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Pregunta 1
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If a nation has an absolute advantage in the production of a good,
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it can benefit by restricting imports of that good.
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it will specialize in the production of that good and export it.
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it can produce that good using fewer resources than its trading partner.
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none of these answers.
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it can produce that good at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partner.
Pregunta 2
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If a nation has a comparative advantage in the production of a good,
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it can produce that good at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partner.
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it can benefit by restricting imports of that good.
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it can produce that good using fewer resources than its trading partner.
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it must be the only country with the ability to produce that good.
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none of these answers.
Pregunta 3
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Which of the following statements about trade is true?
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Unrestricted international trade benefits every person in a country equally.
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Trade can benefit everyone in society because it allows people to specialize in activities in which they have a comparative advantage.
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People that are skilled at all activities cannot benefit from trade.
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Trade can benefit everyone in society because it allows people to specialize in activities in which they have an absolute advantage.
Pregunta 4
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According to the principle of comparative advantage,
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countries should specialize in the production of goods that they enjoy consuming.
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countries with a comparative advantage in the production of every good need not specialize.
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countries should specialize in the production of goods for which they have a lower opportunity cost of production than their trading partners.
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countries should specialize in the production of goods for which they use fewer resources in production than their trading partners.
Pregunta 5
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Which of the following statements is true?
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A self-sufficient country can, at best, consume on its production possibilities frontier.
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Only countries with an absolute advantage in the production of every good should strive to be self-sufficient.
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A self-sufficient country consumes outside its production possibilities frontier.
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Self-sufficiency is the road to prosperity for most countries.
Pregunta 6
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Suppose a country's workers can produce 4 watches per hour or 12 rings per hour. If there is no trade,
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the domestic price of 1 ring is 1/4 of a watch.
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the domestic price of 1 ring is 3 watches.
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the domestic price of 1 ring is 1/3 of a watch.
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the domestic price of 1 ring is 12 watches.
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the domestic price of 1 ring is 4 watches.
Pregunta 7
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Suppose a country's workers can produce 4 watches per hour or 12 rings per hour. If there is no trade,
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the opportunity cost of 1 watch is 1/4 of a ring.
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the opportunity cost of 1 watch is 4 rings.
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the opportunity cost of 1 watch is 3 rings.
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the opportunity cost of 1 watch is 12 rings.
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the opportunity cost of 1 watch is 1/3 of a ring.
Pregunta 8
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Refer to Figure 3-1. Which of the following statements about absolute advantage is true?
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Australia has an absolute advantage in the production of food while Korea has an absolute advantage in the production of electronics.
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Korea has an absolute advantage in the production of food while Australia has an absolute advantage in the production of electronics.
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Australia has an absolute advantage in the production of both food and electronics.
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Korea has an absolute advantage in the production of both food and electronics.
Pregunta 9
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Refer to Figure 3-1. The opportunity cost of 1 unit of electronics in Australia is
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4 units of food.
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5 units of food.
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1/5 of a unit of food.
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1/4 of a unit of food.
Pregunta 10
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Refer to Figure 3-1. The opportunity cost of 1 unit of electronics in Korea is
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4 units of food.
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1/4 units of food.
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2 units of food.
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1/2 of a unit of food.
Pregunta 11
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Refer to Figure 3-1. The opportunity cost of 1 unit of food in Australia is
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1/5 of a unit of electronics.
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5 units of electronics.
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4 units of electronics.
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1/4 of a unit of electronics.
Pregunta 12
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Refer to Figure 3-1. The opportunity cost of 1 unit of food in Korea is
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1/2 of a unit of electronics.
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1/4 units of electronics.
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2 units of electronics.
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4 units of electronics.
Pregunta 13
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Refer to Figure 3-1. Which of the following statements about comparative advantage is true?
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Australia has a comparative advantage in the production of both food and electronics.
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Korea has a comparative advantage in the production of both food and electronics.
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Australia has a comparative advantage in the production of food while Korea has a comparative advantage in the production of electronics.
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Korea has a comparative advantage in the production of food while Australia has a comparative advantage in the production of electronics.
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Neither country has a comparative advantage.
Pregunta 14
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produce neither good because it has an absolute disadvantage in the production of both goods.
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specialize in electronics production, export electronics, and import food.
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produce both goods because neither country has a comparative advantage.
