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Important Information About Supply and Demand Changes

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You know from data collected on the widget market that market demand has recently increased and market supply has recently decreased. As manager of the facility, what decisions should you make regarding production levels and pricing for your widget facility?

Remember that supply and demand are about the market supply and market demand, which is bigger than your own company. You are being given data on supply and demand for the whole market, and are being asked what effect that has on you as a small part of that market.

(b) Now, suppose that following the supply and demand changes in (a), a substitute good goes up in price, and your costs of production decrease. What new decisions will you make regarding production levels and pricing for your widget facility

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This is a "rough-cut" response....you need to customize your response per your writing style:

1) .... market demand has recently increased = customers are seeking to buy more widgets
.....market supply has decreased = competition can not produce enough ...

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