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17. (Figure: Market I) Look at the figure Market I. A surplus of the good will r

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Question

17. (Figure: Market I) Look at the figure Market I. A surplus of the good will result if the price is:

$6.$15.$0.$9.

18. (Figure: Market I) Look at the figure Market I. If a price floor of $15 is imposed on this market and the government chooses to purchase the surplus, the government must buy _____ units of the good and spend a total amount of _____ on its purchase.

First graph is for 17, second one below is for 18.

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Explanation / Answer

17) A surplus of the good will occur if supply of the good is greater than demand for the good.

The supply curve, curve S and demand curve, D are in the Figure.

At a price of $15, the Supply curve is greater than the Demand curve.

At Price=$15, the supply of the good seen by the S curve is 15 units and demand for the good seen by the D curve is 5 units.

This is the only option where supply > demand.

Answer: B) $15

18) At the price floor of $15, the supply of the good is 15 units while demand is 5 units.

Therefore the surplus is supply of units - demand of units = 15 - 5 = 10 units

The government has to purchase the 10 units and since the price is $15, the government will have to spend 15x10 = 150$.

Therefore, answer = B) 10, $150

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