Explain how the market can adjust

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Suppose that the demand and supply schedules for rental apartments in a city are as given in the table below.

Monthly rent	Apartments demanded	Apartments supplied
$3000	8,000	17,000
2500	10,000	15,000
2000	12,500	12,500
1500	15,000	10,000
1000	17,500	7,500
500	20,000	5,000

a-Draw a figure showing the demand curve and the supply for apartments. What is the market equilibrium rental price per month and the market equilibrium number of apartments demanded and supplied?

b. If the local government can enforce a rent-control law that sets the maximum monthly rent at $1000, will there be a surplus or a shortage? Of how many units? Explain how the market can adjust?

c. Suppose that a new government is elected that wants to keep out the poor. It declares that the minimum rent that can be charged is $2500 per month. If the government can enforce that price floor, will there be a surplus or a shortage? Of how many units? Explain how the market can adjust?

d. Suppose that the government wishes to decrease the market equilibrium monthly rent by increasing the supply of housing. Assuming that demand remains unchanged, by how many units of housing would the government have to increase the supply of housing in order to get the market equilibrium rental price to fall to $1500 per month? To $1000 per month? To $500 per month?

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