Question 1

An increase in demand is represented by

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A) a movement downward and to the right along a demand curve. 
B) a movement upward and to the left along a demand curve. 
C) a rightward shift of a demand curve. 
D) a leftward shift of a demand curve. 
A) a movement downward and to the right along a demand curve. 
B) a movement upward and to the left along a demand curve. 
C) a rightward shift of a demand curve. 
D) a leftward shift of a demand curve.

Question 2

A market is a group of buyers and sellers of a particular product.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When it comes to people's tastes,economists generally believe that

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A) tastes are based on forces that are well within the realm of economics. 
B) tastes are based on historical and psychological forces. 
C) tastes can only be studied through well-constructed, real-life models. 
D) since tastes do not directly affect demand, there is little need to explain people's tastes. 
A) tastes are based on forces that are well within the realm of economics. 
B) tastes are based on historical and psychological forces. 
C) tastes can only be studied through well-constructed, real-life models. 
D) since tastes do not directly affect demand, there is little need to explain people's tastes.

Question 4

The table shows individual demand schedules for a market.
Table 4-1
  
-Refer to Table 4-1.Whose demand does not conform to the law of demand?

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A) Aaron's 
B) Angela's 
C) Austin's 
D) Alyssa's 
A) Aaron's 
B) Angela's 
C) Austin's 
D) Alyssa's

Question 5

Suppose we are analyzing the market for hot chocolate.Graphically illustrate the impact each of the following would have on demand or supply.Also show how equilibrium price and quantity have changed.
a.Winter starts and the weather turns sharply colder.
b.The price of tea, a substitute for hot chocolate, falls.
c.The price of cocoa beans decreases.
d.The price of whipped cream falls.
e.A better method of harvesting cocoa beans is introduced.
f.The Surgeon General of the U.S.announces that hot chocolate cures acne.
g.Protesting farmers dump millions of gallons of milk, causing the price of milk to rise.
h.Consumer income falls because of a recession and hot chocolate is considered a normal good.
i.Producers expect the price of hot chocolate to increase next month.
j.Currently, the price of hot chocolate is $0.50 per cup above equilibrium

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The answer of Suppose we are analyzing the market for...

Question 6

The market demand curve

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A) is found by adding vertically the individual demand curves. 
B) slopes upward. 
C) represents the sum of the prices that all the buyers are willing to pay for a given quantity of the good. 
D) represents the sum of the quantities demanded by all the buyers at each price of the good. 
A) is found by adding vertically the individual demand curves. 
B) slopes upward. 
C) represents the sum of the prices that all the buyers are willing to pay for a given quantity of the good. 
D) represents the sum of the quantities demanded by all the buyers at each price of the good.

Question 7

The side of the market that deals with the willingness and ability to produce and sell is

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A) demand. 
B) competition. 
C) supply. 
D) monopoly. 
A) demand. 
B) competition. 
C) supply. 
D) monopoly.

Question 8

Once the demand curve for a product or service is drawn,it

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A) can shift either rightward or leftward. 
B) remains stable over time at all possible prices. 
C) is possible to move up or down the curve, but the curve will not shift. 
D) tends to become steeper over time. 
A) can shift either rightward or leftward. 
B) remains stable over time at all possible prices. 
C) is possible to move up or down the curve, but the curve will not shift. 
D) tends to become steeper over time.

Question 9

A market is a

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A) group of buyers and sellers of a particular good or service. 
B) group of people with common economic characteristics. 
C) place where buyers and sellers come together to engage in trade. 
D) place where an auctioneer helps set prices and arrange sales. 
A) group of buyers and sellers of a particular good or service. 
B) group of people with common economic characteristics. 
C) place where buyers and sellers come together to engage in trade. 
D) place where an auctioneer helps set prices and arrange sales.

Question 10

What would happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of coffee if the wages of coffee-bean pickers fell and the price of tea fell?

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A) Price will fall and the effect on quantity is ambiguous. 
B) Price will rise and the effect on quantity is ambiguous. 
C) Quantity will fall and the effect on price is ambiguous. 
D) Quantity will rise and the effect on price is ambiguous. 
A) Price will fall and the effect on quantity is ambiguous. 
B) Price will rise and the effect on quantity is ambiguous. 
C) Quantity will fall and the effect on price is ambiguous. 
D) Quantity will rise and the effect on price is ambiguous.

Question 11

For a competitive market,which of the following statements is correct?

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A) A seller can always increase her profit by raising the price of her product. 
B) If a seller charges more than the going price, buyers will go elsewhere to make their purchases. 
C) A seller often charges less than the going price to increase sales and profit. 
D) A single buyer can influence the price of the product, but only when purchasing from several sellers in a short period of time. 
A) A seller can always increase her profit by raising the price of her product. 
B) If a seller charges more than the going price, buyers will go elsewhere to make their purchases. 
C) A seller often charges less than the going price to increase sales and profit. 
D) A single buyer can influence the price of the product, but only when purchasing from several sellers in a short period of time.

Question 12

Buyers and sellers who have no influence on market price are referred to as

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A) market pawns. 
B) marginalists. 
C) price takers. 
D) price makers. 
A) market pawns. 
B) marginalists. 
C) price takers. 
D) price makers.

