ECON 1050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Unemployment Benefits, Making Money, Overproduction

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When rents are high, renters might lobby the government for a price ceiling/price cap. A price set above the equilibrium has no effect. If it is set below the equilibrium it can bring the price down a lot. A housing shortage- the quantity demanded is larger than quantity supplied. Increased search activity- the time spent looking for someone to do business with. The opportunity cost is paid with time spent researching and increases the total cost of the housing buy. A black market- this encourages illegal trading to happen. When a rent ceiling is enforced more, the black market will increase its prices. A rent ceiling set below the equilibrium rent results in an inefficient underproduction of housing services. The marginal social benefit of housing exceeds its marginal social cost. Anything that blocks voluntary exchange is unfair so its unfair. Possible ways to allocate the houses are through lottery, first come first served, and discrimination.

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1.Under rent controls, Select one:

a. the quantity supplied of rental units is greater than it would be under freely competitive markets.

b. there is a shortage of rental units.

c. there is less government involvement in rental markets overall because there is a better supply of low-income housing.

d. all renters are better off than under freely competitive markets.

2.Which of the following is NOT a function of rental prices?

Select one:

a. To stimulate the construction of new housing

b. To allocate existing scarce housing among different people

c. To provide housing to individuals below market value

d. To ration the existing housing stock

3. price floors are designed to

a. establish a minimum allowable price

b. create shortages when none existed before

c. none of these

d. allow free market prices to be achieved

4.what are the effects of an increase in the minimum wage? who would be most affected?

5. the minimum wage laws seek to

a. help teenagers find work

b. assure that all workers are paid the same wage rate

c. assure a minimum standard of payment for work

d. penalize employers that are not complying with labor laws

6. A black market s a market in which

a. goods are sold at outlet prices

b. sales taxes are effectively doubled

c. sales take place exclusively at outlet prices.

d. goods are traded at price above their legal maximum prices

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Question 1

During a crisis such as Hurricane Katrina, governments often make it illegal to raise the price of emergency items like flashlights and bottled water. In practice, this means that these items get sold on a first-come, first-served basis. If a person has a flashlight that she values at $5, but its price on the black market is $40, what gains from trade are lost if the government shuts down the black market?

		$30
		$35
		$40
		Indeterminant with the given information.

2 points

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a price floor?

		A sale price with a limit on the quantity you can purchase.
		Rent-controlled apartments
		Predatory pricing designed to put a competitor out of business.
		The minimum wage

2 points

Question 3

Airline regulation of the 1970s produced a similar result to which of the following government interventions?

		The Affordable Care Act
		Minimum wage laws
		Rent control laws
		Communism

2 points

Question 4

Which of the following is a possible effect of a price ceiling?

		A surplus of the good.
		Increases in product quality.
		Increased gains from trade.
		People will waste time in lines waiting to purchase the good.

2 points

Question 5

What is a price ceiling?

		A minimum price consumers are willing to pay.
		A minimum price allowed by law.
		A maximum price allowed by law.
		A maximum price consumers are willing to pay.

2 points

Question 6

Why are the long lines generated by a shortage worse than paying a higher price in money?

		It is not better or worse. Paying in time and paying in money are essentially the same in a market economy.
		Paying with time reduces the value of money, and prevents valuable trades from occurring.
		Waiting in line is a waste of a valuable resource: time. Paying a price in money transfers the value of resources from one person to another, and maximizes the value of resources.
		Paying with time gives those who do not work an advantage over those who do.

2 points

Question 7

Which of the following is a possible effect of a price floor?

		The quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded.
		Increased gains from trade.
		Decreases in product quality.
		A shortage of the good.

Who bears the primary costs of a rent control program?

landlords

renters that get rent-controlled apartments

taxpayers

the wealthy

Assume the demand for sushi is Qd = 180 - 3P, where Qd is quantity demanded and P = price in dollars. The supply of sushi is Qs = 80 + 5P, where Qs is quantity supplied (and P is, again, price in dollars). A price of $20 would result in:

	A.	Excess supply of 60
	B.	Excess supply of 120
	C.	Excess supply of 140
	D.	Excess demand of 140

US agricultural price supports are politically popular because

They have no adverse impacts

The US would have food shortages without them

The benefits accrue to a large number of voters and the costs are paid by a small number of voters

The costs are spread out among millions of people

	A.	$15.50
	B.	$12.50
	C.	$10
	D.	$15

Price floors and ceiling prices:

cause the supply and demand curves to shift until equilibrium is established.

both cause surpluses.

interfere with the rationing function of prices.

A change in the price of a good leads to a change in ________, which leads to a ___________

quantity supplied; shift of the supply curve

supply; shift of the supply curve

quantity supplied; movement along the supply curve

When the supply of a product increases, this implies that

the price of the product first declined

more will be purchased at the same price

producers will be willing to accept a lower price for each unit sold

demand for the good must have increased

producers will offer less for sale at each possible price

If there is a excess demand for product X:

fewer resources will be allocated to the production of this good.

the price of the product will rise.

the supply curve will shift to the left and the demand curve to the right, eliminating the shortage.

the price of the product will decline.

Which of the following will occur when there is a simultaneous decrease in demand and a decrease in supply?

B and D both necessarily occur

An increase in equilibrium quantity

A and C both necessarily occur

An increase in price

A and D both necessarily occur

A decrease in price

A decrease in equilibrium quantity

Velcro is becoming more and more popular for a variety of uses, including as fasteners for shoes. What should happen to the equilibrium price and quantity for shoelaces as a result?

Both price and quantity should decrease.

Price should increase and quantity decrease.

Both price and quantity should increase.

Price should decrease and quantity increase.

Nothing.

If the government imposes a ceiling price on apartment rents, we would expect to observe all of the following except one. Which is the exception?

	A.	conversion of some apartment complexes to condos
	B.	a shortage
	C.	an increase in the number of new apartment complexes being built
	D.	lower maintenance of existing apartments
	E.	long waiting lists for apartment seekers

supply; movement along the supply curve

both cause shortages.

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