ECON90015 2018 SM2 Lect4 v1
ECON90015 2018 SM2 Lect4 v1
ECON90015 2018 SM2 Lect4 v1
Semester 2, 2018
Lecture 4
Ivan Balbuzanov
Boon Han Koh
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• Let us consider the example of the market for auto service in a local area.
• Suppose there are four potential buyers of auto service, each with a different WTP for
the service.
Susan $100
Jim $80
Dan $60
Chen $40
Consumer
Surplus
P1
B C
Demand
Q
0 Q1
Q
0 Q1 Q2
• Let us consider the example of the market for auto service in a local area.
• Suppose there are four potential sellers of auto service, each with a different
opportunity cost of supply.
Jack $20
Long $40
Mario $60
Sam $80
Jack, Long,
Jack $20 ≥ $80 4
Mario, Sam
Recall that the market
Jack, Long, supply curve depicts the
Long $40 $60 – $80 3
Mario various quantities that
producers would be
Mario $60 $40 – $60 Jack, Long 2 willing and able to sell at
different prices.
Sam $80 $20 – $40 Jack 1
Quantity of
Auto Services
1 2 3 4
Managerial Economics (Semester 2, 2018) Lecture 4 19
How the Price Affects Producer Surplus
P
Producer Surplus at
Price P1
The area above the supply
curve and below the price =
Producer Surplus
Supply
B
P1
Producer C
Surplus
A
Q
0 Q1
A
Q
0 Q1 Q2
Why?
• Recall that demand = MB and supply = MC.
• Hence, where demand = supply, MB = MC.
• Where MB = MC, all mutually beneficial trades have taken place.
• Therefore, there is an efficient use of resources. The sum of consumer surplus and
producer surplus is maximized.
Susan Supply = MC
100
Jim
80
Sam
Dan
60
Mario
Chen
40
Long
20 Demand = MB
Jack
Quantity of
1 Auto Services
2 3 4
Managerial Economics (Semester 2, 2018) Lecture 4 23
Market Equilibrium and Efficiency
Price of Auto
Service ($)
Susan Supply = MC
100
Jim
80
Sam
Dan
P* = 60
Mario
Chen
40
Long
20 Demand = MB
Jack
Quantity of
1 2 4 Auto Services
Q* = 3
Managerial Economics (Semester 2, 2018) Lecture 4 24
Market Equilibrium and Efficiency
Price of Auto
Service ($)
Susan Supply = MC
100
Jim
80
Sam
CS = $60
Dan
P* = 60
Mario
PS = $60 Chen
40
Long
20 Demand = MB
Jack
Quantity of
1 2 4 Auto Services
Q* = 3
Managerial Economics (Semester 2, 2018) Lecture 4 25
Market Equilibrium and Efficiency
P
Supply = MC
Consumer
Surplus
Equilibrium
C
price B
Producer
Surplus
D Demand = MB
0 Equilibrium Q
quantity
Supply = MC
Value to
buyers
Equilibrium Cost to
price sellers
Cost to Value to
sellers buyers Demand = MB
0 Equilibrium Q
quantity
Value to buyers > Cost to sellers Value to buyers < Cost to sellers
Managerial Economics (Semester 2, 2018) Lecture 4 27
Sources of Inefficiency: Market Failure
• Markets generally do a good job of sending resources to where they are most highly
valued, but sometimes they fail.
• Market failure represents a situation where markets overproduce or underproduce a
good or service.
• The most significant reasons for market failure are:
– Government price controls, taxes, subsidies and quotas.
– Imperfect competition, e.g., monopoly.
– Externalities.
• We will look at these cases of market failure over the coming lectures.
A
P*
B
Demand = MB
0 Q1 Q* Q
C
P*
D
Demand = MB
0 Q* Q2 Q
Supply
Price consumers Size of tax
pay (Pc)
P*
Price producers
receive (Ps)
Demand
0 Qtax Q* Q
Supply
A
Pc
B C
P*
D E
Ps
F
Demand
0 Qtax Q* Q
0 Qtax Q* Q
Price consumers
pay (Pc)
Demand
0 Q* Qsubsidy Q
Supply
A
Ps
Demand
B C
D + subsidy
P*
E G
F
Pc
H Demand
0 Q* Qsubsidy Q
0 Q* Qsubsidy Q
Supply
P*
Demand
0 Q* Quantity of
Apartments
Supply
P*
Rent ceiling
Pceiling
Shortage Demand
0 Qs Q* Qd Quantity of
(Qty supplied) (Qty demanded)
Apartments
Supply
A
B C
P*
D E
Rent ceiling
Pceiling
F
Demand
0 Qs Q* Qd Quantity of
Apartments
0 Qs Q* Qd Quantity of
Apartments
Supply
P*
Demand
0 Q* Quantity of
Labor
Unemployment Supply
Pfloor
Minimum
P* wage
Demand
0 Qd Q* Qs Quantity of
(Qty demanded) (Qty supplied)
Labor
Supply
A
Pfloor
B C Minimum
P* wage
D E
F
Demand
0 Qd Q* Qs Quantity of
Labor
0 Qd Q* Qs Quantity of
Labor
Supply
P*
Demand
0 Q* Quantity
P*
Demand
0 Q1 Q* Q2 Quantity
Demand
0 Q1 Q* Quantity
Demand
0 Q1 Q* Quantity
0 Q1 Q* Quantity
Supply
P*
Demand
0 Q* Quantity
Demand
0 Q1 Q* Q2 Quantity
Supply
A
Ps
B C F
Demand + Qg
P* I
E
D
G H
Demand
0 Q1 Q* Q2 Quantity