An economy has 100 consumers of type 1 and 200 consumers of type 2. If the price of the good is less than $10, then each type 1 consumer demands 10 - p units of the good; otherwise each type 1 demands zero. If the price of the good is less than 8, then each type 2 demands 24 - 3p; otherwise each type 2 demands zero. If the price of the good is 6, then the total amount of the good demanded will be

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At a price of $6, each type 1 consumer demands 10 - 6 = 4 units, so 100 consumers demand 100 * 4 = 400 units. Each type 2 consumer demands 24 - 3*6 = 6 units, so 200 consumers demand 200 * 6 = 1200 units. Total demand is 400 + 1200 = 1600 units.

An Economy Has 100 Consumers of Type 1 and 200