Question 1

A demand schedule relates prices of a particular good to quantities demanded.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A supply schedule can be plotted on a graph to yield a supply curve.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

On a traditional supply and demand diagram,

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A)   price is measured along the horizontal axis and quantity along the vertical axis.
B)   price is measured along the vertical axis and quantity along the horizontal axis.
C)   quantity demanded is measured along the horizontal axis,quantity supplied is measured along the vertical axis,and price is indicated on the contour lines.
D)   quantity is measured along both axes and price is indicated on the contour lines.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Rent controls are most often designed to protect the investment made by apartment building owners.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How will a decrease in price tend to affect supply?

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A)   Supply will increase.
B)   Supply will decrease.
C)   Supply will not change.
D)   Uncertain.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The mechanism of supply and demand is

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A)   a fundamental tool in both microeconomics and macroeconomics.
B)   the only real "law" of economics.
C)   a fundamental tool only in microeconomics.
D)   a fundamental tool only in macroeconomics.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

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-Assume that Figure 4-16 shows the supply of steak.An increase in the price of pork will change the supply from

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A)   S1 to S2.
B)   S2 to S1.
C)   S2 to S3.
D)   S1 to S3.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

An increase in the number of downed trees led to an increase in the demand for chain saws.When demand increases and supply is unchanged,equilibrium price and quantity increase (Figure 4-24)."Gouging" may be nothing more than a higher equilibrium price due to an increase in demand.
Figure 4-24 
-After Hurricane Andrew hit Florida and Louisiana,consumers expressed outrage at the high prices being charged for chainsaws,generators,and bottled water.If governments followed the consumers' demands and imposed price ceilings in these markets,what is the likely result?

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Question 9

A supply curve can be thought of as

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A)   a graphical display of "market potential."
B)   a graphical representation of the information in a supply schedule.
C)   showing the maximum quantities that firms are able to produce.
D)   a forecasting tool.
E)   All of the above are correct.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

Price floors are only effective below the market equilibrium.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Throughout history,governments have used price controls to

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A)   protect buyers.
B)   protect sellers.
C)   serve the "public interest."
D)   All of the above are correct.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

The government of Economica announces that it will purchase its farmers' surplus of milk.From this announcement,you can infer that Economica has a

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A)   free market for milk.
B)   price ceiling above the equilibrium price for milk.
C)   price floor above the equilibrium price for milk.
D)   price floor below the equilibrium price for milk.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

The removal in 1966 of the requirement that Catholics eat fish on Fridays was followed by a 12.5 percent fall in prices of fresh fish.From this it can be deduced that the

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A)   demand curve for fish shifted to the left.
B)   demand curve shifted to the right.
C)   supply curve shifted to the left.
D)   supply curve shifted to the right.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Price controls are usually enacted in response to

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A)   popular opinion.
B)   governmental studies.
C)   scholarly research on the effects of high prices.
D)   laws enacted in other countries.
E)   All of the above are correct.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

Figure 4-20 
-The presence of scalpers (people selling tickets at a price above the quoted price,P*) at a recent Super Bowl game suggests that the market for stadium seats could be represented by which graph in Figure 4-20?

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A)   1
B)   2
C)   3
D)   4E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

The demand curve for a good connects points describing how much consumers

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A)   actually bought at different prices during a particular period.
B)   actually bought at different prices in different periods.
C)   would have been willing and able to buy at different prices during a particular period.
D)   would have been willing and able to buy at different prices in different periods.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

A demand schedule is a table showing how the ____ of some product during a specified period of time changes as ____ changes,holding all other determinants of quantity demanded constant.

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A)   demand; the price of its complement
B)   demand; the quantity supplied
C)   quantity demanded; the price of its substitute
D)   quantity demanded; the price of that productE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Figure 4-14 
-Frustrated by the cost and ineffectiveness of the war on drugs,the U.S.government could consider "decriminalization" of the use and sale of cocaine.Critics contend that lower prices will expand drug use and that decriminalization will remove the stigma and danger from arrest associated with drug use,thus further increasing the demand and number of addicts.Which graph in Figure 4-14 best illustrates the critics' case?

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A)   1
B)   2
C)   3
D)   4E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Figure 4-2 
-If the government has stated that it will buy any amount of good X offered at $30,which demand curve in Figure 4-2 is appropriate?

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A)   1
B)   2
C)   3
D)   4E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Figure 4-12 
-The price of gasoline has risen and the quantity sold has fallen.This was likely caused by

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A)   a rise in the price of crude oil.
B)   a seasonal rise in the demand for gasoline.
C)   use of a new public transit system.
D)   the discovery of crude oil in New Jersey.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Exam 4: Supply and Demand An Initial Look

The mechanism of supply and demand is

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Price floors are only effective below the market equilibrium.

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A demand schedule is a table showing how the of some product during a specified period of time changes as changes,holding all other determinants of quantity demanded constant.

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The removal in 1966 of the requirement that Catholics eat fish on Fridays was followed by a 12.5 percent fall in prices of fresh fish.From this it can be deduced that the

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Rent controls are most often designed to protect the investment made by apartment building owners.

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Price controls are usually enacted in response to

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The demand curve for a good connects points describing how much consumers

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How will a decrease in price tend to affect supply?

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A supply curve can be thought of as

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A demand schedule relates prices of a particular good to quantities demanded.

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Figure 4-12 -The price of gasoline has risen and the quantity sold has fallen.This was likely caused by

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The government of Economica announces that it will purchase its farmers' surplus of milk.From this announcement,you can infer that Economica has a

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Figure 4-20 -The presence of scalpers (people selling tickets at a price above the quoted price,P*) at a recent Super Bowl game suggests that the market for stadium seats could be represented by which graph in Figure 4-20?

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Figure 4-16 -Assume that Figure 4-16 shows the supply of steak.An increase in the price of pork will change the supply from

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A supply schedule can be plotted on a graph to yield a supply curve.

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Throughout history,governments have used price controls to

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On a traditional supply and demand diagram,

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Figure 4-2 -If the government has stated that it will buy any amount of good X offered at $30,which demand curve in Figure 4-2 is appropriate?

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Exam 4: Supply and Demand An Initial Look

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Price floors are only effective below the market equilibrium.

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A demand schedule is a table showing how the ____ of some product during a specified period of time changes as ____ changes,holding all other determinants of quantity demanded constant.

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The removal in 1966 of the requirement that Catholics eat fish on Fridays was followed by a 12.5 percent fall in prices of fresh fish.From this it can be deduced that the

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Rent controls are most often designed to protect the investment made by apartment building owners.

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Price controls are usually enacted in response to

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A demand schedule relates prices of a particular good to quantities demanded.

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Figure 4-12 -The price of gasoline has risen and the quantity sold has fallen.This was likely caused by

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The government of Economica announces that it will purchase its farmers' surplus of milk.From this announcement,you can infer that Economica has a

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Figure 4-20 -The presence of scalpers (people selling tickets at a price above the quoted price,P*) at a recent Super Bowl game suggests that the market for stadium seats could be represented by which graph in Figure 4-20?

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A supply schedule can be plotted on a graph to yield a supply curve.

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