MGEA02H3 Study Guide - Price Ceiling, Junkers J 1, Demand Curve

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MGEA02H3

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Review questions: suppose that unusually hot weather causes the demand curve for ice cream to shift to the right. The unusually hot weather will cause a rightward shift in the demand curve, creating short-run excess demand at the current price. Consumers will begin to bid against each other for the ice cream, putting upward pressure on the price. The price of ice cream will rise until the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied are equal. 10. in a discussion of tuition rates, a university official argues that the demand for admission is completely price inelastic. As evidence she notes that while the university has doubled its tuition (in real terms) over the past 15 years, neither the number nor quality of students applying has decreased. If demand is fixed, the individual firm (a university) may determine the shape of the demand curve it faces by raising the price and observing the change in quantity sold.

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1.Brian receives more utility from two apples than from one apple. However, the amount of extra utility provided decreases with each additional apple. This example illustrates which of the following:

a. Scarcity

b. Utility maximization

c. Inelastic demand

d. Diminishing marginal utility

2.A listeria outbreak recently hit the US cantaloupe industry, resulting in decreased consumer demand for cantaloupe. How is this demand decrease reflected on the demand curve?

a.Inward shift of the demand curve

b.Outward shift of the demand curve

c.Upward movement along the demand curve

d.No change in the demand curve

3.The price of beef increases, resulting in decreased consumer demand for beef. How is this demand decrease reflected on the demand curve?

a.Inward shift of the demand curve

b.Outward shift of the demand curve

c.Upward movement along the demand curve

d.No change in the demand curve

4.A 1% increase in the price of cereal leads to a 2% decrease in consumer demand for cereal. Which of the following best describes the own-price elasticity of cereal?

a.Inelastic

b.Unitary elastic

c.Elastic

5.The slope of the demand curve for salt is ________the demand curve for steak.

a.Steeper than

b.The same as

c.Flatter than

6.The price of butter decreases from $3/lb to $2/lb. The quantity demanded of butter increases from 2lbs to 3.5lbs. What is the own-price elasticity of butter?

a.-1.27

b.-2.25

c.-2.50

d.-1.49

7.The price of crackers increase from $2/box to $2.5/box. Demand for cheese decreases from 1.5/lbs to 1/lb. Which of the following best describes the relationship between crackers and cheese?

a.Complements

b.Unitary

c.Substitutes

d.Inelastic

8.A householdâs income decreases from $50,000/year to $40,000/year. The householdâs demand for steak decreases from 20/lbs to 15/lbs per year. What is the income elasticity of demand for steak?

a.1.25

b.0.76

c.0.25

d.1.00

9.Morton decides to increase the price of its salt from $1/lb to $1.5/lb. How will this price increase affect sales?

a.Sales of salt will increase

b.Sales of salt will remain the same

c.Sales of salt will decrease

10.Haagen Dazs decides to increase the price of its ice cream from $5/pint to $7/pint. How will this price increase affect sales?

a.Sales of Haagen Dazs ice cream will increase

b.Sales of Haagen Dazs ice cream will remain the same

c.Sales of Haagen Dazs ice cream will decrease

1.When the term "price" is used in the law of demand, price refers to Select one:

a. the price of the well relative to the price of another good.

b. the nominal price of the well relative to its nominal price in the previous year.

c. the absolute price of the good.

d. the dollar price of the good.

2.In economics, the meaning of demand refers to Select one:

a. the quantities of a good that people will sell at various prices.

b. the total satisfaction that consuming good provides people at different prices.

c. how badly someone wants a good.

d. the quantities of a good that people will buy at various prices.

3.Which of the following illustrates the law of demand?

Select one:

a. College enrollment increases when federal tuition grants are readily available to students.

b. More people watch college basketball in March than in November.

c. The number of long-distance calls in the United States is greater on Christmas than on Valentine's Day.

d. The prevailing wage rate in an industry determines how many people choose to work in the industry.

4.The absolute price of a good is its

Select one:

a. money price.

b. projected price.

c. relative price.

d. subjective price.

5.The only variable that can affect a movement along the demand curve is

Select one:

a. the number of buyers.

b. income levels.

c. the price of the good itself.

d. the number of substitutes.

6.The price of an MP3 music player increased from $50 to $70 while the price of a music download increased from $1 to $2. The relative price of an MP3 music player in terms of music downloads Select one:

a. increased from 0.04 to 0.05.

b. decreased, but we need more information to know by how much.

c. increased, but we need more information to know by how much.

d. decreased from 50 to 35.

7.The quantity supplied of a particular good is the amount of the good that

Select one:

a. households want firms to sell at each price during a particular time period.

b. firms will actually end up buying at a particular price during a given time period.

c. firms are willing to sell at each price during a particular time period.

d. households are willing to consume at each particular price.

