Suppose that the short-run world demand and supply elasticities for crude oil are −0.076  and  0.088 , respectively. The current price per barrel is  $ 30   and the short-run equilibrium quantity is   23.84  billion barrels per year. Derive the linear demand and supply equations.

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Suppose that the short-run world demand and supply elasticities for crude oil are −0.076  and  0.088 , respectively. The current price per barrel is  $ 30 
 and the short-run equilibrium quantity is  
23.84  billion barrels per year. Derive the linear demand and supply equations.

 

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