COMPLETE QUESTIONS ANSWERS PREMIUM
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Selfish behavior, according to economists, may be motivated by
the desire to improve or increase (mark all that apply):
Answer: (A) Power.
(B) Health.
(C) Wealth.
(D) Education.
(E) Social status.
◉ Which would have more impact on the equilibrium quantity, a
20% increase in supply (i.e., at any given price, quantity supplied
increases by 20%) or a 20% increase in demand?
Answer: A 20% increase in demand has more impact
◉ If there is a 20% increase in supply AND a 20% increase in
demand, then the equilibrium price:
Answer: Does not change.
, ◉ Changes in a downstream market affect ______ in the upstream
market; changes in an
upstream market affect ______ in the downstream market
Answer: Demand; supply
◉ Based on the class discussion, the market for Ramen may violate:
Answer: The rule that higher income increases demand.
◉ Which realistic example did use, in class, to introduce the idea of a
competitive market?
Answer: Turkish fish market
◉ In the market for iron, suppose that demand increases but the
equilibrium price does not change. What could create this situation?
Answer: Supply simultaneously increases
◉ Why do some economic policy debates seem to continue
indefinitely, with no clear resolution? (Mark the three best answers,
based on the class discussion.)
Answer: (B) The difficulty of conducting experiments makes it hard
to collect sufficient data.
(C) None of the alternative models are able to predict the data with
great accuracy.