Question: 2 If UK wholesalers buy roses at the lowest possible price, how many do they buy from UK growers and how many do they import?

2 If UK wholesalers buy roses at the lowest possible price, how many do they buy from UK growers and how many do they import?

Wholesalers of roses (the firms that supply your local flower shop with roses for Valentine’s Day) buy and sell roses in containers that hold 120 stems. The table provides information about the wholesale market for roses in the UK. The demand schedule is the wholesalers’ demand and the supply schedule is the UK rose growers’ supply.

Price (pounds per container) Quantity demanded Quantity supplied (millions of containers per

Wholesalers can buy roses at auction in Aalsmeer, Holland, for £125 per container.

Price (pounds per container) Quantity demanded Quantity supplied (millions of containers per year) 100 15 125 12 52 150 9 175 6 246 02 0 200 3 8 225 0 10

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