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If two goods are substitutes, a decrease in the price of one will result in an increase in demand for the other.

A) True
B) False

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A decrease in supply is caused by:


A) an increase in returns from other alternative activities.
B) suppliers' expectations of lower prices in the future.
C) an advancement in the technology for producing the good.
D) a decrease in the price of a good using the same resources.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Use the following to answer questions Exhibit: Demand and Supply of Wheat Use the following to answer questions  Exhibit: Demand and Supply of Wheat   -(Exhibit: Demand and Supply of Wheat)  If a price of $10 temporarily exists in this market, a: A) shortage of 10,000 bushels will result. B) shortage of 8,000 bushels will result. C) surplus of 8,000 bushels will result. D) surplus of 6,000 bushels will result. -(Exhibit: Demand and Supply of Wheat) If a price of $10 temporarily exists in this market, a:


A) shortage of 10,000 bushels will result.
B) shortage of 8,000 bushels will result.
C) surplus of 8,000 bushels will result.
D) surplus of 6,000 bushels will result.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Use the following to answer questions Exhibit: Demand and Supply Shifters Use the following to answer questions  Exhibit: Demand and Supply Shifters   -(Exhibit: Demand and Supply Shifters)  The exhibit shows how supply and demand might shift in response to specific events.Suppose the technology for producing handheld calculators improves.Which panel best describes how this will affect the market for handheld calculators? A) Panel (a)  B) Panel (b)  C) Panel (c)  D) Panel (d) -(Exhibit: Demand and Supply Shifters) The exhibit shows how supply and demand might shift in response to specific events.Suppose the technology for producing handheld calculators improves.Which panel best describes how this will affect the market for handheld calculators?


A) Panel (a)
B) Panel (b)
C) Panel (c)
D) Panel (d)

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Use the following to answer questions Exhibit: Demand and Supply Schedules for a Good Use the following to answer questions  Exhibit: Demand and Supply Schedules for a Good    -An increase in demand, with no change in supply, will lead to ________ in equilibrium quantity and ________ in equilibrium price. A) an increase; an increase B) an increase; a decrease C) a decrease; an increase D) a decrease; a decrease -An increase in demand, with no change in supply, will lead to ________ in equilibrium quantity and ________ in equilibrium price.


A) an increase; an increase
B) an increase; a decrease
C) a decrease; an increase
D) a decrease; a decrease

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Given that meat and potatoes are complementary goods, if the price of meat decreases substantially, there would be:


A) an increase in the demand for potatoes.
B) an increase in the quantity of potatoes demanded.
C) a decrease in the demand for potatoes.
D) no change in the demand for potatoes.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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An increase in supply is caused by:


A) an increase in resource prices.
B) a decrease in the number of sellers in the market.
C) suppliers' expectations of higher prices in the future.
D) an advancement in the technology for producing the good.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Assuming that pizza is a normal good, if students' income at your college increases substantially, there would be:


A) a reduction in the demand for pizza.
B) an increase in the quantity of pizza demanded.
C) no change in the demand for pizza.
D) an increase in the demand for pizza.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Use the following to answer questions Exhibit: Demand and Supply Curves Use the following to answer questions  Exhibit: Demand and Supply Curves   -(Exhibit: Demand and Supply Curves)  A price of $10 per unit will result in: A) a shortage of 50 units. B) a shortage of 200 units. C) a shortage of 250 units. D) quantity supplied exceeding quantity demanded. -(Exhibit: Demand and Supply Curves) A price of $10 per unit will result in:


A) a shortage of 50 units.
B) a shortage of 200 units.
C) a shortage of 250 units.
D) quantity supplied exceeding quantity demanded.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Use the following to answer questions Exhibit: Demand and Supply Schedules for a Good Use the following to answer questions  Exhibit: Demand and Supply Schedules for a Good    -A decrease in demand, with no change in supply, will lead to ________ in equilibrium quantity and ________ in equilibrium price. A) an increase; an increase B) an increase; a decrease C) a decrease; an increase D) a decrease; a decrease -A decrease in demand, with no change in supply, will lead to ________ in equilibrium quantity and ________ in equilibrium price.


