In: Economics
Palette 1: Using the general D&S analysis procedure you learned in chapters/modules 3 and 4, analyze the following economic scenario. Graphically represent the D and S of some normal good X. Label these functions D1 and S1 respectively, and clearly identify the initial equilibrium P and Q.
Suppose good Z is a complementary good in consumption with good X, that is, Z and X tend to be consumed together.
Graphically depict what you expect to happen in the market for X when the price of good Z increases. Just to be clear, your graph should reflect what you expect to happen in the market for X, not the market for Z.
Explain your analysis in the single table cell located below the Drawing palette. It is OK if the palette plus your explanation exceeds one page.
Palette 2 or Palette 3: Analyze the following economic scenario.
Graphically represent the D and S of marijuana. Label these functions D1 and S1 respectively, and clearly identify the initial equilibrium P and Q. (You can assume that the D and S of marijuana look like ordinary D and S functions.)
Now, suppose there are two simultaneous changes that impact the national market for marijuana:
The federal government makes the consumption of marijuana legal.
The federal government makes the production of marijuana legal. (Ignore the issue of taxation.)
Graphically represent the impact of these two events on the market for marijuana.You can answer this question by using either Palette 2 (one graph) or Palette 3 (two graphs). (The fact that some states have made marijuana legal at the state level is irrelevant to this question.)
Explain your analysis in the single table cell located below the Drawing palette. It is OK if the palette plus your explanation exceeds one page.
Palette 4: Using the general D&S analysis procedure you learned in chapters/modules 3 and 4, analyze the following economic scenario. Make sure to label all functions, axes, and outcomes such as equilibrium price and quantity, before and after any changes in the market circumstances.
Graphically represent the D and S of some normal good X. Label these functions D1 and S1 respectively, and clearly identify the initial equilibrium P and Q.
Graphically represent the impact of an effective (binding) price floor.
Now, with the price floor in place, analyze the impact of a technological advance in the production of good X.
Explain your analysis in the single table cell located below the Drawing palette. It is OK if the palette plus your explanation exceeds one page.