Question 1

If a tax is levied on the buyers of a product, then the demand curve will

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A) not shift. 
B) shift down. 
C) shift up. 
D) become flatter. 
A) not shift. 
B) shift down. 
C) shift up. 
D) become flatter.

Question 2

A tax imposed on the buyers of a good will

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A) raise both the price buyers pay and the effective price sellers receive. 
B) raise the price buyers pay and lower the effective price sellers receive. 
C) lower the price buyers pay and raise the effective price sellers receive. 
D) lower both the price buyers pay and the effective price sellers receive. 
A) raise both the price buyers pay and the effective price sellers receive. 
B) raise the price buyers pay and lower the effective price sellers receive. 
C) lower the price buyers pay and raise the effective price sellers receive. 
D) lower both the price buyers pay and the effective price sellers receive.

Question 3

A tax levied on the sellers of blueberries

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A) increases sellers' costs, reduces profits, and shifts the supply curve up. 
B) increases sellers' costs, reduces profits, and shifts the supply curve down. 
C) decreases sellers' costs, increases profits, and shifts the supply curve up. 
D) decreases sellers' costs, increases profits, and shifts the supply curve down. 
A) increases sellers' costs, reduces profits, and shifts the supply curve up. 
B) increases sellers' costs, reduces profits, and shifts the supply curve down. 
C) decreases sellers' costs, increases profits, and shifts the supply curve up. 
D) decreases sellers' costs, increases profits, and shifts the supply curve down.

Question 4

One common example of a price ceiling is rent control.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A tax on the sellers of coffee mugs

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A) increases the size of the coffee mug market. 
B) decreases the size of the coffee mug market. 
C) has no effect on the size of the coffee mug market. 
D) may increase, decrease, or have no effect on the size of the coffee mug market. 
A) increases the size of the coffee mug market. 
B) decreases the size of the coffee mug market. 
C) has no effect on the size of the coffee mug market. 
D) may increase, decrease, or have no effect on the size of the coffee mug market.

Question 6

In the short run, rent control causes the quantity supplied

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A) and quantity demanded to fall. 
B) to fall and quantity demanded to rise. 
C) to rise and quantity demanded to fall. 
D) and quantity demanded to rise. 
A) and quantity demanded to fall. 
B) to fall and quantity demanded to rise. 
C) to rise and quantity demanded to fall. 
D) and quantity demanded to rise.

Question 7

​Suppose that a binding rent control law is repealed in San Francisco. As a result, we would expect the total number of units rented in the city to

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A) ​increase. 
B) ​decrease. 
C) ​remain unchanged. 
D) ​decrease, then increase. 
A) ​increase. 
B) ​decrease. 
C) ​remain unchanged. 
D) ​decrease, then increase.

Question 8

A payroll tax is a

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A) fixed number of dollars that every firm must pay to the government for each worker that the firm hires. 
B) tax that each firm must pay to the government before the firm can hire workers and operate its business. 
C) tax on the wages that firms pay their workers. 
D) tax on all wages above the minimum wage. 
A) fixed number of dollars that every firm must pay to the government for each worker that the firm hires. 
B) tax that each firm must pay to the government before the firm can hire workers and operate its business. 
C) tax on the wages that firms pay their workers. 
D) tax on all wages above the minimum wage.

Question 9

A tax on the buyers of sofas

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A) increases the size of the sofa market. 
B) decreases the size of the sofa market. 
C) has no effect on the size of the sofa market. 
D) may increase, decrease, or have no effect on the size of the sofa market. 
A) increases the size of the sofa market. 
B) decreases the size of the sofa market. 
C) has no effect on the size of the sofa market. 
D) may increase, decrease, or have no effect on the size of the sofa market.

Question 10

If the government removes a $2 tax on buyers of cigars and imposes the same $2 tax on sellers of cigars, then the price paid by buyers will

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A) not change, and the price received by sellers will not change. 
B) not change, and the price received by sellers will decrease. 
C) decrease, and the price received by sellers will not change. 
D) decrease, and the price received by sellers will decrease. 
A) not change, and the price received by sellers will not change. 
B) not change, and the price received by sellers will decrease. 
C) decrease, and the price received by sellers will not change. 
D) decrease, and the price received by sellers will decrease.

Question 11

Figure 6-6  
-Refer to Figure 6-6. If the government imposes a price ceiling of $6 on this market, then there will be

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A) no shortage. 
B) a shortage of 10 units. 
C) a shortage of 20 units. 
D) a shortage of 30 units. 
A) no shortage. 
B) a shortage of 10 units. 
C) a shortage of 20 units. 
D) a shortage of 30 units.

Question 12

A binding price ceiling (i)
Causes a surplus.
(ii)
Causes a shortage.(iii)
Is set at a price above the equilibrium price.(iv)
Is set at a price below the equilibrium price.

