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Suppose that due to more stringent environmental regulation it becomes more expensive for steel production firms to operate. Also, recent technological advances in plastics has reduced the demand for steel products. Use Supply and Demand analysis to predict how these shocks will affect equilibrium price and quantity of steel. Can we say with certainty that the market price for steel will fall? Why?
Utility
A concept in economics that refers to the total satisfaction received from consuming a good or service.
X and Y
Often used in economic models to represent variables, products, or factors that can influence outcomes in analyses.
Consuming
The act of using up goods and services to satisfy wants or needs.
Maximizing Utility
The process of choosing the allocation of scarce resources that provides the highest possible satisfaction or happiness to an individual or society.
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