Suppose that a combination of public health warnings, school programs, a ban on advertising, and warnings on package labelling cut the demand for cigarettes in half (that is, the demand curve shifted left for cigarettes at any price by 50%). Using a supply-and-demand diagram of a competitive market, show the likely effect on equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity. Would you expect equilibrium quantity to change by 50%? Show how the answer depends on the slope of the supply curve.
Suppose that a combination of public health warnings, school programs, a ban on advertising, and warnings on package labelling cut the demand for cigarettes in half (that is, the demand curve shifted left for cigarettes at any price by 50%). Using a supply-and-demand diagram of a competitive market, show the likely effect on equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity. Would you expect equilibrium quantity to change by 50%? Show how the answer depends on the slope of the supply curve.
Chapter4: Markets In Action
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Suppose that a combination of public health warnings, school programs, a ban on advertising, and
warnings on package labelling cut the
cigarettes in half (that is, the demand curve shifted
left for cigarettes at any
supply-and-demand diagram of a competitive market, show the likely effect on
answer depends on the slope of the supply curve.
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