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When the price of petroleum goes up, what probably happens to the demand for SUVs? Decreases. 5. Consider the following supply curve for oil. Note that MBD stands for millions of barrels per day, the usual way people talk about the supply of oil:  a) Based on the above supply curve, fill in the table below: PriceQuantity Supplied$1220152520303040 (type corrected)5048 b) If the price for a barrel of oil was $15, how much oil would oil suppliers be willing to supply? 25 mbd c) What is the lowest price at which suppliers of oil would be willing to supply 20 mbd? $12 6. Using the following diagram identify and calculate total producer surplus if the price of oil is $50 per barrel. Recall that for a triangle, Area=(1/2)*base*height. (You never thought youd use that unless you became an engineer, didnt you?)  45*60/2=1350 7. If the price of glass dramatically increases, what are we likely to see a lot less of: Glass windows or glass bottles? Why? Bottles. More substitutes for bottles than windows. 8. In a market when the price is above the equilibrium price, does greed (in other words, self-interest) tend to push the price down or does it push it up? Down. 9. a. When demand rises what happens to price and quantity in equilibrium? Increase, increase b. When supply rises what happens to price and quantity in equilibrium? decrease, increase c. When supply falls what happens to price and quantity in equilibrium? increase, decrease d. When demand falls what happens to price and quantity in equilibrium? decrease, decrease 10. Suppose the market for batteries looks as follows:  What is the equilibrium price and quantity? $4, 20 11. Consider the following supply and demand tables for bread. Draw the supply and demand curves for this market. What is the equilibrium price and quantity? Price of 1 loafQuantity SuppliedQuantity Demanded$.501075$12055$23535$35025$56010 $2, 35 12. In recent years, there have been news reports that toys made in China are unsafe. When those news reports show up on CNN and Fox News, what probably happens to the demand for toys made in China? What probably happens to the equilibrium price and quantity of toys made in China? Are Chinese toymakers probably better-off or worse-off when such news comes out? Decreased demand. Decrease, decrease. Worse off.  Celis 3rd, William, 1991. Study Finds Enrollment is Up at Colleges Despite Recession. New York Times. 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