As a
student representative, one of your roles is to organise a second-hand textbook
market between the current and former year 1 students. After a survey, you
estimate the demand and supply curves for the textbooks as:

For example, you estimate that
pricing the book at $7 would lead to a supply of 20 books and a demand of 26
books. Based on this information, which of the following statements is correct?

Question

As a
student representative, one of your roles is to organise a second-hand textbook
market between the current and former year 1 students. After a survey, you
estimate the demand and supply curves for the textbooks as:

For example, you estimate that
pricing the book at $7 would lead to a supply of 20 books and a demand of 26
books. Based on this information, which of the following statements is correct?

Answer

A rumour that the textbook may no longer be on the reading list for the new Year 1 students would be likely to shift the demand curve upwards.

Answer

A rumour that the textbook may be required again in Year 2 would be likely to shift the supply curve upwards.

Answer

Doubling the price to $14 would double the supply

Answer

The demand would be doubled by reducing the price sufficiently along the demand curve.

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