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Supply and Demand Review - Economics
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1
When producers are left with a ____________________ of products, they may reduce prices.
theft
market
shortage
surplus
2
In a market economy, a high price is a signal for
producers to supply less and consumers to buy less.
producers to supply less and consumers to buy more
government to intervene to protect consumers
producers to supply more and consumers to buy less
3
What would cause a shift from S to S1?
price of an input increases
sellers leave the industry
price of a substitute increases
technological improvements in the industry
4
Cheeseburgers & ice cream have relatively horizontal or flat demand curves which are said to be
flat.
inelastic.
elastic.
unit elastic.
5
Price of plastic increases; what happens to the supply & equilibrium price of PS4 controllers?
increases; increases
increases, decreases
decreases; increases
decreases; decreases
6
Demand is measured not only by a consumer’s ability to buy a product, but also by
the demand for similar products.
the demand for the product.
opportunity costs.
desire and willingness to buy.
7
Prices have the advantages of neutrality, ____________________, efficiency, and clarity.
vagueness
allocation
flexibility
rigidness
8
Based on law of supply; when price of an item decreases what happens to the quantity supplied?
stays the same
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decrease
increase
9
According to the law of demand if the price for a gallon of gasoline rises, what happens?
the demand curve shifts left
quantity demanded decreases
quantity demanded increases
nothing
10
If the demand for "Slices of Swagg Pizza" increases in recession, then it is a(n)
normal good
complementary good
superior good
inferior good
11
If the demand for ketchup falls after the price of mustard rises; Ketchup and mustard are:
substitute goods
complement goods
inferior goods
supplemental goods
12
Oprah endorses Mr. B's new book,"Life as an Economics Boss!". What happens to demand and price?
increase; decrease
decrease; increase
increase; increase
nothing; stays the same
13
An increase in the excise tax on cigarettes raises the price of cigarettes by shifting the
demand curve right
demand curve left
supply curve left
supply curve right
14
What would cause a movement from D to D1 on this graph?
number of buyers decreases
price of a substitute increases
price of the product decreases
price of the product increases
15
The minimum wage is the ____________________ for wages in the United States.
natural price
price floor
price ceiling
equilibrium price
16
The phrase a "change in demand" most directly implies
a shift of the price curve
movement along the quantity curve
movement along the demand curve
a shift of the demand curve
17
The 3 stages of production are: increasing returns, ____________ returns, and negative returns.
diminishing
descending
negative
equilibrium
18
A leftward shift of a product supply curve might be caused by:
an improvement in the relevant technique of production
a decline in the prices of needed inputs
an increase in consumer incomes
some sellers leaving the industry