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Excess supply question! Economics!?

Assume the following equations represent market demand and supply of a commodity at the retail level.

Demand: Q= 45-5p

Supply: Q= 25+3p

Where Q and P represent quantity and price per unit, respectively, for this product.

(a) What is the algebraic expression that would represent the excess supply schedule for this market?

(b) What is the range of prices for which there is a positive excess supply in this market?

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  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    When price is higher than 2.5,it will be an excess supply.

  • Mike G
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    You have only provided two different equations for Q!!

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