Question 1

A tax on buyers will shift the

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A)   demand curve upward by the amount of the tax.
B)   demand curve downward by the amount of the tax.
C)   supply curve upward by the amount of the tax.
D)   supply curve downward by the amount of the tax.

Question 2

The price paid by buyers in a market will decrease if the government

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A)   increases a binding price floor in that market.
B)   increases a binding price ceiling in that market.
C)   decreases a tax on the good sold in that market.
D)   All of the above are correct.

Question 3

Price controls

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A)   always produce a fair outcome.
B)   always produce an efficient outcome.
C)   can generate inequities of their own.
D)   All of the above are correct.

Question 4

A tax imposed on the sellers of a good will lower the

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A)   price paid by buyers and lower the equilibrium quantity.
B)   price paid by buyers and raise the equilibrium quantity.
C)   effective price received by sellers and lower the equilibrium quantity.
D)   effective price received by sellers and raise the equilibrium quantity.

Question 5

One common example of a price floor is the minimum wage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Minimum-wage laws dictate the

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A)   average price employers must pay for labor.
B)   highest price employers may pay for labor.
C)   lowest price employers may pay for labor.
D)   the highest and lowest prices employers may pay for labor.

Question 7

When a payroll tax is enacted,the wage received by workers

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A)   falls, and the wage paid by firms rises.
B)   falls, and the wage paid by firms falls.
C)   rises, and the wage paid by firms falls.
D)   rises, and the wage paid by firms rises.

Question 8

If the government wants to reduce the burning of fossil fuels,it should impose a tax on

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A)   buyers of gasoline.
B)   sellers of gasoline.
C)   either buyers or sellers of gasoline.
D)   whichever side of the market is less elastic.

Question 9

Figure 6-1

-Refer to Figure 6-1.A binding price ceiling is shown in

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A)   panel (a)  only.
B)   panel (b)  only.
C)   both panel (a)  and panel (b) .
D)   neither panel (a)  nor panel (b) .

Question 10

The price received by sellers in a market will increase if the government

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A)   decreases a binding price floor in that market.
B)   increases a binding price ceiling in that market.
C)   increases a tax on the good sold in that market.
D)   imposes a binding price ceiling in that market.

Question 11

Minimum-wage laws benefit society by creating a surplus of labor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When a tax is imposed on a good,the result is always a shortage of the good.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

To say that a price floor is binding is to say that the price floor

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A)   results in a shortage.
B)   is set below the equilibrium price.
C)   causes quantity supplied to exceed quantity demanded.
D)   All of the above are correct.

Question 14

Price floors are typically imposed to benefit sellers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If a price floor is not binding,then

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A)   the equilibrium price is above the price floor.
B)   the equilibrium price is below the price floor.
C)   there will be a surplus in the market.
D)   Both a)  and c)  are correct.

Question 16

Figure 6-6
 
-Refer to Figure 6-6.Which of the following statements is not correct?

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A)   A price ceiling set at $8 would be binding, but a price ceiling set at $12 would not be binding.
B)   A price floor set at $14 would be binding, but a price floor set at $8 would not be binding.
C)   A price ceiling set at $9 would result in a surplus.
D)   A price floor set at $11 would result in a surplus.

Question 17

Rent control policies tend to cause

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A)   relatively smaller shortages in the short run than in the long run because supply and demand tend to be more elastic in the short run than in the long run.
B)   relatively larger shortages in the short run than in the long run because supply and demand tend to be more elastic in the short run than in the long run.
C)   relatively larger shortages in the short run than in the long run because supply and demand tend to be more inelastic in the short run than in the long run.
D)   relatively smaller shortages in the short run than in the long run because supply and demand tend to be more inelastic in the short run than in the long run.

Question 18

Figure 6-27
 
-Refer to Figure 6-27.If the government places a $2 tax in the market,the buyer bears $1 of the tax burden.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Figure 6-27
 
-Refer to Figure 6-27.If the government places a $2 tax in the market,the seller receives $4.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When a free market for a good reaches equilibrium,anyone who is willing and able to pay the market price can buy the good.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Supply, Demand, And Government Policies.

Rent control policies tend to cause

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Figure 6-1 -Refer to Figure 6-1.A binding price ceiling is shown in

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Minimum-wage laws benefit society by creating a surplus of labor.

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Price floors are typically imposed to benefit sellers.

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One common example of a price floor is the minimum wage.

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If the government wants to reduce the burning of fossil fuels,it should impose a tax on

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When a payroll tax is enacted,the wage received by workers

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If a price floor is not binding,then

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To say that a price floor is binding is to say that the price floor

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A tax imposed on the sellers of a good will lower the

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When a free market for a good reaches equilibrium,anyone who is willing and able to pay the market price can buy the good.

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When a tax is imposed on a good,the result is always a shortage of the good.

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Figure 6-27 -Refer to Figure 6-27.If the government places a $2 tax in the market,the buyer bears $1 of the tax burden.

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The price received by sellers in a market will increase if the government

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Figure 6-6 -Refer to Figure 6-6.Which of the following statements is not correct?

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Minimum-wage laws dictate the

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Figure 6-27 -Refer to Figure 6-27.If the government places a $2 tax in the market,the seller receives $4.

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Price controls

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The price paid by buyers in a market will decrease if the government

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A tax on buyers will shift the

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