What is the equilibrium price?  At what price is there neither a shortage nor a surplus? Fill in the surplus-shortage column and use it to confirm your answers. Graph the demand for wheat and the supply for wheat.  Be sure to label the axes of your graph correctly.  Label equilibrium price P and equilibrium quantity Q. How big is the surplus or shortage at $3.40?  At 4.90?  How big a surplus or shortage results if the price is 60 cents lower than the equilibrium price? Thousands                                  Thousands                    Surplus (+)          of Bushels            Price per         of Bushels                          or demanded           Bushel             Supplied                        Shortage (-) 85                         $3.40                   72                                ___________ 80                           3.70                   73                                ___________ 75                          4.00                    75                               ___________ 70                           4.30                   77                               ___________ 65                          4.60                    79                               ___________ 60                          4.90                    81                               __________

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  • What is the equilibrium price?  At what price is there neither a shortage nor a surplus? Fill in the surplus-shortage column and use it to confirm your answers.
  • Graph the demand for wheat and the supply for wheat.  Be sure to label the axes of your graph correctly.  Label equilibrium price P and equilibrium quantity Q.
  • How big is the surplus or shortage at $3.40?  At 4.90?  How big a surplus or shortage results if the price is 60 cents lower than the equilibrium price?

Thousands                                  Thousands                    Surplus (+)         

of Bushels            Price per         of Bushels                          or

demanded           Bushel             Supplied                        Shortage (-)

85                         $3.40                   72                                ___________

80                           3.70                   73                                ___________

75                          4.00                    75                               ___________

70                           4.30                   77                               ___________

65                          4.60                    79                               ___________

60                          4.90                    81                               __________

 

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