inverse supply function calculation is making my hair turn grey!! Help!

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I am trying to calculate the inverse supply and demand functions.
Supply function- Qx= 175 + 250Px - 5w
Demand function- Qx = 8.4 - 0.4Px - 0.06I - 0.01Py
Can someone show me what the inverse functions of the above two are and explain how they got it?
Thanks!
 
Yes but the answers that I have doesnt make sense.
 
It’s just basic algebra:
Supply function:
Qx = 175 + 250Px – 5w
Qx – 175 + 5w = 250Px
Px = (Qx – 175 +5w)/250
Demand function:
Qx = 8.4 – 0.4Px – 0.06I – 0.01Py
Qx – 8.4 + 0.06I + 0.01Py = -0.4Px
Px = (8.4 – Qx – 0.06I – 0.01Py)/0.4
 
How come the answer is:
For supply: Px= 1 + 0.0004Qx
For demand: Px= 28 - 2.5Qx
 
Probably because:
  1. You were given specific values for w and I and Py, which you concealed from us, and
  2. You mistyped either the 250 in the (original) supply function or the 0.0004 in the answer for the supply function.
 
I must apologize, you are right I must be missibg something I am just going over my old notes and all I have is the answer (so I am not intentionally keeping data from you). I guess I am getting bogged down by the simplicity, trying to make it more difficult then it appears to be.
Appreciate your help!
Thanks.
 
newguy100 wrote:I must apologize, you are right I must be missibg something I am just going over my old notes and all I have is the answer (so I am not intentionally keeping data from you). I guess I am getting bogged down by the simplicity, trying to make it more difficult then it appears to be. Appreciate your help! Thanks.
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My pleasure.
On the second point, the 0.0004 is supposed to be 1/250; so either it’s really 0.004, or it’s 1/2,500. I’d put my money on the former.
 
I do not have an undergraduate in finance. I too am having trouble understanding how they are getting the inverse of the demand quantity.
in the Schweser notes the Demand Quantity for gas is :QDgas= 138500-12500Pgas
What does the calculation for the inversion look like?
Thanks
 
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