MicroEconomics Exam II
Quantity of furniture demanded will increase the price of furniture by 1.3%.
Price of furniture will increase the quantity of furniture demanded by 1.3%.
Quantity of furniture demanded will decrease the price of furniture by 1.3%.
Price of furniture will decrease the quantity of furniture demanded by 1.3%.
Decreases; positive
Decreases; negative
Increases; negative
Increases; positive
Raise her price because she knows that the percentage decrease in the quantity demanded will be smaller than the percentage increase in price.
Raise her price because she knows that the percentage increase in the quantity demanded will be greater than the percentage decrease in price.
Raise her price because she knows that the quantity demanded will also increase.
Lower her price to increase the demand and shift the demand curve rightward.
+1.55
-2.11
-1.75
+1.00
Milk is an inferior good.
The demand for milk is income elastic.
Milk is a luxury.
Milk is a necessity.
The same in Philadelphia as in Dover.
Greater in the smaller city as would be expected.
Certainly affected by population differences in different markets.
Lower in the smaller city as would be expected.
0.60
1.60
0.40
0.625
Elastic; increased
Elastic; decreased
Inelastic; increased
Inelastic; decreased
For Sam, bananas are a normal good.
His income elasticity of demand for bananas is negative.
His income elasticity and price elasticity of demand for bananas are both greater than 1.
For Sam, bananas are an inferior good.
Becomes more elastic.
Initially becomes more elastic and then becomes less elastic.
Initially becomes less elastic and then becomes more elastic.
Becomes less elastic.
Total revenue from the sale of pumpkins decreased.
Demand curve for pumpkins shifted leftward.
Price elasticity of demand for pumpkins decreased from its value in previous years.
Demand curve for Halloween costums shifted leftward.
Substitutes and the relationship between the two goods is strong (that is, the quantity demanded of doughnuts is very responsive to changes in the price of crullers).
Complements and the relationship between the two goods is weak (that is, the quantity demanded of doughnuts is not very responsive to changes in the price of crullers).
Complements and the relationship between the two goods is strong (that is, the quantity demanded of doughnuts is very responsive to changes in the price of crullers).
Substitutes and the relationship between the two goods is strong (that is, the quantity demanded of doughnuts is not very responsive to changes in the price of crullers).
More sensitive to a change in the price of peaches than they are to a change in the price of apples.
Less sensitive to a change in the quantity of peaches than they are to a change in the quantity of apples.
Less sensitive to a change in the price of peaches than they are to a change in the price of apples.
More sensitive to a change in the quantity of peaches than they are to a change in the quantity of apples.
3.0
12.0
2.0
6.0
Lower the price of oranges.
Higher the income level of consumers.
Higher the price of other fruits.
Higher the price of oranges.
A firm should always charge the highest price possible regardless of the elasticity of demand.
A firm facing classic demand should always raise its price.
A firm facing inelastic demand should always raise its price.
None of the above answers is correct.
Large; small increase
Small; large increase
Small; large decrease
Large; small decrease
Might increase or decrease producer surplus.
Do not affect producer surplus.
Decrease producer surplus.
Increase producer surplus.
Who the law says must pay the tax.
The government's choice of whom to tax.
The revenue needs of government.
The elasticities of supply and demand.
The sellers and buyers will split the tax evenly.
The sellers will pay more of the tax than the buyers.
The buyers will pay more of the tax than the sellers.
The sellers will pay the entire tax.
Elastic; elastic
Inelastic; inelastic
Inelastic; elastic
Elastic; inelastic
Above which a seller cannot legally sell.
Below which a seller cannot legally sell.
That creates a surplus of the good.
Above which a seller cannot legally sell and one that creates a surplus of the good.
Always results in a shortage.
Results in a surplus if the floor price is greater than the equilibrium price.
Always results in a surplus.
Results in a shortage if the floor price is greater than the equilibrium price.
A deadweight loss occurring.
An increase in the price of electricity to $0.25/KW hour.
An increase in producer surplus.
A surplus of electricity in the electricity market.
A market working efficiently
Inelastic demand
A rent ceiling
A rent floor with a black market
A price floor
Creating a shortage
Increased search activity
A black market
Sales tax multiplied by the price elasticity of demand.
Amount of the sales tax.
