Question

For each of the following statements, draw a diagram that illustrates the likely effect on the market for eggs. Indicate in each case the impact on equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity a. The surgeon general warns that high-cholesterol foods cause heart attacks. b. The price of bacon, a complementary product, decreases. c. The price of chicken feed increases. d. Caesar salads become trendy at dinner parties. (The dressing is made with raw eggs.) e. A technological innovation reduces egg breakage during packing.

Answer 1

Answer:

Please find the diagrams in the attached images

Explanation:

A) If a surgeon warns that high-cholesterol foods cause heart attacks, the demand for eggs would fall because eggs are high in cholesterol. The fall in demand would shift the demand curve to the left , price and quantity would fall.

B. Complementary goods are goods consumed together. If the price of a complementary good falls, the demand for the other good increases. If the price of bacon falls, the demand for eggs would increase. The demand curve would shift to the right, the price and quantity would increase.

C. If the price of chicken feed increases, the cost of producing eggs increases and the quantity supplied falls. The supply curve shifts to the left, prices rise and quantity falls.

D. If Caesar salad becomes more trendy, the demand for eggs increases. The demand curve shifts to the right, price and quantity increases.

E. Technological innovation would increase the quantity supplied. The supply curve would shift to the right, price falls and quantity increases.

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