Exam 3: Demand and Supply

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During the past twenty years, the prices of prescription drugs, relative to the prices of other goods, have risen, yet Americans buy more prescription drugs than ever. This might be because

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Assume that beef and pork are substitutes for consumers. There is a drought in the cattle grazing areas. The drought will shift the

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Kelly graduates and her income increases by $25,000 a year. Other things remaining the same, she increases the quantity of clothes she buys. For Kelly, clothes are .

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  -In the figure above, a decrease in the quantity of oil supplied but NOT in the supply of oil is shown by a movement from -In the figure above, a decrease in the quantity of oil supplied but NOT in the supply of oil is shown by a movement from

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Soft drinks are a normal good. Draw a graph showing the effect of an increase in income on the demand for soft drinks.

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  -In the figure above, which movement could be the result of an increase in the wages paid to oil workers? -In the figure above, which movement could be the result of an increase in the wages paid to oil workers?

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The price of a gallon of milk falls. Which of the following is a possible cause?

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Which of the following explains why supply curves slope upward?

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If more people buy larger cars that have lower gas mileage, the equilibrium price of gasoline will And the equilibrium quantity will .

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Oatmeal is an inferior good and cold cereal is a substitute for oatmeal. Raisins are a complement for oatmeal. Which of the following increases the demand for oatmeal?

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Which of the following statements is correct?

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  -In the above figure, if D<sub>2 </sub>is the original demand curve for a normal good and income decreases, which price and quantity might result? -In the above figure, if D2 is the original demand curve for a normal good and income decreases, which price and quantity might result?

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The price of jet fuel falls. This fall shifts the

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The cost of producing aspirin increases simultaneously as doctors find that one aspirin per day reduces the risk of heart attacks. The supply of aspirin and the demand for aspirin So that the equilibrium price of aspirin _ .

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  -The above table shows the demand schedule and supply schedule for chocolate chip cookies. An increase in income results in an increase in the demand for chocolate cookies by an amount of 3 pounds at every price. What are the new equilibrium quantity and equilibrium price? -The above table shows the demand schedule and supply schedule for chocolate chip cookies. An increase in income results in an increase in the demand for chocolate cookies by an amount of 3 pounds at every price. What are the new equilibrium quantity and equilibrium price?

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  -In the above figure, if D<sub>2 </sub>is the original demand curve and consumers come to expect that the price of the good will rise in the future, which price and quantity might result? -In the above figure, if D2 is the original demand curve and consumers come to expect that the price of the good will rise in the future, which price and quantity might result?

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If the price of a DVD player falls, then in the market for DVDs,

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Which of the following does NOT shift the demand curve for broccoli?

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The law of demand implies that, other things remaining the same,

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If the price of aluminum used to make bicycles increases, the price of a bicycle rises because of a

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