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One key in a "housing bubble" is that the supply of housing must be relatively inelastic when prices are rising. That is, if the quantity supplied increases rapidly whenever house prices rise, price increases will remain small. Many have suggested government policies to increase the elasticity of supply. What specific policies might hold prices down when demand increases, explain?

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b. the total satisfaction that consuming good provides people at different prices.

c. how badly someone wants a good.

d. the quantities of a good that people will buy at various prices.

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c. The number of long-distance calls in the United States is greater on Christmas than on Valentine's Day.

d. The prevailing wage rate in an industry determines how many people choose to work in the industry.

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b. projected price.

c. relative price.

d. subjective price.

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b. income levels.

c. the price of the good itself.

d. the number of substitutes.

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a. increased from 0.04 to 0.05.

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d. decreased from 50 to 35.

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a. households want firms to sell at each price during a particular time period.

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a. the law of supply.

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a. As demand falls, supply rises.

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d. As the price of a good or service rises, the quantity supplied will decrease.

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a. the relationship between expected future prices and quantity supplied.

b. the effect of a change in resource costs on the quantity supplied.

c. the effect of a change in technology on the quantity supplied.

d. the relationship between price and quantity supplied.

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a. decrease in the supply of ice cream and a leftward shift of the supply curve.

b. increase in the supply of ice cream and a rightward shift of the supply curve.

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d. decrease in the quantity of ice cream supplied and a movement up along the supply curve.

12. An improvement in technology in the production of computers would

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a. increase the demand for computers.

b. decrease the supply of computers.

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d. increase the supply of computers.

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a. the number of consumers

b. technological advances in production

c. the price of related goods consumers may buy

d. consumers' incomes

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a. a reduction in resource costs

b. an increase in technology

c. a reduction in the expected future price of the good

d. a reduction in the price of the good

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a. a decrease in the quantity of rental housing demanded

b. an increase in the quantity of rental housing supply

c. a black market in rental housing

d. a surplus of rental housing

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a. substitutes.

b. unrelated goods.

c. inferior goods.

d. complements.

14. Specifically, a change in the quantity supplied is referring to:

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a. A movement along a given supply curve resulting from a change in price

b. A shift in the supply curve either up or down

c. A change in the minimum price sellers are willing to sell for resulting from a change in a determinant of supply (like input prices, technology, or taxes)

d. A shift in the supply curve either left or right

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Select one:

a. The fabric purchased by a jean manufacturer to make their pants.

b. The wood purchased by a homeowner to build his own deck.

c. The book purchased by a student for their economics class.

d. The bottling machine purchased by Coca Cola to use in one of the bottling plants.

16. The single best indicator of a recession is:

Select one:

a. negative nominal GDP growth.

b. increasing unemployment.

c. falling prices.

d. negative real GDP growth.

17. A leftward shift of a product supply curve might be caused by:

Select one:

a. a decline in the prices of needed inputs.

b. some firms leaving an industry.

c. an improvement in the relevant technique of production.

d. an increase in consumer incomes.

18. The law of supply predicts that when price increases, holding all else constant, the quantity supplied by firms increases.

Select one:

True

False

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