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What is the effect of subsidies on supply?
What happens to the price when supply decreases and demand remains the same?
What defines market clearing price?
What is excess demand in a market?
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If the number of firms in the market increases, what is likely to happen to supply?
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Which law states that if the supply stays the same and demand decreases, the price will go down?
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What is indicated when there is excess supply in the market?
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What occurs when both supply and demand shift in opposing directions?
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What does opportunity cost refer to?
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Which of the following best describes microeconomics?
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What are the essential factors of production?
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What does it mean when rational people respond to incentives?
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What is the concept behind 'There is no such thing as a free lunch'?
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How can trade benefit countries economically?
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When might a tax on a good have a negative incentive?
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Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding opportunity cost?
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What best describes the concept of market failure?
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What does the Law of Demand indicate about the relationship between quantity demanded and price?
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Which of the following is an example of an externality?
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What is the term used to describe the amount of a good that consumers are willing and able to buy at various prices during a given period?
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What is meant by the term 'invisible hand' in market economics?
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Why might government intervention in the market sometimes improve outcomes?
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Which factor is not considered a determinant of demand according to the B.I.T.E.R. acronym?
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What happens when the government significantly increases the money supply?
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What does 'Ceteris Paribus' mean in the context of demand?
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How does an increase in consumer income typically affect the demand for normal goods?
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Which statement best reflects the principle of rational people thinking at the margin?
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Inferior goods experience which of the following changes in demand when consumer income decreases?
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What is market power in the context of economic actors?
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What typically drives people to respond to incentives in economic decision-making?
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Which factor affects demand by reflecting societal interests and trends, leading to increased or decreased purchases?
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In which scenario might the demand for school supplies significantly increase?
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What happens when the cost of resources increases?
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According to the law of supply, what is the relationship between price and quantity supplied?
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How does the expectation of future prices affect a firm's production decisions?
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What effect do complementary goods have on the supply of a commodity?
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What is meant by the term 'schedule of supply'?
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If a business can produce multiple products with its resources, what will it tend to do?
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What does a leftward shift in the supply curve indicate?
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What effect do related commodities have on production decisions?
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Study Notes
Government Intervention
- Subsidies: Government payments to producers that incentivize increased supply per unit produced.
- Taxes: Payments from firms to the government that discourage production, leading to a decrease in supply.
Basic Laws of Supply and Demand
- An increase in supply with stable demand leads to a decrease in price.
- A decrease in supply with stable demand causes a rise in price.
- If supply remains unchanged and demand increases, prices will rise.
- If supply remains unchanged and demand decreases, prices will fall.
Key Concepts
- Market Clearing Price: The equilibrium price where all produced goods are sold.
- Excess Supply: Occurs when more products are supplied than demanded at a set price, leading to a surplus.
- Excess Demand: Occurs when the demand for a product exceeds the supply at a specific price, resulting in a shortage.
Microeconomics
- Focuses on the behavior of individual units like consumers and firms, including factors such as prices and labor.
Factors of Production
- Inputs for the production of goods and services include land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship.
Opportunity Cost
- Represents what is sacrificed to acquire a good or service, reflecting the cost of alternative choices.
Principles of Economics
- Trade-offs: Choices must be made as resources are limited; "there is no such thing as a free lunch."
- Cost Comparisons: People evaluate the costs and benefits of different courses of action.
- Marginal Thinking: Rational decision-making involves considering the additional benefit versus the additional cost of choices.
- Incentives: Responses to positive and negative incentives influence consumer and producer behavior.
- Market Efficiency: Markets typically organize economic activity well but can fail, leading governments to intervene.
- Government Role: Interventions can promote efficiency and equity, especially in cases of market failure.
Determinants of Demand
- Factors affecting demand include:
- Buyers: Number of potential consumers influences demand.
- Income: Household income affects spending capacity on goods and services, distinguishing between normal and inferior goods.
- Tastes and Preferences: Consumer interests can shift demand for specific products.
- Production Technology: Advances can enhance production efficiency, impacting supply.
- Cost of Resources: Higher resource costs lead to decreased supply; lower costs increase it.
- Prices of Related Commodities: Production decisions depend on profitability across different goods.
- Expectations: Firms adjust production based on anticipated future prices.
Law of Demand
- The relationship between price and quantity demanded is inverse; as price decreases, demand increases, and vice versa.
Supply
- Supply indicates the willingness of sellers to produce and offer goods at various prices, which increases with higher prices due to profit motivation.
Law of Supply
- Stipulates that with all else equal, as price increases, quantity supplied increases, and as price decreases, quantity supplied decreases.
Producer's Point of View
- Higher prices typically lead to an increase in the quantity supplied. Decisions about current production levels are influenced by future price expectations.
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This quiz explores the concepts of government intervention in the economy, specifically focusing on subsidies and taxes. It discusses how subsidies can enhance supply by providing financial support to producers, and how taxes influence firms' payments to the government. Test your knowledge on these fundamental economic principles!
