Micro Quiz 2
Micro Quiz 2
Micro Quiz 2
Principles of Microeconomics
Quiz 2 - Demand and Supply
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question on the
accompanying scantron.
1) The ʺlaw of demandʺ states that changes in 1)
A) the quantity demanded of a good are inversely related to changes in its price.
B) the quantity demanded of a good are not related to changes in the quantity supplied.
C) demand are inversely related to changes in supply.
D) demand are related directly to changes in supply.
2) When the price of a pizza decreases from $12 to $10, 2)
A) the income effect means people buy less pizza.
B) the quantity demanded of pizza will not change.
C) the substitution effect means people buy more pizza.
D) None of the above answers is correct.
3) When the price of a good falls, ceteris paribus, the income effect for a normal good implies that 3)
people buy
A) less of that good because the relative price of the good has fallen.
B) more of that good because the relative price of the good has risen.
C) less of that good because they cannot afford to buy all the things they previously bought.
D) more of that good because they can afford to buy more of all the things they previously
bought.
4) Which of the following shifts the demand curve for oranges? 4)
A) an increase in the price of the fuel used to transport oranges to supermarkets
B) disastrous weather that destroys about half of this yearʹs orange crop
C) great weather that produces a bumper orange crop this year
D) a decrease in the price of a pound of bananas, a substitute in consumption for oranges
5) Which of the following lists has variables that all shift a demand curve? 5)
A) expectation of future price, price of the good, number of buyers, income
B) price of the good, preferences, prices of substitution goods, income
C) income, preferences, number of buyers, price of complementary good
D) Both answers A and B are correct.
6) Which of the following will result in a leftward shift in the demand curve for hot dogs? 6)
A) an increase in the price of a hot dog bun B) an increase in the price of a hamburger
C) a decrease in the price of a hot dog bun D) an increase in the price of a hot dog
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7) If the price of chicken falls, then in the market for beef, 7)
A) there would be a movement downward along the demand curve for beef.
B) there would be a movement upward along the demand curve for beef.
C) the demand curve for beef would shift leftward.
D) the demand curve for beef would shift rightward.
8) An increase the expected future price of a good 8)
A) has no effect on either its demand or its supply.
B) increases its demand.
C) decreases its demand.
D) increases its supply.
9) Suppose Frosty Pops cereal is an inferior good. An increase in income 9)
A) leads to a decrease in the demand for Frosty Pops.
B) leads to an increase in the demand for Frosty Pops.
C) has no impact on the demand for Frosty Pops.
D) has no income effect.
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13) The ʺlaw of supplyʺ states that, other things remaining the same, 13)
A) firms will produce more of a good the higher its price.
B) firms will produce less of a good as the required resources become scarcer.
C) firms will produce less of a good the more it costs to produce it.
D) firms will produce more of a good the less it costs to produce it.
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19) If the U.S. Surgeon General announces that increased wheat consumption could cause 19)
heightened anxiety levels among children and adults, what happens to the equilibrium price
and quantity of shredded wheat?
A) The equilibrium price falls and the equilibrium quantity decreases.
B) The equilibrium price rises and the equilibrium quantity increases.
C) The equilibrium price rises and the equilibrium quantity decreases.
D) The equilibrium price falls and the equilibrium quantity increases.
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25) When the demand and supply curves both shift rightward, which of the following happens? 25)
A) The equilibrium quantity increases and any change in the equilibrium price cannot be
determined.
B) The equilibrium price falls and any change in the equilibrium quantity cannot be
determined.
C) The equilibrium price falls and the equilibrium quantity increases.
D) The equilibrium price rises and the equilibrium quantity decreases.
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Answer Key
Testname: MICRO QUIZ 2
1) A
ID: micec7b 4-15
Topic: The Law of Demand
2) C
ID: micec7b 4-25
Topic: Demand; Substitution Effect
3) D
ID: micec7b 4-31
Topic: Demand; Income Effect
4) D
ID: micec7b 4-44
Topic: Change in Demand, Prices of Related Goods
5) C
ID: micec7b 4-76
Topic: Change in Demand
6) A
ID: micec7b 4-47
Topic: Change in Demand, Prices of Related Goods
7) C
ID: micec7b 4-54
Topic: Change in Demand, Prices of Related Goods
8) B
ID: micec7b 4-56
Topic: Change in Demand, Expected Future Prices
9) A
ID: micec7b 4-63
Topic: Change in Demand, Income
10) B
ID: micec7b 4-75
Topic: Change in Demand
11) C
ID: micec7b 4-79
Topic: A Change in the Quantity Demanded Versus a Change in Demand
12) C
ID: micec7b 4-83
Topic: A Change in the Quantity Demanded Versus a Change in Demand
13) A
ID: micec7b 4-95
Topic: The Law of Supply
14) A
ID: micec7b 4-105
Topic: Change in Supply, Number of Suppliers
15) A
ID: micec7b 4-103
Topic: Change in Supply, Prices of Related Goods Produced
16) D
ID: micec7b 4-119
Topic: A Change in the Quantity Supplied Versus a Change in Supply
17) D
ID: micec7b 4-118
Topic: Change in Supply
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Answer Key
Testname: MICRO QUIZ 2
18) C
ID: micec7b 4-126
Topic: Market Equilibrium
19) A
ID: micec7b 4-138
Topic: Predicting Changes in Price and Quantity; Demand Changes
20) C
ID: micec7b 4-143
Topic: Predicting Changes in Price and Quantity; Demand Changes
21) A
ID: micec7b 4-147
Topic: Predicting Changes in Price and Quantity; Demand Changes
22) D
ID: micec7b 4-155
Topic: Predicting Changes in Price and Quantity; Demand Changes
23) D
ID: micec7b 4-162
Topic: Predicting Changes in Price and Quantity; Demand Changes
24) B
ID: micec7b 4-167
Topic: Predicting Changes in Price and Quantity; Supply Changes
25) A
ID: micec7b 4-183
Topic: Predicting Changes in Price/Quantity; Demand/Supply Increase