Econ 202

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Goods whose income elasticites are negative are called

Inferior goods

Which of the following best reflects an increase in quantity supplied rather than an increase in supply?

The government stops controlling the price of a product, allowing the price to increase.

The more substitutes available for a product..

The large its price elasticity of demand

Which of the following will increase the demand for a normal good?

The price of the good is expected to increase in the future.

Which of the following is a microeconomic topic

The reasons why Kathy buys less orange juice

The price elasticity of demand measures

The responsiveness of the quantity demanded to changes in price

If two variables are positively related

They move in the same direction over time

The quantity demanded of a good or service is the quantity that a consumer

is willing to buy at a particular price during a given time period.

Economics is best defined as the study of how people, businesses, governments, and societies

make choices to cope with scarcity

The "law of demand" states that changes in

the quantity demanded of a good are inversely related to changes in its price.

The market demand curve is

the sum of the quantity demanded by each individual at each price.

A change in which of the following shifts the demand curve?

the tastes and preferences of consumers

When a market is in equilibrium

there is no shortage and no surplus at the equilibrium price

If the price of chocolate chip cookies rises, then

there would be a movement upward along the demand curve.

A nation produces at a point inside its PPF

when it produces inefficiently.

Which of the following correctly describes how price adjustments eliminate a shortage?

As the price rises, the quantity demanded decreases while the quantity supplied increases.

Toothpaste and toothbrushes are complements, so the ____ elasticity of demand is ___

Cross, negative

By itself, an increase in the number of suppliers in a market results in a

rightward shift in the supply curve.

When we say demand increases, we mean that there is a

rightward shift of the demand curve.

When supply decreases, the equilibrium price ________ and the equilibrium quantity ________.

rises; decreases

The demand for a good increases when the price of a substitute ________ and also increases when

rises; falls

A production possibilities frontier (PPF)

shows combinations of two activities that are attainable with given resources

Each point on the demand curve reflects

the highest price consumers are willing and able to pay for that particular unit of a good.

Each point on a supply curve represents

the lowest price for which a supplier can profitably sell another unit.

Producers' total revenue will decrease if

the price rises and demand is elastic.

Markets

All of the above

The idea of comparative advantage implies that people or countries

All of the above

If demand is price elastic

A 1% decrease in the price leads to an increase in the quantity demanded that exceeds 1%

A normal good is a good for which

Demand increases when income increases

When the demand for a good decreases, its equilibrium price ________ and equilibrium quantity ____

Falls, decreases

Which of the following statements is correct?

When demand increases, both the price and the quantity increase.

the term ceteris paribus means

all other things remaining equal

Opportunity cost is measured in terms of

both monetary value and time.

The observation that the demand curve for grape jelly shifted rightward every time the price of peanut butter fell means that grape jelly and peanut butter are

complements.

A minimum wage set above the equilibrium wage will

create a surplus of labor.

Cupcakes and granola bars are substitutes in consumption. The price of a granola bar increases. As a result, the demand for

cupcakes will increase, that is, the demand curve will shift rightward.

If macaroni and cheese is an inferior good, an increase in income will

decrease the demand for macaroni and cheese.

When supply decreases and demand does not change, the equilibrium quantity

decreases and the price rises.

A change in the price of a good

does not shift the good's demand curve but does cause a movement along it.

If the price of crude oil falls, the equilibrium price of gasoline ________ and the equilibrium quantity ________.

falls; increases

The "law of supply" states that, other things remaining the same

firms will produce more of a good the higher its price.

A price ________ makes it illegal to pay a lower price than the specified level. One example is

floor; the minimum wage.

A society that is on its production possibilities frontier is

fully utilizing its productive resources.

Which of the following is not a factor that influences the supply of the product

income

Individual economic decisions are coordinated by

markets through adjustments in prices.

The study of the decisions of individual units in the economy is known as

microeconomics.

When an action is chosen, the highest-valued alternative NOT chosen is called the

opportunity cost.

The equilibrium price and quantity are found at the

point where quantity supplied equals quantity demanded

The cross elasticity of demand between Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola is

positive, that is, Coke and Pepsi are substitutes.

if the slope of a line that graphs the relationship between variable x and variable y is positive, then we know that

when the value of variable x decreases, then the value of variable y decreases.


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