Question: ( 2 4 points ) Suppose Mr . Beast is touring / putting on a show at various venues across North America. Furthermore assume one

(24 points) Suppose Mr. Beast is touring/putting on a show at various venues across
North America. Furthermore assume one of the shows will take place in Vancouver
in May 2024. The hypothetical event will be held at BC Place in front of a sold out
crowd ( ~~54,000 seats). Suppose there are two types of Mr. Beast fans: fanatical Mr.
Beast fans and the average Mr. Beast fans.
As the event is attracting a large crowd, a large number of food vendors will be just
outside BC place selling quick meals. The crowds will have a market demand for meals
that will depend on the type of fan. Suppose the demand for each Fanatical Mr. Beast
fan is:
qFD=1-128P
The demand for each Average Mr. Beast fan is:
qAD=1-120P
As the number of food vendors is large we will model this as a perfectly competitive
market with quick meals being identical. This means we can use the market supply
curve. Suppose the supply curve is:
QS=-18,750+3,750P
Use the information above to answer the questions below:
(a)(3 marks) Find the aggregate demand curve for quick meals given there are 14,000
Fanatical Mr. Beast fans and 40,000 Average Mr. Beast fans attending the tour.
(b)(4 marks) What is the equilibrium outcome of the market? What is the producer
surplus and what is the consumer surplus?
(c)(3 marks) If you calculate the consumer surplus for each group independently,
you should find the overall consumer surplus for Fentieel and the Average Mr.
Beast fans are identient is $2,977.20 more than Fanatical fans (it may be helpful
to calculate the per person consumer surplus instead). Explain (in words) what
we learn from this information about consumer surplus. Is it consistent with the
description of the fan types? (Note: should be a 2-3 sentence answer, do not
make it overly complicated.)
(d)(5 marks) Create a graph of the supply and demand with the equilibrium and
surpluses labelled. Be sure to properly label all parts of the graph including both
the x and y axis.
(e)(3 marks) Suppose the government imposes a tax driving the price of a quick meal
up to $12.90 and the tax incidence on consumers is 60%. What is the value of the
per unit tax? What's the government revenue? How large of a deadweight loss
would exist?
( 2 4 points ) Suppose Mr . Beast is touring /

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