ECO 2023 Final Exam Questions
a combination of goods on a given PPF is - ✔✔Both obtainable and Efficient
For a normal good, if INCOME goes UP, what happens to supply? Demand? - ✔✔Demand
shifts right and the supply rem
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ECO 2023 Final Exam Questions
a combination of goods on a given PPF is - ✔✔Both obtainable and Efficient
For a normal good, if INCOME goes UP, what happens to supply? Demand? - ✔✔Demand
shifts right and the supply remains unchanged
For an inferior good, if INCOME goes UP, what happens to supply? Demand? - ✔✔Demand
shifts left and the supply remains unchanged
bananas and oranges are perfect substitutes. If the PRICE of bananas goes UP, what happens to
the demand for oranges? the Supply curve? - ✔✔demand shifts right and supply remains
unchanged
peanut butter and jelly are complements. If the PRICE of peanut butter goes UP, what happens to
the demand curve for jelly? the supply curve? - ✔✔demand shifts left. Supply remains
unchanged
if technology used in corn production increases, what happens to the supply curve for corn? the
demand curve? - ✔✔shifts the supply curve right. the demand curve remains unchanged
show an equilibrium price and quantity on a supply and demand curve - ✔✔where the demand
and supply curve intersect
when the price is above equilibrium price, a ________ results. - ✔✔surplus
when the price is below equilibrium price, a __________ results - ✔✔shortage
if the supply curve shifts to the right and the demand curve remains the same, what happens to
price and quantity - ✔✔the price will fall and the quantity will increase
if the supply curve shifts to the left and the demand curve remains the same, what happens to
price and quantity - ✔✔the price will rise and the quantity demanded will decrease
if the demand curve shifts to the right and the supply curve remains the same what happens to
price and quantity - ✔✔price will rise and the quantity will increase
if the demand curve shifts to the left and the supply curve remains the same what happens to
price and quantity - ✔✔price will fall and the quantity will decrease
is the elasticity of demand for a given curve the same at all points - ✔✔no. the elasticity varies
along a given demand curve
as you move up and to the left along a demand curve, what happens to point elasticity - ✔✔it
increases
what determines whether a good's demand is elastic or not - ✔✔the substitutability of the good
if your at a point where elasticity is equal to 1.2 and you raise prices, what will to total revenue?
- ✔✔total revenue will decrease
if your at a point where elasticity is equal to .4 and you raise prices, what will happen to total
revenue - ✔✔total revenue will increase
if income elasticity of demand (E(Y)) is negative then the good is a(n) ___________ good -
✔✔inferior
if income elasticity of demand (E(Y)) is positive then the good is a(n) ___________ good -
✔✔normal
if cross price elasticity of demand (E(C)) is positive then the two goods in question are
______________. - ✔✔substitutes
if the cross price elasticity of demand (E(C)) is negative, the the two goods in question are
______________. - ✔✔complements
does society, on the whole, win or lose from a monopoly - ✔✔lose, only the monopolist himself
wins from a monopoly situation. a monopoly causes deadweight loss, and thus monopolies are
on the whole bad for society
true or false: in the short-run, it is possible for a monopoly to earn an economic profit, but in the
long-run, all monopolies can make is a normal profit. - ✔✔false because there a significant
barriers to entry, a monopoly can earn an economic profit indefinitely
describe the conditions necessary for economic profit, normal profit, and economic loss in a
monopoly situation. - ✔✔if P>ATC, a firm earns an economic profit
If P=ATC, a firm earns a normal profit
if P
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