Assignment:
Question 1
The equilibrium rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Buckhead Atlanta $1,000 per month. Atlanta local government decides to place a price ceiling on apartments. The price ceiling it set at $800 meaning a rent of one-bedroom apartment cannot be more than $800.
a) Present the situation on the graph below by showing the equilibrium and the effect of the price ceiling on the one-bedroom market.
![1461_Quantity of apartments.jpg](https://secure.tutorsglobe.com/CMSImages/1461_Quantity of apartments.jpg)
b) What will be the consequence of the price ceiling in this market?
Question 2
Suppose U.S. oil market is represented by the following
![2022_Quantity of oil.jpg](https://secure.tutorsglobe.com/CMSImages/2022_Quantity of oil.jpg)
a) Using this demand curve on the graph, determine the revenue when the price is $18 and when the price is $16.
b) Discuss the revenue of oil when a price drop from $18 to $16?
c) Using the effect of total revenue of oil, discuss the elasticity of demand when a price drop from $18 to $16.
Question 3
Ali earns $200 a week which he spends entirely on Zaxbys salad and Orange Juice. The price for
a bowl of the salad is $5 and the price for the bottle of orange juice is $2.
a) Draw Ali's budget constraint.
b) Suppose the price of the salad increases to $8 per bowl, what will happen to Ali's budget constraint? Show that on the graph.
![1688_Zaxbys salad and Orange Juice.jpg](https://secure.tutorsglobe.com/CMSImages/1688_Zaxbys salad and Orange Juice.jpg)