You're given the following individual demand tables for comic books.
a. Calculate market demand.
Instructions: Enter your responses in the table below.
Price John Liz Alex DMarket
$2 18 12 36
4 16 11 32
6 14 10 28
8 12 9 20
10 10 8 18
12 8 7 14
14 6 6 7
16 4 5 3
b. If the current market price is $8, total market quantity demanded is comic books.
If the price falls to $4, total market quantity demanded is comic books.
You're given the following individual demand tables for comic books.
a. Calculate market demand.
Instructions: Enter your responses in the table below.
Price John Liz Alex DMarket
$2 18 12 36
4 16 11 32
6 14 10 28
8 12 9 20
10 10 8 18
12 8 7 14
14 6 6 7
16 4 5 3
b. If the current market price is $8, total market quantity demanded is comic books.
If the price falls to $4, total market quantity demanded is comic books.
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In the table below, individual demand schedules for Tex, Dex, and Rex are shown in addition to total market demand.
Fill in the missing values in this table.
|
Price |
Tex |
Dex |
Rex |
Total Quantity |
|
$8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
7 |
5 |
4 |
15 |
|
|
6 |
5 |
10 |
22 |
|
|
5 |
9 |
14 |
29 |
|
|
4 |
11 |
7 |
18 |
a. Which buyer (Tex, Dex, or Rex) demands the most at a price of $7?
b. Which buyer's quantity demanded increases the least when the price is lowered from $7 to $6?
c. Which direction would the market demand curve shift if Tex withdrew from the market?
d. What if Dex doubled his purchases at each possible price?
e. Suppose that at a price of $6, the total quantity demanded increases from 22 to 32 units. Is this a 'change in the quantity demanded' or a 'change in demand'?
Suppose the following table reflects the domestic supply and demand for compact discs (CDs):
| Price ($) | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Quantity supplied | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Quantity demanded | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
(a) Graph supply and demand given these market conditions.
(i) Identify the equilibrium price. $
(ii) Identify the equilibrium quantity. CDs
(b) Now suppose that foreigners enter the market, offering to sell an unlimited supply of CDs for $6 apiece. Draw a new line representing the foreign supply.
Use the graph to answer the questions below.
(i) Identify the new market price.
(ii) Domestic consumption.
(iii) Domestic production.
(c) If a tariff of $3 per CD is imposed, what will be
(i) The market price?
(ii) Domestic consumption?
(iii) Domestic production?
