Microeconomics Chapter 4 Study Guide

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A decrease in demand is represented by
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leftward shift of a demand curve
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In a market economy
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supply and demand determine prices and prices, in turn, allocate the economy's scarce resources
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in a market economy, supply and demand are important because they
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all of the above are correct
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a group of buyers and sellers of a particular good or service is called a
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market
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a likely example of a complementary goods for most people would be
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canoes and paddles
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The forces that make market economies work are
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supply and demand
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"other things equal, when the price of a good rises, the quantity demanded of the good falls, and when the price falls, the quantity demanded rises." This relationship between price and quantity demanded is referred to as
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the law of demand
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a competitive market is a marker in which
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no individual buyer or seller has any significant impact on the market price
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a CPA recently has come to expect higher prices for expert tax advice in the near future. we would expect
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The CPA to supply less expert tax advice now than she was supplying previously
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a monopoly is a market with one
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seller, and that seller sets the price.
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Does a change in the price in a market result in a shift of the demand curve or in a movement along the demand curve
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movement along the demand curve
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a group of buyers and sellers of a particular good or service is called a
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market
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a decrease in quantity supplied
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results in a movement downward and to the left along a fixed supply curve
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a markets equilibrium is the point at which the supply and demand curves intersect
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true
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if income rises in the market for a normal good, will the demand curve for the normal good shift to the right or to the left?
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the demand curve will shift to the right
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a decrease in supply is represented by
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a leftward shift of the supply curve
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a movement upward and to the left along a given demand curve is called a decrease in demand.
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false
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a decrease in the number of sellers in the market causes
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the supply curve to shift to the left
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a reduction in an input price will cause a change in quantity supplied but not a change in supply
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false
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according to the law of demand, when price increases the quantity demanded of a good
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decreases