Question 1

If the government wants to reduce smoking, it should impose a tax on

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A) buyers of cigarettes. 
B) sellers of cigarettes. 
C) either buyers or sellers of cigarettes. 
D) whichever side of the market is less elastic. 
A) buyers of cigarettes. 
B) sellers of cigarettes. 
C) either buyers or sellers of cigarettes. 
D) whichever side of the market is less elastic.

Question 2

If a binding price floor is imposed on the video game market, then

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A) the quantity of video games demanded will decrease. 
B) the quantity of video games supplied will increase. 
C) a surplus of video games will develop. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) the quantity of video games demanded will decrease. 
B) the quantity of video games supplied will increase. 
C) a surplus of video games will develop. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 3

Figure 6-22  
-Refer to Figure 6-22. The price paid by buyers after the tax is imposed is

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A) $3.00. 
B) $3.50. 
C) $5.00. 
D) $6.00. 
A) $3.00. 
B) $3.50. 
C) $5.00. 
D) $6.00.

Question 4

To say that a price floor is binding is to say that the price floor

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A) results in a shortage. 
B) is set below the equilibrium price. 
C) causes quantity supplied to exceed quantity demanded. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) results in a shortage. 
B) is set below the equilibrium price. 
C) causes quantity supplied to exceed quantity demanded. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 5

In a competitive market free of government regulation,

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A) price adjusts until quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied. 
B) price adjusts until quantity demanded is less than quantity supplied. 
C) price adjusts until quantity demanded equals quantity supplied. 
D) supply adjusts to meet demand at every price. 
A) price adjusts until quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied. 
B) price adjusts until quantity demanded is less than quantity supplied. 
C) price adjusts until quantity demanded equals quantity supplied. 
D) supply adjusts to meet demand at every price.

Question 6

Figure 6-15  
-Refer to Figure 6-15. For a price floor to be binding in this market, it would have to be set at

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A) any price below $3. 
B) a price between $2 and $3. 
C) a price between $3 and $4. 
D) any price above $3. 
A) any price below $3. 
B) a price between $2 and $3. 
C) a price between $3 and $4. 
D) any price above $3.

Question 7

The imposition of a binding price floor on a market

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A) causes quantity demanded to be greater than quantity supplied. 
B) causes quantity demanded to be less than quantity supplied. 
C) causes quantity demanded to be equal to quantity supplied. 
D) causes a decrease in demand. 
A) causes quantity demanded to be greater than quantity supplied. 
B) causes quantity demanded to be less than quantity supplied. 
C) causes quantity demanded to be equal to quantity supplied. 
D) causes a decrease in demand.

Question 8

Table 6-2  
-Refer to Table 6-2. A price floor set at $20 results in

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A) 75 units sold. 
B) 125 units sold. 
C) 200 units sold. 
D) 275 units sold. 
A) 75 units sold. 
B) 125 units sold. 
C) 200 units sold. 
D) 275 units sold.

Question 9

A tax on buyers decreases the quantity of the good sold in the market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Question 11

Figure 6-18
The vertical distance between points A and B represents the tax in the market.  
-Refer to Figure 6-18. The price that buyers pay after the tax is imposed is

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A) $8. 
B) $10. 
C) $16. 
D) $24. 
A) $8. 
B) $10. 
C) $16. 
D) $24.

Question 12

A price floor set below the equilibrium price causes a surplus in the market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Suppose that in a particular market, the supply curve is highly elastic and the demand curve is highly inelastic. If a tax is imposed in this market, then the

Accepted Answer

A) buyers will bear a greater burden of the tax than the sellers. 
B) sellers will bear a greater burden of the tax than the buyers. 
C) buyers and sellers are likely to share the burden of the tax equally. 
D) buyers and sellers will not share the burden equally, but it is impossible to determine who will bear the greater burden of the tax without more information. 
A) buyers will bear a greater burden of the tax than the sellers. 
B) sellers will bear a greater burden of the tax than the buyers. 
C) buyers and sellers are likely to share the burden of the tax equally. 
D) buyers and sellers will not share the burden equally, but it is impossible to determine who will bear the greater burden of the tax without more information.

Question 14

When a price floor is binding, is the price floor set above or below the market equilibrium price?

Accepted Answer

A binding price floo

Question 15

When the government imposes a binding price ceiling on a competitive market, a surplus of the good arises, and sellers must ration the scarce goods among the large number of potential buyers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Suppose that the demand for digital cameras is elastic, and the supply of digital cameras is inelastic. A tax of $20 per camera levied on digital cameras will decrease the effective price received by sellers of digital cameras by

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A) less than $10. 
B) $10. 
C) between $10 and $20. 
D) $20. 
A) less than $10. 
B) $10. 
C) between $10 and $20. 
D) $20.

