Suppose that the equilibrium price of a pair of designer Lucky jeans is $300. The government decides that people have a right to
an affordable pair of designer Lucky jeans. To protect this new right, the government passes a law setting a maximum price of $100 for jeans. As a result of the legislation, the price of a pair of designer Lucky jeans will be _________.
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Answer:
$100
Explanation:
A binding price ceiling will artificially set a maximum price for a product, but that doesn't mean that the supplier will be willing to supply goods at that price. Binding price ceilings result in shortages, since the quantity demanded increases, while the quantity demanded decreases. This results in a loss of economic benefit known as deadweight loss.
As seen in the attached graph, the deadweight loss is equal to the area beneath the demand curve and above the supply curve, to the left of the equilibrium price.
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Answer: Nominal GDP 2016 = $7,100
REAL GDP 2016 = $3,700
Nominal GDP 2017 = $4,500
Real GDP 2017 = $4,500
Explanation:
To calculate the Nominal and Real GDPs we use the following formulas,
Nominal GDP = Sum of (Current Year Price x Current Year Quantity)
Real GDP = Sum of (Base Year Price x Current Year Quantity)
We make the assumption that 2017 is the base year so calculating would be,
Nominal GDP, 2016 = [(7 x 600) + (70 x 20) + (300 x 5)]
= $(4200 + 1400 + 1500)
= $7,100
Remember for this we will use 2017 as the base year so we will use 2017 prices
Real GDP, 2016 = [(3 x 600) + (20 x 20) + (300 x 5)]
= $(1800 + 400 + 1500)
= $3,700
Nominal GDP, 2017 = [(3 x 400) + (20 x 90) + (300 x 5)]
= $(1200 + 1800 + 1500)
= $4,500
Now seeing as 2017 is the base year, it's nominal and real GDPs will be the same.
Real GDP, 2017 = $[(3 x 400) + (20 x 90) + (300 x 5)]
= $(1200 + 1800 + 1500)
= $4,500
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