we calculated the gains and losses from price controls on natural gas and found that there was a deadweight loss of $5.68 billion. This calculation was based on a price of oil of $50 per barrel and utilized the following equations: Supply: QS = 15.90 + 0.72PG + 0.05PO Demand: QD = 0.02minus 1.8PG + 0.69PO where QS and QD are the quantities supplied and demanded, each measured in trillion cubic feet (Tcf), PG is the price of natural gas in dollars per thousand cubic feet ($/mcf), and PO is the price of oil in dollars per barrel ($/b). If the price of oil were $65.00 per barrel, what would be the free-market price of gas? With a $65.00 price of oil per barrel, the free-market price of gas would be $nothing per thousand cubic foot. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)
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