Worldwide quarterly sales of a brand of cell phones were approximately  q = −p + 176  million phones when the wholesale price was $p. (a) If the cellphone company was prepared to supply  q = 4p − 344  million phones per quarter at a wholesale price of $p, what would have been the equilibrium price? $  (b) The actual wholesale price was $99 in the fourth quarter of 2004. Estimate the projected shortage or surplus at that price. There is an estimated     of  million phones.

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Equilibrium Price: Cell Phones   Worldwide quarterly sales of a brand of cell phones were approximately 
q = −p + 176
 million phones when the wholesale price was $p.
(a)
If the cellphone company was prepared to supply 
q = 4p − 344
 million phones per quarter at a wholesale price of $p, what would have been the equilibrium price?
(b)
The actual wholesale price was $99 in the fourth quarter of 2004. Estimate the projected shortage or surplus at that price.
There is an estimated     of  million phones.
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