Hollywood screenwriters negotiate a new agreement with movie producers stipulating that they will receive 10% of the

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Hollywood screenwriters negotiate a new agreement with movie producers stipulating that they will receive 10% of the revenue from every video rental of a movie they authored. They have no such agreement for movies shown on on-demand television.
a. When the new writers' agreement comes into effect, what will happen in the market for video rentals-that is, will supply or demand shift, and how? As a result, how will consumer surplus in the market for video rentals change? Illustrate with a diagram. Do you think the writers' agreement will be popular with consumers who rent videos?
b. Consumers consider video rentals and on-demand movies substitutable to some extent. When the new writers' agreement comes into effect, what will happen in the market for on-demand movies-that is, will supply or demand shift, and how? As a result, how will producer surplus in the market for on-demand movies change? Illustrate with a diagram. Do you think the writers' agreement will be popular with cable television companies that show on-demand movies?
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Microeconomics

ISBN: 978-1429283434

3rd edition

Authors: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells

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