Question 1

Assume Leo buys coffee beans in a competitive market. It follows that

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A)  Leo has a limited number of sellers from which to buy coffee beans.
B)  Leo will negotiate with sellers whenever he buys coffee beans.
C)  Leo can influence the price of coffee beans if he buys a large quantity of them.
D)  None of the above is correct.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Today, people changed their expectations about the future. This change

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A)  can cause a movement along a demand curve.
B)  can affect future demand but not today's demand.
C)  can affect today's demand.
D)  cannot affect either today's demand or future demand.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Suppose the demand for calendars increases in November. At the same time, the price of the ink used in the production of calendars increases. In the market for calendars, the equilibrium price rises, but the effect on the equilibrium quantity is ambiguous.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following events must cause equilibrium quantity to fall?

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A)  demand increases and supply decreases
B)  demand and supply both decrease
C)  demand decreases and supply increases
D)  demand and supply both increaseE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

If mayonnaise and Miracle Whip are substitutes, then which of the following would increase the demand for Miracle Whip?

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A)  a decrease in the price of Miracle Whip
B)  an increase in the price of mayonnaise
C)  a decrease in the price of mayonnaise
D)  Both a and b are correct.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

A competitive market is one in which there

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A)  is only one seller, but there are many buyers.
B)  are many sellers, and each seller has the ability to set the price of his product.
C)  are many sellers, and they compete with one another in such a way that some sellers are always being forced out of the market.
D)  are so many buyers and so many sellers that each has a negligible impact on the price of the product.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following would increase in response to a decrease in the price of ironing boards?

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A)  the quantity of irons demanded at each possible price of irons
B)  the equilibrium quantity of irons
C)  the equilibrium price of irons
D)  All of the above are correct.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

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...

Question 9

A market supply curve shows how the total quantity supplied of a good varies as

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A)  production technology varies.
B)  price varies.
C)  input prices vary.
D)  demand varies.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

A demand schedule is a table that shows the relationship between

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A)  quantity demanded and quantity supplied.
B)  income and quantity demanded.
C)  price and quantity demanded.
D)  price and income.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

If a higher price means a greater quantity supplied, then the supply curve slopes upward.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Scenario 4-1
Suppose the demand schedule in a market can be represented by the equation  , where  is the quantity demanded and  is the price. Also, suppose the supply schedule can be represented by the equation  , where  is the quantity supplied.
-Refer to Scenario 4-1. What is the equilibrium quantity in this market?

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The answer of Scenario 4-1
Suppose the demand schedule in a...

Question 13

Price cannot fall so low that some sellers choose to supply a quantity of zero.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A decrease in the price of baseball bats will decrease the demand for baseballs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An example of a perfectly competitive market would be the market for

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A)  tennis racquets.
B)  pizza.
C)  garbage collection.
D)  wheat.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

An increase in the price of blueberries would lead to a(n)

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A)  increased supply of blueberries.
B)  a movement up and to the right along the supply curve for blueberries.
C)  a movement down and to the left along the supply curve for blueberries.
D)  Both a and b are correct.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Figure 4-10 
-Refer to Figure 4-10. The movement from Point A to Point B represents a(n)

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A)  increase in the price.
B)  decrease in the quantity supplied.
C)  shift in the supply curve.
D)  Both a and b are correct.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

In a perfectly competitive market, buyers and sellers are price setters.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A likely example of complementary goods for most people would be

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A)  butter and margarine.
B)  lawnmowers and automobiles.
C)  chips and salsa.
D)  cola and lemonade.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

A downward-sloping demand curve illustrates

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A)  that demand decreases over time.
B)  that prices fall over time.
C)  the relationship between income and quantity demanded.
D)  the law of demand.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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