Suppose the cotton (a storable commodity) futures prices are currently   Expiry Month Price c/lb December 2021 83 December 2022 96   (a) Suppose an unexpected typhoon destroys cotton crops in India. This causes a downward revision in the expected global cotton production in 2022. Assuming all else equal, will demand for storage of cotton in 2021 (St) increase, decrease or stay the same? Draw a graph of the demand for storage to support your answer.      (b) Using the same scenario from (a), do you expect the cotton market to still in contango, inverted, or could it be either contango or inverted? Draw a graph of supply and demand for storage to support your answer

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
14th Edition
ISBN:9780190931919
Author:NEWNAN
Publisher:NEWNAN
Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1QTC
icon
Related questions
Question

Suppose the cotton (a storable commodity) futures prices are currently

 

Expiry Month

Price c/lb

December 2021

83

December 2022

96

 

(a) Suppose an unexpected typhoon destroys cotton crops in India. This causes a downward revision in the expected global cotton production in 2022. Assuming all else equal, will demand for storage of cotton in 2021 (St) increase, decrease or stay the same? Draw a graph of the demand for storage to support your answer. 

 

 

(b) Using the same scenario from (a), do you expect the cotton market to still in contango, inverted, or could it be either contango or inverted? Draw a graph of supply and demand for storage to support your answer.

 

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Contracts
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, economics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Economics
ISBN:
9780190931919
Author:
NEWNAN
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Principles of Economics (12th Edition)
Principles of Economics (12th Edition)
Economics
ISBN:
9780134078779
Author:
Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair, Sharon E. Oster
Publisher:
PEARSON
Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
Economics
ISBN:
9780134870069
Author:
William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling
Publisher:
PEARSON
Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Economics
ISBN:
9781305585126
Author:
N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach
Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach
Economics
ISBN:
9781337106665
Author:
Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Managerial Economics & Business Strategy (Mcgraw-…
Managerial Economics & Business Strategy (Mcgraw-…
Economics
ISBN:
9781259290619
Author:
Michael Baye, Jeff Prince
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education