Economics For Today
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ISBN: 9781337670654
Author: Tucker
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 9, Problem 16SQ
To determine
The purchase of commodity and sale at a higher
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A market maker faces the following
demand and supply for widgets.
Eleven buyers are willing to buy at the
following prices: $15, $14, $13, $12,
$11, $10, $9, $8, $7, $6, $5. Eleven
sellers are also willing to sell at the
same prices. If the market maker
makes three transactions, what is his
total profit?
a.
$12
b.
$15
C.
$18
d.
$21
Buyers as a group determine supply, and sellers as a group determine the demand of the product
a.
True
b.
False
Chapter 9 Solutions
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