b) Given, respectively, an inverse market demand and supply for a good as D(Q) = -0.025Q2 – 0.5Q + 60 and S(Q) = Q + 20. i) Find the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity. ii) Determine the consumers' and producers' surplus at the equilibrium price and quantity. iii) Sketch and label appropriately the consumer and producer surplus on the Cartesian- plane (x, y).

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Given, respectively, an inverse market demand and supply for a good as D(Q) =
%3D
-0.025Q2 – 0.5Q + 60 and S(Q) = Q + 20.
i)
Find the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity.
Determine the consumers' and producers' surplus at the equilibrium price and
ii)
quantity.
iii)
Sketch and label appropriately the consumer and producer surplus on the Cartesian-
plane (x, y).
Transcribed Image Text:b) Given, respectively, an inverse market demand and supply for a good as D(Q) = %3D -0.025Q2 – 0.5Q + 60 and S(Q) = Q + 20. i) Find the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity. Determine the consumers' and producers' surplus at the equilibrium price and ii) quantity. iii) Sketch and label appropriately the consumer and producer surplus on the Cartesian- plane (x, y).
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