rice (per pound) Quantity Supplied (pounds) Quantity Demanded (pounds) $7 80 30 $6 70 45 $5 60 60 $4 50 75 $3 40 90 $2 30 105 $1 20 120 The equilibrium price is   $    per pound.   Suppose that after a successful lobbying campaign by chocolate producers, the government imposes a price floor of $7 per pound. The price floor will lead to a surplus of      pounds of chocolate.   After a few years, chocolate producers are not happy. They realize that compared to the market equilibrium, their total revenue has fallen by   $

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Price
(per pound)
Quantity Supplied
(pounds)
Quantity Demanded
(pounds)
$7 80 30
$6 70 45
$5 60 60
$4 50 75
$3 40 90
$2 30 105
$1 20 120

The equilibrium price is   $    per pound.

 

Suppose that after a successful lobbying campaign by chocolate producers, the government imposes a price floor of $7 per pound. The price floor will lead to a surplus of      pounds of chocolate.

 

After a few years, chocolate producers are not happy. They realize that compared to the market equilibrium, their total revenue has fallen by   $  .

 

To compensate the chocolate producers, the government agrees to buy the entire surplus chocolate at the $7 price floor. Chocolate producers rejoice. Compared to the market equilibrium, their total revenue has now increased by    $  .

 

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