At a price of $9.00 per bushel, the supply of soybeans is 3,600 million bushels and the

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At a price of $9.00 per bushel, the supply of soybeans is 3,600 million bushels and the demand is 4,000 million bushels. At a price of $9.50 per bushel, the supply is 4,100 million bushels and the demand is 3,500 million bushels.

(A) Find a price–supply equation of the form p = mx + b.

(B) Find a price–demand equation of the form p = mx + b.

(C) Find the equilibrium point.

(D) Graph the price–supply equation, price–demand equation, and equilibrium point in the same coordinate system.

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Finite Mathematics For Business Economics Life Sciences And Social Sciences

ISBN: 9780134862620

14th Edition

Authors: Raymond Barnett, Michael Ziegler, Karl Byleen, Christopher Stocker

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