The table sets out the demand and supply schedules for college meals.

a. What are the equilibrium meal price and equilibrium quantity of meals? 

b. If the college put a price ceiling on meals at $7 a meal, what is the price students pay for a meal? How many meals do they buy?

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Quantity supplied (meals per week) Price Quantity (dollars per meal) demanded 4 3,000 1,500 2,750 2,000 2,500 2,500 2,250 3,000 2,000 3,500 1,750 4,000 1,500 10 4,500