in the following question you are asked to determine, other things equal, the effects of a given change in a determinant of demand or supply for product x upon (1) the demand (d) for, or supply (s) of, x; (2) the equilibrium price (p) of x; and (3) the equilibrium quantity (q) of x An increasing the number of firms producing x will

1. Congratulations, you've been hired as a market analyst for the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (QMSP) and you will be responsible for monitoring the market for maple syrup. The market can be described by the following calibrated demand and supply functions: Qd = 1180-20P +2P, (1) (2) Qs = 50P-200 where P is the price of a 16oz bottle of syrup, Pį is the price for a bottle of maple flavored corn syrup, and Qd and Q, are the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied of maple syrup. (a) How much maple syrup should the QMSP be prepared to give away if they decided to give maple syrup to everyone who wants it free of charge as a marketing ploy? (Hint: your answer will depend on Pt) Find the inverse demand and inverse supply equations. Determine the highest price at which suppliers would not be willing to sell any syrup. (b) Assuming that P, = 10, graph (inverse) supply and (inverse) demand for the market with a clearly labeled graph and calculate the equilibrium price (P*)…

Consider the following tasks that must be assigned to four workers on a conveyor-paced assembly line (i.e., a machine-paced line flow). Each worker must perform at least one task. There exists unlimited demand unless stated otherwise. Time to Complete Task (seconds): Task 1: 30 Task 2: 25 Task 3: 15 Task 4: 20 Task 5: 15 Task 6: 20 Task 7: 50 Task 8: 15 Task 9: 20 Task 10: 25 Task 11: 15 Task 12: 20 The current conveyor-paced assembly-line configuration assigns the workers in the following way: • Worker 1: Tasks 1, 2, 3 • Worker 2: Tasks 4, 5, 6 • Worker 3: Tasks 7, 8, 9 • Worker 4: Tasks 10, 11, 12 Assume a demand rate of 20 units per minute. What would be the takt time of the process (in seconds per unit)?

Post-Quiz Q: Assume that the demand curve D(p) given below is the market demand for widgets: Q = D(p) = 1628 - 16p, p > 0 Let the market supply of widgets be given by: Q = S(p) = 4 + 8p, p > 0 where p is the price and Q is the quantity. The functions D(p) and S(p) give the number of widgets demanded and supplied at a given price. What is the consumer surplus at equilibrium? Please round the intercept to the nearest tenth and round your answer to the nearest integer. What is the producer surplus at equilibrium2 Answer Save your answer