Question 1

If more foreign auto plants relocate to the United States,we would expect

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A)  the U.S.supply curve for automobiles to shift to the right.
B)  the U.S.supply curve for automobiles would shift to the left.
C)  that the U.S.auto market would not respond.
D)  that U.S.auto demand might change,but U.S.auto supply would remain static.

Question 2

Which of the following causes a decrease in demand for a normal good?

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A)  Increase in price of a substitute
B)  Increase in price of a complement
C)  Increase in price
D)  Increase in income

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true about the equilibrium price?

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A)  The price where a change in quantity supplied occurs.
B)  The price where the demand curve intersects the supply curve.
C)  The price where quantity demanded equals quantity supplied.
D)  The price where there is neither excess quantity demanded or excess quantity supplied.

Question 4

The market demand curve for a particular good

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A)  is the horizontal sum of all individual demand curves for the good.
B)  may be less than an individual demand curve for the good.
C)  may or may not show a direct relationship between price and quantity demanded.
D)  will not be affected by any of the determinants of individual demand.

Question 5

Another name for a surplus is

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A)  excess quantity supplied.
B)  excess quantity demanded.
C)  equilibrium.
D)  market clearing.

Question 6

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

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A)  a reduction in resource costs
B)  an increase in technology
C)  a reduction in the price of the good
D)  a reduction in the expected future price of the good

Question 7

-Refer to the above figure.Excess quantity demanded will exist when

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A)  the price is between $0 and $6.
B)  the price equals $6.
C)  the price equals $10.
D)  quantity demanded equals 3.

Question 8

Which of the following will NOT lead to a decrease in demand for a normal good?

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A)  An increase in income
B)  An increase in the price of an input
C)  A decrease in the price of a complement good
D)  An increase in the number of consumers

Question 9

An excess quantity supplied can be corrected by

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A)  a fall in price.
B)  legally fixing the price at its present level.
C)  a decrease in demand.
D)  an increase in supply.

Question 10

Suppose Good A is a normal good.Which of the following will increase the demand for Good A?

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A)  An increase in the price of its substitutes
B)  A lower expected future relative price of A
C)  An increase in the price of its complements
D)  A decrease in income

Question 11

-According to the above table,at a price of $8 per unit,other things constant,

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A)  consumers will continue to bid prices upward.
B)  there will be no tendency for the market to approach an equilibrium.
C)  a surplus of 100 units will exist.
D)  a shortage of 80 units will exist.

Question 12

Sarah gets a salary increase of 20 percent.Before her raise,she purchased 5 pounds of hamburger and 1 pound of beef stew a month.After her raise,she consumes 2 pounds of hamburger and 3 pounds of beef stew a month.If everything else is held constant,we know that

Accepted Answer

A)  hamburger is an inferior good and beef stew is a normal good for Sarah.
B)  hamburger is a normal good and beef stew is an inferior good for Sarah.
C)  both hamburger and beef stew are normal goods for Sarah.
D)  both hamburger and beef stew are inferior goods for Sarah.

Question 13

Other things being equal,the relationship between price and quantity supplied is

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A)  negative.
B)  constant.
C)  positive.
D)  non-existent.

Question 14

Which of the following will occur as the price of a good decreases?

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A)  The demand curve for that good will shift to the left.
B)  The demand curve for that good will shift to the right.
C)  The quantity demanded for that good will increase.
D)  Demand for that good will increase.

Question 15

A shortage exists

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A)  in equilibrium.
B)  when quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded.
C)  when quantity supplied is less than quantity demanded.
D)  at the market clearing price.

Question 16

-Refer to the above figure.At a price of $10,excess quantity supplied equals

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A)  0.
B)  12.
C)  15.
D)  infinity.

Question 17

If we are comparing the price of regular gasoline with the price of super gasoline,then an increase in the relative price of regular gasoline implies that

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A)  the nominal price of regular gasoline increased.
B)  the nominal price of super gasoline decreased.
C)  the relative price of super gasoline decreased.
D)  the relative price of regular gasoline increased.

Question 18

Assume that coffee and tea are substitutes.Given a downward sloping demand curve for tea,an increase in the price of tea will cause

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A)  an increase in the demand for coffee.
B)  a decrease in the demand for coffee.
C)  a leftward shift of the demand curve for tea.
D)  a leftward shift in the demand for coffee.

Question 19

If the price of airline travel in Europe falls and the demand for train travel in Europe also falls,then the two goods are

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

Question 20

The money price of a good is that price

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A)  expressed in constant 2005 dollars.
B)  expressed in purchasing power against a common item like bread.
C)  expressed in today's dollars.
D)  that would clear the market.

Exam 3: Demand and Supply

A shortage exists

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If the price of airline travel in Europe falls and the demand for train travel in Europe also falls,then the two goods are

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If we are comparing the price of regular gasoline with the price of super gasoline,then an increase in the relative price of regular gasoline implies that

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

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Which of the following will NOT lead to a decrease in demand for a normal good?

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Suppose Good A is a normal good.Which of the following will increase the demand for Good A?

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An excess quantity supplied can be corrected by

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Which of the following causes a decrease in demand for a normal good?

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-According to the above table,at a price of $8 per unit,other things constant,

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Sarah gets a salary increase of 20 percent.Before her raise,she purchased 5 pounds of hamburger and 1 pound of beef stew a month.After her raise,she consumes 2 pounds of hamburger and 3 pounds of beef stew a month.If everything else is held constant,we know that

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Which of the following is NOT true about the equilibrium price?

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The market demand curve for a particular good

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The money price of a good is that price

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-Refer to the above figure.Excess quantity demanded will exist when

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-Refer to the above figure.At a price of $10,excess quantity supplied equals

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If more foreign auto plants relocate to the United States,we would expect

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Other things being equal,the relationship between price and quantity supplied is

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Another name for a surplus is

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Assume that coffee and tea are substitutes.Given a downward sloping demand curve for tea,an increase in the price of tea will cause

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Which of the following will occur as the price of a good decreases?

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