Chapter 3

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A decrease in the price of a good will result in:
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an increase in the quantity demanded.
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If goods A and B are substitutes, a decrease in the price of good B will:
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decrease the demand for good A.
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If the demand for tires goes down when the price of gas goes up, then tires and gas are:
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complements.
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Assuming that desktop computers are normal goods, which of the following will NOT increase demand for desktop computers?
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a very large computer company going out of business.
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A leftward shift of a supply curve is caused by:
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an increase in the cost of an input.
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If the supply and demand curves intersect at $47, then any price above that would result in:
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a surplus.
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For consumers, pizza and hamburgers are substitutes. A rise in the price of a pizza causes ______ in the equilibrium price of a hamburger and ______ in the equilibrium quantity of hamburgers.
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a rise; an increase
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Consider two competing motorcycle manufacturers, Harley-Davidson and Honda. If Harley-Davidson raises the price of its motorcycles, we can expect:
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a shift to the right in the demand curve for Hondas and higher prices for Hondas.
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An increase in supply with no in demand will lead to ______ in equilibrium quantity and ______ in equilibrium price.
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an increase; a decrease
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A decrease in demand and a decrease in supply will lead to ______ in equilibrium quantity and _____ in equilibrium price.
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a decrease: an indeterminate change