Exam 4: Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices

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After adjusting for inflation, a comparison of the price of leg warmers reveals that the price of leg warmers was significantly higher in the 1980s than it is today. Which of the following can explain this?

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A market can be described by the equations Qd = 300 - 4P and Qs = 6P. At a price of $40, will this market experience a shortage or a surplus and what is the amount of this shortage or surplus? Will this market return to equilibrium? Why or why not?

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Imagine a free market in which quantity supplied is 50 units and quantity demanded is 40 units at the current price. The market is experiencing a(n):

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When there is a shortage in the market, competition will:

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An increase in quantity demanded is a shift in the entire demand curve.

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If the government institutes a tax on suppliers of Cheesy-Poofs, the market for Cheesy-Poofs will see:

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Which of the following would NOT lead to a decrease in the price of domestic automobiles?

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Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Price and Quantity 2 Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Price and Quantity 2   -(Figure: Price and Quantity 2) At a cost of $20 per unit in the diagram, the value of the unexploited gains from trade is represented by areas: -(Figure: Price and Quantity 2) At a cost of $20 per unit in the diagram, the value of the unexploited gains from trade is represented by areas:

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Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Market Changes Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Market Changes   -(Figure: Market Changes) Refer to the figures. If the figures represent the market for a popular soda, which figure shows the effect of an increase in the price of a competing energy drink? -(Figure: Market Changes) Refer to the figures. If the figures represent the market for a popular soda, which figure shows the effect of an increase in the price of a competing energy drink?

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When there is a shortage of 1,000 units of a particular good:

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Imagine a free market in equilibrium. After a sudden increase in demand (but before the price can adjust), the market experiences:

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In the market for a normal good, an increase in income will cause an increase in ______, an increase in quantity ______, and a(n) ______ in price.

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Use the following to answer questions: Table: Equilibrium Price, Quantity \ 10 50 30 12 45 35 14 40 40 16 35 45 18 30 50 -(Table: Equilibrium Price, Quantity) Refer to the table. If the supply curve for the product shifted to the right such that 20 more units of the good are supplied at every price, what is the new equilibrium price?

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Gains from trade will be maximized at the free market equilibrium price and quantity because the supply of goods is:

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Figure: Supply and Demand 2 Figure: Supply and Demand 2   What happens as a result of the change in demand in the diagram? What happens as a result of the change in demand in the diagram?

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The equilibrium price will increase if demand and supply both increase by equal amounts.

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Table: Supply and Demand Schedule Price per Unit Quantity Demanded Quantity Supplied \ 17 80 97 \ 15 88 88 \ 13 96 79 \ 11 104 71 In the table, a surplus occurs at a price ________, and a shortage occurs at a price _________.

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Following the release of a new study showing even more benefits to drinking red wine, economists expect:

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What will happen in the market for cotton as a result of a severe drought?

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Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Demand and Supply Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Demand and Supply   -Gains from trade are maximized at the: -Gains from trade are maximized at the:

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