You are on page 1of 6

Figure 3-1: Market equilibrium with supply shift

S2
S1

P2

e2
e1

P1

D
0

Q2

Q1
Q

Figure 3-2: Perfectly inelastic demand

S2

S1

P2

e2

P1

e1

Figure 3-3: Perfectly elastic demand

S2

S1

e1

e2

Q2

Q1
Q

Figure 3-4: Supply and demand shifts

S2
S1

p, $ per kg

P2
P1

e2

e2'
e1

D2
D1
0

Q2

Q1

Q2

Q, Million kg of pork per year

Figure 3-5: Impact of a producer tax


S2
p, $ per kg

S1

e2

p1 = 4.00
e1

p2 = 3.30
p2 - = 2.95

D
0

Q2 = 206

Q1 = 220

Q, Million kg of pork per year

MIT OpenCourseWare
http://ocw.mit.edu

14.01SC Principles of Microeconomics


Fall 2011

For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit: http://ocw.mit.edu/terms.

You might also like