8.An increase in price will lead to an increase in quantity supplied. This statement is

Select one:

a. the law of supply.

b. untrue always.

c. the law of demand.

d. a normative statement.

9.Regarding the law of supply, which of the following statements is correct?

Select one:

a. As demand falls, supply rises.

b. The ceteris paribus assumption does not apply.

c. As the price of a good or service rises, the quantity supplied will increase.

d. As the price of a good or service rises, the quantity supplied will decrease.

10.A given supply curve illustrates Select one:

a. the relationship between expected future prices and quantity supplied.

b. the effect of a change in resource costs on the quantity supplied.

c. the effect of a change in technology on the quantity supplied.

d. the relationship between price and quantity supplied.

11.If there is a decline in the price of milk, an input in the production of ice cream, then there will be a(n)

Select one:

a. decrease in the supply of ice cream and a leftward shift of the supply curve.

b. increase in the supply of ice cream and a rightward shift of the supply curve.

c. increase in the quantity of ice cream supplied and a movement down along the supply curve.

d. decrease in the quantity of ice cream supplied and a movement up along the supply curve.

12. An improvement in technology in the production of computers would

Select one:

a. increase the demand for computers.

b. decrease the supply of computers.

c. decrease the demand for computers.

d. increase the supply of computers.

13.Which of the following is a non-price determinant of supply? Select one:

a. the number of consumers

b. technological advances in production

c. the price of related goods consumers may buy

d. consumers' incomes

14.Which of the following does NOT cause a rightward shift in the supply curve?

Select one:

a. a reduction in resource costs

b. an increase in technology

c. a reduction in the expected future price of the good

d. a reduction in the price of the good

15.Which of the following is a possible outcome of setting a legal maximum rental rate below the market-clearing rental rate?

Select one:

a. a decrease in the quantity of rental housing demanded

b. an increase in the quantity of rental housing supply

c. a black market in rental housing

d. a surplus of rental housing

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QUESTION 1

The demand for oranges increases while the supply decreases. The equilibrium price of oranges ________, and the equilibrium quantity ________.

		falls; increases
		falls; perhaps changes but we can't say if it increases, decreases, or stays the same
		rises; decreases
		rises; perhaps changes but we can't say if it increases, decreases, or stays the same

1 points

QUESTION 2

Assume a competitive market is in equilibrium. There is an increase in demand, but no change in supply. As a result the equilibrium price ________, and the equilibrium quantity is ________.

		rises; increases
		falls; decreases
		falls; does not change
		rises; does not change

1 points

QUESTION 3

Bagels and cream cheese are complementary goods. Suppose that the price for flour, which is used to produce bagels, increases. The equilibrium price of cream cheese ________ and the equilibrium quantity of cream cheese ________.

		does not change; does not change
		rises; increases
		falls; decreases
		rises; decreases

1 points

QUESTION 4

If consumers buy a large number of plug-in electric cars, the equilibrium price of electricity will ________ and the equilibrium quantity of electricity will ________.

		rise; increase
		rise; decrease
		fall; increase
		fall; decrease

1 points

QUESTION 5

Which of the following shifts the supply curve for oranges?

		an increase in income for all orange consumers if oranges are a normal good
		disastrous weather that destroys about half of this year's orange crop
		an increase in the price of bananas, a substitute in consumption for oranges
		a newly discovered increase in the nutritional value of oranges

1 points

QUESTION 6

Which of the following shifts the supply curve of rutabagas rightward? (A rutabaga is a potato-like vegetable.)

		normal goods in production.
		an exceptionally cold summer that killed much of the rutabaga crop.
		a fall in the price of fertilizer used to grow rutabagas.
		an increase in the price of a rutabaga

1 points

QUESTION 7

Suppose over the next several years the productivity of firms producing electric cars improves dramatically. The advance in productivity leads to

		an increase in the supply electric cars so that the supply curve shifts rightward.
		an increase in the supply of electric cars so that the supply curve shifts leftward.
		a decrease in the supply of electric cars so that the supply curve shifts rightward.
		a decrease in the supply of electric cars so that the supply curve shifts leftward.

1 points

QUESTION 8

Hot dogs and hot dog buns are complements. If the price of a hot dog falls, then

		the demand for hot dogs will increase.
		the demand for hot dog buns will decrease.
		the quantity demanded of hotdogs will decrease.
		the demand for hot dog buns will increase.

1 points

QUESTION 9

Demand curves slope ________ because as the price increases and other things remain the same, the quantity demanded ________.

		upward; increases
		downward; decreases
		upward; decreases
		downward; increases

1 points

QUESTION 10

Water bottlers announce that next month the price of bottled water will rise by 25 percent. Which of the following occurs immediately?