Question 13

A decrease in input costs to firms in a market will result in

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A) a decrease in equilibrium price and an increase in equilibrium quantity. 
B) a decrease in equilibrium price and a decrease in equilibrium quantity. 
C) an increase in equilibrium price and no change in equilibrium quantity. 
D) an increase in equilibrium price and an increase in equilibrium quantity. 
A) a decrease in equilibrium price and an increase in equilibrium quantity. 
B) a decrease in equilibrium price and a decrease in equilibrium quantity. 
C) an increase in equilibrium price and no change in equilibrium quantity. 
D) an increase in equilibrium price and an increase in equilibrium quantity.

Question 14

In markets,prices move toward equilibrium because of

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A) the actions of buyers and sellers. 
B) government regulations placed on market participants. 
C) increased competition among sellers. 
D) buyers' ability to affect market outcomes. 
A) the actions of buyers and sellers. 
B) government regulations placed on market participants. 
C) increased competition among sellers. 
D) buyers' ability to affect market outcomes.

Question 15

Consider the market for new DVDs.If DVD players became cheaper,buyers expected DVD prices to fall next year,used DVDs became more expensive,and DVD production technology improved,then we could safely conclude that the equilibrium price of a new DVD would

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A) rise. 
B) fall. 
C) stay the same. 
D) We couldn't be sure what it might do. 
A) rise. 
B) fall. 
C) stay the same. 
D) We couldn't be sure what it might do.

Question 16

If excess demand exists in a market we know that the actual price is

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A) below equilibrium price and quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied. 
B) above equilibrium price and quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied. 
C) above equilibrium price and quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded. 
D) below equilibrium price and quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded. 
A) below equilibrium price and quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied. 
B) above equilibrium price and quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied. 
C) above equilibrium price and quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded. 
D) below equilibrium price and quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded.

Question 17

What will happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of new cars if the price of gasoline rises,the price of steel rises,public transportation becomes cheaper and more comfortable,and auto-workers negotiate higher wages?

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A) Price will fall and the effect on quantity is ambiguous. 
B) Price will rise and the effect on quantity is ambiguous. 
C) Quantity will fall and the effect on price is ambiguous. 
D) Quantity will rise and the effect on price is ambiguous. 
A) Price will fall and the effect on quantity is ambiguous. 
B) Price will rise and the effect on quantity is ambiguous. 
C) Quantity will fall and the effect on price is ambiguous. 
D) Quantity will rise and the effect on price is ambiguous.

Question 18

If a good is normal,then an increase in income will result in

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A) an increase in the demand for the good. 
B) a decrease in the demand for the good. 
C) a movement down and to the right along the demand curve for the good. 
D) a movement up and to the left along the demand curve for the good. 
A) an increase in the demand for the good. 
B) a decrease in the demand for the good. 
C) a movement down and to the right along the demand curve for the good. 
D) a movement up and to the left along the demand curve for the good.

Question 19

The forces that make market economies work are

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A) work and leisure. 
B) demand and supply. 
C) regulation and restraint. 
D) taxes and government spending. 
A) work and leisure. 
B) demand and supply. 
C) regulation and restraint. 
D) taxes and government spending.

Question 20

An advance in production technology will

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A) increase a firm's costs. 
B) allow firms to raise the price of their product. 
C) shift the supply curve to the right, but the demand curve will be unaffected. 
D) shift the supply curve to the right and shift the demand curve to the right. 
A) increase a firm's costs. 
B) allow firms to raise the price of their product. 
C) shift the supply curve to the right, but the demand curve will be unaffected. 
D) shift the supply curve to the right and shift the demand curve to the right.

Exam 4: The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

An increase in demand is represented by

A market is a group of buyers and sellers of a particular product.

When it comes to people's tastes,economists generally believe that

The table shows individual demand schedules for a market. Table 4-1 -Refer to Table 4-1.Whose demand does not conform to the law of demand?

The market demand curve

The side of the market that deals with the willingness and ability to produce and sell is

Once the demand curve for a product or service is drawn,it

A market is a

What would happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of coffee if the wages of coffee-bean pickers fell and the price of tea fell?

For a competitive market,which of the following statements is correct?

Buyers and sellers who have no influence on market price are referred to as

A decrease in input costs to firms in a market will result in

In markets,prices move toward equilibrium because of

Consider the market for new DVDs.If DVD players became cheaper,buyers expected DVD prices to fall next year,used DVDs became more expensive,and DVD production technology improved,then we could safely conclude that the equilibrium price of a new DVD would

If excess demand exists in a market we know that the actual price is

What will happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of new cars if the price of gasoline rises,the price of steel rises,public transportation becomes cheaper and more comfortable,and auto-workers negotiate higher wages?

If a good is normal,then an increase in income will result in

The forces that make market economies work are

An advance in production technology will

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

Elasticity and Its Applications

Supply, demand, and Government Policies

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

Oligopoly

Monopolistic Competition

The Markets for the Factors of Production

Earnings and Discrimination

Income Inequality and Poverty

The Theory of Consumer Choice

Frontiers of Microeconomics

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment

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 Trade Off Between Inflation and Unemployment

Five Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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