Suppose we increase the overall number of doctors in the U.S. in all fields and specialties of medical practice by equal percentages, which would shift the supply curves in all the respective medical practice markets.  Suppose we were to analyze two separate medical practice markets:   Plastic Surgery  Cardiology

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 Suppose we increase the overall number of doctors in the U.S. in all fields and specialties of medical practice by equal percentages, which would shift the supply curves in all the respective medical practice markets.  Suppose we were to analyze two separate medical practice markets: 

  1.  Plastic Surgery
  2.  Cardiology

Which markets' price would be most impacted by this increase in the supply of doctors? Which markets' quantity would be most impacted by this increase in the supply of doctors? 

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