Chapter 2 Economics Test!
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- 1.If people expect the price of antique furniture to fall in the near future, what will probably happen to the demand curve for antique furniture?
- A.
It will shift to the right
- B.
It will remain unchanged
- C.
It will shift to the left
- D.
It will shift to the right and then to the left
- 2.What is not a fad item?
- A.
Flattop haircut
- B.
Gourmet ice cube
- C.
Peanut bitter and jelly sandwich
- D.
Pet rock
- 3.What is the typical description of a fad item's demand curve?
- A.
Shift left, then shift right
- B.
Shift right, then shift left
- C.
Shift back and forth
- D.
Remain stable
- 4.What would be the most likely explanation for a drop in the demand for stainless steel skillets?
- A.
A rise in people's income
- B.
A rise in the cost of serving spoons
- C.
A rise in preference for microwave cookware
- D.
The expectation of a rise in the future price of stainless steel
- 5.Which of the following circumstances will cause a decrease in the demand for a normal good?
- A.
The incomes of consumers rise
- B.
The price of complementary goods rises
- C.
The good becomes more popular
- D.
The customers expect the good's price to decrease in the future
- 6.What is a "substitute good" for an expensive brand of butter?
- A.
Jelly
- B.
An inexpensive brand of butter
- C.
Margarine
- D.
Milk
- 7.Goods that expierence an increase in demand as a result of increase in buyers incomes are known as
- A.
Complementary goods
- B.
Inferior goods
- C.
Normal goods
- D.
Substitute goods
- 8.If a group of retired rich people move to a poor town, what will probaly happen to the demand curve for jewelry store?
- A.
It will shift to the right
- B.
It will remain unchanged
- C.
It will shift to the left
- D.
It will shift to the right and then to the left
- 9.If the price of fresh beans increases, what will probably happen to the demand curve for fresh corn (a substitue good)
- A.
It will shift to the right
- B.
It will remain unchanged
- C.
It will shift to the left
- D.
It will shitf to the right and then to the left
- 10.When many people lose their jobs during a depression, what usually happens to the demand curver for normal goods?
- A.
They weill shift to the right
- B.
They will remain unchanged
- C.
They will shift to the left
- D.
They will shift to the right and then to the left
- 11.If the major business in a small town gives all of its workers a raise, what will probably happen to the demand curves for normal goods in that town?
- A.
They weill shift to the right
- B.
They will remain unchanged
- C.
They will shift to the left
- D.
They will shift to the right and then to the left
- 12.How does a decreaes in dmeand affect the demand curve?
- A.
It shifts right
- B.
It shifts left
- C.
It shifts up.
- D.
It sifts down.
- 13.Why is a demand curve preferable to a demand schedule?
- A.
It is easier to read.
- B.
It is more accurate
- C.
It displays more information
- D.
It is more scientific
- 14.How does an increase in demand affect the demand curve?
- A.
It shifts right
- B.
It shifts left
- C.
It shifts up.
- D.
It shifts down.
- 15.The law of demand describes teh effects of____on demand.
- A.
Supply
- B.
Quality
- C.
Advertisement
- D.
Price
- 16.What is a dairy farmer's primary source of information about purchasing more cows?
- A.
Price of milk
- B.
Price of grain
- C.
Price of land
- D.
Interest rate on bank loans
- 17.Which of the following usually comes first?
- A.
Increased production of cocoa
- B.
Increased manifacture of chocolate
- C.
Increased orders for chocolate
- D.
Increased purchases of chocolate
- 18.What is an oil producer's bst sourcer of information about changes in demand for oil?
- A.
Common sense
- B.
The government
- C.
Prices
- D.
Supply level
- 19.Prices serve all of teh following purposes except
- A.
Transmitting information
- B.
Providing incentives
- C.
Increasing utility
- D.
Redistibuting income
- 20.If a customer's forst new car gives him a marginal utility of 25 utils, what is the most likely marginal utility that a second identical car would give him?
- A.
15 utils
- B.
25utils
- C.
40utils
- D.
50utils
- 21.What was William Stanley Javons's major contribution to economics?
- A.
Father of the Austrin school of economics
- B.
Champion of the market price system
- C.
Principle of diminishing marginal utility
- D.
Law of demand
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