The Supply Function for a Good Is , Where

question 83

Multiple Choice

The supply function for a good is , where p is the number of dollars and x is the number of units. If the equilibrium price is $27 what is the producer's surplus at the equilibrium price? Round to the nearest cent. ​

• A)$88.40
• B)$40.00
• C)$28.89
• D)$78.00
• E)$52.00

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Definitions:

Elasticity

Elasticity measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good or service to a change in its price or other factors like income.

Resource Demand

The demand for resources (labor, capital, land) that are used to produce goods and services.

Pure Competition

A market structure in which a very large number of firms sells a standardized product, into which entry is very easy, in which the individual seller has no control over the product price, and in which there is no nonprice competition; a market characterized by a very large number of buyers and sellers.

Equivalents

Items or entities that are fundamentally equal in value or function in the context of a specific comparison.