4. Your firm produces a computer software called "Model It", which is sold to other businesses. Its demand has been estimated to be: QM = 550 - 4PM +1.5Ps - 2.SI, where, QM denotes units sold of "Model It" software, PM denotes "Model It's" price, Ps denotes the price of a best-selling competitor, and I is the average income of its consumers. a. Currently, PM = $110, Ps= $152, and I = 60. What is the estimated quantity demanded (QM) for "Model It" software? b. What is the change in QM that results from a one unit ($1) change in the PM? c. Holding the values Ps= $152 and I = 60 egnal state the demand function for "Model It"

4. Your firm produces a computer software called "Model It", which is sold to other businesses. Its demand has been estimated to be: QM = 550 - 4PM +1.5Ps - 2.SI, where, QM denotes units sold of "Model It" software, PM denotes "Model It's" price, Ps denotes the price of a best-selling competitor, and I is the average income of its consumers. a. Currently, PM = $110, Ps= $152, and I = 60. What is the estimated quantity demanded (QM) for "Model It" software? b. What is the change in QM that results from a one unit ($1) change in the PM? c. Holding the values Ps= $152 and I = 60 egnal state the demand function for "Model It"

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