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A shift of a demand curve to the right, all other things unchanged,will:
A) increase price and quantity.
B) decrease price and quantity.
C) decrease quantity and increase price.
D) increase quantity and decrease price.
89. A decrease in the price of eggs will result in a(n):
A) increase in the demand for eggs.
B) increase in the supply of eggs.
C) greater amount of eggs supplied.
D) greater amount of eggs demanded.
85. Government's role of protecting property rights isconsidered:
A) enforcing a legal system.
B
) providing certain goods and services.
C) redistributing income.
D) maintaining the money supply.

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1)The law of demand states that as the price of a good rise, _____.

A. buyers purchase more of the good because the price of a substitute has risen.

B. buyers purchase less of the good because their real income decreases with an increase in price.

C. buyers purchase more of the good because they expect prices to be even higher in the future

D. buyers purchase less of the good because they expect prices to fall in the future.

 

2) A movement along a demand curve can be attributed to a change in:

A. the quantity demanded of a good.

B. the demand for a good.

C. the substitution effect of consuming a good.

D. the opportunity cost of producing a good.

 

3) If we say that demand for a good has increased, we mean that there has been:

A. a leftward shift of the demand curve.

B. a rightward shift of the demand curve.

C. a leftward movement along the demand curve.

D. a rightward movement along the demand curve.

 

4) Which of the following will cause the demand curve for a normal good to shift to the right?

A. An increase in the price of a complementary good.

B. A decrease in income.

C. A decrease in the price of the good.

D. An increase in the price of a substitute good.

 

5)Which of the following best defines supply?

A. The amount of a good that is produced at the least possible cost, other things constant

B. The amount of a good that producers are willing and able to sell at each possible price, other things constant.

C. The amount of a good that consumers want to buy at different income levels

D. The amount of a good that producers want to sell at a fixed price

 

6)The market supply curve of a particular product indicates the total quantities:

A. that are actually sold during a given time period.

B. that sellers are willing to offer for sale at a fixed price.

C. that buyers are willing to purchase at alternative prices.

D. that sellers are willing and able to offer at alternative prices.

 

7)When quantity demanded of a good exceeds the quantity supplied at the prevailing market price, _____.

A. the demand curve shifts rightward until the surplus is eliminated

B. the market is in equilibrium.

C. the price of the good will tend to increase.

D. the price of the good will decrease

 

8)A shortage of textbooks is most likely to cause:

A. an increase in the price of textbooks.

B. a decrease in the supply of textbooks.

C. a decrease in the price of paper.

D. an increase in the cost of printing.

 

9)The most important characteristic of the equilibrium price is that it:

A. maximizes the quantity demanded.

B. clears the market, leaving neither a surplus nor a shortage.

C. minimizes the quantity demanded.

D. guarantees that producers earn the profit.

 

10)If both demand and supply increases in a market that is initially in equilibrium, the price will:

A. increase only if demand increases more than supply.

B. increase only if supply increases more than demand.

C. remain unchanged while quantity will increase.

D. remain unchanged while quantity will decrease.

1. According to the law of demand, an increase in the price of a good causes Select one:

a. a downward movement along the demand curve for that good.

b. a rightward shift of the demand curve for that good.

c. an upward movement along the demand curve for that good.

d. a leftward shift of the demand curve for that good.

2.The relative price of a textbook is

Select one:

a. the amount it cost to make the textbook.

b. the money price of the textbook divided by the money price of some other good.

c. what the author earned for writing the textbook.

d. the price of the textbook compared with what students think it should cost.

3.Which of the following best represents the law of demand?

Select one:

a. As the price of good increases, the quantity demanded of that good decreases.

b. As the demand for a good increase, the price of that good increases.

c. As the price of a good decrease, the demand curve for that good shifts to the right.

d. As the price of a good decrease, the demand for the good increases.

4. The absolute price of a good is its

Select one:

a. subjective price.

b. money price.

c. relative price.

d. projected price.

