Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach
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A government is considering placing a tax on alcohol consumption (demand-side) with the goal of raising revenue in order to finance health care benefits such as Medicare. People who support the tax argue that the demand for alcohol is price inelastic in the short-run. Which of the following statements is true?
a.This is a very good way to raise revenue both in the short term and in the long term because there are no substitutes for alcohol.
b.No tax revenue can be raised in this way because alcohol sellers will just lower their price by the amount of the tax, and therefore the consumer price of alcohol will not change.
c.This tax will not raise much revenue either in the short term or the long term because demand is price inelastic.
d.The alcohol tax will raise a lot of revenue in the short-run, but it may not raise as much revenue in the long-run since people will substitute away from alcohol, making the long-run demand for alcohol more elastic.
A vegetable fiber is traded in the US, has the following domestic supply and demand for various price levels as shown:
Price
US Supply (Million kilograms)
US Demand (Million kilograms)
3
2
34
6
4
28
9
6
22
12
8
16
15
10
10
18
12
4
(a) What is the equation for demand? What is the equation for supply?
(b) At a price of $9, what is the price elasticity of demand? What is it at a price of $12?
(c) Do you think the product demand is elastic or inelastic at $9 and $12 respectively?
I need some help understanding the elasticity of demand and supply. I need more resources that explain the basics and then move into more difficult concepts with economics.
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