Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

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.