Answer to Question #127286 in Microeconomics for ibrar

Question

Beachfront resorts have an inelastic supply, and automobiles have an elastic
supply. Suppose that a rise in population doubles the demand for both products
(that is, the quantity demanded at each price is twice what it was).
a. What happens to the equilibrium price and quantity in each market?
b. Which product experiences a larger change in price?
c. Which product experiences a larger change in quantity?
d. What happens to total consumer spending on each product?

Answer 1

   Automobile

The equilibrium price decreases while the equilibrium quantity increases as the quantity demand increases.

b). The resort will experiences a large change in price.

c).The automobile, because elastic supply as more change in price, which brings about a large change in quantity supply.

d).The beachfront consumer spending will increases while the automobile consumer spending will decrease.