A) an increase; an increase
B) an increase; a decrease
C) a decrease; an increase
D) a decrease; a decrease

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Use the following to answer questions Exhibit: Demand and Supply of Gasoline Use the following to answer questions  Exhibit: Demand and Supply of Gasoline   -(Exhibit: Demand and Supply of Gasoline)  When the supply curve shifted from the initial equilibrium to the new intersection of supply and demand at a price of ________ and quantity of 400, this could have resulted from ________ . A) $1.50; an increase in consumers' income B) $1.50; an improvement in refining technology C) $2.00; an increase in the number of buyers D) A and B are true -(Exhibit: Demand and Supply of Gasoline) When the supply curve shifted from the initial equilibrium to the new intersection of supply and demand at a price of ________ and quantity of 400, this could have resulted from ________ .


A) $1.50; an increase in consumers' income
B) $1.50; an improvement in refining technology
C) $2.00; an increase in the number of buyers
D) A and B are true

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Use the following to answer questions Exhibit: The Determinants of Demand and Supply Use the following to answer questions  Exhibit: The Determinants of Demand and Supply   -(Exhibit: The Determinants of Demand and Supply)  The exhibit shows how supply and demand might shift in response to specific events.Suppose a fall frost destroys one-third of the nation's orange crop.Which panel best describes how this will affect the market for Vitamin C tablets, which are a substitute for oranges? A) Panel (a)  B) Panel (b)  C) Panel (c)  D) Panel (d) -(Exhibit: The Determinants of Demand and Supply) The exhibit shows how supply and demand might shift in response to specific events.Suppose a fall frost destroys one-third of the nation's orange crop.Which panel best describes how this will affect the market for Vitamin C tablets, which are a substitute for oranges?


A) Panel (a)
B) Panel (b)
C) Panel (c)
D) Panel (d)

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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A decrease in the price of a good will, all other things unchanged, result in:


A) an increase in demand.
B) an increase in supply.
C) an increase in the quantity demanded.
D) more being supplied.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Use the following to answer questions Exhibit: Demand and Supply Shifters Use the following to answer questions  Exhibit: Demand and Supply Shifters   -(Exhibit: Demand and Supply Shifters)  The exhibit shows how supply and demand might shift in response to specific events.Suppose a wet and sunny year increases the nation's sweet pea crop by 20 percent.Which panel best describes how this will affect the market for frozen sweet corn, a substitute for sweet peas? A) Panel (a)  B) Panel (b)  C) Panel (c)  D) Panel (d) -(Exhibit: Demand and Supply Shifters) The exhibit shows how supply and demand might shift in response to specific events.Suppose a wet and sunny year increases the nation's sweet pea crop by 20 percent.Which panel best describes how this will affect the market for frozen sweet corn, a substitute for sweet peas?


A) Panel (a)
B) Panel (b)
C) Panel (c)
D) Panel (d)

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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A curve that shows the relationship between the price and quantity supplied during a particular period, all other things unchanged, is the:


A) price curve.
B) supply curve.
C) quantity function.
D) production possibilities curve.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Use the following to answer questions Exhibit: Demand and Supply of Wheat Use the following to answer questions  Exhibit: Demand and Supply of Wheat   -The key signals that send messages to buyers and sellers to buy or not to buy or to sell or not to sell are, all other things unchanged: A) prices. B) preferences. C) government mandates. D) expectations. -The key signals that send messages to buyers and sellers to buy or not to buy or to sell or not to sell are, all other things unchanged:


A) prices.
B) preferences.
C) government mandates.
D) expectations.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which would not cause the supply curve to shift?


A) a change in technology
B) a change in factor costs
C) a change in the price of the good
D) a change in the prices of related goods

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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In the 1990s, the Monks of St.Benedict's the Monks determined that their ________ were ________ in the egg and cookie business, so they ________ .


A) opportunity costs; too low; switched to providing private retreats
B) opportunity costs; too high; switched to providing private retreats
C) profits; too high; went out of business
D) operating costs; too low; opened a new business

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following will not cause the demand for milk (a normal good) To increase in the current time period?


A) a fall in the price of milk
B) an increase in income
C) an expected increase in milk prices
D) a decrease in the price of cookies (a complement)

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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A decrease in price will lead to an increase in demand.

A) True
B) False

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