Some hotels in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina charge over $200 a night in the summer but sometimes as little as $99 a night in the winter. Use supply and demand analysis, including graphical and verbal explanation, for these winter "sales."
Figure 4-26
A sample graph is shown (Figure 4-26). Demand falls in the winter, so that equilibrium price decreases with the supply unchanged resulting in a shift of demand to the left and a lower price and quantity in winter months.
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What happens to the demand for a good if a complement's price increases?
A) The demand increases and the demand curve shifts rightward. B) The demand decreases and the demand curve shifts rightward. C) The demand increases and the demand curve shifts leftward. D) The demand decreases and the demand curve shifts leftward. E) There is no impact on demand for the good and the demand curve does not shift.
Ayanna grows herbs. Last year she grew 2,000 pounds of herbs in a year while using 250 square feet of land and 1 worker. This year she doubled her land to 500 square feet, doubled her workers to 2, and grew 4,500 pounds of herbs
She sells her rare, organic herbs for $50 a pound. She pays her workers $25,000 a year and rents her land for $100 per square foot for a year. These are her only costs. a) What was Ayanna's total cost last year and this year? b) What was Ayanna's average total cost last year and this year? c) Did Ayanna experience economies or diseconomies of scale?
Use the information below to explain adjustments that move the economy to a long-run equilibrium. Assume that firms and workers have adaptive expectations
The current unemployment rate = 7%. The natural rate of unemployment = 5.5%. Last year's inflation rate = 5%. This year's inflation rate = 4%.
Which of the following is NOT an example for third-degree price discrimination?
A) discounted coupons for toothpastes in the newspapers B) discounts for Saturday night stayovers C) discounts for bulk orders D) discounts for senior citizens at amusement parks