midterm 1
When China builds a dam using few machines and a great deal of labor, it is answering the ________ question.
"how"
In one hour, Sue can produce 70 caps or 21 jackets and Tessa can produce 50 caps or 25 jackets. Sue's opportunity cost of producing a cap is ______ jackets and Tessa's opportunity cost of producing a cap is ______ jackets.
-0.3; 0.5 -Sue; both Sue and Tessa gain
If Utopia produces 23 ball games, the marginal benefit from ball games ______ the marginal cost of ball games. To achieve allocative efficiency, Utopia must ______ the quantity of ball games produced. https://imgur.com/VlIsK7m
. exceeds; increase
Think about the demand for three game consoles: XBox One, PlayStation 4, and Wii U. What is the effect of the following events on the demand for Xbox One games and the quantity of Xbox One games demanded, other things remaining the same? The events are A.The prices of a PS 4 and a Wii Upper U fall. B. Upper A new game console comes onto the market comma which is a close substitute for XBox One. C. Consumers' incomes increase. D. Programmers who write code for XBox One games become more costly to hire. 1) Event A ______ the ______ XBox One games. 2)Event B ______ the ______ XBox One games. 3)Event C ______ the ______ XBox One games. 4)Event D ______ the ______ XBox One games.
1) decreases; demand for 2) decreases; demand for 3) increases; demand for 4) decreases; quantity demanded of
https://imgur.com/bqoQE5i Leisure Land produces only sun screen and camel rides. The table shows the marginal benefit and marginal cost schedules for sun screen and camel rides. The allocatively efficient number of camel rides is ________.
4 rides per day
Which of the following is a positive statement?
A 5 percent increase in income leads to a 3 percent increase in the consumption of orange juice.
What is the equilibrium price of a milkshake and the equilibrium quantity of milkshakes per day? https://imgur.com/F8BobyE
The equilibrium quantity of milkshakes is 25 a day. The equilibrium price is $4 a milkshake.
The table gives the demand and supply schedules for batteries. https://imgur.com/jnwEu8P Suppose that demand increases by 100 batteries a day and supply decreases by 50 batteries a day. -What is the new equilibrium price of a battery and what is the new equilibrium quantity of batteries?
The new equilibrium price is $4 per battery. The new equilibrium quantity is 700 batteries per day.
It is expected that the price of a bushel of wheat will increase in one month. This belief will result in
a decrease in current supply of wheat.
Which of the following shifts the supply curve for gasoline rightward?
a decrease in the price of a resource used to produce gasoline, such as crude oil
Which of the following is NOT an investment in human capital?
a student purchases a laptop computer
A market is ______.
any arrangement that enables buyers and sellers to get information and to do business with each other
As the market moves toward the equilibrium price, the quantity demanded _______ and the quantity supplied _______.
decreases; increases
You predict that the price of an electric guitar will ______ and the quantity of electric guitars bought will ______.
either rise comma fall comma or remain the same; increase
The income earned by the people who sell the services of the factor of production _______ is called _______.
entrepreneurship; profit
A decrease in the demand for donuts brings a ______ in the price of a donut and ______ in the quantity of donuts supplied.
fall; a decrease
In goods markets ________ and in factor markets ________.
firms sell to households; households sell to firms
The graph shows the demand curve for bottled water and the supply curve of bottled water. -Draw a point at the equilibrium price and quantity of water. Label it 1. -Draw a second supply curve that shows what happens in the market for bottled water if the wage rates of workers who produce water fall but all other influences on selling plans remain the same. Label the curve S1. -Draw a point at the new equilibrium price and quantity. Label it 2.
https://imgur.com/w8bW9ck
A supply curve that illustrates the law of supply _______.
is upward sloping
Economic growth can be pictured in a production possibilities frontier diagram by
shifting the production possibilities frontier outward.
If the price is $ 6 a milkshake, there is a ______ of milkshakes, so the price of a milkshake ______.
shortage; rises
A demand curve that illustrates the law of demand ______.
shows that the quantity demanded increases as the price falls
The virus decreases the _______.
supply of potato chips and decreases the quantity of potato chips demanded
If the price is above the equilibrium price, then there is a
surplus, and market forces will operate to lower price.