Sales tax divided by the price elasticity of demand.
Sales tax multiplied by the price elasticity of supply.
A deadweight loss will be created.
A shortage of corn will be created.
The corn market will be efficient.
None of the answers is correct.
Is an effective way of increasing employment
Is a price ceiling in the labor market
Is a price floor in the labor market
Changes the demand for labor
Raise the price of a good.
Lower the price of a good.
Do not change the price of a good.
None of the above.
By suppliers
Above the equilibrium price
Equal to the equilibrium price
Below the equilibrium price
The price ceiling has no effect on the market equilibrium.
Less of the good is produced with the ceiling than would be produced without the ceiling.
Consumers can buy more than they can at the equilibrium price because the ceiling price is lower.
None of the answers is correct.
Affects someone other than the buyer of a good
Is greatest at the equilibrium point
Always equals external cost
Experiences increasing marginal returns
Command
Contest
Market price
Majority rule
Price and quantity regulations
Taxes and subsidies
A decrease in supply
Monopoly
Equal to the amount paid for a good or service
The value that we receive by purchasing a good or service
The price received for a good minus its minimum supply-price, summed over the quantity sold
More on the 100th unit of a good that is produced than on the 1st unit of a good that is produced
Horizontal; marginal cost of all producers at each quantity
Horizontal; quantities supplied by all the producers at each price
Vertical; marginal cost of all producers at each quantity
Vertical; quantities supplied by all the producers at each price
We measure value and marginal benefit as the maximum price that is willingly paid for another unit of the good or service.
Value is what we get, and the price is what we pay.
The value of one more unit of a good or service is its marginal benefit.
Value is equal to the marginal benefit of a good minus the price paid for it, summed over the quantity bought.
Market price
Majority rule
Contest
Command
The price of one more unit of a good or service is its marginal cost.
The cost of producing one more unit of a good or service is equal to the price.
The cost of producing one more unit of a good or service is its marginal cost, which is the minimum price that producers must receive to induce them to offer to sell another unit of the good or service.
The cost of producing one more unit of a good or service is its marginal cost, and we measure marginal cost as the area above the supply curve and below the market price.
Total surplus is maximized
Consumer surplus is maximized
Buyers and sellers acting in their self-interest do not promote the social interest
Producer surplus is maximized
Is the decrease in producer surplus that results from a decrease in price when demand decreases
Occurs only when production is greater than the efficient quantity
Occurs in markets that produce at the competitive equilibrium and in markets that produce more than the quantity at the competitive equilibrium
Is the decrease in total surplus that results from an inefficient level of production
The value of one more unit of a good or service is its marginal benefit, and we measure marginal benefit by the area under the demand curve.
The value of one more unit of a good or service is its marginal benefit, and we measure marginal benefit by the maximum price that is willingly paid for another unit of the good or service.
The value of one more unit of a good or service is equal to the price of one more unit of a good or service.
The price of one more unit of a good or service is its marginal benefit.
Competitive equilibrium occurs when demand equals supply.
The competitive market pushes the quantity produced to its efficient level.
When the efficient quantity is produced in a competitive market, producer surplus is maximized.
When the efficient quantity is produced in a competitive market, consumer surplus is maximized.
Marginal social cost equals marginal social benefit
Marginal social benefit is either equal to or greater than marginal social cost
Marginal social cost exceeds marginal social benefit
Marginal social benefit exceeds marginal social cost
Equal to the amount that we pay for a good or service
Greater on the 100th unit of a good that we buy than on the 1st unit of a good that we buy
The value of a good minus the price paid for it, summed over the quantity bought
The value that we receive by purchasing a good or service
Lottery
Contest
Personal characteristics
Command
Increases as the price rises
Is 4 bottles at a price of $1/bottle
Increases as the price falls
Is 8 bottles at a price of $2/bottle
Local water supply is a monopoly.
A monopoly sets its price to achieve its self-interest.
A monopoly produces more than the efficient quantity and charges too high a price.
A monopoly is a firm that is the sole provider of a good or service.
Overproduction; overproduction; overproduction; overproduction
Overproduction; underproduction; underproduction; overproduction
Underproduction; overproduction; underproduction; underproduction
Underproduction; underproduction; underproduction; underproduction
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