The table shows the town of Driveaway's demand schedule for gasoline. Assume the town's gasolin Tot Quantity (Gallons) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Price (Dollars per gallon) 8 7 6 5W32 4 1 0
The table shows the town of Driveaway's demand schedule for gasoline. Assume the town's gasolin Tot Quantity (Gallons) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Price (Dollars per gallon) 8 7 6 5W32 4 1 0
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![Table 17-5
The table shows the town of Driveaway's demand schedule for gasoline. Assume the town's gasoline seller(s) incurs a cost of $2 for each gallon sold, with no fixed cost.
Total Revenue
(Dollars)
0
350
600
750
800
Quantity
(Gallons)
● c. $2 and the equilibrium quantity is 300 gallons.
O d. $1 and the equilibrium quantity is 350 gallons.
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Price
(Dollars per gallon)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
750
600
350
0
Refer to Table 17-5. If the market for gasoline in Driveaway is perfectly competitive, then the equilibrium price of gasoline is
O a. $0 and the equilibrium quantity is 400 gallons.
O b. $4 and the equilibrium quantity is 200 gallons.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb5468310-450b-4187-9808-ddb47cd17fbe%2F2e79777f-43d5-422b-b7e1-dd45dd1b45cc%2Fwv0rz78_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Table 17-5
The table shows the town of Driveaway's demand schedule for gasoline. Assume the town's gasoline seller(s) incurs a cost of $2 for each gallon sold, with no fixed cost.
Total Revenue
(Dollars)
0
350
600
750
800
Quantity
(Gallons)
● c. $2 and the equilibrium quantity is 300 gallons.
O d. $1 and the equilibrium quantity is 350 gallons.
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Price
(Dollars per gallon)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
750
600
350
0
Refer to Table 17-5. If the market for gasoline in Driveaway is perfectly competitive, then the equilibrium price of gasoline is
O a. $0 and the equilibrium quantity is 400 gallons.
O b. $4 and the equilibrium quantity is 200 gallons.
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