Suppose that a combination of public health warnings, school programs, a ban on advertising, and warnings on

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Suppose that a combination of public health warnings, school programs, a ban on advertising, and warnings on package labelling cut the demand for cigarettes in half (that is, the demand curve shifted left for cigarettes at any price by \(50 \%\) ). Using a supply-and-demand diagram of a competitive market, show the likely effect on equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity. Would you expect equilibrium quantity to change by \(50 \%\) ? Show how the answer depends on the slope of the supply curve.

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 9781292215624

8th Global Edition

Authors: Jeffrey Perloff

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