Question 1

Suppose scientists provide evidence that chocolate pudding increases the bad cholesterol levels of those who eat it. We would expect to see

Accepted Answer

A) no change in the demand for chocolate pudding. 
B) a decrease in the demand for chocolate pudding. 
C) an increase in the demand for chocolate pudding. 
D) a decrease in the supply of chocolate pudding. 
A) no change in the demand for chocolate pudding. 
B) a decrease in the demand for chocolate pudding. 
C) an increase in the demand for chocolate pudding. 
D) a decrease in the supply of chocolate pudding.

Question 2

Which of the following is not held constant in a demand schedule?

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A) income 
B) tastes 
C) price 
D) expectations 
A) income 
B) tastes 
C) price 
D) expectations

Question 3

A market demand curve shows how the total quantity demanded of a good varies as

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A) income varies. 
B) price varies. 
C) price of the nearest substitute good varies. 
D) supply varies. 
A) income varies. 
B) price varies. 
C) price of the nearest substitute good varies. 
D) supply varies.

Question 4

In a market economy, supply and demand are important because they

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A) play a critical role in the allocation of the economy's scarce resources. 
B) determine how much of each good gets produced. 
C) can be used to predict the impact on the economy of various events and policies. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) play a critical role in the allocation of the economy's scarce resources. 
B) determine how much of each good gets produced. 
C) can be used to predict the impact on the economy of various events and policies. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 5

Figure 4-17  
-Refer to Figure 4-17. At a price of $20, which of the following statements is not correct?

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A) The market is in equilibrium. 
B) Equilibrium price is equal to equilibrium quantity. 
C) There is no pressure for price to change. 
D) The quantity of the good that is bought and sold is 600 units. 
A) The market is in equilibrium. 
B) Equilibrium price is equal to equilibrium quantity. 
C) There is no pressure for price to change. 
D) The quantity of the good that is bought and sold is 600 units.

Question 6

If a person expects the price of pumpkins to increase next month, then that person's current demand for pumpkins will increase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Suppose the demand for calendars increases in November. At the same time, the price of the ink used in the production of calendars increases. In the market for calendars, the equilibrium price rises, but the effect on the equilibrium quantity is ambiguous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Most studies indicate that tobacco and marijuana tend to be

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A) substitutes. 
B) complements. 
C) unrelated because one good is legal while the other one is illegal. 
D) inferior goods. 
A) substitutes. 
B) complements. 
C) unrelated because one good is legal while the other one is illegal. 
D) inferior goods.

Question 9

Ford Motor Company announces that next month it will offer $3,000 rebates on new Mustangs. As a result of this information, today's demand curve for Mustangs

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A) shifts to the right. 
B) shifts to the left. 
C) shifts either to the right or to the left, but we cannot determine the direction of the shift from the given information. 
D) will not shift; rather, the demand curve for Mustangs will shift to the right next month. 
A) shifts to the right. 
B) shifts to the left. 
C) shifts either to the right or to the left, but we cannot determine the direction of the shift from the given information. 
D) will not shift; rather, the demand curve for Mustangs will shift to the right next month.

Question 10

Most studies have found that tobacco and marijuana are complements rather than substitutes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following sets of events must cause an increase in the price of a new house?

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A) higher wages for carpenters, higher wood prices, increases in consumer incomes, higher apartment rents, increases in population, and expectations of higher house prices in the future 
B) lower wages for carpenters, lower wood prices, increases in consumer incomes, higher apartment rents, increases in population and expectations of higher house prices in the future 
C) lower wages for carpenters, higher wood prices, decreases in consumer incomes, higher apartment rents, decreases in population and expectations of higher house prices in the future 
D) higher wages for carpenters, lower wood prices, decreases in consumer incomes, lower apartment rents, decreases in population and expectations of lower house prices in the future 
A) higher wages for carpenters, higher wood prices, increases in consumer incomes, higher apartment rents, increases in population, and expectations of higher house prices in the future 
B) lower wages for carpenters, lower wood prices, increases in consumer incomes, higher apartment rents, increases in population and expectations of higher house prices in the future 
C) lower wages for carpenters, higher wood prices, decreases in consumer incomes, higher apartment rents, decreases in population and expectations of higher house prices in the future 
D) higher wages for carpenters, lower wood prices, decreases in consumer incomes, lower apartment rents, decreases in population and expectations of lower house prices in the future

Question 12

Prices allocate a market economy's scarce resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Table 4-3
 $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } 
\hline \text { Price } & \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Bet's } \
\text { Quantity } \
\text { Denanded }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Ernie's } \
\text { Quentity } \
\text { Denanded }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Gruver's } \
\text { Qurntity } \
\text { Denanded }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Oscar's } \
\text { Quantity } \
\text { Demanded }
\end{array} \
\hline \$ 0.00 & 20 & 16 & 4 & 8 \
\hline \$ 0.50 & 18 & 12 & 6 & 6 \
\hline \$ 1.00 & 14 & 10 & 2 & 5 \
\hline \$ 1.50 & 12 & 8 & 0 & 4 \
\hline \$ 2.00 & 6 & 6 & 0 & 2 \
\hline \$ 2.50 & 0 & 4 & 0 & 0 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 4-3. If these are the only four buyers in the market, then the market quantity demanded at a price of $1 is

Accepted Answer

A) 4 units. 
B) 7.75 units. 
C) 14 units. 
D) 31 units. 
A) 4 units. 
B) 7.75 units. 
C) 14 units. 
D) 31 units.

