Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies, 19th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073511447
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-144-3

Chapter 3 - Appendix - Appendix Problems - Page 74: 1c

Answer

If both demand and supply drops, price remains the same. If only demand falls, price would increase. If only supply falls, price would decrease.

Work Step by Step

Equilibrium Price and Quantity at D2/S2: Quantity: 8500 Price: 2 dollars If both fall, equilibrium quantity would be 7000 and both D1 and S1 would still be in equilibrium at price = 2 dollars as seen from the table. If just demand falls, price would increase since there would be an upward pressure in price, as price would move along the supply curve as can be seen from diagram 1. If just supply falls, price would decrease since there would be an downward pressure in price, as price would move along the demand curve as can be seen from diagram 2.
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