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 Demand and Supply Schedules for Chocolate Bars \text { Demand and Supply Schedules for Chocolate Bars }

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 Demand and Supply Schedules for Chocolate Bars \text { Demand and Supply Schedules for Chocolate Bars }
 Price ($)  Quantity Demanded  (thousandsperweek)   Quantity Supplied  (thousands per week)  2.00150021001.80160020501.60170020001.40180019501.20190019001.00200018500.80210018000.60220017500.4023001700\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline \begin{array}{c}\text { Price } \\(\$) \end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Quantity Demanded } \\\text { (thousandsperweek) }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Quantity Supplied } \\\text { (thousands per week) }\end{array} \\\hline 2.00 & 1500 & 2100 \\\hline 1.80 & 1600 & 2050 \\\hline 1.60 & 1700 & 2000 \\\hline 1.40 & 1800 & 1950 \\\hline 1.20 & 1900 & 1900 \\\hline 1.00 & 2000 & 1850 \\\hline 0.80 & 2100 & 1800 \\\hline 0.60 & 2200 & 1750 \\\hline 0.40 & 2300 & 1700 \\\hline\end{array}
 TABLE 5-1 \text { TABLE 5-1 }
-Refer to Table 5- 1. Suppose that as a public health measure the government wants to reduce the number of chocolate bars consumed by children. If the government imposes a price of $1.60 per chocolate bar, how many fewer chocolate bars will be consumed each week, relative to the competitive equilibrium?


A) 200
B) 300
C) 1800
D) 1700
E) 2000

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