The figure below shows the demand curve and isoprofit curves for General Mills producing Cheerios breakfast cereal.

Draw a generic diagram to show how the figure would change in each of the following cases. (You will need to draw a new diagram for each case. To make sketching the curves easier, assume the demand curve is linear). In each case, you must state what would happen to the price and quantity of Cheerios and the profit of General Mills.

(a) The cost of producing Cheerios cereal drops to $1 per pound.

(b) A rival competitor releases a highly popular new type of cereal.

(c) Consumers expect that the price for all cereals regardless of the brand would permanently increase in the near future.

university Question 4 The figure below shows the demand curve and isoprofit curves for General Mills producing Cheerios breakfast cereal. 10 Isoprofit curve: $60,000 . Isoprofit curve: $34,000 Isoprofit curve: $10,000 Isoprofit curve: SO . Demand curve Price, P (dollars per pound) OH NW AM a VO Feasible set 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 Quantity of Cheerios, Q (pounds) Draw a generic diagram to show how the figure would change in each of the following cases. (You will need to draw a new diagram for each case. To make sketching the curves easier, assume the demand curve is linear). In each case, you must state what would happen to the price and quantity of Cheerios and the profit of General Mills. (a) The cost of producing Cheerios cereal drops to $1 per pound. (b) A rival competitor releases a highly popular new type of cereal. (c) Consumers expect that the price for all cereals regardless of the brand would permanently increase in the near future