steel from abroad. True or False   Under the export subsidy, consumer surplus is_______and producer surplus is_________. Government revenue(increase or decrease)    by_________   . As a result, total surplus  (remains unchanged, increase or decrease)  .

Consider that the market for soybeans is defined by the following demand and supply equations: QD = 200 - 10P and QS = 20P - 100, where P is the price in dollars and Q measures the quantity in tons per quarter. The market is currently in equilibrium.   Now consider that after much lobbying by the United Farmers Association, the government imposes a price control of $12.50 in this market, with no additional government support.   1.Given the current market environment, what is the total surplus in the market?   2.Describe the current market outcome.   As the result of the government’s policy, the current market outcome is __________(efficient ? not efficient?). The quantity traded is __________(less than ? greater than ?) the quantity traded before the government intervention, and price sellers ( farmers) receive per ton is __________(equal to 10? equal to 12.50? less than 10? less than 12.50 and greater than 10?). Additionally, as a result of the government’s policy sellers seem to be…

The following equations represent the inverse supply and demand functions in the market for Good B: PC = 180 - 2QD PP = 40 + 2QS where PC and PP are the prices paid by consumers and received by producers respectively. QD and QS are the quantities demanded and supplied, respectively. Suppose the government imposes a tax of $8 per unit of Good B. What is the incidence of this tax on consumers and producers?

Suppose broccoli is an inferior good. Suppose further that national income is decreasing. Everything else held constant, consumer surplus in the broccoli market will _____ and economic surplus in the broccoli market will _____.

Suppose Home is a small exporter of wheat. At the world price of 100 US dollars per tonne, Home growers export 20 tons of wheat. Now suppose the Home government decides to support its domestic producers with an specific export subsidy of 40 US dollars per tonne. Explain why consumer and producer surplus can be used to gauge the change in welfare caused by the export subsidy on individuals and firms.

Country C imports 80,000 metric tons of steel from Country U and produces domestically 80,000 metric tons per year. The world price of steel is $500 per metric ton. Assuming linear schedules, research analysts estimated the price elasticity of domestic supply to be 0.50 and the price elasticity of domestic demand to be -0.25 in the current market equilibrium. Country C imposes an import duty of $150 per metric ton that caused the world price to fall by 10%. Analyse the effects of the consumer surplus, producer surplus, government revenue, and deadweight loss in the Country C steel market with the tariff. What are the terms of trade of the Country C steel market after the tariff was imposed? Explain the welfare effects of both countries.