If the world price is greater than $120, does this create a shortage or surplus of contact lenses in the domestic market?  PS- Graph shown is for contact lenses    Idk what would the right answer is?

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If the world price is greater than $120, does this create a shortage or surplus of contact lenses in the domestic market? 

PS- Graph shown is for contact lenses 

 

Idk what would the right answer is? 

Vivan
Domestic Market: No Trade
No International Trade
Okay, so if the world price - the price you can get
for a box of your contact lenses -- is greater than
the domestic equilibrium price of $120, will you
increase or decrease your quantity supplied of
contact lenses?
240
Julio
200
160
Like other domestic contact lens
manufacturers, we will increase our quantity
supplied.
120-
80
Vivan
40
That is correct!
40
80
120
160
200
240
• Quantity Supplied - Quantity Demanded
Наpру
Domestic Market
Economic
Price
Quantity Supplied
Quantity Demanded
s Mentor
240
If the world price is greater than $120, does this
create a shortage or surplus of contact lenses in
the domestic market?
20
20
220
40
40
200
60
60
180
Julio
80
80
160
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100
140
120
120
120
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100
It creates a surplus – the domestic quantity supplied will be greater than the
domestic quantity demanded.
160
160
80
180
180
60
It creates a shortage -- the domestic quantity demanded will be greater than the
domestic quantity supplied.
200
200
40
220
220
20
240
240
Transcribed Image Text:Vivan Domestic Market: No Trade No International Trade Okay, so if the world price - the price you can get for a box of your contact lenses -- is greater than the domestic equilibrium price of $120, will you increase or decrease your quantity supplied of contact lenses? 240 Julio 200 160 Like other domestic contact lens manufacturers, we will increase our quantity supplied. 120- 80 Vivan 40 That is correct! 40 80 120 160 200 240 • Quantity Supplied - Quantity Demanded Наpру Domestic Market Economic Price Quantity Supplied Quantity Demanded s Mentor 240 If the world price is greater than $120, does this create a shortage or surplus of contact lenses in the domestic market? 20 20 220 40 40 200 60 60 180 Julio 80 80 160 100 100 140 120 120 120 140 140 100 It creates a surplus – the domestic quantity supplied will be greater than the domestic quantity demanded. 160 160 80 180 180 60 It creates a shortage -- the domestic quantity demanded will be greater than the domestic quantity supplied. 200 200 40 220 220 20 240 240
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Surplus occurs when the supply of goods is more than the demand for goods. On the contrary, shortage occurs when the supply of goods is less than the demand for goods.

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