Question 1

Other things being equal, a higher price induces

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A) buyers to reduce the amount they want to buy and sellers to increase the amount they are willing to sell. 
B) buyers to increase the amount they want to buy and sellers to reduce the amount they are willing to sell. 
C) buyers to reduce the amount they want to buy and sellers to reduce the amount they are willing to sell. 
D) buyers to increase the amount they want to buy and sellers to increase the amount they are willing to sell. 
A) buyers to reduce the amount they want to buy and sellers to increase the amount they are willing to sell. 
B) buyers to increase the amount they want to buy and sellers to reduce the amount they are willing to sell. 
C) buyers to reduce the amount they want to buy and sellers to reduce the amount they are willing to sell. 
D) buyers to increase the amount they want to buy and sellers to increase the amount they are willing to sell.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding who benefits and loses from establishment of a minimum wage above the market clearing wage?

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A) Individuals who obtain jobs benefit because they earn a higher wage, but some individuals lose because employers will not hire them at the minimum wage. 
B) All workers benefit equally from the establishment of the minimum wage because just as many workers as before remain employed, and all earn the higher minimum wage. 
C) All employers benefit equally from the establishment of the minimum wage because they are able to hire fewer workers at a lower wage. 
D) All employers lose because they must pay the higher minimum wage to the same number of employees as they did before the minimum wage was established. 
A) Individuals who obtain jobs benefit because they earn a higher wage, but some individuals lose because employers will not hire them at the minimum wage. 
B) All workers benefit equally from the establishment of the minimum wage because just as many workers as before remain employed, and all earn the higher minimum wage. 
C) All employers benefit equally from the establishment of the minimum wage because they are able to hire fewer workers at a lower wage. 
D) All employers lose because they must pay the higher minimum wage to the same number of employees as they did before the minimum wage was established.

Question 3

A black market is a market in which

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A) goods are traded at prices above their legal maximum prices. 
B) sales taxes are effectively doubled. 
C) goods are sold at outlet prices. 
D) sales take place exclusively at outlet prices. 
A) goods are traded at prices above their legal maximum prices. 
B) sales taxes are effectively doubled. 
C) goods are sold at outlet prices. 
D) sales take place exclusively at outlet prices.

Question 4

-As a result of establishing a legal minimum wage above the market clearing wage

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A) there will be a shortage of workers. 
B) firms will hire fewer workers. 
C) firms will hire more workers. 
D) fewer workers will want to work. 
A) there will be a shortage of workers. 
B) firms will hire fewer workers. 
C) firms will hire more workers. 
D) fewer workers will want to work.

Question 5

If a price ceiling is set above the current market clearing price, then

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A) a surplus must immediately occur. 
B) a shortage must immediately occur. 
C) there will be incentives for black markets to develop. 
D) quantity demanded will remain equal to quantity supplied at the current market clearing price. 
A) a surplus must immediately occur. 
B) a shortage must immediately occur. 
C) there will be incentives for black markets to develop. 
D) quantity demanded will remain equal to quantity supplied at the current market clearing price.

Question 6

Why does a sports car cost more than a mountain bike?

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A) because sports car manufacturers are greedier than mountain bike manufacturers 
B) because sports cars are priced higher in order to make them attractive as status symbols 
C) because more scarce resources are required to produce a sports car than to produce a mountain bike 
D) because mountain bike manufacturers know that their customers have relatively low incomes 
A) because sports car manufacturers are greedier than mountain bike manufacturers 
B) because sports cars are priced higher in order to make them attractive as status symbols 
C) because more scarce resources are required to produce a sports car than to produce a mountain bike 
D) because mountain bike manufacturers know that their customers have relatively low incomes

Question 7

-In the above figure, a shortage could be caused by a government price ceiling set at

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A) $1.00. 
B) $2.00. 
C) $2.50. 
D) $3.00. 
A) $1.00. 
B) $2.00. 
C) $2.50. 
D) $3.00.

