A. What is the primary incentive of each producer to make widgets? b. What would happen to the supply of widgets if there was a technological advance that lowered the cost to
make widgets? Explain.

c. Make a supply schedule for the whole market of widgets, based on these three suppliers.

d. Draw the market supply curve from the schedule in part (c). Label the curve S1.

e. On your graph from part (d), illustrate the effect of the technology advance on the supply of widgets.
Label the new curve Sz.

f. Assuming the market situation from part (b), and that producers will not charge less than $1, would the
quantity supplied of widgets be more or less than 11 widgets? Explain.

The following data is provided for garcon company and pepper company. garcon company pepper company beginning finished goods inventory $12,600 $16,900 beginning work in process inventory 17,600 21,600 beginning raw materials inventory 7,700 10,650 rental cost on factory equipment 28,500 23,050 direct labor 23,000 39,800 ending finished goods inventory 18,500 14,100 ending work in process inventory 26,500 19,800 ending raw materials inventory 6,800 7,600 factory utilities 12,300 17,750 factory supplies used 13,000 4,400 general and administrative expenses 31,000 59,500 indirect labor 2,450 9,580 repairs—factory equipment 6,860 3,700 raw materials purchases 37,000 66,000 selling expenses 51,200 48,700 sales 238,530 337,510 cash 29,000 17,200 factory equipment, net 217,500 118,825 accounts receivable, net 16,800 24,200 compute the total prime costs for both garcon company and pepper company.