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The market for coffee is initially in equilibrium with supply and demand curves of the usual shape. Pepsi is a substitute for coffee; cream is a complement for coffee. The following questions concern the market for coffee.
Assume that all ceteris paribus assumptions continue to hold except for the event(s) listed. Answer each question without considering the others.
 
1. Coffee is a normal good. A decrease in income will: 
 
(i) increase the price of coffee and increase the quantity demanded of coffee.
(ii) increase the price of coffee and increase the quantity supplied of coffee.
(iii) decrease the price of coffee and decrease the quantity demanded of coffee.
(iv) decrease the price of coffee and decrease the quantity supplied of coffee.
(v) cause none of the above.
 
2. An increase in the price of Pepsi will: 
 
(i) increase the price of coffee and increase the quantity demanded of coffee.
(ii) increase the price of coffee and increase the quantity supplied of coffee.
(iii) decrease the price of coffee and decrease the quantity demanded of coffee.
(iv) decrease the price of coffee and decrease the quantity supplied of coffee.
(v) cause none of the above.
 
3. A technological improvement lowers the cost of producing coffee. At the same time, preferences for coffee decrease. The equilibrium quantity of coffee will: 
 
(i) rise.
(ii) fall.
(iii) remain the same.
(iv) rise or fall depending on whether the price of coffee falls or rises.
(v) rise or fall depending on the relative shifts of demand and supply curves.

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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.

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

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jointly set after a meeting of all sellers in the market.
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Direct
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prices and quantity demanded move in opposite directions.
prices and quantity demanded move in the same direction.
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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
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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
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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

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Overall supply will increase
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Quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded
Quantity supplied is less than quantity demanded
Quantity supplied is equal to quantity demanded
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a surplus.
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i. There is an increase in the price of coffee.

ii. There is an increase in the price of tea, which consumers view as a substitute for coffee.

iii. There is an increase in consumer incomes, assuming coffee is a normal good.

iv. There is a decrease in the number of consumers who buy coffee.


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i. There is an increase in the amount of subsidies given to soybean producers.

ii. There is a decrease in the price of fertilizer, an input needed to produce soybeans.

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iv. Soybean producers expect the price of soybeans to substantially fall in the future.



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