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DVDs and DVD players are complements. An increase in the price of DVD players would cause which of the following in the market for DVDs?


A) The equilibrium price and quantity of DVDs would increase.
B) The equilibrium price and quantity of DVDs would decrease.
C) The equilibrium price of DVDs would increase, and the equilibrium quantity would decrease.
D) The equilibrium price of DVDs would decrease, and the equilibrium quantity would increase.

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For inferior goods, a decrease in income will cause the


A) quantity demanded to fall.
B) demand to increase.
C) demand to fall.
D) quantity demanded to increase.

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A movement along the demand curve to the left may be caused by a


A) rise in income.
B) decrease in supply.
C) fall in the number of substitute goods.
D) fall in the price of inputs.

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Related to the Economics in Practice on p. 65: Increased preference for quinoa would shift the ________ curve for quinoa to the right and lead to a(n) ________ in the price of quinoa, ceteris paribus.


A) demand; increase
B) demand; decrease
C) supply; increase
D) supply; decrease

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If the demand for coffee decreases as income decreases, coffee is a(n)


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

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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. If the price per pizza is $12, the price will A)  remain constant because the market is in equilibrium. B)  increase because there is an excess demand in the market. C)  decrease because there is an excess demand in the market. D)  decrease because there is an excess supply in the market. -Refer to Table 3.1. If the price per pizza is $12, the price will


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

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When the supply of Swiss cheese decreases while the demand for Swiss cheese increases, the equilibrium ________ of Swiss cheese will definitely ________, ceteris paribus.


A) price; increase
B) price; decrease
C) quantity; increase
D) quantity; decrease

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Refer to Scenario 3.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow. SCENARIO 3.1: Rented DVDs and movies shown in theaters are substitutes. Rented DVDs and plasma TVs are complements. Plasma TVs and movies shown in theaters are normal goods. People watch rented DVDs more often in the winter than in the summer. -Refer to Scenario 3.1. Most plasma TVs sold in the United States are imported from Japan. If the United States government eliminates a quota that reduced the number of plasma TVs that can be imported into the United States, ceteris paribus, what would happen?


A) The price of plasma TVs and the rental price of DVDs would increase.
B) The price of plasma TVs and the rental price of DVDs would decrease.
C) The price of plasma TVs would decrease and the rental price of DVDs would increase.
D) The price of plasma TVs would increase and the rental price of DVDs would decrease.

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C

If increases in government regulations have increased the cost of producing gasoline-powered lawnmowers, you accurately predict that in the market for gasoline-powered lawnmowers, there will be a(n)


A) decrease in the quantity supplied of gasoline-powered lawnmowers, a reduction in the price, and an increase in the quantity demanded.
B) decrease in the supply of gasoline-powered lawnmowers, an increase in the price, and a decrease in the quantity demanded.
C) decrease in the supply of gasoline-powered lawnmowers, an increase in the price, and a decrease in the demand.
D) increase in the supply of gasoline-powered lawnmowers, an increase in the price, and a decrease in the demand.

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Refer to the information provided in Figure 3.7 below to answer the following question(s) . Refer to the information provided in Figure 3.7 below to answer the following question(s) .   Figure 3.7 -Refer to Figure 3.7. An increase in quantity demanded is represented by the movement A)  from D<sub>2</sub> to D<sub>1</sub>. B)  from D<sub>2</sub> to D<sub>3</sub>. C)  along D<sub>2</sub> from Point B to point A. D)  along D<sub>2</sub> from Point B to point C. Figure 3.7 -Refer to Figure 3.7. An increase in quantity demanded is represented by the movement


A) from D2 to D1.
B) from D2 to D3.
C) along D2 from Point B to point A.
D) along D2 from Point B to point C.

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D

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. If at the same time of the mustard recall, consumer income also decreased. Then, ceteris paribus, in the market for mustard this would have caused


A) both the equilibrium price and quantity to decrease.
B) the equilibrium price to increase and the equilibrium quantity to decrease.
C) the equilibrium price to either increase, decrease, or remain the same and the equilibrium quantity to decrease.
D) the equilibrium quantity could have increased, decreased, or remained the same and the equilibrium price to decrease.

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Related to the Economics in Practice on page 65: Increased preference for quinoa would most likely shift the demand curve for quinoa to the ________ and lead to a(n) ________ in the price of quinoa, ceteris paribus.


A) left; increase
B) left; decrease
C) right; increase
D) right; decrease

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C

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. In this market there will be an excess supply of 500 cheeseburgers at a price of A)  $5. B)  $6. C)  $8. D)  $9. -Refer to Table 3.2. In this market there will be an excess supply of 500 cheeseburgers at a price of


A) $5.
B) $6.
C) $8.
D) $9.

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The price of circuit boards used in the manufacturing of LCD televisions has fallen. This will lead to ________ LCD televisions.


A) an increase in the supply of
B) a decrease in the supply of
C) an increase in the quantity supplied of
D) a decrease in the quantity supplied of

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Refer to the information provided in Figure 3.7 below to answer the following question(s) . Refer to the information provided in Figure 3.7 below to answer the following question(s) .   Figure 3.7 -Refer to Figure 3.7. If pizza and burritos are substitutes, a decrease in the price of burritos will cause a movement from Point B on demand curve D<sub>2</sub> to A)  demand curve D<sub>1</sub>. B)  demand curve D<sub>3</sub>. C)  Point A on demand curve D<sub>2</sub>. D)  Point C on demand curve D<sub>2</sub>. Figure 3.7 -Refer to Figure 3.7. If pizza and burritos are substitutes, a decrease in the price of burritos will cause a movement from Point B on demand curve D2 to


A) demand curve D1.
B) demand curve D3.
C) Point A on demand curve D2.
D) Point C on demand curve D2.

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According to the law of supply, there is a


A) negative relationship between price and the quantity of a good supplied.
B) positive relationship between price and the quantity of a good supplied.
C) negative relationship between price and the change in supply.
D) positive relationship between price and the change in supply.

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Related to the Economics in Practice on page 66: One explanation for the increase in the price of the Baltimore newspaper is the increase in the cost of newsprint. This would cause the ________ of Baltimore newspapers to ________.


A) supply; increase
B) quantity supplied; increase
C) supply; decrease
D) quantity supplied; decrease

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If price is above the equilibrium, then quantity supplied will be greater than quantity demanded, putting downward pressure on price.

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An increase in demand for a product will cause the price of the product to rise and supply of the product to increase.

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Related to the Economics in Practice on p. 51: Economist Meghan Busse found after examining more than 40 million car transactions that car purchasers are ________ influenced in their choice of cars by temporary weather fluctuations at the time of purchase.


A) not at all
B) heavily
C) slightly
D) always

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