Question

What happens to the price and the quantity bought and sold in the cocoa market if countries producing cocoa experience a drought and a new study is released demonstrating the health benefits of cocoa

Answer 1

Answer: Supply of cocoa will fall; Demand rises; Price increases.

Explanation:

A drought is when there is little or no rainfall in a particular area. When countries that are producing cocoa experience a drought, this will lead to a reduction in the supply of cocoa as there will be lesser cocoa available for farmers to supply.

Then, due to the new study which is released demonstrating the health benefits of cocoa, this will lead to an increase in the demand for cocoa. The demand will rise and since there's increase in demand and reduction in supply, the price will rise.