Micro exam 2

the decrease in total surplus that results from a market distortion, such as a tax, is called a

deadweight loss

negative externalities lead to markets to produce

greater than efficient output levels and positive externalities lead markets to produce smaller than efficient output levels

the deadweight loss from a tax per unit of a good will be smallest in the market with

inelastic supply and inelastic demand

a legal minimum on the price at which a good can be sold is called a

price floor

when a tax is levied on a good, the buyers and sellers of the good share the burden,

regardless of how the tax is levied

a tax levied on the sellers of a good shifts the

supply curve upward (or to the left)

suppose the government imposes a 20-cent tax on the sellers of artificially-sweetened beverages. the tax would shift

supply, raising the equilibrium price and lowering the equilibrium quantity in the market for artificially sweetened beverages

for widgets, the supply curve is the typical upward-sloping straight line, and the demand curve is the typical downward-sloping straight line. a tax of %15 per unit is imposed on widgets. the tax reduces the equilibrium quantity in the market by 200 units. the deadweight loss from the tax is

$1500

suppose a tax of $5 per unit is imposed on a good, and the tax causes the equilibrium quantity of the good to decrease from 200 units to 100 units. the tax decreases consumer surplus by $450 and decreases producer surplus by $300. the deadweight loss from the tax is

$250

At Sarah's bakery, the cost of making one cake is $1.00. if Sarah sells 20 cakes and gains producer surplus of $40.00, then Sarah must be selling her cakes for

$3.00 each

the maximum price that buyer will pay for a good is called

willingness to pay

in which of the following cases in the Case theorem most likely to solve the externality?

Ed is allergic to his roommates cat.

education yields positive externalities. for example,

a more educated population tends to result in lower crime rates

if a binding price floor is imposed on the drone market, then

a surplus of drones will develop

Henry is willing to pay 45 cents, and Janine is willing to pay 55 cents, for 1 pound of bananas. when the price of bananas falls from 50 cents a pound to 40 cents a pound,

both Janine and Henry experience an increase in consumer surplus

dallas buys strawberries and he would be willing to pay more than he now pays. suppose that Dallas has a change in his tastes such that he values strawberries more than before. if the market price is the same as before, then

dallas's consumer surplus would increase

a drought in Spain destroys many red grapes causing the price of both red grapes, and red wine to rise. as a result, the consumer surplus in the market for red grapes

decreases, and the consumer surplus in the market for red wine decreases

to say that a price ceiling is nonbonding is to say that the price ceiling

is set above the equilibrium price

if a landlord will rent apartment only to married couples, the landlord is using a ______________ allocation method

personal characteristics

suppose the equilibrium price of a physical examination by a doctor is $200 and the government imposes a price ceiling of $150 per physical. As a result of the price ceiling the...

quantity demanded of physical increases, and the quantity supplied of physicals decreases

if a sawmill creates too much noise for local residents

the government can raise economic well-being through noice control regulations