Asked by puyr

In a given market, the market equilibrium price and quantity are $120
and 5 million units, respectively. At a price of $100
, 4.8 million units are supplied, and 5.2 million units are demanded. It can be said that at a price level of $100
.

What is the market situation at a price level of $100?

(1 point)

a surplus of 0.2 million units

a shortage of 0.2 million units

a shortage of 0.4 million units

a surplus of 0.4 million units

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A shortage of 0.4 million units.

Explanation: At $100 quantity demanded = 5.2 and quantity supplied = 4.8, so shortage = 5.2 − 4.8 = 0.4 million units.