Economics Today: The Micro View (18th Edition)
Economics Today: The Micro View (18th Edition)
18th Edition
ISBN: 9780133916584
Author: Miller
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 9P
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Consider the following diagram of a market for one bedroom rental apartments in a college community.

Economics Today: The Micro View (18th Edition), Chapter 3, Problem 9P

a) At a rate of $1,000 per month, is there an excess quantity supplied, or is there an excess quantity demanded? What is the amount of the excess quantity supplied or demanded?

b) If the present rental rate of one bedroom apartment is $1,000 per month, through what mechanism will the rental rate adjust to the equilibrium rental rate of $800?

c) At a rental rate of $600 per month, is there an excess quantity supplied, or is there an excess quantity demanded? What is the amount of the excess quantity supplied or demanded? What is the amount of the excess quantity supplied or demanded?

d) If the present rental of one-bedroom apartments is $600 per month, through what mechanism will the rental rate adjust to the equilibrium rental rate of $800?

Content information:

In the rental market, equilibrium will occur when demand for rental apartments equal supply. The rental price that balances demand and supply will be called the equilibrium price and the corresponding quantity is called the equilibrium quantity.

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