Question

A study conducted by Yahoo! revealed that chocolate is the most popular flavor of ice cream in America. Now, Suppose a severe drought in the Midwest causes dairy farmers to reduce the number of milk-producing cattle in their herds by a third. These dairy farmers supply cream that is used to manufacture chocolate ice cream. Indicate the possible effects on demand, supply, or both, as well as the equilibrium price and quantity of chocolate ice cream.
a. The demand curve for chocolate ice cream
a. does not shift
b. shifts to the left
c. shifts to the right
b. The supply curve for chocolate ice cream
a. shifts to the left
b. does not shift
c. shifts to the right
c. The equilibrium price of chocolate ice cream
a. could increase or dereease.
b. decreases.
c. increases
d. The equilibrum quantity of chocolate ice cream
a. decreases
b. increases.
c. could increase or decrease.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. does not shift

b. shifts to the left

c. increases

a. decreases

Explanation:

As a result of the drought affecting the supply of cream, the supply of chocolate would fall. As a result, the supply curve would shift to the left. The demand curve would remain unchanged.

As a result of the leftward shift of the supply curve, the equilibrium price would increase and quantity would fall.