Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Demand and supply curves

Demand and supply curves — practice question

(a)[2]

Describe the general movement in coffee prices from 2007 to 2012 and identify one year when supply was likely to have been greater than demand in the coffee market.

(b)[4]

Explain how coffee exports and a thriving tourism sector would affect Nepal’s current account in the balance of payments.

(c)[2]

With reference to Extract 2, explain how you would classify coffee using the concept of income elasticity of demand.

(d)[6]

Using diagrams, explain how changes in demand and supply have affected the coffee market in Colombia and in Nepal.

(e)[6]

Discuss the view that Nepal should specialise in the production of coffee and Colombia should specialise in some other product given the changes in costs that have occurred.

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