Microeconomics
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Chapter 22, Problem 5RQ
To determine
The elements of current US farm policy.
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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
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4.30
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4.60
79
60
4.90
81
The graph shows the market for tutoring at a university.
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of tutoring)
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20
15
10
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If there is a price floor of $15, consumer surplus is, in numerals, $.
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b.
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Price
Supply 1
$4.00
60
4.25
70
4.50
80
4.75
90
(5.00
100
5.25
110
5.50
120
What are equilibrium price and quantity?
Supply increases by 50% - what are the new equilibrium
price and quantity?
Demand
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130
120
110
100
90
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Chapter 22 Solutions
Microeconomics
Ch. 22 - Prob. 1DQCh. 22 - Prob. 2DQCh. 22 - Prob. 3DQCh. 22 - Prob. 4DQCh. 22 - Prob. 5DQCh. 22 - Prob. 6DQCh. 22 - Prob. 7DQCh. 22 - Prob. 8DQCh. 22 - Prob. 9DQCh. 22 - Prob. 10DQ
Ch. 22 - Prob. 11DQCh. 22 - Prob. 12DQCh. 22 - Prob. 13DQCh. 22 - Prob. 14DQCh. 22 - Prob. 1RQCh. 22 - Prob. 2RQCh. 22 - Prob. 3RQCh. 22 - Prob. 4RQCh. 22 - Prob. 5RQCh. 22 - Suppose that corn currently costs 4 per bushel and...Ch. 22 - Suppose chat both wheat and corn have an income...Ch. 22 - Prob. 3PCh. 22 - Prob. 4P
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