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Which of the below is true?


A) A price ceiling reduces the quantity exchanged on the market, but a price floor increases the quantity exchanged on the market.
B) A price ceiling increases the quantity exchanged on the market, but a price floor decreases the quantity exchanged on the market.
C) Both price floors and price ceilings reduce the quantity exchanged in the market.
D) Both price floors and price ceilings increase the quantity exchanged in the market.

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If a good has a perfectly inelastic short-run supply curve, an increase in demand will:


A) increase the price and quantity exchanged in the short run.
B) increase the price and but leave the quantity exchanged the same in the short run.
C) increase the quantity exchanged but leave the price the same in the short run.
D) leave both price and quantity exchanged the same in the short run.

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Exhibit 4-A Exhibit 4-A   -Refer to Exhibit 4-A.Elasticity varies along a linear demand curve.Graph B represents the section of the curve where: A) the curve is elastic. B) E<sub>d</sub> is > 1. C) starting at P<sub>1</sub>, an increase in price will lead to a decrease in total revenue. D) all of the above are correct. E) none of the above are correct. -Refer to Exhibit 4-A.Elasticity varies along a linear demand curve.Graph B represents the section of the curve where:


A) the curve is elastic.
B) Ed is > 1.
C) starting at P1, an increase in price will lead to a decrease in total revenue.
D) all of the above are correct.
E) none of the above are correct.

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Which of the following is not a result of rent controls?


A) reduced incentives to build new rental housing
B) reduced incentives for landlords to keep rental units in good repair
C) increased discrimination against people deemed undesirable on the part of landlords
D) increased turnover as tenants move more frequently from one rental unit to another

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Exhibit 4-C Exhibit 4-C   -Refer to Exhibit 4-C.Graph B represents a demand curve that is relatively ____.Total revenue ____ as the price decreases from $10 to $5. A) inelastic; decreases B) elastic; decreases C) elastic; increases D) inelastic; increases -Refer to Exhibit 4-C.Graph B represents a demand curve that is relatively ____.Total revenue ____ as the price decreases from $10 to $5.


A) inelastic; decreases
B) elastic; decreases
C) elastic; increases
D) inelastic; increases

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To the extent that a governmental price control succeeds in affecting price, it can be expected to lead to a corresponding:


A) reduction in the volume of sales only if the price is forced down.
B) reduction in the volume of sales if the price is forced down and an increase in the volume of sales if the price is forced up.
C) decrease in the volume of sales whether the price is forced up or down.
D) increase in the volume of sales whether the price is forced up or down.

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A tax is imposed on orange juice.Consumers will bear the full burden of this tax if the:


A) price elasticity of demand for orange juice equals 1.4.
B) demand for orange juice is perfectly elastic.
C) demand for orange juice is unit elastic.
D) supply curve for orange juice is perfectly inelastic.
E) price elasticity of demand for orange juice equals 0.6.

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Whenever a price ceiling is imposed in a market, it is true that:


A) quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied and a surplus results.
B) quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied and a shortage results.
C) quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded and a surplus results.
D) quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded and a shortage results.
E) it is necessary to know whether the ceiling is imposed above or below the equilibrium price in order to determine whether the quantity traded will be affected.

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Figure 4-D Figure 4-D   -Refer to Figure 4-D.When the price is P<sub>1</sub>, the consumer surplus is equal to the area: A) A. B) C. C) A + B. D) A + B + C. -Refer to Figure 4-D.When the price is P1, the consumer surplus is equal to the area:


A) A.
B) C.
C) A + B.
D) A + B + C.

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The area between the market price and the supply curve provides a measure of:


A) consumer surplus.
B) producer surplus.
C) consumer surplus plus producer surplus.
D) marginal utility.
E) the deadweight loss arising from free trade.

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A perfectly elastic supply curve is:


A) upward sloping to the right.
B) downward sloping to the left.
C) horizontal.
D) vertical.
E) any of the above.

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Figure 4-A The diagram below represents the market for butter. Figure 4-A The diagram below represents the market for butter.   -Refer to Figure 4-A.If a price ceiling of $4 is imposed, we would expect that ____ units of butter will be sold. A) 7,000 B) 5,000 C) 4,000 D) 3,000 E) 2,000 -Refer to Figure 4-A.If a price ceiling of $4 is imposed, we would expect that ____ units of butter will be sold.


A) 7,000
B) 5,000
C) 4,000
D) 3,000
E) 2,000

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Based on the graph below, what is the consumer surplus of the 10th unit bought/sold? Based on the graph below, what is the consumer surplus of the 10<sup>th</sup> unit bought/sold?   A) $1.25 B) $2.25 C) $2.75 D) $3.50 E) $6.25


A) $1.25
B) $2.25
C) $2.75
D) $3.50
E) $6.25

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Table 4-D Miles demands jazz CDs according to the following demand schedule:  Price af jazz CDs  Qurantity of jazz CDs $301$252$203$154$105\begin{array} { c c } \text { Price af jazz CDs } & \text { Qurantity of jazz CDs } \\\$ 30 & 1 \\\$ 25 & 2 \\\$ 20 & 3 \\\$ 15 & 4 \\\$ 10 & 5\end{array} -Refer to Table 4-D.If the price of jazz CDs equals $20, the consumer surplus Miles receives from purchasing jazz CDs is:


A) $10.
B) $15.
C) $20.
D) $55.
E) $75.

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If the supply curve is perfectly elastic, then an increase in demand will:


A) increase both the price and the quantity exchanged.
B) increase the price but result in no change in the quantity exchanged.
C) increase the quantity exchanged but result in no change in the price.
D) decrease the price but not change the quantity exchanged.
E) do none of the above.

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Figure 4-C Figure 4-C   -Refer to Figure 4-C.If the market price equals P<sub>2</sub>, producer surplus can be identified in the diagram as area: A) A + B + E. B) B + E. C) D. D) C + D+ F. E) C + F. -Refer to Figure 4-C.If the market price equals P2, producer surplus can be identified in the diagram as area:


A) A + B + E.
B) B + E.
C) D.
D) C + D+ F.
E) C + F.

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Gains from trade are measured by:


A) consumer surplus.
B) producer surplus.
C) the sum of consumer and producer surplus.
D) producer surplus minus consumer surplus.

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Which of the following is not likely to result from an increase in the federal minimum wage?


A) an increase in the quantity of low-skilled labor supplied
B) a decrease in the quantity of low-skilled labor demanded
C) a decrease in teenage unemployment
D) an increase in teenage unemployment

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If the measured elasticity of supply coefficient equals 0.6, then supply is:


A) perfectly elastic.
B) elastic.
C) unit elastic.
D) inelastic.
E) perfectly inelastic.

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If the demand is perfectly elastic, what would happen to the quantity demanded if there is a tiny increase in price?


A) quantity demanded will increase proportionately
B) quantity demanded will fall to zero
C) quantity demanded will register a disproportionately high increase
D) quantity demanded will decrease proportionately
E) quantity demanded will remain the same

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