Many US States Have Minimum Price Laws for Cigarettes

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Essay

Many U.S. states have minimum price laws for cigarettes. Assume that the demand equation for cigarettes is Q^D = 4,000 - 300P and the supply equation is Q^S = -1,000 + 200P, with quantity in thousands of packs. The number of cigarette packs actually sold when a binding price floor of $12 is applied to this market will be _____.

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