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A) (ii) only 
B) (iv) only 
C) (i) and (iii) only 
D) (ii) and (iv) only 
A) (ii) only 
B) (iv) only 
C) (i) and (iii) only 
D) (ii) and (iv) only

Question 13

Table 6-5  
-Refer to Table 6-5. Suppose the government imposes a price ceiling of $3 on this market. What will be the size of the shortage in this market?

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A) 0 units 
B) 30 units 
C) 45 units 
D) 75 units 
A) 0 units 
B) 30 units 
C) 45 units 
D) 75 units

Question 14

Who bears the majority of a tax burden depends on whether the tax is placed on the buyers or the sellers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Minimum-wage laws dictate

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A) the exact wage that firms must pay workers. 
B) a maximum wage that firms may pay workers. 
C) a minimum wage that firms may pay workers. 
D) both a minimum wage and a maximum wage that firms may pay workers. 
A) the exact wage that firms must pay workers. 
B) a maximum wage that firms may pay workers. 
C) a minimum wage that firms may pay workers. 
D) both a minimum wage and a maximum wage that firms may pay workers.

Question 16

When a tax is levied on buyers of tea,

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A) buyers of tea and sellers of tea both are made worse off. 
B) buyers of tea are made worse off, and the well-being of sellers is unaffected. 
C) buyers of tea are made worse off, and sellers of tea are made better off. 
D) the well-being of both buyers of tea and sellers of tea is unaffected. 
A) buyers of tea and sellers of tea both are made worse off. 
B) buyers of tea are made worse off, and the well-being of sellers is unaffected. 
C) buyers of tea are made worse off, and sellers of tea are made better off. 
D) the well-being of both buyers of tea and sellers of tea is unaffected.

Question 17

The burden of a luxury tax most likely falls more heavily on sellers because demand is more elastic and supply is more inelastic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

If a tax is levied on the buyers of a product, then there will be a(n)

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A) downward shift of the supply curve. 
B) upward shift of the supply curve. 
C) movement up and to the right along the supply curve. 
D) movement down and to the left along the supply curve. 
A) downward shift of the supply curve. 
B) upward shift of the supply curve. 
C) movement up and to the right along the supply curve. 
D) movement down and to the left along the supply curve.

Question 19

The presence of a price control in a market for a good or service usually is an indication that

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A) an insufficient quantity of the good or service was being produced in that market to meet the public's need. 
B) the usual forces of supply and demand were not able to establish an equilibrium price in that market. 
C) policymakers believed that the price that prevailed in that market in the absence of price controls was unfair to buyers or sellers. 
D) policymakers correctly believed that price controls would generate no inequities of their own once imposed. 
A) an insufficient quantity of the good or service was being produced in that market to meet the public's need. 
B) the usual forces of supply and demand were not able to establish an equilibrium price in that market. 
C) policymakers believed that the price that prevailed in that market in the absence of price controls was unfair to buyers or sellers. 
D) policymakers correctly believed that price controls would generate no inequities of their own once imposed.

Question 20

Rent subsidies and wage subsidies are better than price controls at helping the poor because they have no costs associated with them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

If a tax is levied on the buyers of a product, then the demand curve will

A tax imposed on the buyers of a good will

A tax levied on the sellers of blueberries

One common example of a price ceiling is rent control.

A tax on the sellers of coffee mugs

In the short run, rent control causes the quantity supplied

​Suppose that a binding rent control law is repealed in San Francisco. As a result, we would expect the total number of units rented in the city to

A payroll tax is a

A tax on the buyers of sofas

If the government removes a $2 tax on buyers of cigars and imposes the same $2 tax on sellers of cigars, then the price paid by buyers will

Figure 6-6 -Refer to Figure 6-6. If the government imposes a price ceiling of $6 on this market, then there will be

A binding price ceiling (i) Causes a surplus. (ii) Causes a shortage.(iii) Is set at a price above the equilibrium price.(iv) Is set at a price below the equilibrium price.

Table 6-5 -Refer to Table 6-5. Suppose the government imposes a price ceiling of $3 on this market. What will be the size of the shortage in this market?

Who bears the majority of a tax burden depends on whether the tax is placed on the buyers or the sellers.

Minimum-wage laws dictate

When a tax is levied on buyers of tea,

The burden of a luxury tax most likely falls more heavily on sellers because demand is more elastic and supply is more inelastic.

If a tax is levied on the buyers of a product, then there will be a(n)

The presence of a price control in a market for a good or service usually is an indication that

Rent subsidies and wage subsidies are better than price controls at helping the poor because they have no costs associated with them.

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Elasticity and Its Application

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Application: The Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

The Design of the Tax System

The Costs of Production

Firms in Competitive Markets

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly

The Markets for the Factors of Production

Earnings and Discrimination

Income Inequality and Poverty

The Theory of Consumer Choice

Frontiers in Microeconomics

Filters

Suppose that a binding rent control law is repealed in San Francisco. As a result, we would expect the total number of units rented in the city to