The government wants to drive the price of soybeans above the equilibrium price, p1, to p2. It
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The government wants to drive the price of soybeans above the equilibrium price, p1, to p2. It offers growers a payment of x to reduce their output from Q1
(the equilibrium level) to Q2, which is the quantity demanded by consumers at p2. Show in a figure how large x must be for growers to reduce output to this level. What are the effects of this program on consumers, farmers, and total welfare? Compare this approach to
(a) offering a price support of p2, (b)
offering a price support and a quota set at Q1, and
(c) offering a price support and a quota set at Q2.
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Microeconomics Theory And Applications With Calculus
ISBN: 9780133019933
3rd Edition
Authors: Jeffrey M. Perloff
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