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Topic1: Micro ch.3-
Practice Quiz from lecture notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The law of demand is illustrated by a demand curve that is: _______ | Downward sloping. |
| Which would cause a decrease in the quantity of computers supplied? | A decrease in the demand for computers. |
| When the price of oil declines significantly, the price of gasoline also declines. The latter occurs because of a(n): ________ | increase in the supply of gasoline. |
| A schedule which shows the various amounts of a product producers are willing and able to produce at each price in a series of possible prices during a specified period of time is called: ______ | Supply. |
| If the quantity supplied of a product is less than the quantity demanded, then: ________ | There is a shortage of the product. |
| If the market price is above the equilibrium price: _________ | A surplus will occur and producers will produce less and lower prices. |
| A competitive market will: ________ | achieve an equilibrium price. |
| A product market is in equilibrium: _________ | where the demand and supply curves intersect. |
| A headline reads "Storms destroy half of the lettuce crop." This situation would lead to a(n): _________ | Increase in the price of lettuce and decrease in quantity purchased. |
| Government-set price floors and price ceilings: _________ | Interfere with the rationing function of price in a free market. |