The market for physiotherapists is competitive. Chiropractic services and physiotherapy services are substitutes. Currently the price per

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The market for physiotherapists is competitive. Chiropractic services and physiotherapy services are substitutes. Currently the price per visit is $40 and the quantity utilized is 30,000 visits annually. Physiotherapists face stiff competition from chiropractors. Currently, chiropractors charge $35 per visit and there are 15,000 visits annually in the region. The chiropractic association has decided to license another 20 practitioners in the region. This will lower the price to $25 per visit. There is no change in the supply of physiotherapists. What will be the direction of the effect of the change in chiropractors on the price and quantity utilized for physiotherapy services?
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The Economics Of The Environment

ISBN: 9780321321664

1st Edition

Authors: Peter Berck, Gloria Helfand

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