"Industry organization Agri SA has expressed concern about rising input costs in the agricultural sector, echoing concerns raised by the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) earlier this week. Agri SA says the cost of direct materials, labour and other overheads are particularly worrying, while Agbiz mentioned how fuel costs are gnawing at agribusiness' profitability". Sunshine markets is producing and selling sweet potatoes and they have been impacted by the rising costs. (A) D₂ a) A b) B c) C d) D (B) (D) DI 0% If sweet potatoes and potatoes are substitute products, which diagram above illustrates the effect on the sweet potato market of a decrease in the price of potatoes?

"Industry organization Agri SA has expressed concern about rising input costs in the agricultural sector, echoing concerns raised by the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) earlier this week. Agri SA says the cost of direct materials, labour and other overheads are particularly worrying, while Agbiz mentioned how fuel costs are gnawing at agribusiness' profitability". Sunshine markets is producing and selling sweet potatoes and they have been impacted by the rising costs. (A) D₂ a) A b) B c) C d) D (B) (D) DI 0% If sweet potatoes and potatoes are substitute products, which diagram above illustrates the effect on the sweet potato market of a decrease in the price of potatoes?

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ISBN:9780190931919

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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