Supply and Demand Suppose that the demand and price for strawberries are related by
where p is the price (in dollars) and q is the quantity demanded (in hundreds of quarts). Find the price at each level of demand.
- (a) 0 quarts
- (b) 400 quarts
- (c) 840 quarts
Find the quantity demanded for the strawberries at each price.
- (d) $4.50
- (e) $3.25
- (f) $2.40
- (g) Graph p = 5 − 0.25q.
Suppose the price and supply of strawberries are related by
where p is the price (in dollars) and q is the quantity supplied (in hundreds of quarts) of strawberries. Find the quantity supplied at each price.
- (h) $0
- (i) $2
- (j) $4.50
- (k) Graph p = 0.75q on the same axis used for part (g).
- (l) Find the equilibrium quantity and the equilibrium price.
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