Question

Suppose that the world price of oil is $70 per barrel and that the United States can buy all the oil it wants at this price. Suppose also that the demand and supply schedules for oil in the United States are as follows:Price ($ Per Barrel) U.S. Quantity Demanded) U.S. Quantity Supplied68 16 470 15 672 14 874 13 1076 12 12a) Draw the supply and demand curve for the United Statesb) With free trade in oil, what price will Americans pay for their oil? What quantity will Americans buy? How much of this will be supplied by American producers? How much will be imported?

Answer 1

Answer:

The supply and demand curves for the United States are shown in the graphs attached.

Explanation:

Free trade in oil implies that a country in the international oil market can import as much oil as it wants and export as much oil as it wants.

The costs of demand and the revenues obtained in each case are given below:

QD1 cost = 68 × 70 = $4,760

QS1 revenue = 16 × 70 = $1,120

QD2 cost = 470 × 70 = $32,900

QS2 revenue = 15 × 70 = $1,050

QD3 cost = 672 × 70 = $47,040

QS3 revenue = 14 × 70 = $980

QD4 cost = 874 × 70 = $61,180

QS4 revenue = 13 × 70 = $910

QD5 cost = 1076 × 70 = $75,320

QS5 revenue = 12 × 70 = $840

Find the graph attachments.