Econ 101 - Microeconomics » Fall 2019 » iVat Chapter 7

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Question #1
Consumer surplus is:
A.   The area above the demand curve and above the equilibrium price.
B.   The area below the supply curve curve and above the equilibrium price.
C.   The area below the demand curve and above the equilibrium price.
D.   None of the available answers.
Question #2
If a consumer is willing to pay as much as $10 for a hamburger that actually costs $4.50, then the amount of consumer surplus resulting from the purchase of the hamburger would be:
A.   15.50
B.   6.50
C.   14.50
D.   none of the available answers is correct
E.   5.50
Question #3
If you are willing to sell your old skateboard for $25 and someone offers you $40 for it, this transaction will generate:
A.   $15 worth of consumer surplus and an unknown amount of producer surplus
B.   $15 worth of producer surplus and an unknown amount of consumer surplus
C.   $15 worth of consumer surplus and $25 worth of producer surplus
D.   $10 worth of consumer surplus and an unknown amount of producer surplus
E.   $25 worth of consumer surplus and $15 worth of producer surplus
Question #4
Price floors effectively transfer surplus from:
A.   Consumers to suppliers or producers in a market.
B.   Consumers to other consumers in a market.
C.   Consumers to the government.
D.   Suppliers to consumers in a market.
Question #5
Deadweight loss can occur if a price floor is implemented:
A.   Because fewer transactions take place due to the artificially decreased prices.
B.   Because fewer transactions take place due to the artificially increased prices.
C.   Because there is an increase in the number of transactions that take place due to the artificially increased prices.
D.   Because intervention in a market will increase overall surplus.
Question #6
Deadweight loss from a tax results in:
A.   Efficiency weighted by price.
B.   Loss of producer surplus from a tax.
C.   Weight loss from a recession.
D.   Loss of consumer surplus from a tax.
E.   A loss of consumer and producer surplus from a tax.
Question #7
A tax in a supply and demand model will:
A.   Transfer surplus from consumers and producers to the government.
B.   Transfer surplus from the government to consumers and producers.
C.   Transfer surplus from the government to consumers.
D.   Transfer surplus from the government to producers.
Question #8
When the government imposes a per unit tax on the producers of a product, the price consumers pay for the product typically:
A.   Increases by less than the amount of the per unit tax.
B.   Plunges.
C.   Decreases by less than the amount of the per unit tax.
D.   Increases by the amount of the per unit tax.
E.   Increases more than the amount of the per unit tax.
Question #9
If an excise tax is implemented on suppliers:
A.   The supply curve will shift up by the amount of the producer surplus.
B.   The demand curve will shift up by the amount of the excise tax.
C.   The supply curve will shift up by the amount of the excise tax.
D.   The supply curve will down by the amount of the excise tax.
Question #10
If an excise tax is implemented on suppliers:
A.   The supply curve shifts up because consumers attempt to pass the excise tax onto consumers in the form of higher prices.
B.   The supply curve shifts down because suppliers attempt to pass the excise tax onto consumers in the form of higher prices.
C.   The demand curve shifts up because consumers attempt to pass the excise tax onto suppliers in the form of higher prices.
D.   The supply curve shifts up because suppliers attempt to pass the excise tax onto consumers in the form of higher prices.
Question #11
If elasticity of demand is 1.4, elasticity of supply is 0.6, and a 15% excise tax is levied on the good:
A.   The tax burden on consumers will be greater than the tax burden on suppliers.
B.   The tax burden on suppliers will be greater than the tax burden on consumers.
C.   All of the available answers are correct.
D.   Suppliers and the tax burden on consumers will be equal.
E.   All of the burden falls on consumers.
Question #12
If elasticity of demand is 0.3, elasticity of supply is 0.3, and a 20% excise tax is levied on the good:
A.   The tax burden on suppliers will be greater than the tax burden on consumers.
B.   The tax burden on suppliers and the tax burden on consumers will not be equal.
C.   The tax burden on suppliers and the tax burden on consumers will be equal.
D.   All of the burden falls on consumers.
E.   The tax burden on consumers will be greater than the tax burden on suppliers.
Question #13
If elasticity of demand is 0.6, elasticity of supply is 0.6, and a 20% excise tax is levied on the good:
A.   The fraction of the tax borne by suppliers will be 0.6.
B.   The fraction of the tax borne by consumers will be 0.6.
C.   The fraction of the tax borne by suppliers will be 0.3.
D.   The fraction of the tax borne by consumers will be 0.5.
Question #14
If elasticity of demand is 1.5, elasticity of supply is 0.7, and a 15% excise tax is levied on the good:
A.   The fraction of the tax borne by suppliers will be 0.58.
B.   The fraction of the tax borne by consumers will be 0.43.
C.   The fraction of the tax borne by consumers will be 0.68.
D.   The fraction of the tax borne by suppliers will be 0.32.
Question #15
If consumers have to remit an excise tax imposed by the government:
A.   The demand curve will shift up by the amount of the excise tax.
B.   The demand curve will shift to the right by amount of the excise tax.
C.   The demand curve will shift down by the amount of the excise tax.
D.   The demand curve will become steeper.
Question #16
Suppose the government imposes an excise tax specifically on "Red Bull" energy drinks, while deciding not to tax Red Bull's competitors. Will Red Bull bear the majority of the burden from the excise tax, or will Red Bull's consumers bear a majority of the burden from the excise tax?
A.   Red Bull will bear the majority of the excise tax due to the fact consumers have many substitutes in the energy drink market. Therefore, the price elasticity of demand is less than the price elasticity of supply.
B.   Red Bull's consumers will bear the majority of the excise tax due to the fact consumers do not have many substitutes in the energy drink market. Therefore, the price elasticity of demand is less than the price elasticity of supply.
C.   None of the available answers.
D.   Red Bull will bear the majority of the excise tax due to the fact consumers have many substitutes in the energy drink market. Therefore, the price elasticity of demand is greater than the price elasticity of supply.
Question #17
Suppose the government implements a tax on office buildings where professionals such as lawyers, accountants, psychologists, etc. rent out office space for their small businesses. Will the suppliers or consumers in the office building market bear a greater proportion of the tax?
A.   The suppliers or office building owners will bear the greater portion of the tax.  The price elasticity of supply is greater than the price elasticity of demand.
B.   The consumers will bear the greater portion of the tax. This is due to the fact that the price elasticity of supply is greater than the price elasticity of demand.
C.   The suppliers or office building owners will bear the greater portion of the tax.  This is due to the fact that the price elasticity of supply is less than the price elasticity of demand.
D.   The consumers will bear the greater portion of the tax.  This is due to the fact that the price elasticity of supply is less than the price elasticity of demand.
Question #18
A price ceiling:
A.   Will transfer surplus from producers or suppliers to consumers, but the price floor will not create deadweight loss.
B.   Will transfer surplus from consumers to producers.
C.   Will transfer surplus from producers or suppliers to consumers.
D.   Will not create deadweight loss because efficiencies will be realized.
Question #19
Activities designed to transfer surplus from one group to another are called:
A.   transfer pricing
B.   Consumer choice
C.   transfer grouping
D.   Rent seeking
E.   Public Choice

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