The Supply and Demand for Solar Panels Are Given by Q^S

question 130

Essay

The supply and demand for solar panels are given by Q^S = 5P - 5,000 and Q^D = 15,000 - 5P, where P is price per solar panel and Q measures the quantity of solar panels. Suppose the government provides a $500 subsidy per solar panel.
a. Calculate the price consumers pay before and after the subsidy.
b. Calculate the price producers receive before and after the subsidy.
c. How much does the subsidy program cost the government?

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment to test its effects on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is expected to change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.

SPSS

A comprehensive system for analyzing data, which stands for Statistical Package for the Social Sciences.

Factorial ANOVA

A statistical analysis method used to examine the effects of two or more categorical independent variables on a continuous dependent variable and their interactions.