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ISBN: 9781323907733

Author: Barnett

Publisher: INTER PEAR

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Chapter 4.1, Problem 67E

Supply and demand for soybeans. At $ 4.80 per bushel, the annual supply for soybeans in the Midwest is 1.9 billion bushels, and the annual demand is 2.0 billion bushels. When the price increases to $ 5.10 per bushel, the annual supply in-creases to 2.1 billion bushels, and the annual demand decreases to 1.8 billion bushels. Assume that the price-supply and price-demand equations are linear.

(A) Find the price-supply equation.

(B) Find the price-demand equation.

(D) Graph the two equations in the same coordinate system and identify the equilibrium point, supply curve, and demand curve.

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