Assess and illustrate the impact on the market for hot peppers (100's) if the government decided to impose a price ceiling because of the price increase from April to May.

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Assess and illustrate the impact on the market for hot peppers (100's) if the
government decided to impose a price ceiling because of the price increase
from April to May.
Transcribed Image Text:Assess and illustrate the impact on the market for hot peppers (100's) if the government decided to impose a price ceiling because of the price increase from April to May.
Commodity
ROOT CROPS
Unit
January
February
March
April
May
97,887
62,325
17,883
9,815
31,248
41,805
Carrots
119,861
76,868
16,235
1,906
37.506
57.7 80
28,321
26,325
Kg
32,432
122,180
54.453
29,687
Cassava
Common Yam
Im ported y am
Dasheen(Local)
Dasheen(Im ported)
Eddoes (Local)
Eddoes (Imported)
Sweet Potatoes (Local)
Sweet Potatoes (Im ported)
Ginger
Kg
77.983
79.998
4,818
363
Kg
19,492
18,210
20,413
4.798
40,674
68,625
Kg
Kg
24,887
29,952
36,180
Kg
Kg
27,253
23.580
22,770
140,389
27,792
30,835
16,560
12,263
Kg
36,450
9,280
Kg
195,121
156,648
125,726
65,380
Kg
10,575
1,980
6,480
4.770
28,117
na
Kg
11,076
35,435
37.545
13,818
CONDIMENTS AND
SPICES
Celery
Chive (L)
Thy me (s)
Hot Peppers (1oo's)
Hot Peppers (40 lb)
Shadon Beni
Pimento (S)
Bndl.
16,321
12,490
12,288
9,191
4,421
5,640
364
Bndl.
7,078
276
1,624
17,025
14,045
567
1,876
11,951
562
Bndl.
927
100's
1,194
1,225
531
835
1,976
61,240
1,693
Bag
Bndl.
2,235
2,222
48,632
35,340
26,375
30,050
3,385
100's
3,571
5,910
4.492
5,750
Commodity
Unit
January February March
April
May
ROOT CROPS
Carrots
Kg
Kg
Kg
Kg
Kg
11.19
10.94
10.98
11.86
10.14
Cassava
4.71
6.86
4.67
6.75
5.21
4.94
8.22
4.55
Common Yam
7.45
7.09
Imported yam
Dasheen(Local)
Dasheen(Imported)
Eddoes (Local)
Eddoes (Imported)
Sweet Potatoes (Local)
Sweet Potatoes (Imported)
Ginger
CONDIMENTSAND
24.26
9.28
17.40
12.55
17.15
na
13.12
9.28
11.47
7.48
8.41
10.91
Kg
Kg
Kg
Kg
Kg
7.72
6.67
7.71
13.65
14.87
5.56
7.09
10.02
9.79
9.78
14.53
9.79
7.11
15.93
5.56
5.02
5.90
6.37
5.55
7.04
7.04
6.67
na
Kg
29.50
23.71
20.05
29.94
27.92
SPICES
Celery
Chive (L)
Thyme (s)
Hot Peppers (10o's)
Hot Peppers (40 lb)
Shadon Beni
Pimento (S)
Bndl.
27.65
31.48
26.72
28.95
70.48
25.48
30.75
22.50
50.00
30.56
Bndl.
22.62
Bndl.
70.70
60.50
45.25
45.556
100's
37.78
33-45
284.77
13.36
32.27
27.14
30.75
196.50
Bag
Bndl.
213.71
207.14
253-33
11.56
12.84
16.79
12.57
13.50
100's
17.29
13.19
12.42
13.125
Transcribed Image Text:Commodity ROOT CROPS Unit January February March April May 97,887 62,325 17,883 9,815 31,248 41,805 Carrots 119,861 76,868 16,235 1,906 37.506 57.7 80 28,321 26,325 Kg 32,432 122,180 54.453 29,687 Cassava Common Yam Im ported y am Dasheen(Local) Dasheen(Im ported) Eddoes (Local) Eddoes (Imported) Sweet Potatoes (Local) Sweet Potatoes (Im ported) Ginger Kg 77.983 79.998 4,818 363 Kg 19,492 18,210 20,413 4.798 40,674 68,625 Kg Kg 24,887 29,952 36,180 Kg Kg 27,253 23.580 22,770 140,389 27,792 30,835 16,560 12,263 Kg 36,450 9,280 Kg 195,121 156,648 125,726 65,380 Kg 10,575 1,980 6,480 4.770 28,117 na Kg 11,076 35,435 37.545 13,818 CONDIMENTS AND SPICES Celery Chive (L) Thy me (s) Hot Peppers (1oo's) Hot Peppers (40 lb) Shadon Beni Pimento (S) Bndl. 16,321 12,490 12,288 9,191 4,421 5,640 364 Bndl. 7,078 276 1,624 17,025 14,045 567 1,876 11,951 562 Bndl. 927 100's 1,194 1,225 531 835 1,976 61,240 1,693 Bag Bndl. 2,235 2,222 48,632 35,340 26,375 30,050 3,385 100's 3,571 5,910 4.492 5,750 Commodity Unit January February March April May ROOT CROPS Carrots Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg 11.19 10.94 10.98 11.86 10.14 Cassava 4.71 6.86 4.67 6.75 5.21 4.94 8.22 4.55 Common Yam 7.45 7.09 Imported yam Dasheen(Local) Dasheen(Imported) Eddoes (Local) Eddoes (Imported) Sweet Potatoes (Local) Sweet Potatoes (Imported) Ginger CONDIMENTSAND 24.26 9.28 17.40 12.55 17.15 na 13.12 9.28 11.47 7.48 8.41 10.91 Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg 7.72 6.67 7.71 13.65 14.87 5.56 7.09 10.02 9.79 9.78 14.53 9.79 7.11 15.93 5.56 5.02 5.90 6.37 5.55 7.04 7.04 6.67 na Kg 29.50 23.71 20.05 29.94 27.92 SPICES Celery Chive (L) Thyme (s) Hot Peppers (10o's) Hot Peppers (40 lb) Shadon Beni Pimento (S) Bndl. 27.65 31.48 26.72 28.95 70.48 25.48 30.75 22.50 50.00 30.56 Bndl. 22.62 Bndl. 70.70 60.50 45.25 45.556 100's 37.78 33-45 284.77 13.36 32.27 27.14 30.75 196.50 Bag Bndl. 213.71 207.14 253-33 11.56 12.84 16.79 12.57 13.50 100's 17.29 13.19 12.42 13.125
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