2. Unstable export markets Sometimes the exports of developing nations are concentrated in only one or a few primary products. For example, according to World Bank data, tobacco constitutes 50% of Malawi's total exports. Therefore, changes in demand or supply of tobacco can have significant effects on the health of Malawi's economy. The current world price of tobacco is $5.00 per pound, but there is uncertainty about the shape of the demand and supply curves. The following graphs (scenario A and scenario B) show two possibilities for demand and supply in the market for tobacco. Suppose that an adoption of healthier lifestyles in advanced countries leads to a fall in the global demand for tobacco.
2. Unstable export markets Sometimes the exports of developing nations are concentrated in only one or a few primary products. For example, according to World Bank data, tobacco constitutes 50% of Malawi's total exports. Therefore, changes in demand or supply of tobacco can have significant effects on the health of Malawi's economy. The current world price of tobacco is $5.00 per pound, but there is uncertainty about the shape of the demand and supply curves. The following graphs (scenario A and scenario B) show two possibilities for demand and supply in the market for tobacco. Suppose that an adoption of healthier lifestyles in advanced countries leads to a fall in the global demand for tobacco.
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Transcribed Image Text:2. Unstable export markets
Sometimes the exports of developing nations are concentrated in only one or a few primary products. For example, according to World Bank data,
tobacco constitutes 50% of Malawi's total exports. Therefore, changes in demand or supply of tobacco can have significant effects on the health of
Malawi's economy.
The current world price of tobacco is $5.00 per pound, but there is uncertainty about the shape of the demand and supply curves. The following
graphs (scenario A and scenario B) show two possibilities for demand and supply in the market for tobacco.
Suppose that an adoption of healthier lifestyles in advanced countries leads to a fall in the global demand for tobacco.
On the following graph, shift the demand or supply curve of scenario A to show what happens in the market for tobacco as a result of this event.
Note: Select and drag one or both the curves to the desired position. Curves will snap into position, so if you try to move a curve and it snaps back
to its original position, just drag it a little farther.
PRICE (Dollars)
10
9
8
7
6
10
3
2
1
0
01
Scenario A
Supply
Demand
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
QUANTITY (Pounds of tobacco)
10
Demand
Supply
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Transcribed Image Text:On the following graph, shift the demand or supply curve of scenario B in the same direction that you did in scenario A.
PRICE (Dollars)
10
9
8
7
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10
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2
1
0
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Scenario B
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
QUANTITY (Pounds of tobacco)
Demand
True
False
8
Supply
9 10
Original Price
New Price
Scenario (Dollars per pound) (Dollars per pound)
A
B
5.00
5.00
In the following table, enter the new price for tobacco under each scenario as a result of the adoption of healthier lifestyles. (Hint: Select the black
point (plus symbol) representing the new equilibrium on the previous graphs to see its coordinates.)
Demand
Supply
True or False: Because the supply of tobacco is more elastic in scenario A versus scenario B, changes in demand cause more volatile price fluctuations
for Malawi under scenario A.
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