Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Maximum and minimum prices

Maximum and minimum prices — practice question

(a)[2]

Using the data in Fig. 1.1, calculate the percentage change in the value of sales of doughnuts in the US from 2011 to 2019.

(b)[2]

Explain one reason why the US market for doughnuts shrank in 2020.

(c)[2]

Comment on whether the demand for doughnuts in the US is income elastic or income inelastic.

(d)[2]

Explain why a doughnut might be regarded as a demerit good.

(e)[6]

With the help of a diagram, assess how the market for sugary foods in the UK might be affected by a ban on online advertising.

(f)[6]

Assess the likely effects on UK consumers and the UK government of a ban on online adverts for sugary foods.

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