Question 8

Price controls may be thought of as

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A) a restraint on the rationing function of prices. 
B) useful tools that promote production. 
C) necessary in market economies. 
D) the freeing-up of free market forces. 
A) a restraint on the rationing function of prices. 
B) useful tools that promote production. 
C) necessary in market economies. 
D) the freeing-up of free market forces.

Question 9

A minimum wage is an example of a

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A) price ceiling. 
B) price floor. 
C) black market. 
D) market clearing price. 
A) price ceiling. 
B) price floor. 
C) black market. 
D) market clearing price.

Question 10

Price ceilings are adopted in most cases because

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A) the government views the current equilibrium price as too high for consumers. 
B) the government wants to create surpluses. 
C) the government favors a non-intervention policy. 
D) producers need incentives to produce more of the good or service. 
A) the government views the current equilibrium price as too high for consumers. 
B) the government wants to create surpluses. 
C) the government favors a non-intervention policy. 
D) producers need incentives to produce more of the good or service.

Question 11

The U.S. government imposes import quotas on many agricultural products, especially products that receive price supports. Offer an economic explanation for this.

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If the price supports generate a price i

Question 12

With respect to the market clearing price and the equilibrium quantity of good X, increases in the demand for and the supply of good X will definitely

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A) increase the market clearing price of good X but have an uncertain impact on the equilibrium quantity of X. 
B) reduce the market clearing price and the equilibrium quantity of good X. 
C) increase the market clearing price and the equilibrium quantity of good X. 
D) increase the equilibrium quantity of good X but have an uncertain impact on the market clearing price of X. 
A) increase the market clearing price of good X but have an uncertain impact on the equilibrium quantity of X. 
B) reduce the market clearing price and the equilibrium quantity of good X. 
C) increase the market clearing price and the equilibrium quantity of good X. 
D) increase the equilibrium quantity of good X but have an uncertain impact on the market clearing price of X.

Question 13

A price ceiling is

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A) the lowest price a seller can charge for a good without losing all her customers. 
B) a legal minimum price that can be charged for a particular good or service. 
C) a legal maximum price that can be charged for a particular good or service. 
D) the lowest price a buyer can pay for a good without having to report the purchase to the government. 
A) the lowest price a seller can charge for a good without losing all her customers. 
B) a legal minimum price that can be charged for a particular good or service. 
C) a legal maximum price that can be charged for a particular good or service. 
D) the lowest price a buyer can pay for a good without having to report the purchase to the government.

Question 14

A change in an equilibrium price can result from I. A change in demand
II. A change in supply

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A) I only 
B) II only 
C) Both I and II 
D) Neither I nor II 
A) I only 
B) II only 
C) Both I and II 
D) Neither I nor II

Question 15

Who bears the costs of a program to control rents at a maximum level?

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A) landlords or owners of housing units 
B) consumers who face difficulty moving to a more suitable apartment 
C) homeless who cannot find rental units 
D) all of these 
A) landlords or owners of housing units 
B) consumers who face difficulty moving to a more suitable apartment 
C) homeless who cannot find rental units 
D) all of these

Question 16

-Refer to the above figure. Other things being equal, when the government imposes a price floor at P₂, then we would expect

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A) the quantity demanded is Q₂. 
B) a surplus will occur. 
C) price to decline until an equilibrium is achieved at P₀. 
D) consumers to bid against each other for goods and force the price even higher. 
A) the quantity demanded is Q₂. 
B) a surplus will occur. 
C) price to decline until an equilibrium is achieved at P₀. 
D) consumers to bid against each other for goods and force the price even higher.

Question 17

In New York City, apartment rent can be adjusted only when a tenant leaves. This leads

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A) people to change apartments often. 
B) landlords to encourage tenants to stay in their apartments. 
C) tenants to stay in apartments longer than they would otherwise. 
D) businesses to build new rental units. 
A) people to change apartments often. 
B) landlords to encourage tenants to stay in their apartments. 
C) tenants to stay in apartments longer than they would otherwise. 
D) businesses to build new rental units.

Question 18

-Refer to the above figure. A shortage occurs if the government imposes

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A) a price floor at $60. 
B) a price floor at $20. 
C) a price ceiling at $60. 
D) a price ceiling at $20. 
A) a price floor at $60. 
B) a price floor at $20. 
C) a price ceiling at $60. 
D) a price ceiling at $20.

