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Refer to Table 3-3. The table contains information about the sorghum market. Use the table to answer the following questions.
 
  a. What are the equilibrium price and quantity of sorghum?
  b. Suppose the prevailing price is 6 per bushel. Is there a shortage or a surplus in the market?
  c. What is the quantity of the shortage or surplus?
  d. How many bushels will be sold if the market price is 6 per bushel?
  e. If the market price is 6 per bushel, what must happen to restore equilibrium in the market?
  f. At what price will suppliers be able to sell 36,000 bushels of sorghum?
  g. Suppose the market price is 14 per bushel. Is there a shortage or a surplus in the market?
  h. What is the quantity of the shortage or surplus?
  i. How many bushels will be sold if the market price is 14 per bushel?
  j. If the market price is 14 per bushel, what must happen to restore equilibrium in the market?

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Which of the following is the largest category of federal government expenditures?
 
  A) transfer payments B) grants to state and local governments
  C) interest on the debt D) defense spending



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Answer to Question 1

a. Equilibrium price = 10; Equilibrium quantity = 20,000 bushels.
b. There is a shortage.
c. Shortage = 30,000 - 8,000 = 22,000 bushels.
d. Quantity sold = 8,000 bushels.
e. Price must rise.
f. At 4 per bushel.
g. There is a surplus.
h. Surplus = 36,000 - 12,000 = 24,000 bushels.
i. Quantity sold = 12,000 bushels.
j. Price must fall.

Answer to Question 2

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fox

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Reply 2 on: Jun 29, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

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