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if you are a baker who specializes in bagels, and the price of the flour falls, which if the following scenarios is most likely

you would be willing and able to produce more bagels than before

elasticity of supply is measured by looking at the relationship between

how much the quantity supplied responds to changes in the price of the good

the law of supply can be shown in numbers and pictures only

false

when the supply curve shifts to the right, producers are reducing that amount they supply to the market

false

advances in technology raise the per-unit cost of production , therefore shifting the supply curve to the left

false

all supply curves are upward sloping (from left to right)

false

farming is one of the few areas untouched by advances in technology

false

if the price rises but the quantity supplied does not increase, this situation is shown on the graph as a horizontal supply line

false

if vickie has both the willingness and desire to produce jewelry, she is considered a supplier

false

perishable and nonperishable goods are affected by future prices

false

quantity supplied changes because of

a change in price

a vertical supply curve indicates that

a change in price will have no effect on the quantity supplied

an advance in technology would be illustrated on a graph as

a shift from s1 to s2

if the government offers sellers a subsidy for production, the graph would show

a shift from s1 to s2

more sellers entering a market would look like

a shift from s1 to s2

on the accompanying graph, which of the following correctly represents the supplier's response to a decrease in the cost of production

a shift from s1 to s2

if a new quota were imposed on a seller's product, which of the following would show the seller's responses

a shift from s1 to s3

if a tax were applied to the firm's product, which of the following represents the seller's response

a shift from s1 to s3

the supply curve of one of Pablo Picasso's (1881-1973) painting would be shown as

a vertical line

which of the following supply curves demonstrates inelastic supply

a vertical supply curve

quantity supplied can be changed due to factors such as resource prices, taxes, quotas, and the number of sellers

false

if sellers do no respond to a change in price, supply is

inelastic

when additional units cannot be produced or there is no time to produce more, the supply curve

is vertical

if the price of a product increases, we would expect the accompanying graph to show

movement from a to b

if prices fall for a product, we could expect the graph to show

movement from c to b

which of the following can cause a supply curve to shift

number of seller, weather, future price expectaion

a direct relationship exist when

price and quantity supplied move in the same direction

in the equation for elasticity of supply, when the numerator is larger than the denominator , we know that

supply is elastic

higher per-unit production costs would cause producers to

supply more

the law of supply says that

the quantity supplied of a good rises when the price of the good rises

a market supply curve is composed of

the sum of all firms' supply curves

the word supply refers to

the willingness and ability to produce a good

a shift of the supply curve to the left indicates that the supply has decreased

true

a supply curve will shift to the left when resources prices rise or fall

true

if the government places tax on SUV's the extra per-unit cost of doing business will cause producers to produce fewer SUV's

true

price is the only factor that can change the quantity of supplied

true

the law of supply can be stated in words, numbers, and picture form

true

weather can have an impact on both agricultural and non agricultural goods

true

when quantity supplied changes by that same percentage as price, it is

unit-elastic

a supply curve is a reflective of

what suppliers are willing and able to produce


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