Explain why Calvin's ideas about supply and demand are wrong.

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Explain why Calvin's ideas about supply and demand are wrong.
 
calvin and HODDES YO
HOW DO YOU
JUSTIFY CHARGING
15 DOLLARS??
SUPPLY AND
DEMAND.
15 BUCKS
A GLASS?
THAT'S RIGHT!
WANT SOME?
YOU'RE OUT OF
YOUR MIND.
I'M GOING
HOME TO DRINK
SOMETHING
ELSE
LEMONADE
$15
AND AS PRESIDENT AND CEO. OF
THE COMPANY, I DEMAND AN
EXORBITANT ANNUAL SALARY!
SURE! PUT ME OUT
OF A JOB IT'S
YOU ANTI-BUSINESS
TYPES WHO RUIN
THE ECONOMY
$150
LEMONGRE
GLASS
LEMONS
AND AS MY OWN EMPLOYEE, I
DEMAND A HIGH HOURLY WAGE
AND ALL SORTS OF COMPANY BENEFITS
AND THEN THERE'S OVERHEAD AND
ACTUAL PRODUCTION COSTS!
LEMONAGE
8
$15
GLOSS
LEMONADE
315 GLASS
WHERE'S THE
DEMAND?!
I DON'T SEE
ANY DEMAND!
BUT IT LOOKS
LIKE YOU JUST
THREW A LEMON
IN SOME
SLUDGE WATER!
THERE'S LOTS
OF DEMAND!
G
LEMON DE
$15 LAS
WELL, I HAVE TO
CUT EXPENSES
SOMEWHERE IF
I WANT TO STAY
COMPETITIVE
YEAH?
SURE! AS THE SOLE
STOCKHOLDER IN THIS
ENTERPRISE, I DEMAND
MONSTROUS PROFIT ON
MY INVESTMENT.
WHAT IF I
GOT SICK
FROM THAT?
"CAVEAT EMPTORIS
THE MOTTO WE STAND
BEHIND! I'D HAVE
TO CHARGE MORE IF
WE FOLLOWED HEALTH
AND ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATIONS.
I NEED TO BE
SUBSIDIZED.
Transcribed Image Text:calvin and HODDES YO HOW DO YOU JUSTIFY CHARGING 15 DOLLARS?? SUPPLY AND DEMAND. 15 BUCKS A GLASS? THAT'S RIGHT! WANT SOME? YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND. I'M GOING HOME TO DRINK SOMETHING ELSE LEMONADE $15 AND AS PRESIDENT AND CEO. OF THE COMPANY, I DEMAND AN EXORBITANT ANNUAL SALARY! SURE! PUT ME OUT OF A JOB IT'S YOU ANTI-BUSINESS TYPES WHO RUIN THE ECONOMY $150 LEMONGRE GLASS LEMONS AND AS MY OWN EMPLOYEE, I DEMAND A HIGH HOURLY WAGE AND ALL SORTS OF COMPANY BENEFITS AND THEN THERE'S OVERHEAD AND ACTUAL PRODUCTION COSTS! LEMONAGE 8 $15 GLOSS LEMONADE 315 GLASS WHERE'S THE DEMAND?! I DON'T SEE ANY DEMAND! BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST THREW A LEMON IN SOME SLUDGE WATER! THERE'S LOTS OF DEMAND! G LEMON DE $15 LAS WELL, I HAVE TO CUT EXPENSES SOMEWHERE IF I WANT TO STAY COMPETITIVE YEAH? SURE! AS THE SOLE STOCKHOLDER IN THIS ENTERPRISE, I DEMAND MONSTROUS PROFIT ON MY INVESTMENT. WHAT IF I GOT SICK FROM THAT? "CAVEAT EMPTORIS THE MOTTO WE STAND BEHIND! I'D HAVE TO CHARGE MORE IF WE FOLLOWED HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. I NEED TO BE SUBSIDIZED.
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