Question 14

Funsters, Inc., the largest toy company in the country, sells its most popular doll for $15. It has just learned that its leading competitor, Toysorama, is mass-producing an excellent copy and plans to flood the market with their $5 doll in six weeks. Funsters should

Accepted Answer

A) "fight fire with fire" by decreasing supply of its doll for six weeks and then increasing the supply. 
B) increase the supply of its doll now before the other doll hits the market. 
C) increase the price of its doll now. 
D) discontinue its doll. 
A) "fight fire with fire" by decreasing supply of its doll for six weeks and then increasing the supply. 
B) increase the supply of its doll now before the other doll hits the market. 
C) increase the price of its doll now. 
D) discontinue its doll.

Question 15

Which of the following would increase in response to a decrease in the price of ironing boards?

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A) the quantity of irons demanded at each possible price of irons 
B) the equilibrium quantity of irons 
C) the equilibrium price of irons 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) the quantity of irons demanded at each possible price of irons 
B) the equilibrium quantity of irons 
C) the equilibrium price of irons 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 16

Which of the following would most likely serve as an example of a monopoly?

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A) a restaurant in a large city 
B) a dry cleaners in a large city 
C) a local gas station 
D) a local electrical company 
A) a restaurant in a large city 
B) a dry cleaners in a large city 
C) a local gas station 
D) a local electrical company

Question 17

If something happens to alter the quantity demanded at any given price, then the demand curve shifts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The current price of neckties is $30, but the equilibrium price of neckties is $25. As a result,

Accepted Answer

A) the quantity supplied of neckties exceeds the quantity demanded of neckties at the $30 price. 
B) the equilibrium quantity of neckties exceeds the quantity demanded at the $30 price. 
C) there is a surplus of neckties at the $30 price. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) the quantity supplied of neckties exceeds the quantity demanded of neckties at the $30 price. 
B) the equilibrium quantity of neckties exceeds the quantity demanded at the $30 price. 
C) there is a surplus of neckties at the $30 price. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 19

A decrease in supply will cause an increase in price, which will cause a decrease in quantity demanded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Figure 4-15  
-Refer to Figure 4-15. Equilibrium price and quantity are, respectively,

Accepted Answer

A) $15 and 200 units. 
B) $25 and 600 units. 
C) $25 and 400 units. 
D) $35 and 200 units. 
A) $15 and 200 units. 
B) $25 and 600 units. 
C) $25 and 400 units. 
D) $35 and 200 units.

Exam 4: The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Suppose scientists provide evidence that chocolate pudding increases the bad cholesterol levels of those who eat it. We would expect to see

Which of the following is not held constant in a demand schedule?

A market demand curve shows how the total quantity demanded of a good varies as

In a market economy, supply and demand are important because they

Figure 4-17 -Refer to Figure 4-17. At a price of $20, which of the following statements is not correct?

If a person expects the price of pumpkins to increase next month, then that person's current demand for pumpkins will increase.

Suppose the demand for calendars increases in November. At the same time, the price of the ink used in the production of calendars increases. In the market for calendars, the equilibrium price rises, but the effect on the equilibrium quantity is ambiguous.

Most studies indicate that tobacco and marijuana tend to be

Ford Motor Company announces that next month it will offer $3,000 rebates on new Mustangs. As a result of this information, today's demand curve for Mustangs

Most studies have found that tobacco and marijuana are complements rather than substitutes.

Which of the following sets of events must cause an increase in the price of a new house?

Prices allocate a market economy's scarce resources.

Funsters, Inc., the largest toy company in the country, sells its most popular doll for $15. It has just learned that its leading competitor, Toysorama, is mass-producing an excellent copy and plans to flood the market with their $5 doll in six weeks. Funsters should

Which of the following would increase in response to a decrease in the price of ironing boards?

Which of the following would most likely serve as an example of a monopoly?

If something happens to alter the quantity demanded at any given price, then the demand curve shifts.

The current price of neckties is $30, but the equilibrium price of neckties is $25. As a result,

A decrease in supply will cause an increase in price, which will cause a decrease in quantity demanded.

Figure 4-15 -Refer to Figure 4-15. Equilibrium price and quantity are, respectively,

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

Elasticity and Its Application

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Application: The Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

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 Macroeconomic Models

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

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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