Chapter 2: Markets Flashcards

1
Q

A change in which of the following will not shift the demand curve for hamburgers?

A

The price of hamburgers

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2
Q

Movie tickets and DVDs are substitutes. If the price of DVDs increases, what happens in the market for movie tickets?

A

The demand curve shifts to the right

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3
Q

The discovery of a large new reserve of crude oil will shift the ________ curve for gasoline, leading to a ________ equilibrium price.

A

supply; lower

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4
Q

If the economy goes into a recession and incomes fall, what happens in the markets for inferior goods?

A

Prices and quantities both rise

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5
Q

Which of the following might lead to an increase in the equilibrium price of jelly and a decrease in the equilibrium quantity of jelly sold?

A

An increase in the price of grapes, an input to jelly

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