APPLY Demand and Supply Digital Interactive HW (w/o DI)
Consider the market for gasoline, illustrated in the figure to the right. The equilibrium quantity of gasoline is _________ million gallons (enter a numeric response using a real number rounded to two decimal places) and the equilibrium price is $_________ per gallon. If instead the market price were $1.75, then there would be a __________ of __________ million gallons.
15; 2.50; shortage; 9
According to the law of supply, A. there is a positive relationship between price and quantity supplied. B. as the price of a product increases, firms will supply less of it to the market. C. as the price of a product increases, firms will supply more of it to the market. D. A and C only
A and C only
Suppose the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity of gold both increase. Which of the following would produce such a change?
The market demand curve for gold could have increased.
According to the law of demand, there is an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded. That is, the demand curve for goods and services slopes downward. Why?
When the price of a good increases, consumers' purchasing power decreases, and they cannot buy as much of the good as they did prior to the price change.
Market price is determined by
both supply and demand.
On the diagram to the right, a movement from A to C represents a
change in demand.
On the diagram to the right, a movement from A to B represents a
change in quantity supplied.
Use the line drawing tool to show how this affects the MP3 market by adding either a new supply curve or a new demand curve. Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required objects. As a result of the positive change in technology, the new equilibrium price will be __________, and the new equilibrium quantity will be __________. Suppose instead that the demand curve shifts to the right. Then, relative to the initial market equilibrium, A. the new equilibrium price would be lower and the new equilibrium quantity would be lower. B. the new equilibrium price would be higher and the new equilibrium quantity would be lower. C. the new equilibrium price would be higher and the new equilibrium quantity would be higher. D. the new equilibrium price would be lower and the new equilibrium quantity would be higher.
lower; higher, C
The distinction between substitutes and complements is
substitute goods are used for the same purposes while complementary goods are used together.
Consider the market for LCD TVs, illustrated in the figure to the right. Use the point drawing tool to identify the market equilibrium. Properly label this point. Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required objects. Suppose instead that the price of LCD TVs is $2000.00. This will result in a __________, which will place __________ pressure on the price.
surplus; downward