What is the monthly surplus created in the wholesale market

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Problem - The U.S. Department of Agriculture guarantees dairy producers that they will receive at least $1.00 per pound of butter they supply to the market. Below is the current monthly demand and supply schedule for wholesale butter (in millions of pounds per month).

Wholesale Butter Market

 

Price (dollars per pound)

Quantity of Butter Demanded (millions of pounds)

Quantity of Butter Supplied (millions of pounds)

$0.80

107

63

0.90

104

71

1.00

101

79

1.10

98

87

1.20

95

95

1.30

92

103

1.40

89

111

1.50

86

119

1.60

83

127

1.70

80

135

1.80

77

143

a. In the butter market, the monthly equilibrium quantity is million pounds and the equilibrium price is $ per pound.

b. What is the monthly surplus created in the wholesale butter market due to the price support (price floor) program?

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