Suppose Milk and Cereal Are Compliments and the Demand for Milk

question 51

Multiple Choice

Suppose milk and cereal are compliments and the demand for milk is ,where stands for millions of gallons of milk demanded, stands for the price of milk and stands for the price of cereal.The supply of milk is ,where stands for millions of gallons of milk supplied.The demand and supply of cereal are and ,respectively,where stands for millions of boxes of cereal demanded and stands for millions of boxes of cereal supplied.Solve for the price of cereal in terms of the price of milk.

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