The Table Given Below Shows the Quantity Supplied and the Quantity

question 151

Multiple Choice

The table given below shows the quantity supplied and the quantity demanded for a good at different prices.If the price of the good is $1.40,there is a _____.
$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Table } 4.1\\\begin{array} { | r | r | r | } \hline { \text { Price(\$) } } & { \begin{array} { l } \text { Quantity } \\\text { demanded }\end{array} } & { \begin{array} { l } \text { Quantity } \\\text { supplied }\end{array} } \\\hline 1 & 100 & 10 \\\hline 1.2 & 90 & 30 \\\hline 1.4 & 80 & 50 \\\hline 1.5 & 70 & 70 \\\hline 1.6 & 60 & 90 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$

• A)shortage of 30 units
• B)surplus of 30 units
• C)shortage of 20 units
• D)surplus of 20 units
• E)surplus of 10 units

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Definitions:

Market Value

The market's current rate for transactions involving an asset or service.

Bond

A fixed income instrument that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower, typically corporate or governmental, where the issuer owes the holders a debt and is obliged to pay interest and/or to repay the principal at a later date, termed maturity.

Maturity

The date on which a financial obligation or investment becomes due for payment or is to be repaid in full.

Coupon Rate

The yield paid by a fixed-income security; a fixed percentage of the par value of the bond, paid to the investor annually or semi-annually.