If he estimates that the industry supply function for computers in the town is P = 700 + .5Q, how many computers will be sold at equilibrium and at what price would the producers be selling?


Ans: By setting supply equal to demand and solving for Q the quantity sold is 1200. Putting quantity back into the demand equation gives a price of $1,300.

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