-A Market Research Team Has Come Up with the Demand

question 34

Essay

-A market research team has come up with the demand and supply schedules for pizza in Cheeseboro. These schedules are given in the table above. Use these data to analyze the situation in the market for pizza.
a) Draw a figure showing the demand curve for pizza and the supply curve of pizza. What are the equilibrium price and quantity?
b) Suppose the price is $10. Describe the situation in the market and explain how the price of pizza adjusts. Now suppose the price is $6. Describe the situation in the market and explain how the price of pizza adjusts.
c) The market research report also includes a prediction about the effect on the market for pizza in Cheeseboro of a recent news published in Cheeseboro Herald. The Herald reported that pizza has been discovered to help prevent heart diseases. Unfortunately, your dog chewed up the report and all you can read about the prediction is "quantity... by 150 at each price." What does the prediction say? Use your graph to show the predicted effects on the market for pizza. What are the predicted equilibrium price and quantity? How will the market adjust?

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