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[204] Unit 3 Assignment Template
As a marketing specialist working for a production company, it is your job to explain to investors how the current status of the supply will meet the changing demand for products. Based on the following Assignment questions compile answers that effectively addresses the hypothetical examples provided in the Assignment.
This Assignment deals with the Production Possibility Frontier and market forces of supply and demand models as well as the impacts of government policies on the interactions of supply and demand in the market economy.
1) Given the table below, graph the demand and supply curves for flashlights. Make certain to label the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity.
Price
Quantity Demanded Per Month
Quantity Supplied Per Month
$5
6,000
10,000
$4
8,000
8,000
$3
10,000
6,000
$2
12,000
4,000
$1
14,000
2,000
a. What are the equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity?
b. Suppose the price is currently $5. Explain what problem would exist in the market and calculate the size of that problem. What would you expect to happen to price?
c. Suppose the price is currently $2. Explain what problem would exist in the market and calculate the size of the problem. What would you expect to happen to price?
2) Consider supply and demand for Maine lobsters indicated in the following tables to answer questions from ae below. Suppose that the supply schedule of Maine lobsters is as follows:
Price of Lobster per Pound
Maine Quantity of Lobster Supplied (pounds)
$25
800
$20
700
$15
600
$10
500
$5
400
First, assume that Maine lobsters can be sold only in the United States. The U.S. demand schedule for Maine lobsters is as follows:
Price of Lobster per Pound
USA Quantity of Lobster Demanded (pounds)
$25
200
$20
400
$15
600
$10
800
$5
1,000
a. Looking at both the schedules of supply and demand, as well as the graph of the demand and supply curve for Maine Lobsters, what is the equilibrium price of lobsters and the equilibrium quantity of lobsters demanded and supplied at that price?
b. Second, suppose that Maine lobsters can also be sold in France. The French demand schedule for Maine lobsters is as follows:
Price of Lobster per Pound
Quantity of Lobster Demanded (pounds)
$25
100
$20
300
$15
500
$10
700
$5
900
c. What is the demand schedule for Maine lobsters now that French consumers can also buy them?
d. Using the combined U.S. and French demand schedule, the U.S. demand schedule and the supply schedule, and the graph below, analyze the change in the market for lobsters. What will happen to the price at which fishermen can sell lobster? What will be the final output of lobsters?
e. What will happen to the price paid by U.S. consumers? What will happen to the quantity consumed by U.S. consumers?
3) Atlantis is a small, isolated island in the South Atlantic. The inhabitants grow potatoes and catch fresh fish. The accompanying table shows the maximum annual output combinations of potatoes and fish that can be produced. Obviously, given their limited resources and available technology, as they use more of their resources for potato production, there are fewer resources available for catching fish.
Year
Quantity of Potatoes (Pounds)
Quantity of Fish (Pounds)
A
1,000
0
B
800
300
C
600
500
D
400
600
E
200
650
F
0
675
Examine the Maximum annual output options table above and the resulting Production Possibility Frontier Graph below and answer questions from a-e.
a. Can Atlantis produce 500 pounds of fish and 800 pounds of potatoes? Explain.
b. What is the opportunity cost of increasing the annual output of potatoes from 600 to 800 pounds?
c. What is the opportunity cost of increasing the annual output of potatoes from 200 to 400 pounds?
d. Can you explain why the answers to parts b and c are not the same?
e. What does this imply about the slope of the production possibility frontier?
4) Now that you have segmented the components of the changes in supply and demand and the ability to meet demand, explain how the current status of the supply will meet the changing demand for the products, and the change in the production possibilities will be able to meet the market demand. Unit 3 [BU204]
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Unit 3 Assignment: Supply and Demand Model
and PPF
1. Your Assignment should have a cover sheet with the following information:
Your Name
Course Number
Section Number
Date
2. You may submit your Assignment using the Unit 3 Assignment template.
3. Your answers should follow APA formatting by being in double-spaced paragraph format, with
citations to your sources and, at the bottom of your last page, a list of references. Your answers
should also be in Standard English with correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and style.
4. Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics,
definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your answers should be highly
organized, logical, and focused.
Assignment
As a marketing specialist working for a production company, it is your job to explain to investors how
the current status of the supply will meet the changing demand for products. Based on the following
Assignment questions compile answers that effectively addresses the hypothetical examples
provided in the Assignment.
This Assignment will assess your knowledge based on the following outcome:
BU204-1: Describe the importance of Production Possibility Frontier, the Circular Flow Diagram, and
the Supply and Demand models in the market economy.
This Assignment deals with the Production Possibility Frontier and market forces of supply and
demand models as well as the impacts of government policies on the interactions of supply and
demand in the market economy.
