Perfectly Elastic demand and Equilibrium
June 18th, 2023
Assume that the weekly supply of 16 oz bottles of soda at convenience stores in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul is a function of price such that:
Qs = -20 + 80P
Where Q is the number of sodas sold in convenience stores (in thousands) and P is the soda price. Assume demand is perfectly elastic at a price of $ 1.
A)Derive the soda supply curve where price is expressed as a function of output. Calculate the equilibrium level of output and convenience store sales revenue.
B)Derive a second curve based upon the assumption convenience store sales become subject to a 5-cent recycling fee. Calculate the price and quantity effects of the recycling fee. With perfectly elastic demand, who pays the economic burden of such a fee?