ECON 230D1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Price Ceiling, Price Floor, Demand Curve
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Question 1
The law of demand states that there is a direct relationship between supply and demand.
True
False
4 points
Question 2
Equilibrium is a state of balance between supply and demand.
True
False
4 points
Question 3
Goods are scarce for both rich and poor.
True
False
4 points
Question 4
"The big corporations in this country, like ExxonMobil and GM, have deep pockets and need to be hiring more people." This is a positive statement about economic policy.
True
False
4 points
Question 5
The law of supply states that there is a direct relationship between price and quantity demanded.
True
False
4 points
Question 6
In the circular flow model, firms own economic resources, and householdsbuy the manufactured products and services.
True
False
4 points
Question 7
Households play a dual role of providing the factors of production whilepurchasing the goods and services of firms.
True
False
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Question 8
Opportunity cost is the lowest valued benefit that must be sacrificed asthe result of choosing an alternative.
True
False
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Question 9
Scarcity denotes that our desire for a good exceeds the amount that isfreely available from nature.
True
False
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Question 10
Economics is a social science concerned with satisfying man's unlimitedwants with limited resources.
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False
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Question 11
Joint output of individuals or nations will be maximized when goods areexchanged between parties in accordance with the law of"comparative advantage".
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False
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Question 12
The production possibilities frontier assumes that the level of technologyvaries when applying the model.
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False
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Question 13
Excess demand in the market will cause the price of a product to decline.
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False
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Question 14
Demand is measured on the vertical axis and supply on the horizontalaxis.
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False
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Question 15
A change in quantity demanded is a movement along the same demandcurve.
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False
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Question 16
As globalization and world trade proliferates, individual markets withincountries' economies become more competitive.
True
False
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Question 17
Which growth theory compares a subsistence real wage rate to the actual real wage rate?
Classical growth theory | ||
Inflation growth theory | ||
Neoclassical growth theory | ||
New growth theory |
4 points
Question 18
Suppose the working age population in Tiny Town is 100 people. If 25 of these people are NOT in the labor force, the ________ equals ________.
unemployment rate; 25/100 Ã 100 | ||
employment rate; 25/75 Ã 100 | ||
labor force; 75 | ||
labor force; 25/100 Ã 100 |
4 points
Question 19
Suppose there is a rise in the real wage rate. As a result, the quantity of labor demanded:
increases. | ||
decreases. | ||
does not change because there is no change in the money wage rate. | ||
increases only if the price level also decreases. |
4 points
Question 20
GDP can be computed as the sum of:
all sales that have taken place in an economy over a period of time. | ||
the total expenditures of consumers and business over a period of time. | ||
the total expenditures of consumption, investment, and government expenditure on goods and services over a period of time. | ||
the total expenditures of consumption, investment, government expenditure on goods and services, and net exports over a period of time. |
4 points
Question 21
The real wage rate equals:
(100 x (money wage rate/price level) | ||
(100 x (price level/money wage rate) | ||
(money wage rate x (price level) | ||
(money wage + (number of hours worked/(price level) |
4 points
Question 22
If the CPI was 121.5 at the end of 2007 and 138.3 at the end of 2008, the inflation rate over these two years was:
10.2 percent. | ||
13.8 percent. | ||
12.2 percent. | ||
16.8 percent. |
4 points
Question 23
A movement along the production function is the result of a change in:
the quantity of labor. | ||
technology. | ||
capital. | ||
interest rates. |
4 points
Question 24
All of the following are part of fiscal policy EXCEPT:
setting tax rates. | ||
setting government spending. | ||
choosing the size of the government deficit. | ||
controlling the money supply. |
4 points
Question 25
Along a production possibilities frontier for real GDP and the quantity of leisure time, as leisure time increases, real GDP:
decreases. | ||
increases. | ||
stays the same. | ||
could increase, decrease or stay the same. |
Question 26 pts
Which of the following is not a reason why specialization and trade are beneficial to society?
Specialization fosters learning by doing, thus lowering the unit-costs of products | |
Firms and workers become less dependent on others for producing goods and services |
The total output of economic goods may be increased even without any increase in resources | |
Scarce resources are utilized more efficiently by exploiting differences among them |
Question 27 pts
Laissez-faire capitalism limits the government's economic functions to the following, except:
Protecting private property rights | |
Establishing a legal environment to enforce contracts among individuals |
Setting prices of individual goods and services | |
Preventing individuals and firms from coercing others |
Question 28 pts
A production system where various workers concentrate on different specialized tasks to contribute towards a whole product is referred to as:
Roundabout production | |
A coincidence of wants |
Freedom of enterprise | |
Division of labor |
Question 29 pts
The market system is said to be characterized by "consumer sovereignty." This is because:
A sovereign government determines which consumer goods will be produced | |
Firms must match their production decisions to the consumers' choices |
The prices of consumer goods are regulated by a sovereign government | |
Consumer goods are considered to be more important than capital goods |
Question 30 pts
Consumers express self-interest when they:
Seek the lowest price for a product | |
Reduce business losses |
Exclude others in their thinking | |
Collect economic profits |
Question 311 pts
Refer to the above graph with three demand curves. An "increase in quantity demanded" would be illustrated by a change from:
Point 5 to point 1 | |
Point 4 to point 1 |
Point 2 to point 5 | |
Point 4 to point 6 |
Question 32 pts
The table below shows the weekly demand for hamburger in a market where there are just three buyers.
