Economics MCQs

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A movement along the demand curve may be caused by ?


a A change in income

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b A change in the number of buyers

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c A change in advertising

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dA shift in supply

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View Answer A shift in supply

Assuming a downward sloping demand curve and upward sloping supply curve a higher equilibrium price may be caused by ?


a An fall in demand

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bAn increase in supply

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c improvements in production technology

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d An increase in demand

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A reduction in the costs of production will ?


a Lead to a movement along the supply curve

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b Shift the demand curve

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c Shift the supply curve

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dLead to an extension of supply

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If demand increase in a market this will usually lead to ?


a A higher equilibrium price and output

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bA lower equilibrium price and higher output

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cA lower equilibrium price and output

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dA higher equilibrium price and lower output

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Suppose both buyers and sellers of wheat expect the price of wheat to rise in the near future. What would we expect to happen to the equilibrium price and quantity in the market for wheat today ?


aThe impact on both price and quantity is ambiguous

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b Price will decrease, quantity is ambiguous.

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cprice will increase, quantity will decrease

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dprice will increase, quantity is ambiguous.

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Suppose a frost destroys much of the Florida orange crop. At the same time, suppose consumer tastes shift toward orange juice, What would we expect to happen to the equilibrium price and quantity in the market for orange juice ?


aprice will decrease, quantity is ambiguous

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bPrice will increase, quantity will increase

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c price will increase, quantity will decrease

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d price will increase, quantity is ambiguous.

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Suppose there is an increase in the both the supply and demand for personal computers Further, suppose the supply of personal computer increase more than demand for personal computers In the market for personal computers i the market for personal computers, we would expect ?


athe change in the equilibrium quantity to be ambiguous and the equilibrium price to fall.

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bthe equilibrium quantity to rise and the equilibrium price to rise

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cthe equilibrium quantity to rise and the change in the equilibrium price to be ambiguous

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d the equilibrium quantity to rise and the equilibrium price to fall

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A decrease (leftward shift) in the supply for a good will tend to cause ?


aan increase in the equilibrium price and quantity

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b a decrease in the equilibrium price and an increase in the equilibrium quantity

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c none of these answers

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dan increase in the equilibrium price and a decrease in the equilibrium quantity

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If the price of good is equal to the equilibrium price ?


a there is a shortage and the price will fall

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bthe quantity demanded is equal to the quantity supplied supplied and the price remains unchanged

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c there is surplus and the price will rise

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d there is a surplus and the price will fall

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If the price of a good is above the equilibrium price ?


athere is a surplus and the price will rise

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bthere is a shortage and the price will fall

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cthere is a shortage and the price will rise

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dthere is a surplus and the price will fall

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