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question 58

Multiple Choice

Figure 3.10 Alt text for Figure 3.10: In figure 3.10, a graph plotting intersecting supply and demand curves illustrates how supply and demand function in competitive markets.
Long description for Figure 3.10: The x-axis is labelled, Quantity, with the values 0, 200, 400, 500, 600, 700 and 800 marked.The y-axis is labelled, Price, with the values 0, 10.00, 15.00, 20.00 and 25.00 dollars marked.Supply Curve S is a straight line which slopes up from the bottom left corner to the top right corner.4 points are plotted along the curve; (200, 10) , (400, 15) , (600, 20) , and (800, 25) .Demand curve D is a straight line which slopes down from the top left corner to the bottom right corner.Curve D intersects the S curve at (600, 20) , and passes through another point, (800, 10) .All plotted points are connected to the corresponding values on the x and y-axis with dotted lines.
-Refer to Figure 3.10.If the price is $25,

• A)there would be a surplus of 300 units.
• B)there would be a shortage of 300 units.
• C)there would be a surplus of 200 units.
• D)there would be a shortage of 200 units.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, most commonly of the mean.

Sample Proportion

The proportion of items in a sample that meet a specified condition, often used as an estimator of the population proportion.

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution representing the number of successes in a fixed number of independent Bernoulli trials with the same success probability.

Probability of Success

The likelihood of achieving a desired outcome or result in an experiment or trial.