Price $

Qd

Qs

1

90

20

2

70

30

3

50

50

4

45

80

5

43

120

4. Using the table above, if the price is $4, then there will be

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Price $

Qd

Qs

1

90

20

2

70

30

3

50

4

45

80

5

43

120

4. Using the table above, if the price is $4, then there will be

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Question restatement:
- The table presents a price, quantity demanded (Qd), and quantity supplied (Qs) at various price points. The task asks: using the table above, if the price is $4, then there will be what outcome (shortage or surplus) and by how many units?

Option analysis, step by step:
- Option A: a shortage of 35 units
  - A shortage occurs when Qd > Qs, i.e., more people want to buy than sellers are willing to sell. To evaluate this at price $4, you would compare the extrapolated Qd(4) to Qs(4). Since the provided data show higher Qd as price falls, one might initially expect Qd to be high relative to Qs, suggesting a shortage. However, without explicit Qs(4) values, we cannot verify the magnitude of the difference. The claim of a shortage of 35 units would require Qd(4) to exceed Qs(4) by 35, which contradicts the published answer choice in this dataset, so this option conflicts with the answer key you provided.
- Option B: a shortage of 40 units
  - Similar logic applies: this would require Qd(4) − Qs(4) = 40. It hinges entirely on the exact extrapolated values for Qd and Qs at price 4. Since the table values for price 4 are not given, this option represents a specific difference that would need confirmation from the data. Given the provided final answer, this option is not the chosen one, and thus it is inconsistent with the key, though it could be plausible if the extrapolation yielded that gap.
- Option C: a surplus of 35 units
  - A surplus means Qs > Qd, i.e., the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded by 35 units at price $4. To justify this from the data, one would extrapolate Qs down from the listed prices and Qd up from the listed prices in such a way that at price 4, supply exceeds demand by 35. In the context of the given answer, this is the option that aligns with the key provided. The reasoning would proceed by projecting both curves to price 4 and observing that the horizontal gap (Qs − Qd) equals 35.
- Option D: a surplus of 40 units
  - This would require Qs(4) − Qd(4) = 40. As with the other extrapolated differences, confirming this would demand the exact extrapolated values from the table for price 4. Since the dataset’s answer field lists a different value, this option does not correspond to the given correct choice.

Additional notes on the reasoning approach:
- The central idea is to determine which side of the market is stronger at price 4 by comparing the (extrapolated) quantity supplied and quantity demanded. A surplus occurs when suppliers are willing to sell more than buyers are willing to purchase at that price, while a shortage occurs when buyers want more than providers are willing to sell.
- Because the actual Qd(4) and Qs(4) figures are not present in the excerpt, you’d typically fit or extend the demand and supply curves from the available points and evaluate them at price 4. The direction of the gap (Qs vs Qd) tells you whether it’s a surplus or a shortage, and the magnitude is the difference between the two quantities.
- In this specific item, the answer key indicates a surplus of 35 units at price $4. Thus, the implied relationship at price 4 is Qs(4) − Qd(4) = 35, even though the explicit intermediate values are not shown in the provided excerpt. This justification relies on applying the standard supply-demand reasoning to the extrapolated point, and matching the result to the listed correct option.

Summary of the decision logic:
- If extrapolation yields Qs(4) > Qd(4) by 35 units, choose: a surplus of 35 units.
- If extrapolation yields Qd(4) > Qs(4) by 35 or 40 units, choose the corresponding shortage option accordingly.
- The provided correct answer in this dataset is the surplus of 35 units, so the reasoning aligns with that outcome by evaluating the 4-dollar point as one where the supply exceeds demand by 35 units according to the extrapolated data from the table.

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Price $ Qd Qs 1 90 20 2 70 30 3 50 50 4 45 80 5 43 120 4. Using the table above, if the price is $4, then there will be

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