Module 3 - MC Questions (Textbook) Flashcards
What is the term for what a buyer pays?
a. Charge
b. Cost
c. Amount
d. Price
d. Price
What does the law of demand state?
a. price decrease = quantity demanded increase
b. price increase = quantity demanded unchanged
c. price increase = quantity demanded decrease
d. price decrease = quantity demanded decrease
c. price increase = quantity demanded decrease
Is supply the same as quantity supplied?
a. yes they mean the same thing
b. supply and quantity supplied both refer to demand
c. they are interchangeable terms
d. no, they are different
d. no, they are different
What does the law of supply state?
a. quantity supplied decreases with demand
b. price increases with quantity demanded
c. demand fluctuates with quantity supplied.
d. quantity supplied increases with price.
d. quantity supplied increased with price
What does the equilibrium price represent?
a. Producers’ supply exceeds consumers’ demand
b. Consumers’ demand excessively surpasses producers’ supply
c. Plans of consumers and producers agree
d. Market experiences a persistent shortage
c. Plans of consumers and producers agree
What do oil companies do in excess demand?
a. Raise prices
b. Lower prices
c. Reduce production
d. Increase imports
a. raise prices
What is the demand shift when the quantity demanded increases at every given price?
a. Leftward shift
b. Rightward shift
c. Upward shift
d. Downward shift
b. Rightward shift
What causes a shift in demand?
a. Increase in product supply
b. Change in underlying factors
c. Constant market trends
d. Constant market trends
b. Change in underlying factors
What is the result of a shift in demand?
a. Different quantity demanded at every price.
b. Increased supply of the good.
c. Higher costs of production.
d. More efficient production methods.
a. Different quantity demanded at every price.
What happens to the demand curve with an increase in income?
a. Shifts left
b. Becomes vertical
c. Becomes horizontal
d. Shifts right
d. Shifts right
Lower costs correspond to?
a. Decreased revenue
b. Reduced expenses
c. Lower income
d. Higher profits
d. Higher profits
What happens when the cost of production increases?
a. Price must increase
b. Price must increase
c. Supply must increase
d. Wages must decrease
a. Price must increase
What do price control laws often lead to?
a. Beneficial outcomes
b. Stable market prices
c. Undesirable consequences
d. Increased production
c. Undesirable consequences
What is a price floor?
a. Lowest legal price
b. Highest permissible price
c. Average market price
d. Minimum selling point
a. Lowest legal price
What is deadweight loss?
a. Gain in consumer surplus
b. Increase in social welfare
c. Loss in social surplus
d. Improvement in market efficiency
c. Loss in social surplus
What does the supply curve show?
a. Price vs. consumer preference
b. Price vs. production cost
c. Price vs. quantity supplied
d. Price vs. demand curve
c. Price vs. quantity supplied
What is the basic principle of the demand and supply model?
a. Supply alone determines price in markets, independent of demand.
b. Demand is irrelevant to price and affects only the quantity produced.
c. Quantity sold in markets is set by government regulations, not by demand and supply.
d. Demand and supply determine price and quantity sold in markets.
d. Demand and supply determine price and quantity sold in markets.
What happens to quantity demanded when price rises?
a. Decreases
b. Increases
c. Remains constant
d. Doubles
a. Decreases