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1
What is a company’s total revenue?
The quantity of goods sold multiplied by the price of those goods.
The amount of goods a company can expect to sell.
The amount of profit a company makes
The price of a company’s goods.
2
The change in price was 10%, and the change in quantity supplied was 30%. The good is
a. Inelastic
Unit elastic
Elastic
Purely inelastic
3
What effect does the availability of many good substitutes have on the elasticity of demand for a good?
Demand is inelastic
Demand is elastic
Demand is not affected
Demand is unit-elastic
4
A government regulation that sets a minimum level for prices is called a
price ceiling.
black market.
price floor.
minimum wage.
5
The production costs that change as the level of output changes are called
total costs
marginal costsqq
fixed costs
variable costs
6
The resources used to make all goods and services are the
Production possibilities
Factors of production
a. Opportunity costs
Production trade-offs
7
If factors other than price cause an increase in the demand for products, a demand curve shifts
to the left.
upward.
downward.
to the right.
8
The price of fuel used in farm machinery increases to a new high. The supply of corn will
increase.
decrease.
No clue
stay the same.
9
Researchers have found a hybrid of corn that is cheaper to grow. This technological breakthrough
Increases the quantity supplied of corn
Increases the production costs of corn
Increases the supply of corn
Decreases the supply of corn
10
In which type of economic system does the government answer the three basic questions of economics?
Market
Command
Traditional
Mixed
11
A price ceiling is
The highest price a supplier is willing to charge for a good or service.
The highest price at which it is legal to sell a good or service.
The lowest price a supplier is willing to charge for a good or service.
The lowest price at which it is legal to sell a good or service.
12
Goods X and Y are substitutes. If the price of Y increases, then the
Market price of good X will decrease
Quantity demanded for good X will increase
Demand for good X will decrease
Demand for good X will increase
13
Which economist claimed that the government should take a hands off approach to economics?
George W. Bush
Adam Smith
John Maynard Keynes
Karl Marx
14
The price of beef rises. The demand for hamburger buns will
decrease.
Will go stale
increase.
stay the same.
15
Examples of Government actions that affect supply
Excise Tax
All the above
Subsidies
Government regulation
16
Competition in a market tends to
have little effect on supply.
increase supply.
decrease supply.
cause supply to fluctuate.
17
Which of the following describes economics as it ought to be?
Normative economics
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Positive economics
18
If the number of companies producing clocks increases, then the
Quantity supplied of clocks increases
Supply of clocks increases
Supply of clocks decreases
Supply of clocks does not change
19
Which of the following is an example of a variable cost?
Rent
Utilities
Wage workers
Supervisors
20
If a good is “normal,” then an increase in income will result in
A decrease in the demand for the good
A lower market price
No change in the demand for the good
An increase in the demand for the good
21
A movement along the supply curve might be caused by a change in
Cost of production
Labor productivity
Technology
Price of the good or service
22
If a product is not a necessity, it will tend to have
inelastic demand.
elastic demand.
a subsitution effect.
an income effect.
23
What is a company’s profit?
Total cost minus total revenue
Total cost plus total revenue
Total revenue minus variable cost
Total revenue minus total cost
24
A price ceiling set below the equilibrium price leads to
The price rising about the equilibrium price
A surplus
No change in the market
A shortage
25
What does it mean when the demand for a product is inelastic?
People will not buy any of the product when the price goes up
Customers are sensitive to price of the product.
A price increase does not have a significant impact on buying habits
There are many satisfactory substitutes for the product.
26
If competition in the cell phone market increases, the supply curve for cell phones will shift
downward.
upward.
to the left.
to the right.
27
If new pollution controls are put on companies that make wrenches, the supply of wrenches will
increase.
fluctuate.
stabilize.
decrease.
28
If a good can be made quickly, inexpensively & using a few, readily available resources, it has
diminishing returns.
elastic supply.
negative returns.
inelastic supply.
29
What situation exists when QS and QD for a product are equal?
market equilibrium
market balance
market disequilibrium
price equivalency
30
What is the major basic problem in economics and forces people to make choices?
Conflicting values
Lack of information
Low productivity
Scarcity of resources
31
When a surplus exists in a market, price is
higher than quantity supplied.
below equilibrium.
above equilibrium.
lower than quantity supplied.
32
Which of the following is an example of a good with inelastic supply?
fine art.
beach front property.
all of the answers are correct.
cruise ships.
33
If a new tax is levied on the producers of widgets, the supply curve for widgets will shift
to the left.
to the right.
upward.
downward.
34
Which of the following government actions will increase supply?
An excise tax on tobacco
A subsidy on corn
A regulation on the use of pesticides.
Government action does not relate to supply.
35
The amount of a product a consumer is willing and able to buy is called
utility.
demand.
supply
window shopping.
36
Explain how you illustrate an increase in the quantity demanded of a good.
Shift of the demand curve to the right
Shift of the demand curve to the left
A movement up along the demand curve
A movement down along the demand curve
37
Which of the following describes the law of demand? As,
The price of peanuts falls, the quantity demanded of peanuts increases
The price of bread falls, the quantity demanded of bread decreases
Price of peanut butter increases, the quantity demanded of jelly decreases
The market size for pizzas increase, the demand for pizza increases
38
The law of supply states that consumers will purchase more at low prices.
True
False
39
When quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded at a particular price, ___ exists.
shortage.
black market.
surplus.
equilibrium.
40
The U.S. government increases the subsidy to corn production. The supply of corn will
Will tatse better
decrease.
increase.
stay the same.
41
The term for the amount of satisfaction a consumer receives from consuming a product is
price.
utility.
substitution.
income.
42
On which kinds of goods do governments generally place price ceilings?
Those that are essential and likely to be too expensive for some consumers.
The government does not set price controls
Those that are cheap but could become more expensive without the ceiling.
Those that are not necessary but have become customary.
43
If there are readily available substitutes for a product, that product will tend to have
elastic demand.
income effect.
substitution effect.
inelastic demand.
44
If macaroni and cheese is an inferior good, then a decrease in income results in
A decrease in the supply of macaroni and cheese.
A decrease in the demand for macaroni and cheese.
An increase in the supply of macaroni and cheese
An increase in the demand for macaroni and cheese
45
The price where quantity supplied equals quantity demanded is called the
Coordinating price.
Equilibrium price
Disequilibrium price.
Equal price
46
If the demand for a product decreases, we would expect
Equilibrium price to decrease and equilibrium quantity to increase
Equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity to both increase.
Equilibrium price to increase and equilibrium quantity to decrease
Equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity to both decrease.