5. The fact that when the price of a good goes up, people buy less of it is known as the

Select one:

a. law of demand.

b. concept of market equilibrium.

c. need for inferior goods.

d. law of supply.

6.The price of a commodity in terms of another commodity is

Select one:

a. the law of demand.

b. the money price.

c. a substitute.

d. the relative price.

7.Other things being equal, an increase in the price of a good leads to an increase in the amount produced. This is known as

Select one:

a. the law of supply.

b. the law of demand.

c. ceteris paribus.

d. equilibrium.

8.he direct relationship between changes in price and changes in quantity supplied is

Select one:

a. shown by a shift in the supply curve.

b. the law of relative production.

c. the law of supply.

d. a change in supply.

9. The law of supply states that other things being equal,

Select one:

a. supply creates its demand.

b. supply will increase if productivity increases.

c. supply will increase to meet demand if demand increases.

d. as price increases, quantity supplied increases.

10. a price increase will lead to an increase in quantity supplied. This statement is

Select one:

a. a normative statement.

b. untrue always.

c. the law of supply.

d. the law of demand.

11.All of the following will cause a shift in the supply of jeans EXCEPT

Select one:

a. an increase in the cost of producing jeans.

b. a per-unit government subsidy on the production of jeans.

c. a decrease in the number of jean manufacturers.

d. a decrease in the prices of jeans.

12.An increase in the price of steel to producers of refrigerators will cause

Select one:

a. the demand for refrigerators to decrease.

b. the supply curve for refrigerators to shift left.

c. the quantity demanded to feel to increase.

d. the quantity supplied of refrigerators to increase.

(1) If a demand curve shifts to the left, then:
a) price would go up and quantity would go down
b) price would go down and quantity would go up
c) a lower price and quantity would result
d) a higher price and quantity would result

(2) Demand and supply curves are drawn assuming ceterisparibus.This means that:
a) economists ignore all assumptions
b) economists don't watch for the fallacy of false cause
c) changes will be proportional
d) all other things besides price and quantity are unchanged

(3) If steak and potatoes are complements, when the price ofsteakgoes up, the demand curve for potatoes:
a) shifts to the right
b) shifts to the left
c) stays the same
d) shifts to the right and then moves back

(4) Given that chicken and beef are substitute goods, if thepriceof chicken decreases substantially, there would be:
a) an increase in the demand for beef
b) a decrease in the demand for beef
c) a decrease in the quantity for beef demanded
d) no change in the demand for beef

(5) Every day for the past two years you've had ham and cheese onawhole wheat bagel for lunch at Bungalow Bob's BagelBoutique.However, the price of whole wheat bagels has risen by 10cents sotoday you decide to have ham and cheese on rye bagel. Inthis case,whole wheat and rye bagels are best considered:

a) superior goods
b) normal goods
c) substitute goods
d) complementary goods

(6) For most goods, purchases tend to rise with increases inbuyers'incomes and to fall with decreases in buyers' incomes. Suchgoodsare known as:

a) inferior goods
b) direct goods
c) normal goods
d) luxury goods

(7) Economists know that a particular good can be classified asaninferior good if a(n)______ increase in buyers' incomecausesa(n)_____

a) increase; increase in demand
b) increase; increase in quantity demanded
c) increase; decrease in demand
d) decrease; decrease in demand

(8) An increase in the demand for medical services caused byanincrease in the number of people 65 is most likely attributabletowhich demand shifter?

a) income
b) consumer preferences
c) prices of other goods
d) demographic characteristics

(9) Which of the following would shift the demand curve fornewtextbooks to the right?

a) a decrease in the price of paper
b) a fall in the price of used textbooks
c) an increase in college enrollments
d) a fall in the price of new textbooks

(10) How a supply curve is sloped and located depends on:

a) technology
b) resources prices
c) the number of producers or sellers
d) all of the above

(11) A decrease in supply means:

a) a shift to the left of the entire supply curve
b) moving downward (to the left) along the supply curve withlowerprices
c) less will be demanded at every price
d) more will be supplied at every price

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