Consider the market for burritos in a hypothetical Canadian city, blessed with thousands of students and dozens

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Consider the market for burritos in a hypothetical Canadian city, blessed with thousands of students and dozens of small burrito stands. The demand and supply schedules are shown in the table.

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a. Graph the demand and supply curves. What is free-market equilibrium in this market?
b. What is the total economic surplus in this m in the free-market equilibrium? What area in your diagram represents this economic surplus?
c. Suppose the local government, out of concern for the students’ welfare, enforces a price ceiling on burritos at a price of $1.50. Show in your diagram the effect on price and quantity exchanged.
d. Are students better off as a result of this policy Explain.
e. What happens to overall economic surplus in this market as a result of the price ceiling? Show this in the diagram.
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Microeconomics

ISBN: 978-0321866349

14th canadian Edition

Authors: Christopher T.S. Ragan, Richard G Lipsey

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