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specialize in food production, export food, and import electronics
Pregunta 15
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Refer to Figure 3-1. Prices of electronics can be stated in terms of units of food. What is the range of prices of electronics for which both countries could gain from trade?
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The price must be greater than 1/5 of a unit of food but less than 1/4 of a unit of food.
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The price must be greater than 4 units of food but less than 5 units of food.
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The price must be greater than 1/4 of a unit of food but less than 1/2 of a unit of food.
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The price must be greater than 2 units of food but less than 4 units of food.
Pregunta 16
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Suppose the world consists of two countries: the UK and Spain. Further, suppose there are only two goods--food and clothing. Which of the following statements is true?
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If the UK has an absolute advantage in the production of food, then Spain must have an absolute advantage in the production of clothing.
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none of these answers.
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If the UK has a comparative advantage in the production of food, Spain might also have a comparative advantage in the production of food.
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If the UK has a comparative advantage in the production of food, it must also have a comparative advantage in the production of clothing.
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If the UK has a comparative advantage in the production of food, then Spain must have a comparative advantage in the production of clothing.
Pregunta 17
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Use the production possibilities frontiers in Exhibit 4 to answer the question. Assume each country has the same number of workers, say 20 million, and that each axis is measured in metric tons per month. Argentina has a comparative advantage in the production of
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neither fruit nor beef.
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fruit
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both fruit and beef.
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beef
Pregunta 18
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Use the production possibilities frontiers in Exhibit 4 to answer the question. Assume each country has the same number of workers, say 20 million, and that each axis is measured in metric tons per month. Peru will export
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both fruit and beef.
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beef.
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fruit
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neither fruit nor beef.
Pregunta 19
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Use the production possibilities frontiers in Exhibit 4 to answer the question. Assume each country has the same number of workers, say 20 million, and that each axis is measured in metric tons per month. The opportunity cost of producing a metric ton of beef in Peru is
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1/3 ton of fruit.
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6 tons of fruit.
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1 ton of fruit.
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2 tons of fruit.
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3 tons of fruit.
Pregunta 20
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Joe is a tax accountant. He receives €100 per hour doing tax returns. He can type 10,000 characters per hour into spreadsheets. He can hire an assistant who types 2,500 characters per hour into spreadsheets. Which of the following statements is true?
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none of these answers.
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Joe should hire the assistant as long as he pays the assistant less than €25 per hour.
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Joe should not hire an assistant because the assistant cannot type as fast as he.
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Joe should hire the assistant as long as he pays the assistant less than €100 per hour.
Pregunta 21
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A perfectly competitive market has
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firms that set their own prices.
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only one seller.
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at least a few sellers.
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many buyers and sellers.
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none of these answers.
Pregunta 22
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If an increase in the price of blue jeans leads to an increase in the demand for
tennis shoes, then blue jeans and tennis shoes are
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complements.
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inferior goods.
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normal goods.
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none of these answers.
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substitutes
Pregunta 23
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The law of demand states that an increase in the price of a good
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increases the supply of that good.
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decreases the quantity demanded for that good.
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decreases the demand for that good.
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increases the quantity supplied of that good.
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none of these answers.
Pregunta 24
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The law of supply states that an increase in the price of a good
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none of these answers.
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increases the quantity supplied of that good.
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increases the supply of that good.
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decreases the demand for that good.
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decreases the quantity demanded for that good.
Pregunta 25
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If an increase in consumer incomes leads to a decrease in the demand for camping equipment, then camping equipment is
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a normal good.
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none of these answers.
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an inferior good.
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a substitute good.
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a complementary good.
Pregunta 26
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A monopolistic market has
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many buyers and sellers.
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none of these answers.
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firms that are price takers.
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only one seller.
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at least a few sellers.
Pregunta 27
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Which of the following shifts the demand for watches to the right?
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an increase in the price of watches
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none of these answers
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a decrease in the price of watch batteries if watch batteries and watches are complements
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a decrease in consumer incomes if watches are a normal good
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a decrease in the price of watches
Pregunta 28
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All of the following shift the supply of watches to the right except
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an advance in the technology used to manufacture watches.
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an increase in the price of watches.
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All of these answers cause an increase in the supply of watches.
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a decrease in the wage of workers employed to manufacture watches.
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manufacturers' expectation of lower watch prices in the future.
Pregunta 29
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If the price of a good is above the equilibrium price,
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there is a surplus and the price will rise.
