Explain the impact of load shedding and rising maize prices

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Case Study: You are told that on average, yellow maize takes 65% of the total cost of chicken-feed production. The price of a bag of chicken feed is R10.33/kg, the demand curve for chicken feed is ?? = 1000 - 0.0125??. Graphically illustrate and calculate the profit of the average chicken feed producer.

Question: And please Graphically illustrate and explain the impact of load shedding and rising maize prices on the amount of broilers that Astral will produce.

 

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