Assume that the market supply curve for potatoes is Qs1 = 12 + 0.5P, and that there are two marketing periods for the crop. In the first marketing period the demand curve is: QD1 = 24 – P1, in the second period it is: QD2= 18 - P2.    Draw a graph of the markets in the two periods showing prices and quantities if it costs nothing to store potatoes. Be sure to label all the relevant features on your graph.   [Insert an image of your graph here]   Show the prices and quantities in each period if it costs $5 per cwt. to store potatoes for delivery in the second marketing period. Again, be sure to label all relevant features on your graph (s).   [Insert an image of your graph here]   By comparing the results for 5 and 6 above explain how the cost of storage affects prices and quantities in each period.

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Assume that the market supply curve for potatoes is Qs1 = 12 + 0.5P, and that there are two marketing periods for the crop. In the first marketing period the demand curve is: QD1 = 24 – P1, in the second period it is: QD2= 18 - P2

 

  1. Draw a graph of the markets in the two periods showing prices and quantities if it costs nothing to store potatoes. Be sure to label all the relevant features on your graph.

 

[Insert an image of your graph here]

 

  1. Show the prices and quantities in each period if it costs $5 per cwt. to store potatoes for delivery in the second marketing period. Again, be sure to label all relevant features on your graph (s).

 

[Insert an image of your graph here]

 

  1. By comparing the results for 5 and 6 above explain how the cost of storage affects prices and quantities in each period.
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