Question 19

Holding demand constant, an increase in supply leads to

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A) lower prices and higher quantity demanded. 
B) lower prices and lower quantity demanded. 
C) higher prices and higher quantity demanded. 
D) higher prices and lower quantity demanded. 
A) lower prices and higher quantity demanded. 
B) lower prices and lower quantity demanded. 
C) higher prices and higher quantity demanded. 
D) higher prices and lower quantity demanded.

Question 20

An example of a black market is

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A) a retail market. 
B) a discount market. 
C) scalping. 
D) barter. 
A) a retail market. 
B) a discount market. 
C) scalping. 
D) barter.

Other things being equal, a higher price induces

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding who benefits and loses from establishment of a minimum wage above the market clearing wage?

A black market is a market in which

-As a result of establishing a legal minimum wage above the market clearing wage

If a price ceiling is set above the current market clearing price, then

Why does a sports car cost more than a mountain bike?

-In the above figure, a shortage could be caused by a government price ceiling set at

Price controls may be thought of as

A minimum wage is an example of a

Price ceilings are adopted in most cases because

The U.S. government imposes import quotas on many agricultural products, especially products that receive price supports. Offer an economic explanation for this.

With respect to the market clearing price and the equilibrium quantity of good X, increases in the demand for and the supply of good X will definitely

A price ceiling is

A change in an equilibrium price can result from I. A change in demand II. A change in supply

Who bears the costs of a program to control rents at a maximum level?

-Refer to the above figure. Other things being equal, when the government imposes a price floor at P₂, then we would expect

In New York City, apartment rent can be adjusted only when a tenant leaves. This leads

-Refer to the above figure. A shortage occurs if the government imposes

Holding demand constant, an increase in supply leads to

An example of a black market is

The Nature of Economics

Scarcity and the World of Trade-Offs

Demand and Supply

Public Spending and Public Choice

Funding the Public Sector

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Global Economic Growth and Development

Real GDP and the Price Level in the Long Run

Classical and Keynesian Macro Analyses

Consumption, Real GDP, and the Multiplier

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Deficit Spending and the Public Debt

Money Banking and Central Banking

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Other things being equal, a higher price induces

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding who benefits and loses from establishment of a minimum wage above the market clearing wage?

A black market is a market in which

-As a result of establishing a legal minimum wage above the market clearing wage

If a price ceiling is set above the current market clearing price, then

Why does a sports car cost more than a mountain bike?

-In the above figure, a shortage could be caused by a government price ceiling set at

Price controls may be thought of as

A minimum wage is an example of a

Price ceilings are adopted in most cases because

The U.S. government imposes import quotas on many agricultural products, especially products that receive price supports. Offer an economic explanation for this.

With respect to the market clearing price and the equilibrium quantity of good X, increases in the demand for and the supply of good X will definitely

A price ceiling is

A change in an equilibrium price can result from I. A change in demand II. A change in supply

Who bears the costs of a program to control rents at a maximum level?

-Refer to the above figure. Other things being equal, when the government imposes a price floor at P₂, then we would expect

In New York City, apartment rent can be adjusted only when a tenant leaves. This leads

-Refer to the above figure. A shortage occurs if the government imposes

Holding demand constant, an increase in supply leads to

An example of a black market is

The Nature of Economics

Scarcity and the World of Trade-Offs

Demand and Supply

Public Spending and Public Choice

Funding the Public Sector

The Macroeconomy: Unemployment, Inflation, and Deflation

Global Economic Growth and Development

Real GDP and the Price Level in the Long Run

Classical and Keynesian Macro Analyses

Consumption, Real GDP, and the Multiplier

Fiscal Policy

Deficit Spending and the Public Debt

Money Banking and Central Banking

Domestic and International Dimensions of Monetary Policy

Stabilization in an Integrated World Economy

Policies and Prospects for Global Economic Growth

Comparative Advantage and the Open Economy

Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments

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