John Barks owns Barks Computer Screens Inc. and wants to identify the supply and demand for screens...

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John Barks owns Barks Computer Screens Inc. and wants to identify the supply and demand for screens in his market. The company can produce large screens called Wides or small screens called Squares. The production processes are interchangeable, and production can be adjusted depending on market conditions. The demand for both products is highly elastic in terms of price elasticity, and customers perceive the two products as close substitutes for each other.

Barks needs some help in completing his market analysis. Therefore, he hires you as a consultant and provides you with the results of his analysis. He has found that the functions for supply and demand in his market are:

Q_d = –1650 – 35P + 12.5P_w + 0.1Y
Q_s = –120 + 75P – 30P_w + 13P_L + 12R

Where:

Q_d = Demand
Q_s = Supply
P_w = Average price of Wides
Y = Income in his market
P_L = Price of labor
R = Is the average humidity level measured in hums

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Assume the quantities demanded and supplied are a function of price. Given the following conditions, determine the demand and supply curves for Barks Computer Screens Inc.
P_w = $6.00
Y = $1,600.00
P_L = $9.00
R = 25
Calculate the market conditions (shortage, surplus, or equilibrium) for Wides if the following price conditions exist in the market: $1.75, $2.10, and $2.70.
Determine the market equilibrium conditions in this market for Wides.
Summarize your recommendations or advice to Barks concerning market conditions and production levels.

David · Accepted Answer

 Qd = 165 – 35P + 12.5Pw + 0.1Y ………………………………………………. (1)  
Qs = –120 + 75P – 30Pw + 13PL + 12R ……………...…………………………. (2)
It is given that 
Pw = $6.00 
Y = $1,600.00 
PL = $9.00 
R = 25 
Putting the value of these variables in (1) and (2), we get 
The demand function for computer screens as: Qd = 165 – 35P + (12.5×6) + (0.1×1600  
     = 400 – 35P 
Qs = –120 + 75P – (30×6) + (13×9) + (12×25) 
     = 117 + 75P
 If P= $1.

John Barks owns Barks Computer Screens Inc. and wants to identify the supply and demand for screens in his market. The company can produce large screens called Wides or small screens called Squares....

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