The market supply of lettuce in a small town is shown in the table below. Supply of Lettuce Price (dollars Quantity of Lettuce Supplied (heads) per head) Initial New $5.00 600 4.50 500 4.00 400 3.50 300 Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number. a. Suppose an increase in the cost of water decreases production of lettuce heads by 40% at every price. Complete the new supply schedule in the table above. b. At a price of $4.50 per head of lettuce, the original quantity supplied was heads of lettuce and the new quantity supplied is heads of lettuce. The table below shows the quantity of birthday cakes supplied by two producers, Producer A and Producer B. Individual and Market Supply of Birthday Cakes Quantity of Birthday Cakes Supplied Price (dollars) Market Producer A Producer B Total $14 350 540 12 310 460 10 270 380 8 230 300 6 190 220 4 150 140 Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number. Fill in the "Market" column.

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The market supply of lettuce in a small town is shown in the table below.
Supply of Lettuce
Price (dollars
Quantity of Lettuce
Supplied (heads)
per head)
Initial
New
$5.00
600
4.50
500
4.00
400
3.50
300
Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number.
a. Suppose an increase in the cost of water decreases production of lettuce heads by 40% at every price. Complete the new supply
schedule in the table above.
b. At a price of $4.50 per head of lettuce, the original quantity supplied was
heads of lettuce and the new quantity supplied is
heads of lettuce.
Transcribed Image Text:The market supply of lettuce in a small town is shown in the table below. Supply of Lettuce Price (dollars Quantity of Lettuce Supplied (heads) per head) Initial New $5.00 600 4.50 500 4.00 400 3.50 300 Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number. a. Suppose an increase in the cost of water decreases production of lettuce heads by 40% at every price. Complete the new supply schedule in the table above. b. At a price of $4.50 per head of lettuce, the original quantity supplied was heads of lettuce and the new quantity supplied is heads of lettuce.
The table below shows the quantity of birthday cakes supplied by two producers, Producer A and Producer B.
Individual and Market Supply of Birthday Cakes
Quantity of Birthday Cakes Supplied
Price
(dollars)
Market
Producer A
Producer B
Total
$14
350
540
12
310
460
10
270
380
8
230
300
6
190
220
4
150
140
Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number.
Fill in the "Market" column.
Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows the quantity of birthday cakes supplied by two producers, Producer A and Producer B. Individual and Market Supply of Birthday Cakes Quantity of Birthday Cakes Supplied Price (dollars) Market Producer A Producer B Total $14 350 540 12 310 460 10 270 380 8 230 300 6 190 220 4 150 140 Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number. Fill in the "Market" column.
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