Question

SCENARIO 3.1: Rented DVDs and movies shown in theaters are substitutes. Rented DVDs and plasma TVs are complements. Plasma TVs and movies shown in theaters are normal goods. People watch rented DVDs more often in the winter than in the summer.
Refer to Scenario 3.1. Most plasma TVs sold in the United States are imported from Japan. If the United States government reduces the number of plasma TVs that can be imported into the United States, ceteris paribus, what would happen?

Answer 1

Answer:

What would happen is Price of TVs goes up and price of rental DVDs goes down. Subsequently, price of movies theaters rises.

Explanation:

As there are less import of Plasma TV from Japan, the supply will be lower, while demand remains unchanged. So, price of Plasma TV will go up following is the demand for plasma TV will go down

As Plasma TV and rental DVDs are complementary goods, downward in demand for plasma TV means less demand for rental DVDs while supplies for rental DVD remains the same. Thus, price of rental DVD will go down.

As rental DVD and movies theaters are substitute goods, the demand in rental DVD going down will cause the increase in the demand in movie theaters while supplies for movie theaters stay the same. So, movie theater ticket will go up subsequently.