Price per bushel Quantity Demanded (bushels) Quantity Supplied (bushels) US$2 40,000 0 4 36,000 4,000 6 30,000 8,000 8 24,000 16,000 10 20,000 20,000 12 18,000 28,000 14 12,000 36,000 16 6,000 40,000 Suppose the market price is US$14 per bushel. Is there a shortage or a surplus in the market? What is the quantity of the shortage or surplus? If the market price is US$14 per bushel, what must happen to restore equilibrium in the market?

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Price per bushel

Quantity Demanded

(bushels)

Quantity Supplied (bushels)

US$2

40,000

0

4

36,000

4,000

6

30,000

8,000

8

24,000

16,000

10

20,000

20,000

12

18,000

28,000

14

12,000

36,000

16

6,000

40,000

  1. Suppose the market price is US$14 per bushel. Is there a shortage or a surplus in the market?
  2. What is the quantity of the shortage or surplus?
  3. If the market price is US$14 per bushel, what must happen to restore equilibrium in the market?
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