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there is a shortage and the price will fall.
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there is a shortage and the price will rise.
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the quantity demanded is equal to the quantity supplied and the price remains unchanged.
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there is a surplus and the price will fall.
Pregunta 30
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If the price of a good is below the equilibrium price,
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there is a shortage and the price will rise.
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the quantity demanded is equal to the quantity supplied and the price remains unchanged.
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there is a shortage and the price will fall.
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there is a surplus and the price will rise.
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there is a surplus and the price will fall.
Pregunta 31
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If the price of a good is equal to the equilibrium price,
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there is a shortage and the price will fall.
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the quantity demanded is equal to the quantity supplied and the price remains unchanged.
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there is a surplus and the price will rise.
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there is a shortage and the price will rise.
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there is a surplus and the price will fall.
Pregunta 32
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An increase (rightward shift) in the demand for a good will tend to cause
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an increase in the equilibrium price and quantity.
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none of these answers.
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an increase in the equilibrium price and a decrease in the equilibrium quantity.
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a decrease in the equilibrium price and an increase in the equilibrium quantity.
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a decrease in the equilibrium price and quantity.
Pregunta 33
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A decrease (leftward shift) in the supply for a good will tend to cause
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an increase in the equilibrium price and quantity.
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a decrease in the equilibrium price and an increase in the equilibrium quantity.
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none of these answers.
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a decrease in the equilibrium price and quantity.
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an increase in the equilibrium price and a decrease in the equilibrium quantity.
Pregunta 34
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Suppose there is an increase in both the supply and demand for personal computers. In the market for personal computers, we would expect
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the equilibrium quantity to rise and the equilibrium price to rise.
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the equilibrium quantity to rise and the equilibrium price to fall.
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the equilibrium quantity to rise and the equilibrium price to remain constant.
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the change in the equilibrium quantity to be ambiguous and the equilibrium price to rise.
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the equilibrium quantity to rise and the change in the equilibrium price to be ambiguous.
Pregunta 35
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Suppose there is an increase in both the supply and demand for personal computers. Further, suppose the supply of personal computers increases more than demand for personal computers. In the market for personal computers, we would expect
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the change in the equilibrium quantity to be ambiguous and the equilibrium price to fall.
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the equilibrium quantity to rise and the equilibrium price to rise.
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the equilibrium quantity to rise and the change in the equilibrium price to be ambiguous.
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the equilibrium quantity to rise and the equilibrium price to fall.
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the equilibrium quantity to rise and the equilibrium price to remain constant.
Pregunta 36
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Which of the following statements is true about the impact of an increase in the price of lettuce?
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Both the demand for lettuce will decrease and the equilibrium price and quantity of salad dressing will fall.
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The supply of lettuce will decrease.
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The demand for lettuce will decrease.
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The equilibrium price and quantity of salad dressing will fall.
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The equilibrium price and quantity of salad dressing will rise.
Pregunta 37
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Suppose a frost destroys much of the Florida orange crop. At the same time, suppose consumer tastes shift toward orange juice. What would we expect to happen to the equilibrium price and quantity in the market for orange juice?
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Price will decrease; quantity is ambiguous.
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The impact on both price and quantity is ambiguous.
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Price will increase; quantity will increase.
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Price will increase; quantity will decrease.
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Price will increase; quantity is ambiguous.
Pregunta 38
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Suppose consumer tastes shift toward the consumption of apples. Which of the following statements is an accurate description of the impact of this event on the market for apples?
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There is an increase in the quantity demanded of apples and in the supply for apples.
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There is an increase in the demand and supply of apples.
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There is an increase in the demand for apples and a decrease in the supply of apples.
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There is a decrease in the quantity demanded of apples and an increase in the supply for apples.
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There is an increase in the demand for apples and an increase in the quantity supplied of apples.
Pregunta 39
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Suppose both buyers and sellers of wheat expect the price of wheat to rise in the near future. What would we expect to happen to the equilibrium price and quantity in the market for wheat today?
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The impact on both price and quantity is ambiguous.
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Price will decrease; quantity is ambiguous.
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Price will increase; quantity will decrease.
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Price will increase; quantity is ambiguous.
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Price will increase; quantity will increase.
Pregunta 40
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An inferior good is one for which an increase in income causes a(n)
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decrease in supply.
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increase in demand.
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increase in supply.
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decrease in demand.
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