
Essentials of Economics 7th Edition by Gregory Mankiw
Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285165950
Essentials of Economics 7th Edition by Gregory Mankiw
Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285165950 Exercise 8
The cost of producing flat-screen TVs has fallen over the past several decades. Let's consider some implications of this fact.
a. Draw a supply-and-demand diagram to show the effect of falling production costs on the price and quantity of flat-screen TVs sold.
b. In your diagram, show what happens to consumer surplus and producer surplus.
c. Suppose the supply of flat-screen TVs is very elastic. Who benefits most from falling production costs-consumers or producers of these TVs?
a. Draw a supply-and-demand diagram to show the effect of falling production costs on the price and quantity of flat-screen TVs sold.
b. In your diagram, show what happens to consumer surplus and producer surplus.
c. Suppose the supply of flat-screen TVs is very elastic. Who benefits most from falling production costs-consumers or producers of these TVs?
Explanation
A fall in production costs of flat TV sc...
Essentials of Economics 7th Edition by Gregory Mankiw
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