Question 1 1 pts Which of the following events will increase the quantity supplied (movement along the curve) of pencils? A decrease in the price of pencils An increase in the price of pencils A decrease in the price of lead (an input for pencils) An increase in the price of lead (an input for pencils) Question 2 1 pts Firms that produces flowers expects that the future price of flowers will increase. What happens currently? The current supply decreases The current supply increases The current quantity supplied decreases The current quantity supplied increases
Consider the table below that describes the supply and demand in the donut market. Price of Donuts Market Demand Market Supply $0 0 48 40 0.5 0 1.00 32 12 1.50 24 24 2.00 16 36 2.50 8 48 3.00 0 60 What is true when the price in this market is equal to $1.00? There is a shortage of donuts equal to 32 donuts There is a surplus of donuts equal to 32 donuts There is a shortage of donuts equal to 20 donuts There is a surplus of donuts equal to 20 donuts There is a shortage of donuts equal to 12 donuts There is a surplus of donuts equal to 12 donuts
Question 4 1 pts The donut market is in equilibrium. The price of a complement, coffee, increases and everything else is held constant. What will happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of DONUTS? P* increases, Q* increases P* increases, Q* decreases P* decreases, Q* increases O P* decreases, Q* decreases ,
Imagine that the following two things occur at the same time in the market for history textbooks: Event 1: History professors decide to no longer require textbooks. Event 2: The technology for producing textbooks improves What can you say about what will happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of history textbooks. The equilibrium quantity will increase: The equilibrium price will increase The equilibrium quantity will decrease: The equilibrium price will increase The equilibrium quantity will increase: The equilibrium price will decrease The equilibrium quantity will decrease: The equilibrium price will decrease The equilibrium quantity will increase: The effect on equilibrium price will be ambiguous The equilibrium quantity will decrease; The effect on equilibrium price will be ambiguous The effect on equilibrium quantity will be ambiguous: The equilibrium price will increase
The effect on equilibrium quantity will be ambiguous; The equilibrium price will decrease Question 6 1 pts Which statement best describes why price elasticity of demand is expected to be negative? When price increases, quantity demanded also increases When price increases, quantity demanded decreases Quantity demanded will always decrease Quantity demanded will always increase
The price elasticity of demand for a good is -2.5. If the price of this good increases by 5 percent, what will happen to the quantity demanded? It will increase by 2 percent It will decrease by 2 percent It will increase by 12.5 percent. o It will decrease by 12.5 percent Question 8 1 pts For a good imagine that price increases by 2 percent and quantity demanded decreases by 1 percent. What is the price elasticity of demand? O 2
D Question 9 1 pts Note this question is slightly different: The price elasticity of demand for a good is -0.5. What would have to happen to the price of this good for quantity demanded to INCREASE by 5 percent? O Price would have to increase by 2.5% Price would have to decrease by 2.5% Price would have to increase by 10% Price would have to decrease by 10% O Price would have to increase by 5% Price would have to decrease by 5%
Question 1 1 pts Which of the following events will increase the quantity supplied (movement along the curve) of pencils
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Question 1 1 pts Which of the following events will increase the quantity supplied (movement along the curve) of pencils
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