ASSIGNMENT 3 2025
DUE: 21 JULY 2025 (MEMO)
, ECS1501 - Assessment 3.
DUE 21 JULY 2025
Question 1 (12 marks)
Maximum word count: 100 words
This question is based on the following cartoon:
(i) What word/words will an economist use to describe the market condition
depicted in the cartoon
Excess supply / a surplus. (Page 208. Consumer and producer surplus).
Draw a diagram of the market for oil that illustrates the market condition depicted
in the cartoon.(iii) Explain the adjustment process to the new equilibrium position
in the market for oil.