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Chapter 3 Appendix. Additional Examples of Supply and Demand. Lettuce. Supply shifts left for lettuce Weather destroys part of the crop Demand doesn’t change Consumers still want as much lettuce as before Equilibrium price rises which will reduce the quantity demanded. LO7.
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Chapter 3Appendix Additional Examples of Supply and Demand
Lettuce • Supply shifts left for lettuce • Weather destroys part of the crop • Demand doesn’t change • Consumers still want as much lettuce as before • Equilibrium price rises which will reduce the quantity demanded LO7
Lettuce Continued S2 S1 P2 Price (per pound) P1 D1 0 Q2 Q1 Quantity (pounds) LO7
Exchange Rates • Exchange rates are the price of one country’s currency in terms of another country’s currency • Currency appreciation • Currency depreciation LO7
Exchange Rates Continued S1 $1.50 Dollar price of 1 euro $1.25 D2 D1 0 Q1 Q2 Quantity of euros LO7
Pink Salmon • Supply shifts right for pink salmon • New technology • New fishers enter the industry • Demand shifts left for pink salmon • Increases in consumers’ income • Reductions in the price of substitutes LO7
Pink Salmon Continued S1 S2 P1 Price (per pound) P2 D1 D2 0 Q1 Q2 Quantity (in pounds) LO7
Gasoline • Supply of gasoline decreases • Refinery breakdowns • Mideast politics and warfare • Rising price of oil • Demand for gasoline increases • Consumers’ incomes increased • Low mileage SUVs popular LO7
Gasoline Continued S2 S1 P2 Price (per gallon) P1 D2 D1 0 Q1 Q2 Quantity (in gallons) LO7
Sushi • Supply shifts right • Increase in the number of sushi bars • Demand shifts right • Consumers’ tastes for sushi increases LO7
Sushi Continued S1 S2 P1 Price (per pound) D2 D1 0 Q1 Q2 Quantity (pounds) LO7
Land in San Francisco • Vertical supply curve • Quantity supplied fixed and unresponsive to price changes • Demand increase causes price to rise but quantity stays the same • Demand decrease causes price to fall but quantity stays the same • Explains high real estate prices in cities LO7
Land in San Francisco Continued S1 P2 Price (per acre) P1 D2 D1 0 Q0 Quantity of land (acres) LO7
Preset Prices • Preset prices can cause market imbalances • Olympics figure skating finals • Preset price results in a shortage of tickets • Olympics curling preliminaries • Preset prices result in a surplus of tickets LO7
Preset Prices Continued P P S S Surplus a b P2 Price (per ticket) Price (per ticket) P2 P1 b a P1 Shortage 0 0 D D Q1 Q2 Q2 Q1 Figure Skating Quantity (tickets) Curling Quantity (tickets) LO7