Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Supply

Supply — practice question

The Indian government provides farmers with a subsidy of $5 per kilo so that they supply food in a market where X shows the equilibrium position. The resulting effect is shown in the diagram below. What will the new equilibrium price and quantity supplied be after the subsidy?

  • Aequilibrium price $10 per kilo; quantity supplied $20 ('000 kilos)
  • Bequilibrium price $13 per kilo; quantity supplied $25 ('000 kilos)
  • Cequilibrium price $15 per kilo; quantity supplied $20 ('000 kilos)
  • Dequilibrium price $20 per kilo; quantity supplied $10 ('000 kilos)

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