Question 17

Suppose buyers of vodka are required to send $5.00 to the government for every bottle of vodka they buy. Further, suppose this tax causes the effective price received by sellers of vodka to fall by $3.00 per bottle. Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) This tax causes the demand curve for vodka to shift downward by $5.00 at each quantity of vodka. 
B) The price paid by buyers is $2.00 per bottle more than it was before the tax. 
C) Sixty percent of the burden of the tax falls on sellers. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) This tax causes the demand curve for vodka to shift downward by $5.00 at each quantity of vodka. 
B) The price paid by buyers is $2.00 per bottle more than it was before the tax. 
C) Sixty percent of the burden of the tax falls on sellers. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 18

Assume the demand for cigarettes is relatively inelastic, and the supply of cigarettes is relatively elastic. When cigarettes are taxed, we would expect

Accepted Answer

A) most of the burden of the tax to fall on sellers of cigarettes, regardless of whether buyers or sellers of cigarettes are required to pay the tax to the government. 
B) most of the burden of the tax to fall on buyers of cigarettes, regardless of whether buyers or sellers of cigarettes are required to pay the tax to the government. 
C) the distribution of the tax burden between buyers and sellers of cigarettes to depend on whether buyers or sellers of cigarettes are required to pay the tax to the government. 
D) a large percentage of smokers to quit smoking in response to the tax. 
A) most of the burden of the tax to fall on sellers of cigarettes, regardless of whether buyers or sellers of cigarettes are required to pay the tax to the government. 
B) most of the burden of the tax to fall on buyers of cigarettes, regardless of whether buyers or sellers of cigarettes are required to pay the tax to the government. 
C) the distribution of the tax burden between buyers and sellers of cigarettes to depend on whether buyers or sellers of cigarettes are required to pay the tax to the government. 
D) a large percentage of smokers to quit smoking in response to the tax.

Question 19

An example of a price floor is

Accepted Answer

A) the regulation of gasoline prices in the U.S. in the 1970s. 
B) rent control. 
C) the minimum wage. 
D) any restriction on price that leads to a shortage. 
A) the regulation of gasoline prices in the U.S. in the 1970s. 
B) rent control. 
C) the minimum wage. 
D) any restriction on price that leads to a shortage.

Question 20

Tax incidence

Accepted Answer

A) depends on the legislated burden. 
B) is entirely random. 
C) depends on the elasticities of supply and demand. 
D) falls entirely on buyers or entirely on sellers. 
A) depends on the legislated burden. 
B) is entirely random. 
C) depends on the elasticities of supply and demand. 
D) falls entirely on buyers or entirely on sellers.

Exam 6: Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

If the government wants to reduce smoking, it should impose a tax on

If a binding price floor is imposed on the video game market, then

Figure 6-22 -Refer to Figure 6-22. The price paid by buyers after the tax is imposed is

To say that a price floor is binding is to say that the price floor

In a competitive market free of government regulation,

Figure 6-15 -Refer to Figure 6-15. For a price floor to be binding in this market, it would have to be set at

The imposition of a binding price floor on a market

Table 6-2 -Refer to Table 6-2. A price floor set at $20 results in

A tax on buyers decreases the quantity of the good sold in the market.

A nonbinding 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.

Figure 6-18 The vertical distance between points A and B represents the tax in the market. -Refer to Figure 6-18. The price that buyers pay after the tax is imposed is

A price floor set below the equilibrium price causes a surplus in the market.

Suppose that in a particular market, the supply curve is highly elastic and the demand curve is highly inelastic. If a tax is imposed in this market, then the

When a price floor is binding, is the price floor set above or below the market equilibrium price?

When the government imposes a binding price ceiling on a competitive market, a surplus of the good arises, and sellers must ration the scarce goods among the large number of potential buyers.

Suppose that the demand for digital cameras is elastic, and the supply of digital cameras is inelastic. A tax of $20 per camera levied on digital cameras will decrease the effective price received by sellers of digital cameras by

Suppose buyers of vodka are required to send $5.00 to the government for every bottle of vodka they buy. Further, suppose this tax causes the effective price received by sellers of vodka to fall by $3.00 per bottle. Which of the following statements is correct?

Assume the demand for cigarettes is relatively inelastic, and the supply of cigarettes is relatively elastic. When cigarettes are taxed, we would expect

An example of a price floor is

Tax incidence

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

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