Cagayan State University College of Business, Entrepreneurship & Accountancy Microeconomic Theory & Practice-Mid Terms Examination
Cagayan State University College of Business, Entrepreneurship & Accountancy Microeconomic Theory & Practice-Mid Terms Examination
Cagayan State University College of Business, Entrepreneurship & Accountancy Microeconomic Theory & Practice-Mid Terms Examination
Use a separate answer sheet which should contain your name, course, section and the answers
to this examination. Submit the answer sheet/s only to my email address. mstanjr@csu.edu.ph.
1. Land as a production factor pertains only to the soil where you can locate your business.
4. Economics is a field of study that provides knowledge how to acquire all our needs and wants.
14. A movement within the same demand or supply curve is mainly caused by changes in prices.
15. A shift of the demand curve to the left or right is normally caused by non-price factors.
16. Surplus represents the excess of supply over demand for a good.
II. Graphing Exercise. Plot the following demand and supply schedule in a graph showing the
following:
a. Demand curve
b. Supply curve
c. Equilibrium point
d. Area of shortage
e. Area of surplus
1. Elaborate on the similarities and differences between economic theories and price theory. Cite
an example of each one.
2. Explain the principle of the invisible hand and how it relates to the process of price setting in a
market.
3. Elaborate how non-price factors affect the demand or supply level of a commodity.
4. Under what circumstances would a government engage in price setting? Explain why.