FHCE 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Price Support, Economic Equilibrium, Demand Curve

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12 Jan 2017

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University of Georgia

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Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics

Course

FHCE 3150

Professor

Patryk Babiarz

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Change in demand (or supply) vs. change in the quantity demanded. An increase i(cid:374) de(cid:373)a(cid:374)d a(cid:374) increase in both the equilibrium price and quantity. A decrease i(cid:374) de(cid:373)a(cid:374)d a decrease in both the equilibrium price and quantity. An increase i(cid:374) supply a decrease in the equilibrium price and an increase in the equilibrium quantity. A decrease i(cid:374) supply a(cid:374) increase in the equilibrium price and a decrease in the equilibrium quantity. The effect of soybean price supports on the equilibrium price and quantity of beef. Price supports are subsidies or price controls used by the government to artificially change the prices in markets. E. g. , the u. s. government spent . 8 billion in subsidies to soybean farmers between 1995 and 2014. In addition, it also maintains the price support the minimum legal price a seller may charge. By raising the price of soybeans, an input used in beef production, the price supports produce a leftward shift in the supply curve of beef.

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A. In the market for a good, there is an increase in demand and a decrease in supply. You would expect the equilibrium price to _____ and the equilibrium quantity sold to ____.

no change: increase

increase: uncertain increase :

no change uncertain: increase

B. In the market for beef, a severe drought increases the price of corn (animal food). You would expect the equilibrium price of beef to _____ and the equilibrium quantity sold to ____.

increase: decrease

decrease: decrease

increase: increase

decrease: increase

C. In the market for pizza, five new restaurants open. You would expect the equilibrium price to _____ and the equilibrium quantity sold to ____.

increase: increase

increase: decrease

decrease: increase

decrease: decrease

D. In the pizza market, the price of hamburgers (a substitute for pizza) has gone up. You would expect the equilibrium price of a pizza to _____ and the equilibrium quantity of pizza sold to ____.

increase: increase

decrease: increase

decrease: decrease

increase: decrease

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1. A change in quantity supplied:

A. refers to a shift in the supply curve.

B. results from a change in a determinant of supply.

C. refers to a movement along a given supply curve.

D. is caused by a change in the number of sellers in the industry.

2. Which one of the following would most likely cause the supply curve for microwaves to shift to the right:

A. a decrease in the price of microwaves.

B. an increase in the wage rate earned by workers who produce microwaves.

C. a decrease in consumer preferences for microwaves.

D. an increase in the number of firms that produce microwaves

3. If the actual price sellers are pricing their goods at is currently above the equilibrium price. There is a ____________. Therefore, we would expect sellers to ____________ the price until the market reaches equilibrium.

surplus; raise

surplus; lower

shortage; raise

D. shortage; lower

4. Suppose the demand and the supply of wine both increase. The net effect of these changes in demand and supply will be

A	an increase in equilibrium quantity, but a decrease in equilibrium price.
B	an increase in equilibrium price and quantity.
C.	an increase in equilibrium price, but the change in equilibrium quantity is indeterminate.
D.	an increase in equilibrium quantity, but the change in equilibrium price is indeterminate.

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1 an imperfect market, individual firms

A.are always able to set the price of their product.

B.are able to influence the price of their product.

C.have no influence over the price of their product.

D.take the market price as given.

1 Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a market economy?

Significant government intervention

Little or no government intervention

Buyers and sellers motivated by self-interest

Prices determined by demand and supply

2 In a competitive market, the price of the product is

independently set by each competing seller.

set by the market leader and then copied by other sellers.

jointly set after a meeting of all sellers in the market.

set by market supply and demand.

3 Which of the following firms participates in a competitive market?

A new car manufacturer, such as Ford, Honda, Toyota, or GMC

A software producer, such as Microsoft

A corn farmer

A local electric utility company

4 In an imperfect market, individual firms

are always able to set the price of their product.

are able to influence the price of their product.

have no influence over the price of their product.

take the market price as given.

5 Which of the following firms operates as a monopoly?

A car manufacturer

A local water utility

A corn farmer

A fish vendor at a neighborhood market

6 According to the law of demand, what is the relationship between price and quantity demanded?

Direct

No relationship

Inverse

7 Refer to the following graph. The demand curve slopes downward because
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prices and quantity demanded move in opposite directions.

prices and quantity demanded move in the same direction.

prices and quantity demanded have no relationship.

prices and quantity demanded remain unchanged.

8 A change in which of the following will cause a change in the quantity demanded of coffee?

Consumer income

The price of green tea, a substitute for coffee

The number of coffee consumers

The price of coffee

9 Suppose that burgers and fries are complements in consumption. If the price of fries increases

overall demand for burgers will increase.

overall demand for burgers will decrease.

quantity demanded for burgers will increase.

quantity demanded for burgers will decrease.

10 Suppose that Coca Cola and Pepsi are substitutes in consumption. If the price of Coca Cola decreases, then

both the equilibrium price and the quantity of Pepsi demanded will decrease.

both the equilibrium price and the quantity of Pepsi demanded will increase.

the equilibrium price of Pepsi will increase and the quantity demanded of Pepsi will decrease.

the equilibrium price of Pepsi will decrease and the quantity demanded of Pepsi will increase.

11 According to the law of supply, what is the relationship between price and quantity supplied?

Direct

No relationship

Inverse

It depends on the change in price

12 Refer to the graph below. The supply curve is _______________ driven by the law of supply.
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13 A change in which of the following will cause a change in the quantity supplied of coffee?

The technology or the production process of making coffee

Anticipation of a change in the price of coffee

The wages of coffee bean pickers

The price of coffee

14 Which of the following will cause a rightward shift in the supply curve for tobacco?

A fall in the number of tobacco farmers in the market

An increase in taxes on tobacco

Removal of government subsidies to tobacco farmers

An improvement in the technology used in the production of tobacco

15 Flour is a factor of production of cupcakes. How will an increase in the price of flour affect the market for cupcakes?

Overall supply will increase

Overall supply will decrease

Quantity supplied will increase

Quantity supplied will decrease

16 Refer to the following image. When a market is in equilibrium, which of the following is true?
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Quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded

Quantity supplied is less than quantity demanded

Quantity supplied is equal to quantity demanded

There is no relationship between quantity supplied and quantity demanded

17 Refer to the following figure. At a price of $15, this market is experiencing a(n)
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equilibrium.

shortage.

surplus.

none of the above are true.

18 Refer to the following figure. At a price of $5, this market is experiencing
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equilibrium.

a shortage.

a surplus.

None of the above are true.

19 Suppose pasta salad is a normal good. If the price of pasta (a major ingredient in pasta salad) increases and income also increases, the

equilibrium quantity and equilibrium price of pasta salad will increase.

equilibrium quantity of pasta salad will decrease and the equilibrium price of pasta salad may either increase or decrease.

equilibrium quantity of pasta salad may either increase or decrease and the equilibrium price of pasta salad will increase.

equilibrium quantity and equilibrium price of pasta salad will both decrease.

20. What must happen to the market price in order for a shortage to be eliminated?

Price must fall.

Price must rise.

Price must stay the same.

Price may rise or fall depending on the size of the shortage.

FHCE 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Price Support, Economic Equilibrium, Demand Curve

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