ECONOMICS W/CONNECT+20 >C<
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ISBN: 9781259714993
Author: McConnell
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Chapter 3.A, Problem 5ADQ
To determine
Demand and supply.
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3. Refer to the expanded table below from review question 8.
LO3.4
a. What is the equilibrium price? At what price is there nei-
ther a shortage nor a surplus? Fill in the surplus-shortage
column and use it to confirm your answers.
b. Graph the demand for wheat and the supply of wheat. Be
sure to label the axes of your graph correctly. Label equi-
librium price Pand equilibrium quantity Q.
c. How big is the surplus or shortage at $3.40? At $4.90?
How big a surplus or shortage results if the price is 60
cents higher than the equilibrium price? 30 cents lower
than the equilibrium price?
Thousands
of Bushels
Surplus (+)
or
Shortage (-)
Thousands
Price per
Bushel
of Bushels
Supplied
Demanded
85
$3.40
72
80
3.70
73
75
4.00
75
70
4.30
77
65
4.60
79
60
4.90
81
Answer the question on the basis of the given supply and demand data for wheat.
Figure 5 below represents two different shifts that occurs in the market for potato chips. All of the shifts go from the curves labeled with a "1" to
curves labeled with a "2". Assume that potato chips are an inferior good. Refer to the figure as you answer the questions that follow.
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Shift 1
S2
S1
D1
Figure 5
Shift 2
S1
D1
D2
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ECONOMICS W/CONNECT+20 >C<
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