Exam 5: Price Controls and Quotas
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If the demand curve for clams is downward sloping and the supply curve is upward sloping,a quota that is set above the equilibrium quantity will have no immediate effect on the market.
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Use the following to answer questions : Table: Market for Apartments Rent (per apartment per month) Quantity Demanded (millions of apartments) Quantity Supplied (millions of apartments) \ 1400 1.6 2.4 1300 1.7 2.3 1200 1.8 2.2 1100 1.9 2.1 1000 2.0 2.0 900 2.1 1.9 800 2.2 1.8 700 2.3 1.7 600 2.4 1.6
-(Table: Market for Apartments)Use Table: Market for Apartments.If a price ceiling of $900 is imposed on this market,the result will be an inefficiency in the form of a _____ million apartments.
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Use the following to answer questions : Table: Quantity Supplied and Quantity Demanded Price Quantity Demanded Quantity Supplied \ 0 100 25 5 90 40 10 80 55 15 70 70 20 60 85
-(Table: Quantity Supplied and Quantity Demanded)Use Table: Quantity Supplied and Quantity Demanded.A price floor equal to _____ would produce excess supply in this market.
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A minimum price that the government guarantees farmers will receive for a particular crop is a(n):
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The market for apples is in equilibrium at a price of $0.50 per kilogram.If the government imposes a price ceiling in the market at $0.40 per kilogram:
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Figure: The Market for Sandwiches
-(Figure: The Market for Sandwiches)Use Figure: The Market for Sandwiches.Suppose that a price floor is set at $7.At this price,consumer surplus is equal to _____ and producer surplus is equal to _____.

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Quantity controls set below the equilibrium quantity do NOT cause:
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The government might impose a price floor if _____ in a market can make a strong moral or political argument for _____ prices.
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The amount for which suppliers are willing to supply the quota limit quantity is the:
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The difference between the demand price and the supply price at the quota limit is:
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Use the following to answer question 208: Table: Quantity Supplied and Quantity Demanded Price Quantity Demanded Quantity Supplied \ 0 100 25 5 90 40 10 80 55 15 70 70 20 60 85
-(Table: Quantity Supplied and Quantity Demanded)Use Table: Quantity Supplied and Quantity Demanded.The government institutes a price floor,and as a result,too many resources are allocated for the production of the good.Given this,which dollar amount is a possible value of the price floor in this market?
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-(Figure: Price Controls)Use Figure: Price Controls.An effective price floor would be at price _____ and a _____ would result from the difference between points _____.

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Black markets may develop as a result of price controls because:
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Figure: The Market for Clams
-(Figure: The Market for Clams)Use Figure: The Market for Clams.The government imposes a quota limiting sales of clams to 1 000 kilograms.According to the figure,the quota rent per kilogram in this case is:

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Producers may supply a good with inefficiently high quality if the government imposes a:
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Suppose that Canada and the European Union impose price floors on many similar agricultural products.These price floors lead to unwanted surpluses.To deal with a surplus:
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Use the following to answer question 24: Table: The Market for Banana Muffins Market for Banana Muffins Price (unit) Quantity Demanded (units) Quantity Supplied (units) \ 1.10 9000 3000 1.20 8000 5000 1.30 7000 7000 1.40 6000 9000 1.50 5000 1100
-(Table: The Market for Banana Muffins)Look at the table The Market for Banana Muffins.In response to popular anger over the high price of banana muffins and the extreme wealth of banana muffin producers,the government imposes a price ceiling of $1.20 per banana muffin.From this table,the price ceiling causes a _____ banana muffins.
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Use the following to answer questions : Table: Market for Apartments Rent (per apartment per month) Quantity Demanded (millions of apartments) Quantity Supplied (millions of apartments) \ 1400 1.6 2.4 1300 1.7 2.3 1200 1.8 2.2 1100 1.9 2.1 1000 2.0 2.0 900 2.1 1.9 800 2.2 1.8 700 2.3 1.7 600 2.4 1.6
-(Table: Market for Apartments)Use Table: Market for Apartments.If a price ceiling of $700 is imposed on this market,the result will be an inefficiency in the form of a _____ million apartments.
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