Consider the market for gasoline, illustrated in the figure to the right. The equilibrium quantity of gasoline is 15 million gallons (enter a numeric response using a real number rounded to two decimal places) and the equilibrium price is $2.50 per gallon. If instead the market price were $3.25, then there would be a of million gallons. Price of Gasoline (per gallon) 5.00 4.50- 4.00- 3.50- 3.00- 2.50- 2.00 8 1.50- 1.00- 0.50- 0.00- S D 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 Quantity of Gasoline (gallons in millions)
Consider the market for gasoline, illustrated in the figure to the right. The equilibrium quantity of gasoline is 15 million gallons (enter a numeric response using a real number rounded to two decimal places) and the equilibrium price is $2.50 per gallon. If instead the market price were $3.25, then there would be a of million gallons. Price of Gasoline (per gallon) 5.00 4.50- 4.00- 3.50- 3.00- 2.50- 2.00 8 1.50- 1.00- 0.50- 0.00- S D 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 Quantity of Gasoline (gallons in millions)
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![Consider the market for gasoline, illustrated in the figure to the right.
The equilibrium quantity of gasoline is 15 million gallons (enter a
numeric response using a real number rounded to two
decimal places) and the equilibrium price is $2.50 per gallon.
If instead the market price were $3.25, then there would be a
of million gallons.
Price of Gasoline (per gallon)
5.00
4.50-
4.00
3.50-
3.00
2.50-
2.00
1.50-
1.00
0.50-
0.00-
S
D
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
Quantity of Gasoline (gallons in millions)
30
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider the market for gasoline, illustrated in the figure to the right.
The equilibrium quantity of gasoline is 15 million gallons (enter a
numeric response using a real number rounded to two
decimal places) and the equilibrium price is $2.50 per gallon.
If instead the market price were $3.25, then there would be a
of million gallons.
Price of Gasoline (per gallon)
5.00
4.50-
4.00
3.50-
3.00
2.50-
2.00
1.50-
1.00
0.50-
0.00-
S
D
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
Quantity of Gasoline (gallons in millions)
30
+
O
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