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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Equilibrium is a tendency, a state of perpetual motion.
B At equilibrium, quantity demanded equals quantity supplied.
C At equilibrium, market forces are no longer at work.
D At equilibrium, demand equals supply.
Question #2
A the demand for cookies will rise.
B the demand for cookies will fall.
C a smaller quantity of cookies will be demanded.
D a larger quantity of cookies will be demanded.
Question #3
A higher prices of bicycles.
B a shift in the demand curve for bicycles.
C larger output of bicycles.
D lower prices of bicycles.
Question #4
A buyers are unaffected by sellers’ costs of production.
B the price of a product is not influenced by the price buyers are willing to pay.
C suppliers are willing to increase production of their goods if they can receive higher prices for them.
D buyers are willing to pay more for a scarce product.
Question #5
A It does not change.
B Uncertain-economic theory has no answer to this question.
C It decreases.
D It increases.
Question #6
A favoritism.
B experimental economics.
C the limitation of the volume of transactions.
D the development of a black market.
Question #7
A Problem of disposal created by excess supply.
B Excess of quantity demanded over quantity supplied.
C Sellers offering discounts in disguised forms.
D Survival of inefficient businesses.
Question #8
A It does not change.
B It increases.
C It decreases.
D Uncertain-economic theory has no answer to this question.
Question #9
A would have been willing and able to buy at different prices in different periods.
B would have been willing and able to buy at different prices during a particular period.
C actually bought at different prices during a particular period.
D actually bought at different prices in different periods.
Question #10
A Uncertain-economic theory has no answer to this question.
B It decreases.
C It increases.
D It does not change.
Question #11
A the resulting curve has a negative slope.
B price is measured on the vertical axis.
C quantity is measured on the horizontal axis.
D All of these are correct.
Question #12
A the same basic information as the demand curve.
B the quantity produced as a function of the price.
C who will have an opportunity to produce or purchase an item.
D plots of what quantities have been sold over the past few weeks or months.
Question #13
A an increase in the price of heating oil
B a decrease in the price of natural gas
C a decrease in the price of electricity
D an increase in the price of air conditioners
Question #14
A a negative slope because some consumers switch to other goods as the price of the good rises.
B a negative slope because the supply of the good rises as demand rises.
C a negative slope because the good has less “snob appeal” as its price falls.
D a positive slope because price is a clear indicator of need.
E an inverse slope because as the price goes up, the good has more profitability.
Question #15
A demand is too important to be left to the economists.
B only price and quantity matter in determining demand.
C people always want a certain amount of a product.
D all other determinants of demand are held constant.
