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(a)
To calculate: The quantity that has to be supplied and demanded when the price of soybeans is
per bushel. If the demand curve for soybeans has the equation
(b)
To calculate: The quantity and the selling price of corn at equilibrium point. If the demand curve for soybeans has the equation
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