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A technological advance in the production of digital video recorders will cause them to become less expensive.

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Refer to the information provided in Figure 3.17 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Refer to the information provided in Figure 3.17 below to answer the question(s)  that follow.   Figure 3.17 -Refer to Figure 3.17. If the current quantity demanded of rollerblades is 150 per week, you accurately predict that in this market A)  price and quantity supplied will increase and quantity demanded will decrease. B)  price and quantity supplied will decrease and quantity demanded will increase. C)  price, quantity supplied and quantity demanded will increase. D)  price, quantity supplied and quantity demanded will decrease. Figure 3.17 -Refer to Figure 3.17. If the current quantity demanded of rollerblades is 150 per week, you accurately predict that in this market


A) price and quantity supplied will increase and quantity demanded will decrease.
B) price and quantity supplied will decrease and quantity demanded will increase.
C) price, quantity supplied and quantity demanded will increase.
D) price, quantity supplied and quantity demanded will decrease.

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For inferior goods, demand will fall when


A) income increases.
B) income decreases.
C) price increases.
D) price decreases.

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Suppose the demand for lawnmowers goes down when the price of gasoline goes up. We can say that these two goods are


A) complements.
B) substitutes.
C) unrelated goods.
D) perfect substitutes.

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Refer to the information provided in Table 3.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Table 3.1 Refer to the information provided in Table 3.1 below to answer the question(s)  that follow. Table 3.1    -Refer to Table 3.1. This market will be in equilibrium if the price per pizza is A)  $6. B)  $9. C)  $12. D)  $15. -Refer to Table 3.1. This market will be in equilibrium if the price per pizza is


A) $6.
B) $9.
C) $12.
D) $15.

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A simultaneous decrease in both the supply of and the demand for silk boxer shorts would cause a decrease in the equilibrium quantity of silk boxer shorts.

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Refer to the information provided in Figure 3.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Refer to the information provided in Figure 3.1 below to answer the question(s)  that follow.   Figure 3.1 -Refer to Figure 3.1. Which of the following would be most likely to cause the demand for Dr. Pepper to shift from D<sub>0</sub> to D<sub>1</sub>? A)  an increase in income, assuming that Dr. Pepper is a normal good B)  a decrease in the price of 7-UP, assuming 7-UP is a substitute for Dr. Pepper C)  an increase in the price of Dr. Pepper D)  an increase in the price of sugar used to make Dr. Pepper Figure 3.1 -Refer to Figure 3.1. Which of the following would be most likely to cause the demand for Dr. Pepper to shift from D0 to D1?


A) an increase in income, assuming that Dr. Pepper is a normal good
B) a decrease in the price of 7-UP, assuming 7-UP is a substitute for Dr. Pepper
C) an increase in the price of Dr. Pepper
D) an increase in the price of sugar used to make Dr. Pepper

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Demand for one item goes down when the price of another item goes down. These items must be


A) substitutes.
B) complements.
C) normal goods.
D) inferior goods.

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Income is a flow measure.

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When the increase in the price of one good causes the demand for another good to decrease, the goods are


A) normal.
B) inferior.
C) substitutes.
D) complements.

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Suppose that iPhones are normal goods. If the income of iPhone users decreases, you predict that in the market for iPhones


A) both equilibrium price and quantity will fall.
B) both equilibrium price and quantity will increase.
C) equilibrium price will increase and quantity will decrease.
D) equilibrium price will fall but quantity will increase.

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Related to the Economics in Practice on p. 65: Consumption of quinoa has been on the rise. Many people put quinoa in their yogurt, which would make yogurt and quinoa ________, and therefore a decrease in the price of yogurt should ________ the demand for quinoa, ceteris paribus.


A) substitutes; increase
B) substitutes; decrease
C) complements; increase
D) complements; decrease

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Which of the following will definitely occur when there is a decrease in demand for and an increase in supply of potato chips?


A) an increase in equilibrium price
B) a decrease in equilibrium price
C) an increase in equilibrium quantity
D) a decrease in equilibrium quantity

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Refer to Scenario 3.3 below to answer the question(s) that follow. SCENARIO 3.3: Mustard and mayonnaise are substitutes. Mustard and relish are complements. Mustard is a normal good. During the summer, about 50% of all mustard was recalled by manufacturers and removed from store shelves. -Refer to Scenario 3.3. As a result of the recall, you would expect that


A) the supply of mustard would decrease, the price of mustard would increase, and the demand for mustard would decrease.
B) the price of mustard would increase, the supply of mustard would increase, and the quantity demanded of mustard would decrease.
C) the supply of mustard would decrease, the price of mustard would increase, and the quantity demanded of mustard would decrease.
D) the price of mustard would increase and both the quantity of mustard supplied and the quantity of mustard demanded would increase.

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Refer to the information provided in Figure 3.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Refer to the information provided in Figure 3.4 below to answer the question(s)  that follow.   Figure 3.4 -Refer to Figure 3.4. If consumer income increases, the demand for tuna fish sandwiches shifts from D<sub>0</sub> to D<sub>1</sub>. This implies that tuna fish sandwiches are a(n)  A)  normal good. B)  inferior good. C)  substitute good. D)  complementary good. Figure 3.4 -Refer to Figure 3.4. If consumer income increases, the demand for tuna fish sandwiches shifts from D0 to D1. This implies that tuna fish sandwiches are a(n)


A) normal good.
B) inferior good.
C) substitute good.
D) complementary good.

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Refer to Scenario 3.3 below to answer the question(s) that follow. SCENARIO 3.3: Mustard and mayonnaise are substitutes. Mustard and relish are complements. Mustard is a normal good. During the summer, about 50% of all mustard was recalled by manufacturers and removed from store shelves. -Refer to Scenario 3.3. The mustard recall would have caused


A) an increase in the demand for relish.
B) an increase in the quantity demanded of relish.
C) a decrease in the demand for relish.
D) a decrease in the quantity demanded of relish.

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Economists would classify the New York Mets as a firm.

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Labor is demanded by firms in an output market.

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Refer to the information provided in Table 3.2 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Table 3.2 Refer to the information provided in Table 3.2 below to answer the question(s)  that follow. Table 3.2    -Refer to Table 3.2. If the price per cheeseburger is $5, the price will A)  remain constant because the market is in equilibrium. B)  decrease because there is an excess demand in the market. C)  increase because there is an excess demand in the market. D)  decrease because there is an excess supply in the market. -Refer to Table 3.2. If the price per cheeseburger is $5, the price will


A) remain constant because the market is in equilibrium.
B) decrease because there is an excess demand in the market.
C) increase because there is an excess demand in the market.
D) decrease because there is an excess supply in the market.

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Refer to the information provided in Figure 3.19 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Refer to the information provided in Figure 3.19 below to answer the question(s)  that follow.   Figure 3.19 -Refer to Figure 3.19. The market is initially in equilibrium at Point B. If supply shifts from S<sub>2</sub> to S<sub>1</sub>, the new equilibrium price will be ________ and the new equilibrium quantity will be ________. A)  $5.00; 4 B)  $5.00; 10 C)  $7.00; 6 D)  $7.00; 7 Figure 3.19 -Refer to Figure 3.19. The market is initially in equilibrium at Point B. If supply shifts from S2 to S1, the new equilibrium price will be ________ and the new equilibrium quantity will be ________.


A) $5.00; 4
B) $5.00; 10
C) $7.00; 6
D) $7.00; 7

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