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1) Given the table below, graph the demand and supply curves for flashlights. Make certain to label
the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity.
Price Quantity Demanded Per
Month
Quantity Supplied Per
Month
$5 6,000 10,000
$4 8,000 8,000
$3 10,000 6,000
$2 12,000 4,000
$1 14,000 2,000
a. What are the equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity?
b. Suppose the price is currently $5. Explain what problem would exist in the market
and calculate the size of that problem. W hat would you expect to happen to price?
c. Suppose the price is currently $2. Explain what problem would exist in the market
and calculate the size of the problem. W hat would you expect to happen to price?
2) Consider supply and demand for Maine lobsters indicated in the following tables to answer
questions from ae below. Suppose that the supply schedule of Maine lobsters is as follows:
Price of Lobster per
Pound
Maine Quantity of Lobster
Supplied (pounds)
$25 800
$20 700
$15 600
$10 500
$5 400
First, assume that Maine lobsters can be sold only in the United States. The U.S. demand schedule
for Maine lobsters is as follows:
Price of Lobster per
Pound
USA Quantity of Lobster Demanded
(pounds)
$25 200
$20 400
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Price of Lobster per
Pound
USA Quantity of Lobster Demanded
(pounds)
$15 600
$10 800
$5 1,000
a. Looking at both the schedules of supply and demand, as well as the graph of the
demand and supply curve for Maine Lobsters, what is the equilibrium price of lobsters
and the equilibrium quantity of lobsters demanded and supplied at that price?
b. Second, suppose that Maine lobsters can also be sold in France. The French demand
schedule for Maine lobsters is as follows:
Price of Lobster per
Pound
Quantity of Lobster Demanded
(pounds)
$25 100
$20 300
$15 500
$10 700
$5 900
c. What is the demand schedule for Maine lobsters now that French consumers can
also buy them?
d. Using the combined U.S. and French demand schedule, the U.S. demand schedule
and the supply schedule, and the graph below, analyze the change in the market for
lobsters. W hat will happen to the price at which fishermen can sell lobster? W hat will be
the final output of lobsters?
e. What will happen to the price paid by U.S. consumers? W hat will happen to the
quantity consumed by U.S. consumers?
3) Atlantis is a small, isolated island in the South Atlantic. The inhabitants grow potatoes and catch
fresh fish. The accompanying table shows the maximum annual output combinations of potatoes and
fish that can be produced. Obviously, given their limited resources and available technology, as they
use more of their resources for potato production, there are fewer resources available for catching
fish.
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Year Quantity of Potatoes
(Pounds)
Quantity of Fish (Pounds)
A 1,000 0
B 800 300
C 600 500
D 400 600
E 200 650
F 0 675
Examine the Maximum annual output options table above and the resulting Production Possibility
Frontier Graph below and answer questions from a-e.
a. Can Atlantis produce 500 pounds of fish and 800 pounds of potatoes? Explain.
b. What is the opportunity cost of increasing the annual output of potatoes from 600 to 800
pounds?
c. What is the opportunity cost of increasing the annual output of potatoes from 200 to 400
pounds?
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d. Can you explain why the answers to parts b and c are not the same?
e. What does this imply about the slope of the production possibility frontier?
4) Now that you have segmented the components of the changes in supply and demand and the
ability to meet demand, explain how the current status of the supply will meet the changing demand
for the products, and the change in the production possibilities will be able to meet the market
demand.
Directions for Submitting Your Assignment
Before you submit your Assignment, you should save your work on your computer in a location and
with a name that you will remember. Make sure your Assignment is in the appropriate template
provided. Then, when you are ready, you may submit to the Dropbox.
Unit 3 Assignment: Supply and Demand Model and PPF Points
Possible
Points
Earned
Content and Analysis
Problem #1
Correctly explained the equilibrium values. 5
Correctly explained the excess demand. 5
Correctly explained excess supply. 5
Problem #2
Correctly identified equilibrium price and quantity. 5
Provided a demand schedule for the combined demand of U.S. and
French consumers.
5
Identified the new market price and quantity supplied. 5
Identified the new price U.S. consumers pay and the new quantity
demanded.
5
Problem #3
Identified the infeasible production. (a) 5
Correctly calculate the opportunity cost. (b) 5
Correctly calculate the opportunity cost. (c) 5
Explained the differences in opportunity costs. (d) 5
Explained the slope of PPF. (e) 5
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Unit 3 Assignment: Supply and Demand Model and PPF Points
Possible
Points
Earned
Problem #4
Explained how changes in the production possibilities (supply) meet the
change in the market demand.
10
Writing style, grammar, and APA formatting. 5
Total
75
