Exam 4: Demand and Supply

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Price (dollars per stapler) Quantity demanded (thousands of staplers per week) Quantity supplied (thousands of staplers per week) 8 10 90 7 40 80 6 70 70 5 100 60 -Using the data in the table above, if the price of a stapler is $5, then there is a ________ of staplers and the quantity of staplers demanded ________ the quantity of staplers supplied.

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Teenagers drink more soda than other age groups.If the number of teenagers increases, everything else remaining the same,

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Which of the following increases the supply of a good and shifts its supply curve rightward?

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What happens to the demand for a good if a complement's price increases?

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  -In the above figure, the shift in the demand curve from D to D₂ can be the result of -In the above figure, the shift in the demand curve from D to D₂ can be the result of

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What is the difference between a normal good and an inferior good. Give an example of each.

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Consider the market for feather pillows.If there is an increase in the price of feather dusters, a substitute in production for feather pillows, then

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If the demand for a good increases when people's incomes increase,

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Consider the market for leather shoes.If producers believe the price of leather shoes will increase next month, today

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If both producers and consumers believe that a product's price will rise in the future, then at the present, the equilibrium price

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Suppose that the price of lettuce used to produce tacos increases.This change means that the equilibrium price of a taco ________ and the equilibrium quantity ________.

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  -The above figures show the market for HD televisions. If the technology used to produce these televisions advances so that productivity increases, which figure shows the effect of this change? -The above figures show the market for HD televisions. If the technology used to produce these televisions advances so that productivity increases, which figure shows the effect of this change?

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List the factors that change supply and shift the supply curve.Tell what happens to supply and the supply curve when there is an increase in the factor.

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Which of the following lower the equilibrium price of a canoe?

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  -The above figure illustrates the market for corn.If point a represents the original equilibrium and point b the new equilibrium, which of the following could have caused the change? -The above figure illustrates the market for corn.If point "a" represents the original equilibrium and point "b" the new equilibrium, which of the following could have caused the change?

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A scooter uses much less gasoline than does a car.Suppose the price of gasoline rises substantially. Which of the figures above best illustrates how this change affects the demand curve for scooters?

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Peanut butter and jelly are complements for many consumers.Consider the market for peanut butter.If there is an increase in the price of jelly,

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  -The above figure shows the market for pizza.The market is in equilibrium when people learn that eating pizza helps prevent heart disease.What point represents the most likely new price and quantity? -The above figure shows the market for pizza.The market is in equilibrium when people learn that eating pizza helps prevent heart disease.What point represents the most likely new price and quantity?

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Assume a market is in equilibrium.There is an increase in supply, but no change in demand As a result the equilibrium price is ________, and the equilibrium quantity is ________.

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The market demand curve

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