Name: Ambreen Murtaza Student ID: 20221-32341
Course: Business Economics (EC0408) Instructor: Syed Ammad All
s Analysis Assignment
Select any news which you think that may effect any product's market equilibrium, other than
that product. Describe the effect of the selected news on other product market equilibrium using
standard diagram of market equilibrium with explanation.
Start with the News with complete Reference, properly labels the graph and mention for which
market are you doing this analysis.
SOLUTION:
News Reference:
https://tribune.com.ok; 2170996 /sanitiser-prices-rise-demand-surges
Published on March 07, 2020
News: “Business > Sanitizer Prices to Rise as Demand Surges”
Supply of raw material from China stops due to coronavirus threat
Due to the Covid-19 and imposed restrictions on import of raw material from China, the demand
of sanitizers proliferated and the price got increase in an exponential manner.
‘The price of sanitizers increased due to Covid-19 cases has increased by the day and it will lead
to the shortage of the supply of sanitizers.
Assuming,
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Price,
hange price of sanitizer “eh.
Q4-= Initial quantity of sanitizer
a= Change in quantity of sanitizer
Qs = Demand Curve
Qs = Supply Curve
Shift in Supply Curve
Due to the increase in price of sanitizers with demand remains constant, the supply of sanitizers
has decreased and the supply curve shifts,Name: Ambreen Murtaza Student 10: 20221-32341
Course: Business Economics (ECO409) Instructor: Syed Ammad Ali
Now considering, disinfectants as the substitute of sanitizers; the increase in price of sanitizers
decreases the supply of sanitizers which will high the demand of disinfectants.
Therefore, the decrease in supply of sanitizer will lead to the increase in demand of disinfectant
and the demand curve shifts.
Assuming,
Qo = Initial quantity of disinfectants Pree.
4 = Change in quantity of disinfectants DieinFecland
intial price of sanitizer
Pi = Change price of sanitizer
Qs Supply Curve
Qu = Demand Curve
Qe = Shift in Demand Curve
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