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price of cheese(Rands) | Quantity demanded by ANNA( in kilograms) | Quantity demanded by Beauty(in kilograms) | Quantity demanded by clive( in kilograms) |
R35 | 0kg | 0kg | 0kg |
R30 | 1kg | 1kg | 0kg |
R25 | 1kg | 2kg | 1kg |
R20 | 2kg | 2kg | 2kg |
R15 | 2kg | 3kg | 3kg |
R10 | 3kg | 3kg | 4kg |
R5 | 3kg | 4kg | 5kg |
THE PRODUCERS OF CHEESE TO THIS MARKET
Price of cheese | qUANTITY SUPPLIED(IN KILIGRAMS) | ||
R35 | 12 | ||
R30 | 10 | ||
R25 | 8 | ||
R20 | 6 | ||
R15 | 4 | ||
R10
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2 0 |
Assuming that there are three people in the market for cheese. construct the total market demand curve and supply curve on the same set of axes. Be sure to include all labels and clearly show the equilibrium price and quantity in the market.
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Answer. Equilibrium Price = 20, Equilibrium Quantity = 6
Explanation
Total demand in the economy =Quantity demanded by ANNA + Quantity demanded by Beauty +Quantity demanded by Clive.
Using the given information the following Demand and Supply schedule and Curve are prepared.
(i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (v)= (ii)+(iii)+(iv) | (vi) |
Price | Quantity Demanded by ANNA | Quantity Demanded by Beauty | Quantity Demanded by Clive | Total Demand | Total Supply |
5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Equilibrium takes place where demand is equal to supply. From the above graph, we know that equilibrium takes place at Price = 20. At this price, quantity demanded is equal to quantity supplied i.e. 6 kgs