The above table gives the demand and supply schedules for cat food. If the price is $1.00 per pound of cat food, will there be a shortage, a surplus, or is this price the equilibrium price?
If there is a shortage, how much is the shortage? If there is a surplus, how much is the surplus? If $3.00 is the equilibrium price, what is the equilibrium quantity?
At a price of $1.00 per pound of cat food, there is a shortage. The shortage equals 52 tons (the quantity demanded) minus 15 tons (the quantity supplied), or 37 tons of cat food.
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