Economics Homework Help

Nintendo Switch Shortage Das Supply and Affecting the Demand Discussion

 

Nintendo Switch Shortagehttps://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/gaming/a3…

Read the article linked above and answer the following questions:

  • What are the factors impacting the demand for the Switch? Has this caused the demand curve to shift to the right, left, or not at all?
  • What are the factors impacting the supply of the Switch? Has this caused the supply curve to shift to the right, left, or not at all?
  • Based on these shifts, can you determine whether price, quantity sold, or both will be impacted?
  • What effect do you think price gougers (Link (Links to an external site.)) had on this shortage?

Full article links:

https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/gaming/a32474973/nintendo-switch-coronavirus-production-shortage/ (Links to an external site.)

https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/nintendo-switch-price-gougers-amazon-new-tactic/