When an event occurs that changes the demand for coffee makers, _______ if demand increases and ______ if demand decreases.
the demand curve shifts rightward; the demand curve shifts leftward
Which of the following is a macroeconomic decision or concept?
the unemployment rate for the entire economy
In the figure, point A is undesirable because https://imgur.com/yVfK2Ed
there is an inefficient use of resources.
When an economy produces more houses and fewer typewriters, it is answering the ________ question.
"what"
If the price of a hot dog decreases, the demand for burgers will _______.
decrease, and the demand curve for burgers will shift leftward
The law of demand states that other things remaining the same, the _______ the price of a good, the _______.
higher; smaller is the quantity demanded
The resources that are used to produce goods and services - _____ are factors of production.
land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship
The study of the choices made by individuals is part of the definition of
microeconomics.
If the price of a milkshake rises, a ______ the demand curve occurs. If any factor that influences buying plans other than the price changes, then a ______ the demand curve occurs.
movement up along; shift of
The table shows the demand and supply schedules for milk. Now two changes occur in the market for milk. Excellent weather increases the quantity supplied by 75 cartons a day at each price. And a news story on CNN that says "Milk causes obesity when consumed in excess" decreases the quantity demanded by 60 cartons a day at each price. What is the new equilibrium in the market for milk? https://imgur.com/dUVrumb
At the current price a surplus emerges. The new equilibrium price is $1.75 a carton and the new equilibrium quantity is 465 cartons a day.
"As more people buy bicycles, the demand for bicycle helmets will increase and the price of a helmet will decrease. The fall in the price of a bicycle helmet will decrease the supply of bicycle helmets." This statement is ______ because ______.
false; an increase in demand for bicycle helmets does not decrease the price of a bicycle helmet and a decrease in the price of a bicycle helmet does not decrease the supply of bicycle helmets
The law of supply states that other things remaining the same, the _______ the price of a good, the _______.
higher; greater is the quantity supplied
Opportunity cost means the
highest-valued alternative forgone.
The table shows the demand and supply schedules for milkshakes. https://imgur.com/ZCjcTa8 Draw a demand curve and a supply curve using the numbers in the table. Label the curves. Draw a point to show the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity.
https://imgur.com/3iaDvGI
The figure shows the demand curve for milkshakes. Suppose that the price of a milkshake rises but all other influences on buyers' plans remain the same. Show the effect in the graph. Draw either an arrow on the demand curve showing the direction of change or a new demand curve.
https://imgur.com/BOtPBTY
The graph shows a demand curve for coffee makers. Draw a demand curve that shows what happens in the market for coffee makers if the price of a coffee maker is expected to fall in the future comma but all other influences on buying plans remain the same. Label the curve D1.
https://imgur.com/FBikyUy
Dairies make low-fat milk from full-cream milk. In the process of making low-fat milk, the dairies produce cream, which is made into ice cream. The graph shows the supply curve of low-fat milk. Suppose the price of cream rises. -Draw a new supply curve that shows the effect of this event. Label the curve.
https://imgur.com/MuWTdKA
The graph shows the demand for and supply of potato chips. -Draw a curve that shows the effect of a virus that destroys potato crops and decreases the quantity of potato chips produced by 20 million bags a week at each price. Label the curve. -Draw a point at the new equilibrium price and quantity.
https://imgur.com/bpTf6Ce
If both the demand and supply increase, the equilibrium quantity
increases and the effect on the equilibrium price is indeterminate.
The PPF bows outward because as we move from point A to point B to point C, the opportunity cost of producing a blanket ______. https://imgur.com/f8tK93q
increases. Resources are not equally productive in all activities
Leather belts and leather shoes are substitutes in production. If style changes increase the demand for leather belts, the supply curve of leather shoes will shift
leftward and the equilibrium price of leather shoes will rise.