曼昆微观经济学课后练习英文答案.docx
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曼昆微观经济学课后练习英文答案
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WHAT’SNEWINTHESIXTHEDITION:
Therearenomajorchangestothischapter.
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:
Bytheendofthischapter,studentsshouldunderstand:
✍thelinkbetweenbuyers’willingnesstopayforagoodandthedemandcurve.
✍howtodefineandmeasureconsumersurplus.
✍thelinkbetweensellers’costsofproducingagoodandthesupplycurve.
✍howtodefineandmeasureproducersurplus.
✍thattheequilibriumofsupplyanddemandmaximizestotalsurplusinamarket.
CONTEXTANDPURPOSE:
Chapter7isthefirstchapterinathree-chaptersequenceonwelfareeconomicsandmarketefficiency.Chapter7employsthesupplyanddemandmodeltodevelopconsumersurplusandproducersurplusasameasureofwelfareandmarketefficiency.TheseconceptsarethenutilizedinChapters8and9todeterminethewinnersandlosersfromtaxationandrestrictionsoninternationaltrade.
ThepurposeofChapter7istodevelopwelfareeconomics—thestudyofhowtheallocationofresourcesaffectseconomicwell-being.Chapters4through6employedsupplyanddemandinapositiveframework,whichfocusedonthequestion,“Whatistheequilibriumpriceandquantityinamarket?
”Thischapternowaddressesthenormativequestion,“Istheequilibriumpriceandquantityinamarketthebestpossiblesolutiontotheresourceallocationproblem,orisitsimplythepriceandquantitythatbalancesupplyanddemand?
”Studentswilldiscoverthatundermostcircumstancestheequilibriumpriceandquantityisalsotheonethatmaximizeswelfare.
KEYPOINTS:
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Consumersurplusequalsbuyers’willingnesstopayforagoodminustheamounttheyactuallypayforit,anditmeasuresthebenefitbuyersgetfromparticipatinginamarket.Consumersurpluscanbecomputedbyfindingtheareabelowthedemandcurveandabovetheprice.
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Producersurplusequalstheamountsellersreceivefortheirgoodsminustheircostsofproduction,anditmeasuresthebenefitsellersgetfromparticipatinginamarket.Producersurpluscanbecomputedbyfindingtheareabelowthepriceandabovethesupplycurve.
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Anallocationofresourcesthatmaximizesthesumofconsumerandproducersurplusissaidtobeefficient.Policymakersareoftenconcernedwiththeefficiency,aswellastheequality,ofeconomicoutcomes.
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Theequilibriumofsupplyanddemandmaximizesthesumofconsumerandproducersurplus.Thatis,theinvisiblehandofthemarketplaceleadsbuyersandsellerstoallocateresourcesefficiently.
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Marketsdonotallocateresourcesefficientlyinthepresenceofmarketfailuressuchasmarketpowerorexternalities.
CHAPTEROUTLINE:
I.Definitionofwelfareeconomics:
thestudyofhowtheallocationofresourcesaffectseconomicwell-being.
II.ConsumerSurplus
A.WillingnesstoPay
1.Definitionofwillingnesstopay:
themaximumamountthatabuyerwillpayforagood.
2.Example:
Youareauctioningamint-conditionrecordingofElvisPresley’sfirstalbum.Fourbuyersshowup.Theirwillingnesstopayisasfollows:
Buyer
WillingnesstoPay
John
$100
Paul
$80
George
$70
Ringo
$50
Ifthebiddinggoestoslightlyhigherthan$80,allbuyersdropoutexceptforJohn.BecauseJohniswillingtopaymorethanhehastoforthealbum,hederivessomebenefitfromparticipatinginthemarket.
3.Definitionofconsumersurplus:
theamountabuyeriswillingtopayforagoodminustheamountthebuyeractuallypaysforit.
4.Notethatifyouhadmorethanonecopyofthealbum,thepriceintheauctionwouldendupbeinglower(alittleover$70inthecaseoftwoalbums)andbothJohnandPaulwouldgainconsumersurplus.
B.UsingtheDemandCurvetoMeasureConsumerSurplus
1.WecanusetheinformationonwillingnesstopaytoderiveademandcurvefortherareElvisPresleyalbum.
Price
Buyers
QuantityDemanded
Morethan$100
None
0
$80to$100
John
1
$70to$80
John,Paul
2
$50to$70
John,Paul,George
3
$50orless
John,Paul,George,Ringo
4
Figure1
2.Atanygivenquantity,thepricegivenbythedemandcurvereflectsthewillingnesstopayofthemarginalbuyer.Becausethedemandcurveshowsthebuyers’willingnesstopay,wecanusethedemandcurvetomeasureconsumersurplus.
Figure2
3.Consumersurpluscanbemeasuredastheareabelowthedemandcurveandabovetheprice.
C.HowaLowerPriceRaisesConsumerSurplus
Figure3
1.Aspricefalls,consumersurplusincreasesfortworeasons.
a.Thosealreadybuyingtheproductwillreceiveadditionalconsumersurplusbecausetheyarepayinglessfortheproductthanbefore(areaAonthegraph).
b.Becausethepriceisnowlower,somenewbuyerswillenterthemarketandreceiveconsumersurplusontheseadditionalunitsofoutputpurchased(areaBonthegraph).
D.WhatDoesConsumerSurplusMeasure?
Itisimportanttostressthatconsumersurplusismeasuredin
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