In January 2019, the Egg Marketing Board announced that the egg quota would be reduced by 10% for all producers. What will happen to the supply of eggs? What will happen to the equilibrium price of eggs? How does elasticity determine how the demand for eggs will be affected. Draw 2 graphs which show the impact of the egg quota, the impact on the demand for eggs as (i) elastic), (ii) inelastic and the impact on total revenue.

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In January 2019, the Egg Marketing Board announced that the egg quota would be reduced by 10% for all producers. What will happen to the supply of eggs? What will happen to the equilibrium price of eggs? How does elasticity determine how the demand for eggs will be affected. Draw 2 graphs which show the impact of the egg quota, the impact on the demand for eggs as (i) elastic), (ii) inelastic and the impact on total revenue.

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