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Microeconomics Standard 3

Quiz by Katie Hardy

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  • Q1
    Which is the most likely explanation for the change shown in the graph?
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    Technological advancement causing increased fuel efficiency in logging equipment.
    Decreased demand for finished wood products.
    Increased minimum wage.
    Widespread wildfires that destroy vast amounts of forest.
    120s
  • Q2
    What would be the MOST LIKELY result of an increased unemployment rate?
    DEMAND curve shift to the LEFT
    SUPPLY curve shift to the RIGHT
    SUPPLY curve shift to the LEFT
    DEMAND curve shift to the RIGHT
    120s
  • Q3
    Which of these is the government trying to achieve through PRICE CONTROLS?
    Entrepreneurship
    Economic Growth
    Underground Markets
    Equity
    120s
  • Q4
    Which of these is shown in the graph?
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    Price Ceiling
    Shortage
    Price Floor
    Inelasticity
    120s
  • Q5
    Which of these is an EXAMPLE of the price control shown in the graph?
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    Surplus
    Minimum Wage
    Change in consumer taste
    Rent Control
    120s
  • Q6
    Which of these is represented by the shaded area in the graph?
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    Surplus
    Price Ceiling
    Minimum Wage
    Shortage
    120s
  • Q7
    Which of these is NOT a problem often caused by government price controls?
    Substandard goods or services.
    Change in the price off substitute goods.
    Creation of underground markets.
    Larger burden placed on the government.
    120s
  • Q8
    Insulin is an example of a good that is demand inelastic because
    it is essential for the health of a diabetic, so they will purchase it at any price.
    it is impossible to produce more insulin, regardless of the price charged.
    if the price increases, producers will make more insulin to sell.
    it is used to prevent anaphylactic shock.
    120s
  • Q9
    In the graph, lines D and S1 show the demand and supply schedules for the Anaxos Fruit Shake Company in its last month of operation. Anaxos just upgraded its capital equipment by buying a machine that makes fruit shakes faster and cheaper than the original machine. What effect should this have on the graph?
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    Price rises; Quantity rises
    Price drops; Quantity Drops
    Price drops; Quantity rises
    Price rises; Quantity drops
    120s
  • Q10
    When economists measure the responsiveness of sellers to changes in price, they are measuring:
    the price elasticity of supply
    the percentage change in supply
    the price elasticity of demand
    income elasticity
    120s

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