This question has two parts. It is based on what happened du…
This question has two parts. It is based on what happened during the pandemic. To answer the questions, use the supply/demand framework. Do NOT draw any diagrams; instead explain your answer describing what happens to the supply and demand curves and the equilibrium price and quantity. To get full credit you MUST tell what happens to the supply and demand curves in the market for plywood. In 2020, many more people decided to renovate their homes. This renovation often required plywood. Also during the same time, many of the companies producing plywood closed because of government regulations. 1) Suppose that the ONLY changes are those given in the problem, people’s desire for renovation and the government regulations, occurred. Based on these two changes, explain how the pandemic affected the market for plywood in the short run. Be sure to tell the effect on the equilibrium price and quantity of plywood. Next, suppose that in 2020 it was still the case that many more people decided to renovate their homes but now suppose there had been no government regulations closing the plants and that workers would have continued to work as normal. In other words, the ONLY change the occurred is people’s increased desire for renovation. 2) Explain how the pandemic would now have affected the market for plywood. Again, look only at the short run. Be sure to tell the effect on the equilibrium price and quantity of plywood. .
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