Principles of Economics, 7th Edition

Published by South-Western College
ISBN 10: 128516587X
ISBN 13: 978-1-28516-587-5

Chapter 4 - Part II - The Market Forces of Supply and Demand - Problems and Applications - Page 87: 4

Answer

The computer supply curve will shift to the right. The equilibrium price will fall and the equilibrium quantity rises. The software equilibrium price and quantity will rise. The equilibrium price and quantity for typewriters will eventually decrease.

Work Step by Step

Technological advances reduced the cost of producing computer chips this means a decline in an input price to produce a computer. As a result of this, computer software is also affected due to is considered as a complement for computers. However, typewriters are considered substitutes for computers.
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