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The demand curve for Widgets is given by QD = 6000 - 2y - 200p + 30pG,where QD is the quantity of widgets demanded,y is the per capital income and pG is the price of Gizmos.Compute the partial derivatives with respect to y and pG.

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-2 and +30...

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It is appropriate to use the supply-and demand-model if,in a market,


A) everyone is a price taker with full information about the price and quality of the good.
B) firms sell identical products.
C) costs of trading are low.
D) All of the above.

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  -The above figure shows a graph of a market for pizzas in a large town.At a price of $7,what is the amount of excess demand? A)  0; there is excess supply at $7. B)  20 units C)  30 units D)  10 units -The above figure shows a graph of a market for pizzas in a large town.At a price of $7,what is the amount of excess demand?


A) 0; there is excess supply at $7.
B) 20 units
C) 30 units
D) 10 units

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Suppose the demand curve is perfectly inelastic and the supply curve is upward sloping.The price sellers receive after a specific tax is imposed on sellers


A) is less than before the tax.
B) is higher than before the tax.
C) is unchanged.
D) depends on the supply elasticity.

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An increase in the demand curve for orange juice would be illustrated as a


A) leftward shift of the demand curve.
B) rightward shift of the demand curve.
C) movement up along the demand curve.
D) movement down along the demand curve.

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The market demand for wheat is Q = 100 - 2p + 1pb + 2Y.If the price of wheat,p,is $2,and the price of barley,pb,is $3,and income,Y,is $1000,the income elasticity of wheat is


A) 2 ∗ (1000/2099) .
B) 2.
C) 1/2 ∗ (1000/2099) .
D) cannot be calculated from the information provided.

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  -The above figure shows three different supply-and-demand graphs.Which graph best represents the market for vacations on Mars? A)  Graph A B)  Graph B C)  Graph C D)  None of the above. -The above figure shows three different supply-and-demand graphs.Which graph best represents the market for vacations on Mars?


A) Graph A
B) Graph B
C) Graph C
D) None of the above.

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If the demand for orange juice is expressed as Q = 2000 - 500p,where Q is measured in gallons and p is measured in dollars,then at the price of $3,the demand curve


A) is elastic.
B) has a unitary elasticity.
C) is inelastic.
D) is perfectly inelastic.

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The vertical distance of the shift in supply from a specific tax of t amount on producers will


A) equal t.
B) be less than t.
C) depend on the elasticity of supply.
D) depend on the incidence of the tax.

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When it comes to the supply curve of janitors and accountants,


A) the supply curve of janitors is more elastic.
B) the supply curve of accountants is more elastic.
C) both supply curves are equally elastic.
D) More information is needed.

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When import restrictions are placed on a good,and as a result the price of the good increases,the demand curve for that good will


A) shift rightward.
B) shift leftward.
C) become steeper.
D) be unaffected.

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An increase in the price of pork will lead to


A) a movement up along the demand curve.
B) a movement down along the demand curve.
C) a rightward shift of the demand curve.
D) a leftward shift of the demand curve.

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The price for tickets of a sold-out event increase by 30% but quantity sold remains unchanged.The price elasticity of demand equals


A) 0.
B) 1.
C) infinity.
D) Cannot be determined.

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Suppose the market for corn is given by the following equations for supply and demand: QS = 2p − 2 QD = 13 − p where Q is the quantity in millions of bushels per year and p is the price. a.Calculate the equilibrium price and quantity.Sketch the supply and demand curves on a graph indicating the equilibrium. b.If a price floor is imposed at $7 per bushel,will there be a surplus or a shortage? What is the quantity of excess supply or demand that results? Draw a graph to show this.

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a.2p - 2 = 13 - p    p* =...

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If the demand for oranges is written as Q = 100 - 5p,then the inverse demand function is


A) Q = 5p - 100.
B) Q = 20 - .2p.
C) p = 20 - 5Q.
D) p = 20 - .2Q.

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For the following, please answer "True" or "False" and explain why. -As the supply curve shifts to the right,the increase in quantity demanded will not depend on the shape of the demand curve.

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Suppose the demand curve for movie tickets has unitary price elasticity and the supply curve is perfectly price elastic.If 3 million tickets are currently sold at a price of $5,approximately how much tax revenue could the government generate from a $1 specific tax?


A) $18 million
B) $3 million
C) $2.5 million
D) $1.5 million

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A vertical supply curve exhibits


A) a constant elasticity of supply.
B) a perfectly inelastic supply curve.
C) Both A and B are true.
D) None of the above.

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Suppose the market demand curve for pizza can be expressed as QD = 100 - 2P + 3Pb,where QD is the quantity of pizza demanded,P is the price of a pizza,and Pb is the price of a burrito.What is the slope of this demand function,and what information does the slope provide?

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The slope is -2.The slope tells us how a...

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A specific tax on sellers will


A) shift the demand curve to the right.
B) shift the demand curve to the left.
C) shift the supply curve to the right.
D) shift the supply curve to the left.

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