Question 1

The price received by sellers in a market will increase if the government

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A) decreases a binding price floor in that market. 
B) increases a binding price ceiling in that market. 
C) increases a tax on the good sold in that market. 
D) imposes a binding price ceiling in that market. 
A) decreases a binding price floor in that market. 
B) increases a binding price ceiling in that market. 
C) increases a tax on the good sold in that market. 
D) imposes a binding price ceiling in that market.

Question 2

Advocates of the minimum wage admit that it has some adverse effects, but they believe that these effects are small and that a higher minimum wage makes the poor better off.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

​A shortage is eliminated when

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A) ​a binding price ceiling is removed. 
B) ​a binding price ceiling is enacted. 
C) ​a nonbinding price ceiling is repealed. 
D) ​a nonbinding price ceiling is imposed. 
A) ​a binding price ceiling is removed. 
B) ​a binding price ceiling is enacted. 
C) ​a nonbinding price ceiling is repealed. 
D) ​a nonbinding price ceiling is imposed.

Question 4

Suppose the government has imposed a price floor on the market for soybeans. Which of the following events could transform the price floor from one that is not binding into one that is binding?

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A) Farmers use improved, draught-resistant seeds, which lowers the cost of growing soybeans. 
B) The number of farmers selling soybeans decreases. 
C) Consumers' income increases, and soybeans are a normal good. 
D) The number of consumers buying soybeans increases. 
A) Farmers use improved, draught-resistant seeds, which lowers the cost of growing soybeans. 
B) The number of farmers selling soybeans decreases. 
C) Consumers' income increases, and soybeans are a normal good. 
D) The number of consumers buying soybeans increases.

Question 5

A binding minimum wage creates a shortage of labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is not a rationing mechanism used by landlords in cities with rent control?

Accepted Answer

A) waiting lists 
B) race 
C) price 
D) bribes 
A) waiting lists 
B) race 
C) price 
D) bribes

Question 7

Figure 6-26  
-Refer to Figure 6-26. How much tax revenue does this tax produce for the government?

Accepted Answer

A) $480 
B) $640 
C) $360 
D) $120 
A) $480 
B) $640 
C) $360 
D) $120

Question 8

Figure 6-23  
-Refer to Figure 6-23. How much tax revenue does this tax produce for the government?

Accepted Answer

A) $18. 
B) $30. 
C) $6. 
D) $36. 
A) $18. 
B) $30. 
C) $6. 
D) $36.

Question 9

Figure 6-34  
-Refer to Figure 6-34. If the government imposes a tax of $6 per unit in this market, who will bear the greater burden of the tax - the buyers, the sellers, or will the burden be shared equally?

Accepted Answer

With a $6 tax per unit, the bu

Question 10

Suppose that a tax is placed on books. If the buyers pay the majority of the tax, then we know that the

Accepted Answer

A) demand is more inelastic than the supply. 
B) supply is more inelastic than the demand. 
C) government has required that buyers remit the tax payments. 
D) government has required that sellers remit the tax payments. 
A) demand is more inelastic than the supply. 
B) supply is more inelastic than the demand. 
C) government has required that buyers remit the tax payments. 
D) government has required that sellers remit the tax payments.

Question 11

Will a binding price floor result in a shortage or a surplus in the market?

Accepted Answer

A binding price floo

Question 12

If the government removes a tax on a good, then the price paid by buyers will

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A) increase, and the price received by sellers will increase. 
B) increase, and the price received by sellers will decrease. 
C) decrease, and the price received by sellers will increase. 
D) decrease, and the price received by sellers will decrease. 
A) increase, and the price received by sellers will increase. 
B) increase, and the price received by sellers will decrease. 
C) decrease, and the price received by sellers will increase. 
D) decrease, and the price received by sellers will decrease.

Question 13

If the government removes a binding price floor from a market, then the price paid by buyers will

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A) increase, and the quantity sold in the market will increase. 
B) increase, and the quantity sold in the market will decrease. 
C) decrease, and the quantity sold in the market will increase. 
D) decrease, and the quantity sold in the market will decrease. 
A) increase, and the quantity sold in the market will increase. 
B) increase, and the quantity sold in the market will decrease. 
C) decrease, and the quantity sold in the market will increase. 
D) decrease, and the quantity sold in the market will decrease.

