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eBookItem 7 The U. S. Department of Agriculture guarantees dairy producers that they will receive at least $1.00 per pound for butter they supply to the market. Below is the current monthly demand and supply schedules for wholesale butter (in millions of pounds per month). Market for Wholesale Butter Price (dollars per pound) Quantity of Butter Demanded (millions of pounds) Quantity of Butter Supplied (millions of pounds) $0.80 114 70 0.90 111 78 1.00 108 86 1.10 105 94 1.20 102 102 1.30 99 110 1.40 96 118 1.50 93 126 1.60 90 134 1.70 87 142 1.80 84 150 Instructions: Round your answer for price to 2 decimal places. Enter your answers for quantity as a whole number. a. What are the equilibrium price and quantity in the wholesale butter market

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Answer from: magicalunicorns47

The U.S. Department of Agriculture

a. The equilibrium price in the wholesale butter market is:

= $1.20.

b. The equilibrium quantity in the wholesale butter market is:

= 102 million pounds.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Market for Wholesale Butter

Price (dollars Quantity of Butter Quantity of Butter

per pound) Demanded Supplied

(millions of pounds) (millions of pounds)

$0.80 114 70

0.90 111 78

1.00 108 86

1.10 105 94

1.20 102 102

1.30 99 110

1.40 96 118

1.50 93 126

1.60 90 134

1.70 87 142

1.80 84 150

b) The equilibrium price and quantity are the price and quantity at which the quantity of butter demanded in the wholesale butter market equals the quantity of butter supplied in the same market. At this price of $1.20 per pound, the total quantity demanded and supplied equaled 102 million pounds of butter. At this price and quantity, both consumers and suppliers of butter in the wholesale market go home satisfied.

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