Suppose the daily demand for soda is given by P = 4 – (2/3)Q and the daily supply of soda is given by P = 1 + (1/3)Q, where P is the dollar price of a can of soda and Q is the number of cans of soda (in thousands).a. Sketch the demand curve and the supply curve. Instructions: Use the tools provided to draw the demand and supply curves. Plot each end point (4 points total).b. How many cans of soda are bought and sold each day? What is the equilibrium price of soda?i. Equilibrium quantity: cansii. Equilibrium price: $ per canc. What is the price elasticity of demand for soda at the equilibrium price?d. What is the price elasticity of supply for soda at the equilibrium price?e. If the price of one of the inputs used to make soda increases, then what will happen to consumers' total expenditure on soda?i. It will decrease. ii. it will remain unchangediii. It will increase.

Costco wholesale corporation operates membership warehouses selling food, appliances, consumer electronics, apparel and other household goods at 471 locations across the u.s. as well as in canada, mexico and puerto rico. as of its fiscal year-end 2005, costco had approximately 21.2 million members. selected fiscal-year information from the company's balance sheets follows. ($ millions). selected balance sheet data 2005 2004 merchandise inventories $4,015 $3,644 deferred membership income (liability) 501 454 (a) during fiscal 2005, costco collected $1,120 cash for membership fees. use the financial statement effectstemplate to record the cash collected for membership fees. (b) in 2005, costco recorded $46,347 million in merchandise costs (that is, cost of goods sold). record thistransaction in the financial statement effects template. (c) determine the value of merchandise that costco purchased during fiscal-year 2005. use the financial statementeffects template to record these merchandise purchases. assume all of costco's purchases are on credit.