ECON 120W Lecture 6: Ch.6 Supply, Demand, and Government Policies
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QUESTION 16
Positive externalities exist because:
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internal benefits are greater than external benefits. |
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internal benefits are greater than social benefits. |
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internal benefits are less than external benefits. |
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d. |
external benefits are greater than social benefits. |
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e. |
internal benefits are less than social benefits. |
QUESTION 17
What is a black market?
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It is an illegal market that emerges when binding price ceilings are in place. |
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It is an illegal market that emerges when only binding price ceilings and binding price floors are in place. |
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It is an illegal market that emerges when no price controls are present. |
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It is an illegal market that emerges when binding and nonbinding price controls are in |
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It is an illegal market that emerges when binding price floors are in place. |
QUESTION 18
The personal decisions of consumers and firms are based on:
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external costs. |
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public-good costs. |
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third-party costs. |
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internal costs. |
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e. |
social cost. |
QUESTION 19
When the price is _________ the equilibrium price, we would expect there to be a _________, causing the market to put _________ pressure on the price until it went back to the equilibrium price.
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below; shortage; downward |
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above; shortage; downward |
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above; surplus; upward |
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d. |
above; surplus; downward |
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e. |
below; surplus; upward |