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The widget market is competitive and includes no transaction costs. Five supplie

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Question

The widget market is competitive and includes no transaction costs. Five suppliers are willing to sell one widget at the following prices: $26, $14, $10, $5, and $2 (one seller at each price). Five buyers are willing to buy one widget at the following prices: $10, $14, $26, $34, and $42 (one buyer at each price).

For each price shown in the following table, use the given information to enter the quantity demanded and quantity supplied.

PRICE

($ PER WIDGET)

QUANTITY DEMANDED

(WIDGETS)

QUANTITY SUPPLIED

(WIDGETS)

In this market, the equilibrium price will be ______ per widget, and the equilibrium quantity will be _______(IN # OF WIDGETS) widgets.

PRICE

($ PER WIDGET)

QUANTITY DEMANDED

(WIDGETS)

QUANTITY SUPPLIED

(WIDGETS)

$2 $5 $10 $14 $26 $34 $42

Explanation / Answer

In this market, the equilibrium price will be $14 per widget (where demand = supply), and the equilibrium quantity will be 4 widgets.

PRICE QUANTITY DEMANDED QUANTITY SUPPLIED ($ PER WIDGET) (WIDGETS) (WIDGETS) $2 5 1 $5 5 2 $10 5 3 $14 4 4 $26 3 5 $34 2 5 $42 1 5