Question

A large group of fans are upset about the high price of tickets to many events. As a result of their lobbying efforts, a new law caps the maximum ticket price to any sporting event at $50. Assume there are a fixed amount of seats in the stadium, all seats are available to be sold, and the price of tickets before the ceiling was at an equilibrium point above $50. The price ceiling will create a ___________ of tickets, which will be greater if demand is more _______________, and _________ people will attend the events.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is: shortage; elastic; same number of.

Explanation:

Suppose the price ceiling is fixed at $50. The market equilibrium price is more than $50. This means that the price ceiling is binding.

Fixing the price ceiling below the equilibrium price level will create a shortage of tickets. There is an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded. So the quantity demanded will be higher at a lower price. The quantity supplied on the other hand will be lower. This is because the quantity supplied is positively related to the price.

So at the ceiling price the quantity demanded will be higher than the quantity supplied. This shortage will be more if the demand is elastic. An elastic demand implies that a decrease in price will cause the quantity demanded to increase to a greater extent.