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Chapter 5: Q.16 (page 130)
If demand is inelastic, will shifts in supply have a larger effect on equilibrium price or on quantity?
The larger effect will be on equilibrium price.
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Why is the supply curve with constant unitary elasticity a straight line?
Assume that the supply of low-skilled workers is fairly elastic, but the employers鈥� demand for such workers is fairly inelastic. If the policy goal is to expand employment for low-skilled workers, is it better to focus on policy tools to shift the supply of unskilled labor or on tools to shift the demand for unskilled labor? What if the policy goal is to raise wages for this group? Explain your answers with supply and demand diagrams.
The supply of paintings by Leonardo Da Vinci, who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper and died in 1519, is highly inelastic. Sketch a supply and demand diagram, paying attention to the appropriate elasticities, to illustrate that demand for these paintings will determine the price.
An increase in the supply of grain will reduce the total revenue grain producers receive if
a. the supply curve is inelastic.
b. the supply curve is elastic.
c. the demand curve is inelastic.
d. the demand curve is elastic.
Because the demand curve for oil is _______ elastic in the long run, OPEC鈥檚 reduction in the supply of oil had a ________ impact on the price in the long run than it did in the short run.
a. less; smaller
b. less; lager
c. more; smaller
d. more; larger
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