. Demand,  Supply, consumer surplus, Market Equilibrium Price floor.  The following relations describe monthly demand and supply conditions in the metropolitan area for recyclable aluminum.                                          QD      =     80,000 – 20,000Px                             (Demand)                                        QS      =   - 20,000 + 20,000Px                             (Supply)   where Q is quantity measured in pounds of scrap aluminum and P is price in dollars. Answer the following questions: A. What is the condition for market equilibrium?        B Calculate the market equilibrium price and  equilibrium output?        C. What is the inverse demand curve P = f (QD)?        D. Compute the consumer surplus at the equilibrium price.        E. What is the inverse supply curve P = f (Qs)?        F. Compute the producer surplus at the equilibrium price.

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. Demand,  Supply, consumer surplus, Market Equilibrium Price floor.  The following relations describe monthly demand and supply conditions in the metropolitan area for recyclable aluminum.

 

                                       QD      =     80,000 – 20,000Px                             (Demand)

                                       QS      =   - 20,000 + 20,000Px                             (Supply)

 

where Q is quantity measured in pounds of scrap aluminum and P is price in dollars.

Answer the following questions:

A.

What is the condition for market equilibrium? 

 

 

 

B

Calculate the market equilibrium price and  equilibrium output? 

 

 

 

C.

What is the inverse demand curve P = f (QD)? 

 

 

 

D.

Compute the consumer surplus at the equilibrium price. 

 

 

 

E.

What is the inverse supply curve P = f (Qs)? 

 

 

 

F.

Compute the producer surplus at the equilibrium price. 

 

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