ASSUME THE FOLLOWING
57.
Assume the following: An individual consumer’s demand for tea Qd
t
= 1,800 – 40Pt
+ 0.5I + 150Pc
Seller’s supply of tea Qs
t
= –516 + 350Pt
– 120W Legend and Initial Values Assumed Values Qd
t
Quantity of tea Pt
Price of tea per 100 grams I Household income £2,400 W Hourly wage rate for labor Pc
Price of coffee per 100 grams £22.4 Equilibrium price of tea £30.6 If the household income increases by 2.5% while Pc and W do not change, the new equilibrium quantity will be closest to: A. 5,163. B. 5,166. C. 5,136.399388