		The quantity of bottled water demanded increases.
		The demand for bottled water increases.
		The quantity of bottled water demanded decreases.
		The demand for bottled water decreases.

1 points

QUESTION 11

If the price of carrots is below the equilibrium price, the

		quantity supplied of carrots exceeds the quantity demanded and a shortage exists.
		quantity demanded of carrots exceeds the quantity supplied and a shortage exists.
		quantity supplied of carrots exceeds the quantity demanded and a surplus exists.
		quantity demanded of carrots exceeds the quantity supplied and a surplus exists.

1 points

QUESTION 12

Which of the following is true regarding demand?
i. Demand is the relationship between quantity demanded and the price of a good when all other influences on buying plans remain the same.
ii. Demand refers to one quantity at one time.
iii. "Demand" and " quantity demanded" are the same thing.

		both i and ii
		i only.
		ii only.
		iii only.

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QUESTION 13

Suppose the current price of a pound of steak is $6 per pound and the equilibrium price is $9 per pound. What takes place?

		There is a shortage, so the price rises and quantity demanded decreases.
		There is a shortage, so the price rises and quantity demanded increases.
		There is a shortage, so the price falls and quantity demanded increases.
		There is a surplus, so the price falls and quantity demanded increases.

1 points

QUESTION 14

The number of corn producers increases, so the supply of corn ________ and the supply curve of corn ________.

		decreases; shifts leftward
		decrease; shifts rightward
		increases; shifts rightward
		increases; shifts leftward

1 points

QUESTION 15

Market equilibrium

i. can never occur because there are always people who want a good but cannot afford it.

ii. occurs at the intersection of the supply and demand curves.

iii. is the point where the price equals the quantity.

		iii only
		ii and iii
		ii only
		i only

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QUESTION 16

Milk can be used to produce cheese or butter. If the price of a pound of butter rises, what happens to the supply of cheese?

		The supply of cheese stays the same and there is a decrease in the quantity supplied of cheese.
		The supply of cheese decreases.
		The supply of cheese stays the same and there is no change in the quantity supplied of cheese.
		The supply of cheese increases.

1 points

QUESTION 17

Consumers regard Dell computers and Apple computers as substitutes. If the price of a Dell computer decreases, the

		demand for Dell computers decreases.
		demand for Apple computers increases.
		demand for Apple computers decreases.
		demand for Dell computers increases.

1 points

QUESTION 18

Suppose the current price of a pound of steak is $12 per pound and the equilibrium price is $9 per pound. In this case, there is a

		surplus, so the price rises and quantity demanded increases.
		shortage, so the price rises and quantity demanded decreases.
		surplus, so the price falls and quantity demanded increases.
		shortage, so the price falls and quantity demanded increases.

1 points

QUESTION 19

Plywood is used in the construction of houses. If the price of plywood rises, what happens to the supply of houses?

		The supply increases so that the supply curve shifts rightward.
		The quantity supplied increases but there is no shift in the supply curve.
		The supply decreases so that the supply curve shifts leftward.
		The quantity supplied decreases but there is no shift in the supply curve.

1 points

QUESTION 20

In stores, it is common to find seasonal products marked down when the season ends. What explains this behavior?

		The store is trying to increase its customers' demand for the product.
		The law of demand is being used to increase the quantity demanded.
		The store manager must be trying to drive away customers by selling low quality products.
		The store is trying to increase its consumer's incomes by increasing their purchasing power.

1 points

QUESTION 21

Suppose that the price of flour used to produce bagels increases. Hence the equilibrium price of a bagel ________ and the equilibrium quantity ________.

		rises; increases
		rises; decreases
		falls; increases
		falls; decreases

1 points

QUESTION 22

If both the supply and demand curves shift simultaneously, we can always predict what will happen to

		either the price or the quantity, but not both.
		only the quantity.
		only the price.
		both the price and the quantity.

1 points

QUESTION 23

If income increases and the demand for bus rides decreases,

		bus rides are a substitute good.
		consumers are behaving irrationally.
		bus rides are an inferior good.
		bus rides are a normal good.

1 points

QUESTION 24

A surplus of cardboard boxes means that

		at the current price of a cardboard box, the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied and the price will fall to restore the equilibrium..
		the current price of a cardboard box is less than the equilibrium price.
		at the current price of a cardboard box, the quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied.
		at the current price of a cardboard box, the quantity demanded is less than the quantity supplied.

1 points

QUESTION 25

If a freeze destroys oranges before they are harvested, the equilibrium price of an orange ________ and the equilibrium quantity ________.

		rises; increases
		rises; decreases
		falls; increases
		falls; decreases

1 points

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