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chucwagn t1_j6jp5io wrote

Reply to comment by DonCorletony in Calls on Eggs. Puts on wallets. 100,000 Hens Killed in a Fire. by Meanie_Cream_Cake

Great... Then why have egg prices doubled? Did we have 51.6b chickens last week?

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DonCorletony t1_j6jqw0v wrote

Prices arent directly linear like that. If we lost half of the chickens on earth, prices wouldnt double. They would multiply exponentially and you literally wouldnt find any eggs in the store.

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the__storm t1_j6kh049 wrote

There's a reason they don't call it the demand straight line through the origin.

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