Continuing your analysis of the competitive US manufacturing industry from Question 1, with demand of Qd = 500 – 8P and supply of Qs = 4P – 100, suppose a technological innovation causes the supply curve to increase, shifting the curve down by $15 for every given quantity Q.  Determine the new supply equation.  Solve for equilibrium price P2 and quantity Q2.  Depict the original supply S1, the new supply S2, and the original demand D1 on the usual P, Q diagram. Label all intercepts (including two intercepts for the demand curve and one intercept for the supply curve). Clearly indicate and label the new market equilibrium.  Graphically indicate the areas of Consumer Surplus (CS2) and Producer Surplus (PS2) that resulted from the new market equilibrium.  Compute the values of Consumer Surplus (CS2) and Producer Surplus (PS2) associated with the new market equilibrium, clearly indicating the units that CS and PS are measured in.  Who has benefited from technological innovation, based on the comparison of CS and PS in Questions 1 and 2? Consumers, producers, or both? Why? (Narrative response; suggested length of three to four sentences or one paragraph.)    **The first 3 subparts have been answered here.**   Will need the remaining, last 3 subparts answered.

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Continuing your analysis of the competitive US manufacturing industry from Question 1, with
demand of Qd = 500 – 8P and supply of Qs = 4P – 100, suppose a technological innovation
causes the supply curve to increase, shifting the curve down by $15 for every given quantity Q.
 Determine the new supply equation.
 Solve for equilibrium price P2 and quantity Q2.
 Depict the original supply S1, the new supply S2, and the original demand D1 on the
usual P, Q diagram. Label all intercepts (including two intercepts for the demand curve
and one intercept for the supply curve). Clearly indicate and label the new market
equilibrium
.
 Graphically indicate the areas of Consumer Surplus (CS2) and Producer Surplus (PS2)
that resulted from the new market equilibrium.
 Compute the values of Consumer Surplus (CS2) and Producer Surplus (PS2) associated
with the new market equilibrium, clearly indicating the units that CS and PS are
measured in.
 Who has benefited from technological innovation, based on the comparison of CS and
PS in Questions 1 and 2? Consumers, producers, or both? Why? (Narrative response;
suggested length of three to four sentences or one paragraph.) 

 

**The first 3 subparts have been answered here.**

 

Will need the remaining, last 3 subparts answered. 

 

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