Decrease in Demand and Market Surplus Quiz
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What will happen to the supply curve when producers face an additional cost?

  • It will become steeper
  • It will stay the same
  • It will shift to the left (correct)
  • It will shift to the right

How do subsidies impact production cost and supply?

  • Increase production cost and shift supply curve to the left
  • Decrease production cost and shift supply curve to the right (correct)
  • Decrease production cost and shift supply curve to the left
  • Increase production cost and shift supply curve to the right

What happens to market supply when there is a decrease in the number of sellers?

  • It decreases and shifts right
  • It increases and shifts left
  • It increases and shifts right
  • It decreases and shifts left (correct)

How do suppliers react when they expect future prices to rise?

<p>They supply more (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What effect do natural disasters have on the supply curve?

<p>Shift it to the left (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is market equilibrium defined as?

<p>A state where demand equals supply (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is likely to happen if there is a surplus in the market?

<p>Equilibrium price will decrease (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How will an increase in production cost affect the market equilibrium?

<p>Decrease supply (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens if there is a decrease in supply in the market?

<p>Prices will tend to rise (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When the supply curve shifts upwards to the left, what is likely to occur in the market?

<p>Equilibrium price will increase (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can the government address the problem of prices being unfairly high to buyers?

<p>Implement price ceilings (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What impact does a decrease in demand have on the equilibrium price and quantity?

<p>Equilibrium price decreases, equilibrium quantity increases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What will happen to the equilibrium price and quantity when demand decreases?

<p>Equilibrium price and quantity both decrease (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a determinant of changes in supply?

<p>Price of the product (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If there is an increase in supply, what effect does it have on the equilibrium price and quantity?

<p>Equilibrium price decreases, quantity increases (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the demand curve when there is a decrease in demand?

<p>The curve shifts downwards to the left (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of these factors can cause an increase in supply?

<p>Reduction in subsidies (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the equilibrium price when supply increases?

<p>Equilibrium price decreases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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