Suppose Milk and Cereal Are Compliments and the Demand for Milk

question 34

Multiple Choice

Suppose milk and cereal are compliments and the demand for milk is Q^d_m = 40 - 6P_m - 2P_c,where Q^d_m stands for millions of gallons of milk demanded,P_m stands for the price of milk and P_c stands for the price of cereal.The supply of milk is Q^s_m = 6P_m - 8,where Q^s_m stands for millions of gallons of milk supplied.The demand and supply of cereal are Q^d_c = 90 - 5P_c - P_m and Q^s_c = 5P_c - 10,respectively,where Q^d_c stands for millions of boxes of cereal demanded and Q^s_c stands for millions of boxes of cereal supplied.What is the general equilibrium quantity of cereal?

• A) 20.5 million boxes
• B) Zero boxes
• C) 38.8 million boxes
• D) 46.25 million boxes

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