Econ 101 - Microeconomics » Summer 2021 » iVat Chapter 4

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Question #1
The law of demand states that, other things constant, there is:
A.   A direct relationship between price and the quantity demanded.
B.   An inverse relationship between price and demand.
C.   An inverse relationship between price and the quantity demanded.
D.   An indirect relationship between price and the quantity demanded.
E.   An indirect effect.
Question #2
Why is all else held constant along a demand curve?
A.   To isolate how a change in price impacts the change in quantity demanded.
B.   To isolate how a change in income impacts the change in quantity demanded.
C.   To isolate how a change in price impacts a change in quantity supplied.
D.   To isolate how a change in taxes impacts the change in quantity demanded.
Question #3
If income increases in the economy, this means that:
A.   At any given quantity in a market, the quantity demanded in the market, will be greater than prior to the income increase.
B.   At any given income in a market, the quantity demanded in the market, will be less than prior to the income increase.
C.   Consumers demand less of the good/service in the market.
D.   At any given price in a market, the quantity demanded in the market, will be greater than prior to the income increase.
Question #4
Which of the following would most likely result in an increase in the demand for beef?
A.   a decrease in the price of pork
B.   a decrease in the price of chicken
C.   an increase in family incomes
D.   a decrease in the supply of beef
Question #5
Suppose that we are examining the strawberry market. Suppose that the price of blueberries drops dramatically. Given that the price of blueberries has dropped:
A.   The demand curve in the blueberry market will shift to the left.  This means that at any given price, the quantity demanded in the strawberry is now less than it was prior to the change in the blueberry market.
B.   The demand curve in the strawberry will shift to the right.  This means that at any given price, the quantity demanded in the strawberry is now greater than it was prior to the change in the blueberry market.
C.   The demand curve in the strawberry market will shift to the left.  This means that at any given price, the quantity demanded in the strawberry is now less than it was prior to the change in the blueberry market.
D.   The demand curve in the strawberry will not be affected by the change in the blueberry market.
Question #6
To be consistent with the law of supply, a graph depicting the relationship between price and quantity supplied will be:
A.   Negatively sloped
B.   Positively-sloped
C.   Vertical
D.   Inverted
E.   Horizontal
Question #7
According to the law of supply, the quantity of an item supplied will fall as a result of:
A.   Decreases in the prices of inputs used to produce the item
B.   An increase in the price of the item
C.   Substitution and income effect
D.   An increase in the number of firms producing the item
E.   A decrease in the price of the item
Question #8
Which of the following events can be expected to cause an increase in the supply of milk?
A.   a decrease in the number of dairy farmers
B.   an increase in the demand for milk
C.   an increase in the price of milk
D.   a decrease in the price of feed for cows
E.   a decrease in peoples' income
Question #9
If wages or input prices increase:
A.   The supply curve will become steeper.
B.   The supply curve will shift to the right.
C.   The supply curve will stay in place.
D.   The supply curve will shift to the left.
Question #10
A productivity increase in the production processes for automobiles would shift the automobile supply curve to:
A.   No shift.
B.   The right.
C.   The left.
D.   Down
E.   Immensely to the left.
Question #11
If, at a good's current price, the quantity demanded is 2,000 units and the quantity supplied is 1,000 units then:
A.   the current price is above the equilibrium price.
B.   the current price is below the equilibrium price.
C.   consumers are irrational
D.   producers are not resonsive to price changes
E.   consumers of this particular item do not buy less of it when its price increases.
Question #12
An increase in the demand for a product will cause:
A.   An increase in supply and a lower equilibrium price and a higher equilibrium quantity.
B.   Financial contagion.
C.   A decrease in supply and a higher equilibrium price and a lower equilibrium quantity.
D.   A lower equilibrium price and a lower equilibrium quantity.
E.   A higher equilibrium price and a higher equilibrium quantity.
Question #13
If there is excess demand in the market, we can expect that:
A.   The supply curve will shift to the right to restore equilibrium.
B.   The demand curve will shift to the left.
C.   The supply curve will shift to the left.
D.   Prices will rise because firms will exploit consumers by decreasing supply.
E.   Prices will rise because suppliers will be able to sell their goods at higher prices.
Question #14
If there is excess demand in a market:
A.   Prices tend to decrease.
B.   Prices tend to fall.
C.   Prices tend to rise.
D.   Prices tend to stay the same.
Question #15
If demand decreases we should observe:
A.   An increase in the price in the market.
B.   Excess demand in the market immediately after the decrease in demand.
C.   Excess supply in the market immediately after the decrease in demand.
D.   A decrease in supply in the market.
Question #16
Suppose we are analyzing the production of glass. If the wages for glass workers decline, we would expect there:
A.   The price to increase in the market.
B.   To be an excess supply of glass in the glass market immediately after the supply curve shifts to the right.
C.   To be excess supply in the market immediately after the supply curve shifts to the left.
D.   To be excess demand in the market immediately after the supply curve shifts to the right.
Question #17
If there is excess supply in a market:
A.   Prices tend to rise.
B.   Prices become inverted.
C.   Prices tend to fall.
D.   Prices tend to stay the same.

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