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Use the following information to answer the next 4 questions. Coffee and tea are substitutes. Coffee and donuts are complements, but tea and donuts are not directly related. A severe drought in several coffee-producing countries has severely reduced the number of coffee plants in the world. 25. What effect will the drought have on the market for coffee? (a) Decrease demand. (b) Decrease supply. (c) Increase supply. (d) Increase demand.

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Question 11 INCOME QUANTITY PURCHASED Automobiles Coffee Tea $45,000 4 8 5 $30,000 2 10 10 Refer to table above. What is the income elasticity of demand for coffee? Answers: A. .45 B. 2.6 C. -.75 D. -1.33 E. We donҀ™t have enough information to calculate income elasticity Question 12 A price elasticity of demand for good X equal to -.75 implies Answers: A. if price increases $1.00, demand will decrease by .75 B. if price decreases by $.75,quantity demanded will increase by 1 C. if price increases by 1%, demand will decrease by .75% D. if price decreases by 1%, quantity demanded will increase by .75% E. a price of $1.00 will result in a sales increase of .75 units Question 13 Suppose the demand curve for soda pop drinks in ounces is: P = 200 Ҁ“ 2QD and the supply curve is: P = 100 + 3QS. What are the consumer and producer surplus, respectively, in the market at the equilibrium price and quantity? Answers: A. $800, $600 B. $1400, $600 C. $400, $ 600 D. $400, $ 1000 E. Cannot be determined from the information given

1 an imperfect market, individual firms

A.are always able to set the price of their product.
B.are able to influence the price of their product.
C.have no influence over the price of their product.

D.take the market price as given.

1 Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a market economy?

Significant government intervention
Little or no government intervention
Buyers and sellers motivated by self-interest
Prices determined by demand and supply

2 In a competitive market, the price of the product is

independently set by each competing seller.
set by the market leader and then copied by other sellers.
jointly set after a meeting of all sellers in the market.
set by market supply and demand.

3 Which of the following firms participates in a competitive market?

A new car manufacturer, such as Ford, Honda, Toyota, or GMC
A software producer, such as Microsoft
A corn farmer
A local electric utility company

4 In an imperfect market, individual firms

are always able to set the price of their product.
are able to influence the price of their product.
have no influence over the price of their product.
take the market price as given.

5 Which of the following firms operates as a monopoly?

A car manufacturer
A local water utility
A corn farmer
A fish vendor at a neighborhood market

6 According to the law of demand, what is the relationship between price and quantity demanded?

Direct
No relationship
Inverse

7 Refer to the following graph. The demand curve slopes downward because
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prices and quantity demanded move in opposite directions.
prices and quantity demanded move in the same direction.
prices and quantity demanded have no relationship.
prices and quantity demanded remain unchanged.

8 A change in which of the following will cause a change in the quantity demanded of coffee?

Consumer income
The price of green tea, a substitute for coffee
The number of coffee consumers
The price of coffee

9 Suppose that burgers and fries are complements in consumption. If the price of fries increases

overall demand for burgers will increase.
overall demand for burgers will decrease.
quantity demanded for burgers will increase.
quantity demanded for burgers will decrease.

10 Suppose that Coca Cola and Pepsi are substitutes in consumption. If the price of Coca Cola decreases, then

both the equilibrium price and the quantity of Pepsi demanded will decrease.
both the equilibrium price and the quantity of Pepsi demanded will increase.
the equilibrium price of Pepsi will increase and the quantity demanded of Pepsi will decrease.
the equilibrium price of Pepsi will decrease and the quantity demanded of Pepsi will increase.

11 According to the law of supply, what is the relationship between price and quantity supplied?

Direct
No relationship
Inverse
It depends on the change in price

12 Refer to the graph below. The supply curve is _______________ driven by the law of supply.
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Downward sloping
Upward sloping
Perfectly vertical
Perfectly horizontal

13 A change in which of the following will cause a change in the quantity supplied of coffee?

The technology or the production process of making coffee
Anticipation of a change in the price of coffee
The wages of coffee bean pickers
The price of coffee

14 Which of the following will cause a rightward shift in the supply curve for tobacco?

A fall in the number of tobacco farmers in the market
An increase in taxes on tobacco
Removal of government subsidies to tobacco farmers
An improvement in the technology used in the production of tobacco

15 Flour is a factor of production of cupcakes. How will an increase in the price of flour affect the market for cupcakes?

Overall supply will increase
Overall supply will decrease
Quantity supplied will increase
Quantity supplied will decrease

16 Refer to the following image. When a market is in equilibrium, which of the following is true?
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Quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded
Quantity supplied is less than quantity demanded
Quantity supplied is equal to quantity demanded
There is no relationship between quantity supplied and quantity demanded

17 Refer to the following figure. At a price of $15, this market is experiencing a(n)
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equilibrium.
shortage.
surplus.
none of the above are true.

18 Refer to the following figure. At a price of $5, this market is experiencing
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equilibrium.
a shortage.
a surplus.
None of the above are true.

19 Suppose pasta salad is a normal good. If the price of pasta (a major ingredient in pasta salad) increases and income also increases, the

equilibrium quantity and equilibrium price of pasta salad will increase.
equilibrium quantity of pasta salad will decrease and the equilibrium price of pasta salad may either increase or decrease.
equilibrium quantity of pasta salad may either increase or decrease and the equilibrium price of pasta salad will increase.
equilibrium quantity and equilibrium price of pasta salad will both decrease.

20. What must happen to the market price in order for a shortage to be eliminated?

Price must fall.
Price must rise.
Price must stay the same.
Price may rise or fall depending on the size of the shortage.

Suppose you know the following things about the market for peanut butter and the relationship between peanut butter and jelly:

Peanuts are an input used to produce peanut butter

Peanut butter is an income-inferior good.

Peanut butter and jelly are complements in consumption.

Grapes are an input used to produce jelly.

Use this information to answer what happens in the market for peanut butter in each of the following scenarios:

Scenario 1: Suppose because of a national drought the price of peanuts increases. In the market for peanut butter, the effect of this shock will be that the _____________ (Demand/Supply increase/decrease) and as a result the ______________ (Price Increase/Decrease) and the _____________. (Quantity Increases/Decreases)

Scenario 2: Suppose the economy enters a recession and household income decreases significantly. In the market for peanut butter the effect of this shock wil be that the _____________ (Demand/Supply increase/decrease) and as a result the ______________ (Price Increase/Decrease) and the _____________. (Quantity Increases/Decreases)

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