Task 2: At a price of $4, is there a shortage or surplus of bananas? How many pounds? Task 3: At a price of $8, is there a shortage or surplus of bananas? How many pounds?
Task 2: At a price of $4, is there a shortage or surplus of bananas? How many pounds? Task 3: At a price of $8, is there a shortage or surplus of bananas? How many pounds?
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Transcribed Image Text:MARKET EQUILIBRIUM & POLICY WORKSHEET
This question examines the market for bananas. You will use the formulas for a
demand and supply curve to identify the quantity of bananas demanded and the
quantity of bananas supplied at different prices.
Below, you have the formulas for the demand curve and the supply curve for pounds
of bananas. If you plug any price into the formula for the demand function, you get
the quantity demanded at that price. If you plug any price into the supply function,
you get the quantity supplied at that price.
The Demand Function for bananas:
Q-25-2P
The Supply Function for bananas:
Q-3P
Task 1: Use the table below to find the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied
of pounds of bananas at each price.
Price
(per pound of bananas)
$2
4
6
8
10
Quantity of Bananas Quantity of Bananas
Demanded
(pounds)
21
9
Supplied
(pounds)
12
Task 2: At a price of $4, is there a shortage or surplus of bananas? How many
pounds?
Task 3: At a price of $8, is there a shortage or surplus of bananas? How many
pounds?
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