Question 14

Because the supply and demand of housing are inelastic in the short run, the initial shortage caused by rent control is large.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In response to a shortage caused by the imposition of a binding price ceiling on a market,

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A) price will no longer be the mechanism that rations scarce resources. 
B) long lines of buyers may develop. 
C) sellers could ration the good or service according to their own personal biases. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) price will no longer be the mechanism that rations scarce resources. 
B) long lines of buyers may develop. 
C) sellers could ration the good or service according to their own personal biases. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 16

Under rent control, bribery is a mechanism to

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A) bring the total price of an apartment (including the bribe) closer to the equilibrium price. 
B) allocate housing to the poorest individuals in the market. 
C) force the total price of an apartment (including the bribe) to be less than the market price. 
D) allocate housing to the most deserving tenants. 
A) bring the total price of an apartment (including the bribe) closer to the equilibrium price. 
B) allocate housing to the poorest individuals in the market. 
C) force the total price of an apartment (including the bribe) to be less than the market price. 
D) allocate housing to the most deserving tenants.

Question 17

Figure 6-31   ​
-Refer to Figure 6-31. Suppose that a price ceiling is imposed in this market at a price of $30 and market demand for the good subsequently increases. This would

Accepted Answer

A) ​decrease the size of the surplus. 
B) ​decrease the size of the shortage. 
C) ​increase the size of the surplus. 
D) ​increase the size of the shortage. 
A) ​decrease the size of the surplus. 
B) ​decrease the size of the shortage. 
C) ​increase the size of the surplus. 
D) ​increase the size of the shortage.

Question 18

Table 6-2  
-Refer to Table 6-2. A price ceiling set at $20 will

Accepted Answer

A) be binding and will result in a shortage of 75 units. 
B) be binding and will result in a shortage of 200 units. 
C) be binding and will result in a shortage of 125 units. 
D) not be binding. 
A) be binding and will result in a shortage of 75 units. 
B) be binding and will result in a shortage of 200 units. 
C) be binding and will result in a shortage of 125 units. 
D) not be binding.

Question 19

Suppose the government has imposed a price ceiling on sliced sandwich bread. Which of the following events could transform the price ceiling from one that is binding to one that is not binding?

Accepted Answer

A) An increase in the price of flour, which is used to make bread. 
B) A decrease in the price of lunch meat. 
C) A decrease in the price of unsliced bread, which people consider a substitute for sliced bread. 
D) An decrease in the price of peanut butter and jelly. 
A) An increase in the price of flour, which is used to make bread. 
B) A decrease in the price of lunch meat. 
C) A decrease in the price of unsliced bread, which people consider a substitute for sliced bread. 
D) An decrease in the price of peanut butter and jelly.

Question 20

Figure 6-36  
-Refer to Figure 6-36. If the government places a $2 tax in the market, the buyer bears $1 of the tax burden.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

The price received by sellers in a market will increase if the government

Advocates of the minimum wage admit that it has some adverse effects, but they believe that these effects are small and that a higher minimum wage makes the poor better off.

​A shortage is eliminated when

Suppose the government has imposed a price floor on the market for soybeans. Which of the following events could transform the price floor from one that is not binding into one that is binding?

A binding minimum wage creates a shortage of labor.

Which of the following is not a rationing mechanism used by landlords in cities with rent control?

Figure 6-26 -Refer to Figure 6-26. How much tax revenue does this tax produce for the government?

Figure 6-23 -Refer to Figure 6-23. How much tax revenue does this tax produce for the government?

Figure 6-34 -Refer to Figure 6-34. If the government imposes a tax of $6 per unit in this market, who will bear the greater burden of the tax - the buyers, the sellers, or will the burden be shared equally?

Suppose that a tax is placed on books. If the buyers pay the majority of the tax, then we know that the

Will a binding price floor result in a shortage or a surplus in the market?

If the government removes a tax on a good, then the price paid by buyers will

If the government removes a binding price floor from a market, then the price paid by buyers will

Because the supply and demand of housing are inelastic in the short run, the initial shortage caused by rent control is large.

In response to a shortage caused by the imposition of a binding price ceiling on a market,

Under rent control, bribery is a mechanism to

Figure 6-31 ​ -Refer to Figure 6-31. Suppose that a price ceiling is imposed in this market at a price of $30 and market demand for the good subsequently increases. This would

Table 6-2 -Refer to Table 6-2. A price ceiling set at $20 will

Suppose the government has imposed a price ceiling on sliced sandwich bread. Which of the following events could transform the price ceiling from one that is binding to one that is not binding?

Figure 6-36 -Refer to Figure 6-36. If the government places a $2 tax in the market, the buyer bears $1 of the tax burden.

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

Applications: 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

Measuring a Nation S Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

Tools of Finance

Unemployment and Its Natural Rate

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short-Run Tradeoff Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

Filters

A shortage is eliminated when

Figure 6-31 -Refer to Figure 6-31. Suppose that a price ceiling is imposed in this market at a price of $30 and market demand for the good subsequently increases. This would