Comment on the following statement: "A decrease in supply will lead to an increase in the price which decreases demand, thus lowering price. Therefore, a decrease in supply has no effect on the price of a good."
What will be an ideal response?
The statement is incorrect because it confuses a decrease in quantity demanded with a decrease in demand. When supply decreases, the price increases and quantity demanded falls (shown by a movement along the demand curve). Demand does not change.
You might also like to view...
Would you expect a shift in supply to have a greater effect on equilibrium quantity in the short run or in the long run? Explain your answer.
A. A greater effect on equilibrium quantity in the long run because the longer the time period, the more elastic is the good's demand. B. The same effect on equilibrium quantity in the short run and the long run because when analyzing one good, it is predicted that elasticity does not change. C. A greater effect on equilibrium quantity in the short run because elasticity is higher the shorter the time period. This would lead consumers to adjust their quantity greatly. D. A greater effect on equilibrium quantity in the long run because the longer the time period, the greater the increase in income and thus demand. References
A type of ________ problem that occurs when a person or institution has multiple objectives that conflict with each other is called ________
A) moral hazard; conflicts of interest B) adverse selection; conflicts of interest C) moral hazard; spinning D) adverse selection; spinning