A candle manufacturer produces 4,000 units when the market price is $11 per unit and produces 6,000 units when the market price
is $13 per unit. Using the midpoint method, for this range of prices, the price elasticity of supply is about
a. 6
b. 2.4.
c. 0.4
d. 0.67
a. 6
b. 2.4.
c. 0.4
d. 0.67
1 answer:
Answer:
The option (b) 2.4 is correct.
Explanation:
We can find price elasticity of demand by using the formula shown in the attachment attached with.
Since we know the quantities of product associated with the market price of the product, by putting values in the equation we have:
Price elasticity of Demand =
= [(6000 - 4000) / (6000 + 4000)/2] / [(13 - 11) / (13+11)/2]
Price elasticity of Demand = 2.4
So this is how we can find the price elasticity of supply which says that the producers will respond to prices drop by producing lower quantity of product.
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Greece has a comparative advantage in the production of stained glass.
Germany has a comparative advantage in the production of oil.
Greece can gain from specialization and trade as long as it receives more than 4 barrels of oil.
Germany can gain from trade as long as it receives more than 0.1 pane of stained glass.
Trade price in this situation will be 8 barrels of oil per pane of stained glass and 6 barrels of oil per pane of stained glass.
Explanation:
Greece and Germany both produce oil and stained glass.
Greece's opportunity cost of producing a pane of stained glass
= 4 barrels of oil
Germany's opportunity cost of producing a pane of stained glass
= 10 barrels of oil
Greece has a comparative advantage in the production of stained glass as it has lower opportunity cost.
Greece's opportunity cost of producing a barrel of oil
=
= 0.25 pane of stained glass
Germany's opportunity cost of producing a barrel of oil
=
= 0.1 pane of stained glass
Germany has a comparative advantage in the production of oil as it has lower opportunity cost.
Greece can gain from specialization and trade as long as it receives more than 4 barrels of oil. Germany can gain from trade as long as it receives more than 0.1 pane of stained glass.
Both the countries will gain from trade if the trade price lies between their opportunity cost. So trade price in this situation will be 8 barrels of oil per pane of stained glass and 6 barrels of oil per pane of stained glass.