The above table gives the demand and supply schedules for cat food
If the price is $3.00 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 $3.00 per pound of cat food, there is a surplus. The surplus equals 44 tons (the quantity supplied) minus 35 tons (the quantity demanded), or 9 tons of cat food.
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