e following table contains information about the wheat market:   Price per Bushel (dollars) Quantity Demanded (bushels) Quantity Supplied (bushels) $2 40,000         0   4 34,000   4,000   6 28,000   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   Draw and label a graph representing this market (demand curve, supply curve, etc.) What is the market price of wheat in this market, and what is the total revenue to farmers at that price? If the farmers then band together and set a price floor of $14 per bushel, what will their total revenue be? Label these two revenue areas on y

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  1. The following table contains information about the wheat market:

 

Price per Bushel

(dollars)

Quantity Demanded (bushels)

Quantity Supplied (bushels)

$2

40,000

        0

  4

34,000

  4,000

  6

28,000

  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

 

Draw and label a graph representing this market (demand curve, supply curve, etc.) What is the market price of wheat in this market, and what is the total revenue to farmers at that price? If the farmers then band together and set a price floor of $14 per bushel, what will their total revenue be? Label these two revenue areas on your graph.

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