Demand/Supply/Equilibrium

8 October 2022
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If the Apple iPad and Galaxy tab are substitutes, then, other things equal, an increase in the price of the iPad will
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Increase demand for the Galaxy tab
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What is the difference between increase in demand and increase in quantity demanded
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An increase in demand is a rightward shift of the curve while increase in quantity demanded is a movement along the curve
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The demand by all the consumers of a given good or service is the ___ for the good or service
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Market demand
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If, in response to an increase in the price of chocolate, the quantity demanded of chocolate decreases, economists would describe this as
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Decrease in quantity demanded
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By drawing the demand curve with ___ on the vertical axis and ___ on the horizontal axis, economists assume that the most important determinant of the demand for a good is the ___
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Price ; quantity ; price
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If a demand curve shifts to the right then
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Demand has increased
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Holding everything else constant, an increase in the price of MP3 players would result in
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A decrease in the quantity of MP3 players demanded
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A change in all of the following variables will change the market demand for the product except the
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Price
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Which of the following will shift the demand curve for a goid
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Decrease in the price of a complementary good
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A movement along the demand curve for toothpaste would be caused by
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A change in the price of toothpaste
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If an increase in income leads to an increase in demand for peanut butter then peanut butter is a
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Normal good
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If an increase in income leads to a decrease in the demand for popcorn then popcorn is an
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Inferior good
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The Internet has created a new category in the book selling market called "barely used" how does the availability of barely used books affect the market for new books
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The demand curve for new books shifts to the left
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Elvira decreased her consumption of bananas when the price of peanut butter increased. For Elvira, peanut butter and bananas are
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Complements in consumption
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If in the market for peaches the supply curve has shifted to the left
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The supply of peaches has decreased
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If in the market of oranges the supply has increased then
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The supply curve has shifted to the right
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What is the difference between increase in supply and increase in quantity supplied
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Increase in supply means the supply curve has shifted to the right while increase in quantity supplied refers to a movement along the curve in response to price
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One would speak of change in the quantity of a good supplied rather than a change in supply if
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The price of the good changes
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The popularity of digital cameras has enticed large discount stores to offer digital photo printing services. How does this affect the digital photo printing market
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The supply curve for digital photo printing services shifts to the right
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Ranchers can raise either sheep or cattle, which of the following would cause the supply of sheep to increase
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Decrease in the price of cattle
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Which of the following would shift the supply curve for MP3 players to the right
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Decrease in the price of an input used to produce them
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If a firm expects that the price of its product will be higher in the future than it is today then
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The firm has an incentive to decrease supply now and increase supply in the future
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A decrease in the price of gps systems will result in
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A smaller quantity of gps systems supplied
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Which of the following is the correct way to describe equilibrium in the market
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Quantity demanded equals quantity supplied
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At a products equilibrium price
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The products demand curve crosses the products supply curve
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Hurricanes ruined orange crops resulting in a shortage of oranges. If they tried to sell oranges at the pre hurricane cost we would expect to see
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A shortage of oranges
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If the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded the market price will fall until
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Quantity demanded equals quantity supplied, the market price will then equal the equilibrium price