Consider a market for Ice Cream an inferior good in Pakistan. For each of the given events, identify which of the determinants of the demand or supply are affected. Also indicate whether demand or supply increase or decreases. Then draw a diagram to show the effect on the price and quantity of Ice Cream and solve all the subparts: News reports claim that the consumption of Ice Cream is good for the health of coronavirus patients. There has been a decline in wages of all employees in Pakistan due to the third wave of coronavirus.  People in Pakistan decide to have more children.  Students of NED University develop new automated machinery for the production of Ice Cream.  There has been a decrease in people’s income due to COVID-19 crisis.

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Consider a market for Ice Cream an inferior good in Pakistan. For each of the given events, identify which of the determinants of the demand or supply are affected. Also indicate whether demand or supply increase or decreases. Then draw a diagram to show the effect on the price and quantity of Ice Cream and solve all the subparts:

  1. News reports claim that the consumption of Ice Cream is good for the health of coronavirus patients.
  2. There has been a decline in wages of all employees in Pakistan due to the third wave of coronavirus. 
  3. People in Pakistan decide to have more children. 
  4. Students of NED University develop new automated machinery for the production of Ice Cream. 
  5. There has been a decrease in people’s income due to COVID-19 crisis. 

 

i

News reports claim that the consumption of Ice Cream is good for the health of coronavirus patients.

identify which of the determinants of the demand or supply are affected. Also indicate whether demand or supply increase or decreases

 

 

 

Then draw a diagram to show the effect on the price and quantity of Ice Cream.

 

ii

There has been a decline in wages of all employees in Pakistan due to the third wave of coronavirus.

identify which of the determinants of the demand or supply are affected. Also indicate whether demand or supply increase or decreases

 

 

 

Then draw a diagram to show the effect on the price and quantity of Ice Cream.

 

iii

People in Pakistan decide to have more children.

identify which of the determinants of the demand or supply are affected. Also indicate whether demand or supply increase or decreases

 

 

 

Then draw a diagram to show the effect on the price and quantity of Ice Cream.

 

Iv

Students of NED University develop new automated machinery for the production of Ice Cream.

identify which of the determinants of the demand or supply are affected. Also indicate whether demand or supply increase or decreases

 

 

 

Then draw a diagram to show the effect on the price and quantity of Ice Cream.

 

v

There has been a decrease in people’s income due to COVID-19 crisis.

identify which of the determinants of the demand or supply are affected. Also indicate whether demand or supply increase or decreases

 

 

 

Then draw a diagram to show the effect on the price and quantity of Ice Cream.

 

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