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Supply curves

Question 1

Cheeseburgers
Plot the original supply of cheeseburgers per week for a small takeaway restaurant, and the new supply curve following a rise in the cost of cheese.
PRICE (£) ORIGIAL QUANTITY SUPPLIED NEW QUANTITY SUPPLIED
5.00 400 360
4.50 360 320
4.00 320 280
3.50 280 240
3.00 240 200
2.50 200 160
2.00 160 120
1.50 120 80

Question 2

In the following cases, draw an original supply curve (S) and a new supply curve to the left or right, and label it S1.

  1. The supply of Economics textbooks, following a fall in the cost of printing.

  2. Ice cream, following a rise in the cost of milk.

  3. DVD Players, following the introduction of new technology by DVD manufacturers.

  4. Underground travel, following a strike by Tube drivers.

  5. The world supply of oil, following the discovery and refining of large oil reserves in Russia.

  6. The supply of wine from France, following the imposition of a tax on imported wine.

  7. The supply of bread in the UK, following the granting of a subsidy by the government to bread producers.

 


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