Question 1

The substitution effect helps to explain why demand curves are downward sloping.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following would increase the demand for 35mm film?

Accepted Answer

A)   a reduction in the price of 35mm film cameras
B)   a reduction in the price of digital cameras (that do not use film) 
C)   an increase in the price of 35 mm film
D)   an increase in the price of vacation packages

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the demand schedule for a good is the most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   It indicates the quantities that will be purchased at alternative market prices.
B)   It indicates the quantity that will be produced at various costs.
C)   It indicates the quantities that suppliers will sell at various market prices.
D)   It indicates the quantity that people will buy at the prevailing price.

Question 4

Wheat and oats are both used to make cereal and grown in the prairies. What would happen to the supply and demand of oats if the price of wheat were to rise?

Accepted Answer

An increase in the price of wheat would ...

Question 5

Which of the following would NOT cause an increase in the demand for cheese?

Accepted Answer

A)   a decrease in the price of crackers, which are consumed with cheese
B)   an increase in the population of cheese lovers
C)   an increase in the income of cheese consumers, assuming that cheese is a normal good
D)   a technological advance that makes it cheaper to produce cheese

Question 6

What would happen to demand if consumers expect the price of computers to fall in the near future?

Accepted Answer

A)   The demand for computers rises today.
B)   The demand for computers falls today.
C)   The quantity demanded of computers rises today.
D)   The demand for computers will rise in the future.

Question 7

Define what a market is and provide three examples of where a market can be found.

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A market is the process of buyers and se...

Question 8

If hot dogs are inferior goods, the demand for hot dogs will rise as consumer income falls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following would reduce the supply of microcomputers?

Accepted Answer

A)   higher wage rates for the workers that assemble the computers
B)   a reduction in the price of computers
C)   a technological improvement that lowers the cost of producing the computers
D)   a reduction in the price of computer chips used to produce the computers

Question 10

Ceteris paribus, if new manufacturers enter the computer industry, which of the following will occur?

Accepted Answer

A)   The supply curve shifts to the right.
B)   The supply curve shifts to the left.
C)   The demand curve shifts to the right.
D)   The demand curve shifts to the left.

Question 11

What are five things that will shift a supply curve to the right?

Accepted Answer

(any five of)
• A decrease in the price ...

Question 12

Which of the following would NOT shift the supply curve for salmon?

Accepted Answer

A)   an increase in the price of salmon
B)   unusually stormy weather during fishing season
C)   a reduction in the number of available fishing boats
D)   the development of innovative new fishing equipment that makes it easier to catch salmon

Question 13

How is the market demand curve determined?

Accepted Answer

A)   by subtracting the individual demands curves from the supply curve
B)   by horizontally summing the individual demand curves
C)   by vertically summing the individual demand curves
D)   by averaging all the individual demand curves

Question 14

According to the law of demand, what happens as the price of a good increases?

Accepted Answer

A)   More of it is produced.
B)   Buyers desire to purchase less of it.
C)   More of it is desired.
D)   Suppliers wish to sell less of it.

Question 15

Which of the following will NOT increase the demand for iced tea?

Accepted Answer

A)   an increase in advertising that makes drinking iced tea more appealing
B)   a decrease in the price of iced tea
C)   an increase in the income of consumers (assume that iced tea is a normal good) 
D)   an increase in the price of iced coffee, a substitute product

Question 16

If the "nominal price" of a good has risen by 10 percent over a period of time, its relative price must also have risen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When the price of automobile insurance increases sharply, what is the likely impact on the market for automobiles?

Accepted Answer

A)   an increase in quantity demanded
B)   an increase in demand
C)   a decrease in quantity demanded
D)   a decrease in demand

Question 18

What two effects support the law of demand?

Accepted Answer

The income effect suggests that an incre...

Question 19

What does a supply curve illustrate a direct relationship between?

Accepted Answer

A)   price and quantity demanded
B)   price and demand
C)   price and quantity supplied
D)   price and supply

Question 20

The income effect explains why people tend to purchase more of a good when their nominal income increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Supply and Demand

According to the law of demand, what happens as the price of a good increases?

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How is the market demand curve determined?

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Which of the following statements about the demand schedule for a good is the most accurate?

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Which of the following will NOT increase the demand for iced tea?

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The income effect explains why people tend to purchase more of a good when their nominal income increases.

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When the price of automobile insurance increases sharply, what is the likely impact on the market for automobiles?

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Which of the following would NOT shift the supply curve for salmon?

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Which of the following would NOT cause an increase in the demand for cheese?

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What would happen to demand if consumers expect the price of computers to fall in the near future?

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If the "nominal price" of a good has risen by 10 percent over a period of time, its relative price must also have risen.

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What two effects support the law of demand?

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Ceteris paribus, if new manufacturers enter the computer industry, which of the following will occur?

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Which of the following would increase the demand for 35mm film?

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What are five things that will shift a supply curve to the right?

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Define what a market is and provide three examples of where a market can be found.

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The substitution effect helps to explain why demand curves are downward sloping.

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Wheat and oats are both used to make cereal and grown in the prairies. What would happen to the supply and demand of oats if the price of wheat were to rise?

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Which of the following would reduce the supply of microcomputers?

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What does a supply curve illustrate a direct relationship between?

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If hot dogs are inferior goods, the demand for hot dogs will rise as consumer income falls.

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