21. Suppose milk and cereal are compliments and the demand for milk is
Qdm
= 40 – 6
Pm
– 2
Pc
,
where
Q
dm
stands for millions of gallons of milk demanded,
Pm
stands for the price of milk and
Pc
stands for the price of cereal. The supply of milk is
Q
sm
= 6
Pm
– 8, where
Q
sm
stands for millions of
gallons of milk supplied. The demand and supply of cereal are
Q
dc
= 90 – 5
Pc
–
Pm
and
Q
sc
= 5
Pc
–
10, respectively, where
Q
dc
stands for millions of boxes of cereal demanded and
Q
sc
stands for
millions of boxes of cereal supplied. Suppose the government imposes a $2.00 per gallon tax on
milk. In the new general equilibrium:
D. the price of milk and the price of cereal are both lower.
22. Suppose milk and cereal are compliments and the demand for milk is
Qdm
= 40 – 6
Pm
– 2
Pc
,
where
Q
dm
stands for millions of gallons of milk demanded,
Pm
stands for the price of milk and
Pc
stands for the price of cereal. The supply of milk is
Q
sm
= 6
Pm
– 8, where
Q
sm
stands for millions of
gallons of milk supplied. The demand and supply of cereal are
Q
dc
= 90 – 5
Pc
–
Pm
and
Q
sc
= 5
Pc
–
10, respectively, where
Q
dc
stands for millions of boxes of cereal demanded and
Q
sc
stands for
millions of boxes of cereal supplied. Suppose the government imposes a $2.00 per gallon tax on
milk. In the new general equilibrium:
D. consumers purchase less milk and more cereal.