Question

Refer to the following expanded table from review question 8.

a. What is the equilibrium price? At what price is there neither a shortage nor a supply? 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 equilibrium price P and 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 Demanded Price per bushel Thousands of bushels supplied

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 1