Refer to the above table. At a price of $6, the weekly market quantity demanded for hamburger is:
17 | |
23 |
24 | |
18 |
Question 33pts
If farmers withhold some of their current corn harvest from the market because they anticipate a higher price of corn in the near future, then this would cause a(n):
Movement up along the current supply curve of corn | |
Movement down along the current supply curve of corn |
Leftward shift in the current supply of corn | |
Rightward shift in the current supply of corn |
Question 34 pts
Which of the following will not cause the supply curve to shift?
A technological change in the production of the good | |
A change in the prices of other goods that producers could be producing |
A change in the costs of resources needed to produce the good | |
A change in the price of the good |
Question 35 pts
All of the following would affect the position of the supply curve for cranberries, except the:
Price of agricultural land for cranberries | |
Cost of fertilizers for cranberry production |
Popularity of cranberry drinks | |
Development of a new pest control for cranberries |
Question 36 pts
When high-school and college graduates apply for jobs in the labor markets,
Job applicants and employers are both "buyers". | |
Job applicants are the "sellers" while employers are the "buyers". |
Job applicants and employers are both "sellers". | |
Job applicants are the "buyers" while employers are the "sellers". |
Question 37 pts
Refer to the figure above, which shows three supply curves for corn. Which of the following would cause the supply of corn to shift from S1 to S2?
A decrease in consumer incomes, assuming corn is a normal good | |
The development of a more effective insecticide against corn rootworm |
An increase in the price of fertilizer | |
A change in consumer tastes away from cornbread |
Question 38 pts
Which is of the following statements is correct?
If demand increases, then price will decrease | |
If demand decreases, then price will decrease |
If price decreases, then demand will decrease | |
If price increases, then demand will decrease |
Question 39 pts
Which would be a likely cause of an increase in the demand for pizza?
A decrease in the price of hamburger sandwiches | |
A health report showing eating pizza reduces stress |
A reduced desire for take-out and fast-food dining | |
A decrease in the prices of cheese, pepperoni, and mushrooms |
Question 40 pts
A market for a product reaches equilibrium when:
Price falls further after there is a shortage | |
The price rises further after there is a surplus |
Buyers intend to buy a quantity equal to the quantity that sellers intend to sell | |
The actual quantity bought by buyers equals actual quantity sold by sellers |
Question 41 pts
A higher price reduces the quantity demanded for a product because:
Individuals can afford less of the product and will switch to substitutes | |
The financial assets of individuals increase |
Individuals will buy more of the product and less of its substitutes | |
The purchasing power of individuals increases |
Question 42 pts
The idea of the Law of Demand, as applied to electric cars, assumes which of the following to be constant?
Price of electric cars | |
How much sellers are charging customers for electric cars |
Price of gasoline cars | |
Quantity of electric cars demanded by buyers |
Question 43 pts
Use the following graph of the demand for coffee:
Refer to the above diagram of three demand curves for coffee. An increase in the price of coffee, other factors constant, would cause a:
Movement from point a to point b | |
Movement from point b to point a |
Shift from D1 to D2 | |
Shift from D1 to D3 |
Question 44 pts
Which of the following factors will decrease the current demand for a product?
A decrease in the current price of a complementary product | |
A decrease in the current price of a substitute product |
An increase in the current price of a substitute product | |
An expected increase in the future price of the product |
Question 45pts
In competitive markets, a surplus or shortage will:
Cause shifts in the demand and supply curves that tend to eliminate the surplus or shortage | |
Cause changes in the quantities demanded and supplied that tend to intensify the surplus or shortage |
Cause changes in the quantities demanded and supplied that tend to eliminate the surplus or shortage | |
Never exist because the markets are always at equilibrium |
Question 46 pts
Which of the following would cause a leftward shift in the supply curve for car washes?
A decrease in taxes on car washes | |
An increase in the price of car washing equipment |
A decrease in the price of water | |
An increase in the number of cars in the city |
Question 47pts
The market system automatically corrects a surplus condition in a competitive market by:
Raising the price of the commodity in question while decreasing the quantity demanded | |
Raising the price of the commodity in question while increasing the quantity demanded |
Reducing the price of the commodity in question while increasing the quantity demanded | |
Reducing the price of the commodity in question while decreasing the quantity demanded |
Question 48 pts
A leftward shift of the supply curve for oil in the United States is most likely to result from:
A decrease in the world price of oil | |
An increase in the costs of exploration and drilling for oil |
An increase in the subsidy for oil exploration and drilling | |
A decrease in the fees that oil companies must pay for drilling licenses |
Question 49 pts
A fall in the price of milk, used in the production of ice cream, will:
Decrease the supply of ice cream | |
Have no effect on the supply of ice cream |
Increase the supply of ice cream | |
Cause a movement along the supply curve of ice cream |
Question 50 pts
Refer to the above graph, which shows the market for beef where demand shifted from D1 and D2. The change in equilibrium from E1 to E2 is most likely to result from:
An increase in the cost of cattle feed | |
A decrease in consumer incomes |
A decrease in the tax on beef products | |
An increase in the price of pork |