In this assignment, you will be applying the reading and research you have done to answer questions dealing with various aspects of supply, demand, and equilibrium. This is a multi-part assignment, so make sure that you have addressed each question or topic. The best way to approach this assignment is to prepare your responses in outline form following the order of each question/topic. This will help you keep track of your responses.
Assignment
Address the following in an essay or short-answer form:
- In some cases, the government can intervene in the market when the equilibrium price is too high or low. For example, a price ceiling is a legal maximum price that can be charged in a particular market. Do some research on your own. Here are some sites to help you get started:What Happens to the Equilibrium Price When Quantity of Supply & demand Shifts Upward? Chirantan Basu, 2018. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/y8qz8v8o (https://smallbusiness.chron.com/happens-equilibrium-price-quantity-supply-demand-shifts-upward-36644.html) Price ceilings and price floors: how does quantity demanded react to artificial constraints on process? Khan Academy. https://tinyurl.com/yaxj34ym (https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/ap-microeconomics/ap-supply-demand-equilibrium/ap-deadweight-loss-tutorial/a/price-ceilings-and-price-floors-cnx)
- An art museum raises its admission price, and ends up with a decrease in its total revenue. How could you explain this situation to the museum director?
- Suppose Billy drinks two cups of coffee a day no matter what the price. What does this mean in terms of supply and demand equilibrium?
- What are the main determinants of equilibrium of demand and supply? Which is likely to have more of an impact on supply and therefore market equilibrium: the demand for orange juice or the demand for a particular brand of orange juice?
Expectations
Use any good quality resources you can find. Cite all sources within the text and provide a cover sheet, and a reference page at the end of the paper.
Length: 4–5 typed pages; double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font
The following items will be assessed in particular:
- Your ability to understand an application of supply and demand.
- The use of some in-text references
- The essay should address each element of the assignment. Remember to support your answers with solid references.
Must use some of the following references in the work:
Please read the following materials (be sure to read the required sections):
Demand and Supply – EconMOvies #4: Indiana Jones, David Blancas, 2014
Use the “TinyURL” to access the video: https://tinyurl.com/hs7jqsw
If the “Tiny URL” is not working, here is the Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cuhSDtFQCo
Law of Demand, Khan Academy, created by Sal Khan, 2011
Use the “TinyURL” top access the site: https://tinyurl.com/k2zr68r
If the “TinyURL” is not working, here is the full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShzPtU7IOXs
Law of Supply, Khan Academy, created by Sal Khan, 2011
Use the “TinyURL” to access the site: https://tinyurl.com/lx8qe43
If the “TinyURL” is not working, here is the full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xCzhdVtdMI
Factors affecting supply, Khan Academy, created by Sal Khan, (n.d.)
Use the “TinyURL” to access the site: https://tinyurl.com/lqorynz
If the “TinyURL” is not working, here is the full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0isM0GF-rMI
Market equilibrium, Khan Academy, created by Sal Khan, (n.d.)
Use the “TinyURL” to access the site: https://tinyurl.com/mbulfmb
If the “TinyURL” is not working, here is the full URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEMkfgrifDw
Though optional, this is an excellent article and is well worth reading.
The Rich Get Richer—and More Educated, Gillian B. White, 2015, The Atlantic
Use the “TinyURL” to access the site: https://tinyurl.com/yb25gh5n
If the “TinyURL” Is not working, here is the full URLhttps://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/02/the-rich-get-richer-and-more-educated/385166/
