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Supply & Demand (2)
Supply & Demand (2)
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supply, demand and price
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1
In the market for new homes, consumer incomes rise
Demand shifts left
Supply shifts left
Demand shifts right
Supply shifts right
2
Price increases 5% and revenue falls by 15%, demand must be
Unit Elastic
Elastic
Inelastic
Neutral to Inferior
3
If consumer income rises, how would the demand curve change?
It will shift right
Consumers will buy less
It will shift left
It will not change
4
When demand is elastic, an increase in price will cause revenue to
Change in proportion to price
Remain the same
Rise
Fall
5
In the market for wheat, new technology improves farming and harvesting techniques
Supply shifts right
Demand shifts right
Supply shifts left
Demand shifts left
6
At any price above the equilibrium price
QD < QS
QD > QS
Quantity Demanded = Quantity Supplied
7
When supply shifts to the left, what happens to market price and quantity?
Price rises, quantity falls
Price falls, quantity rises
They both go up
They both go down
8
According to the law of demand, as price rises
Producers sell more
Consumers buy more
Producers sell less
Consumers buy less
9
Which of the following might have caused the demand curve to shift right?
The number of consumers fell
Resource costs dropped
Consumer preferences for the product improved
Consumer income fell
10
In the market for soda, consumers cut back on drinking sugary drinks
Supply shifts left
Demand shifts right
Demand shifts left
Supply shifts right
11
In the market for car tires, the cost producers pay for rubber and steel belting rises
Demand shifts left
Supply shifts right
Demand shifts right
Supply shifts left
12
If the demand curve shifts left, what will happen to the market price and quantity?
Price falls, quantity rises
Price rises, quantity falls
They both go up
They both go down
13
Would the image above result in a surplus or a shortage?
Surplus
Shortage
14
At a price floor, the market condition that results is called a(n)
Shortage
Surplus
Equilibrium
15
When the supply curve shifts right, what happens to market price and quantity?
They both rise
Price rises, quantity falls
Price falls, quantity rises
They both fall
16
According to the law of supply, as prices fall
Quantity supplied rises
Quantity demanded by consumers falls
Quantity supplied does not respond
Quantity supplied falls
17
Is the following graph showing a surplus or shortage?
Shortage
Surplus
18
Which of the following is true about the market clearing (equilibrium) price?
Quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded
Quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied
Quantity demanded equals quantity supplied
The market is unable to function
19
What is the best explanation for the change you see in the supply curve?
Taxes rose
Resource costs rose
Subsidies to businesses fell
Production technology improved
20
In the market for chocolate, disease in cocoa trees reduces the size of the harvest
Supply shifts left
Demand shifts left
Supply shifts right
Demand shifts right