Many people have predicted, using a model like the one in panel (b) of Figure 17.12 on page 590, that the price of natural resources should rise consistently over time in comparison with the prices of other goods because the demand curve for natural resources is continually shifting to the right, while the supply curve must be shifting to the left as natural resources are used up. However, the relative prices of most natural resources have not been increasing. Draw a graph showing the demand and supply for natural resources that can explain why prices haven’t risen even though demand has.
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- Hey! Need help with the following question, thank you in advance! Question: You read a newspaper report that compares wages paid to employees at Starbucks in India and in the United Kingdom. At the time, 1 pound was equal to 87 rupees. The report says that Starbucks baristas in India are paid a mere 56 pence an hour, which is lower than the price of the cheapest coffee that Starbucks sells in the United Kingdom. A friend of yours who read the report is appalled by this information and thinks that Starbucks ought to raise its salaries substantially in India. Is your friend necessarily correct? Explain your answer.arrow_forwardConfirm your previous conclusion by calculating total revenue in the soybean market before and after the spell of good weather. Enter these values in the following table. Before Spell of Good Weather After Spell of Good Weather Total Revenue (Millions of Dollars)arrow_forwardHousing policy analysts debate the best way to increase the number of housing units available to low-income households. One strategy-the demand-side strategy is to provide people with housing vouchers, paid for by the government, which can be used to rent housing supplied by the private market. Another-a supply-side strategy-is to have the government subsidize housing suppliers or to build public housing. Using the line drawing tool, draw a single line to show the effect of a supply-side strategy. Properly label your line. Carefully follow the instructions above and only draw the required object. Rent ($) Market for Housing Quantity So •Doarrow_forward
- The following graph shows the market for cakes in Miami, where there are over 1,000 bakeries at any given moment. Suppose the number of bakeries decreases significantly. Show the effect of this change on the market for cakes by shifting one or both of the curves on the following graph, holding all else constant. Note: Select and drag one or both of the curves to the desired position. Curves will snap into position, so if you try to move a curve and it snaps back to its original position, just drag it a little farther. PRICE (Dollars per cake) QUANTITY (Cakes) Supply Demand Demand Supply ?arrow_forwardThe Covid-19 pandemic has created changes in consumer demands for products with related impacts on the availability and prices of the inputs used to produce those products. * Please read the Wall Street Journal article "Consumers Open Wallets, And Factories Can't Keep Up" (February 23, 2021) located under Week 6 "Modules" [March 10] before answering the questions given below. *Note: Markets for inputs used to produce a final good or service are called that product's "supply chain." For example, a boat manufacturer might buy outboard motors produced by another company to install in the boat it is producing (see Wall Street Journal article). 1. The Wall Street Journal article reports that beginning in late spring and early summer of 2020, there was a "sharp rebound in consumer demand" for a variety of manufactured products (e.g. cars, boats, furniture, power tools and physical fitness equipment). Using furniture as an example and Simplicity Sofas as a representative producer of sofa…arrow_forwardSuppose the demand curve for a product is given by MB = 100 - Q and the supply curve for a product is given by MC = 0.25Q, where Q is the quantity demanded/supplied in tons and MB and MC are, respectively, marginal benefit and marginal cost both expressed in US$. Use a graph to help answer the following questions and fill in your final answers in the spaces below. What is the equilibrium quantity? Q* = tons What is the equilibrium price? P* = $ What is the consumer surplus at the equilibrium quantity? CS = $ What is the producer surplus at the equilibrium quantity? PS = $arrow_forward
- The following graph shows the labor market in the fast-food industry in the fictional town of Supersize City. Use the graph input tool to help you answer the following questions. You will not be graded on any changes you make to this graph. (graph in image) In this market, the equilibrium hourly wage is _____, and the equilibrium quantity of labor is ____ thousand workers. Suppose a senator introduces a bill to legislate a minimum hourly wage of $6. This type of price control is called a: (a. quota, b. price floor, c. tax, d. price ceiling) For each of the wages listed in the following table, determine the quantity of labor demanded, the quantity of labor supplied, and the direction of pressure exerted on wages in the absence of any price controls. Wage Labor Demanded Labor Supplied Pressure on Wages (Dollars per hour) (Thousands of workers) (Thousands of workers) 12 8 True or False: A minimum wage…arrow_forwardWe R' Write currently purchases the wood used to make their pencils, the rubber used to make erasers for their pencils, and the lead for the pencils from other firms. However, We R' Write is considering purchasing these firms so they can personally produce all the components used for making pencils. As an economist, what would you call the current way We R' Write is acquiring the products needed to make their pencils (purchasing from other firms)? What benefits and problems could We R' Write have with the current way of doing business? As an economist, what would you call We R' Write's proposal to purchase the firms that make the pencil components? What benefits and problems could We R' Write have concerning the purchase of these other firms?arrow_forwardAssuming hypothetical equilibrium in Demand/Supply Model of Apples, illustrate impact of following events:Suppose the Doctors recommend eating Apples every morning. The Monsoon rains adversely affect the Apple Harvest. The government announces increase in Wages of workers. The price of petrol in the market comes down. Consumers Income falls during government imposed Lockdowns due to health concerns. Given below is the Supply Schedule of Nestle Milk per liter:Price of Milk per liter (in Rs) 100 200 300 400Quantity Supplied per day in liters (in 1000s) 100 200 300 400Use the above data to illustrate the Supply Curve in a graph with complete labels. Assume Rs. 200 is the original price of milk per liter and 200,000 liters is the original quantity of supply. Suppose the price rises from Rs. 200 to Rs. 300, what will be the amount of Quantity Supplied?Illustrate the impact of (C) on the graph. Is this a movement along the supply curve or shift of the curve?arrow_forward
- choose one in the brackets to fill in for the following question: If the wage rate for workers in car manufacturing rises, the (supply curve , quantity supplied ) for cars will [ increase, decrease, remain unchanged ) and the [ demand curve, quantity demanded) for cars will [ increase, remain unchanged, decrease) Consider a competitive market in equilibrium at (Q1,P1). When there is an increase in demand in this market, what exactly happens in this market? Help describe what happens by selecting the correct sequence of events from the drop-down menus below. [Advice: draw this situation in a competitive market diagram.] step 1:( creates an access demand at the original market price, this allows the market to clear at the original market price , this creates an excess supply at the original market price ) step 2: (this puts upward pressure on the price, this puts downward pressure on the price , this does not affect the price in this market ) step 3: ( there is an increase in supply, as…arrow_forwardDraw a correctly labeled steel market. Assume that the government passes strict pollution regulations that require steel manufacturers to install clean air technology. Show the effect of these new regulations on the steel market graph that you drewarrow_forwardConsider the economy of Russia, which produces oil and cars that are sold both domestically and internationally. Suppose an increase in foreign income causes an increase in the world demand for oil, whereas the supply does not change. The following graph shows the market for oil in Russia. Adjust the following graph to show the effect of a higher demand for oil on the economy of Russia. Note: Select and drag one or both of the curves to the desired position. Curves will snap into position, so if you try to move a curve and it snaps back to its original position, just drag it a little farther.arrow_forward