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shows how much sellers are willing and able to sell at different
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| Use the following figure to answer the question(s) bleow. |
| Figure: Producer Surplus |
| Reference: Ref 3-
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| (Figure: Producer Surplus) In the diagram the market price of coffee is $
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. How much producer surplus do suppliers earn?
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| Consumer surplus is the amount that consumers: |
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| actually pay for a good. |
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| are willing to pay for a good minus what they actually pay for it. |
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| are willing to pay for a good plus the amount that they actually pay for it. |
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| are willing to pay for a good. |
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| A farmer can grow soy or sorghum. If the price of soy increases, the opportunity cost of growing sorghum ______, shifting the supply curve of sorghum ______. |
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| decreases; down and to the right |
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| decreases; up and to the left |
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| increases; up and to the left |
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| increases; down and to the right |
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| Which of the following does NOT shift demand? |
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| expectations |
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C. price
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| income |
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0 consumers, each of whom values a concert ticket at a unique whole number dollar amount between $1 and $100. One customer is willing to pay $1, a second is willing to pay $2, a third is willing to pay $3, and so on. An unlimited number of concert tickets are on sale for $15 each. What is the total consumer surplus in this market?
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| Use the following figure to answer the question(s) below. |
| Figure: Supply Shift 2 |
| Reference: Ref 3-7 |
| (Figure: Supply Shift 2) Refer to the figure. What would cause the supply curve to shift from S1 to S2? |
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| a $40 subsidy on each unit of output |
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| a $20 tax on each unit of output |
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| a $40 tax on each unit of output |
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| A $20 subsidy on each unit of output |
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| If prices rise, what happens to producer surplus (all other things being equal)? |
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| It falls, because it encourages competition, which reduces profits. |
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| It falls, because fewer people buy goods. |
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| It rises, because each producer is getting more surplus per good sold. |
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| It stays the same, because the forces increasing the surplus counteract the forces reducing it. |
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| Use this diagram for the question(s) below. |
| Figure: Quantity of Good X |
| Reference: Ref 3-3 |
| (Figure: Quantity of Good X) Refer to the figure. As the price falls from $200 to $100, consumer surplus changes by: |
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| $12,500.00 |
B. $5,000.00
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| –$25,000. |
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| In 2011, revolutions and uprisings spread across North Africa and the Middle East, where a lot of oil is pumped. How did this affect the oil market? |
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| Supply increased, causing the price to fall. |
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| Supply increased, causing the price to rise. |
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| Supply decreased, causing the price to rise. |
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| Supply decreased, causing the price to fall. |
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When the price of wood is high: |
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| consumers will be more likely to use wood in its least valuable uses. |
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| the quantity demanded of wood will also rise. |
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| the quantity demanded of wood will be unaffected. |
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| consumers will be more likely to use wood in its most valuable uses. |
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Use this diagram for the question(s) below.
| Figure: Oil |
| Reference: Ref 3-4 |
| (Figure: Oil) Compared with producing the 20 millionth barrel of oil, the cost of producing the 40 millionth barrel of oil is: |
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| higher. |
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| lower. |
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| approximately the same. |
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| impossible to determine. |
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| (Figure: Shifting Demand) |
| In the diagram, which of the following factors would cause the demand curve to shift from D1 to D2? |
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| an increase in the price of a substitute good |
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| an increase in the population |
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| an increase in income if this is an inferior good |
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| a decrease in the price of a complement good |
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If the demand for good A increases when the price of good B increases, then good A and good B are: |
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| both inferior goods. |
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| not related. |
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| substitutes for each other. |
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| complements to each other. |
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Anonymity on the Internet has lowered the cost of rudely confronting people. What has happened to the supply of rude confrontations? |
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| The supply has increased, shifting down and to the right. |
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| The supply has decreased, shifting up and to the left. |
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| The supply has decreased, shifting down and to the right. |
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| The supply has increased, shifting up and to the left. |
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Consumer surplus is a gain from exchange, but producer surplus is a loss from exchange. |
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For a normal good, higher income results in: |
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| a decrease in demand. |
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| an increase in demand. |
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| an increase in the quantity demanded. |
D.
| a decrease in the quantity demanded. |
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| Zoey receives a big raise at work and decides to buy additional Precious Moments figurines. Which of the following statements is TRUE? |
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| Zoey considers Precious Moments figurines to be an inferior good. |
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| Zoey’s demand for Precious Moments figurines decreased. |
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| Zoey considers Precious Moments figurines to be a normal good. |
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| Zoey’s demand for Precious Moments figurines increased because they are relatively less expensive. |