20220509 Assignment #8-2

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20220509 Assignment #8 ±7.2² For each of the following, use a supply and demand diagram to deduce the impact of the event on the stated market. Would you expect the impact to be primarily on price or quantity? Feel free to mention issues that you don’t think are captured by a traditional supply and demand analysis. (a) Event: The FDA announces that aspartame may cause cancer. Market: Saccharin. ³Note: aspartame and saccharin are low-calorie sweeteners.) If the FDA announces that aspartame may cause cancer, the demand for aspartame (and other low-calorie sweeteners) will decrease significantly (indicated by a leftward shift).
(b) Event: Oil price increases. Market: California electricity. The price increase in oil is a movement along the demand curve. The quantity demanded decreases and the price increases. Since California does use oil to generate electricity, it would result in a decrease in the supply of electricity production if the government does not take any action in the short-run (e.g. same budget).
(c) Event: The Champions League final in taking place in Madrid. Market: Madrid hotels. Hotels face a vertical supply curve since there are only a fixed number of rooms available (in the short-run scenario). If the Champions League final takes place in Madrid, there will be a rightward shift in the demand curve, resulting in a higher price.
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