Question 1

The Surgeon General announces that eating apples promotes healthy teeth. As a result, the equilibrium price of apples

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A)   increases, and producer surplus increases.
B)   increases, and producer surplus decreases.
C)   decreases, and producer surplus increases.
D)   decreases, and producer surplus decreases.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

On a graph, the area below a demand curve and above the price measures

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A)   producer surplus.
B)   consumer surplus.
C)   deadweight loss.
D)   willingness to pay.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

All else equal, an increase in demand will always increase consumer surplus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Jeff decides that he would pay as much as $3,000 for a new laptop computer. He buys the computer and realizes consumer surplus of $700. How much did Jeff pay for his computer?

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A)   $700
B)   $2,300
C)   $3,000
D)   $3,700E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Figure 7-16 
-Refer to Figure 7-16. If the price of the good is $600, then producer surplus amounts to

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A)   $650.
B)   $800.
C)   $900.
D)   $1,000.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Figure 7-5 
-Refer to Figure 7-5. If the price of the good is $6, then consumer surplus is

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A)   $16.
B)   $24.
C)   $30.
D)   $36.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 7

Table 7-3
The only four consumers in a market have the following willingness to pay for a good:
 
-Refer to Table 7-3. If the market price for the good is $20, who will purchase the good?

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A)   Ming-la only
B)   Carlos and Quilana only
C)   Quilana and Wilbur only
D)   Quilana, Wilbur, and Ming-la onlyE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Figure 7-21 
-Refer to Figure 7-21. Which area represents producer surplus when the price is P1?

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A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   DE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Figure 7-33 
-Refer to Figure 7-33. How much is total consumer surplus in this market at the equilibrium price?

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Question 10

Table 7-17
 
-Refer to Table 7-17. Both the demand curve and the supply curve are straight lines. If 6 units are bought and sold, then total surplus is

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A)   $18 lower than it would be if the equilibrium number of units were bought and sold.
B)   $22 lower than it would be if the equilibrium number of units were bought and sold.
C)   $26 lower than it would be if the equilibrium number of units were bought and sold.
D)   $6 higher than it would be if the equilibrium number of units were bought and sold.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Figure 7-3 
-Refer to Figure 7-3. When the price rises from P1 to P2, consumer surplus

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A)   increases by an amount equal to A.
B)   decreases by an amount equal to B+C.
C)   increases by an amount equal to B+C.
D)   decreases by an amount equal to d.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

A simultaneous increase in both the demand for MP3 players and the supply of MP3 players would imply that

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A)   both the value of MP3 players to consumers and the cost of producing MP3 players has increased.
B)   both the value of MP3 players to consumers and the cost of producing MP3 players has decreased.
C)   the value of MP3 players to consumers has decreased, and the cost of producing MP3 players has increased.
D)   the value of MP3 players to consumers has increased, and the cost of producing MP3 players has decreased.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Unless markets are perfectly competitive, they may fail to maximize the total benefits to buyers and sellers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Justin builds fences for a living. Justin's out­of­pocket expenses (for wood, paint, etc.)  plus the value that he places

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A)   producer surplus.
B)   producer deficit.
C)   cost of building fences.
D)   profit.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Figure 7-15 
-Refer to Figure 7-15. When the price falls from P2 to P1, producer surplus

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A)   decreases by an amount equal to C.
B)   decreases by an amount equal to A+B.
C)   decreases by an amount equal to A+C.
D)   increases by an amount equal to A+B.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Figure 7-22 
-Refer to Figure 7-22. If 110 units of the good are bought and sold, then

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A)   the marginal cost to sellers is equal to the marginal value to buyers.
B)   the marginal value to buyers is greater than the marginal cost to sellers.
C)   the marginal cost to buyers is greater than marginal value to sellers.
D)   producer surplus is greater than consumer surplus.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

Connie can clean windows in large office buildings at a cost of $1 per window. The market price for window- cleaning services is $3 per window. If Connie cleans 100 windows, her producer surplus is $100.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Figure 7-27 
-Refer to Figure 7-27. Buyers who value this good more than the equilibrium price are represented by which line segment?

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A)   AC.
B)   CK.
C)   BC.
D)   CH.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

An example of normative analysis is studying

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A)   how market forces produce equilibrium.
B)   surpluses and shortages.
C)   whether equilibrium outcomes are socially desirable.
D)   income distributions.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Figure 7-34 
-Refer to Figure 7-34. Suppose there is initially a price floor set at $10 in this market. If the government removed the price floor, by how much would total consumer surplus increase for those consumers who enter the market after the price floor is removed?

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Figure 7-5 -Refer to Figure 7-5. If the price of the good is $6, then consumer surplus is

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Jeff decides that he would pay as much as $3,000 for a new laptop computer. He buys the computer and realizes consumer surplus of $700. How much did Jeff pay for his computer?

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Figure 7-16 -Refer to Figure 7-16. If the price of the good is $600, then producer surplus amounts to

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Table 7-3 The only four consumers in a market have the following willingness to pay for a good: -Refer to Table 7-3. If the market price for the good is $20, who will purchase the good?

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A simultaneous increase in both the demand for MP3 players and the supply of MP3 players would imply that

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Unless markets are perfectly competitive, they may fail to maximize the total benefits to buyers and sellers.

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Figure 7-22 -Refer to Figure 7-22. If 110 units of the good are bought and sold, then

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Figure 7-34 -Refer to Figure 7-34. Suppose there is initially a price floor set at $10 in this market. If the government removed the price floor, by how much would total consumer surplus increase for those consumers who enter the market after the price floor is removed?

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Figure 7-33 -Refer to Figure 7-33. How much is total consumer surplus in this market at the equilibrium price?

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All else equal, an increase in demand will always increase consumer surplus.

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Justin builds fences for a living. Justin's out­of­pocket expenses (for wood, paint, etc.) plus the value that he places

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Connie can clean windows in large office buildings at a cost of $1 per window. The market price for window- cleaning services is $3 per window. If Connie cleans 100 windows, her producer surplus is $100.

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On a graph, the area below a demand curve and above the price measures

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Figure 7-3 -Refer to Figure 7-3. When the price rises from P1 to P2, consumer surplus

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The Surgeon General announces that eating apples promotes healthy teeth. As a result, the equilibrium price of apples

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Table 7-17 -Refer to Table 7-17. Both the demand curve and the supply curve are straight lines. If 6 units are bought and sold, then total surplus is

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Figure 7-15 -Refer to Figure 7-15. When the price falls from P2 to P1, producer surplus

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Figure 7-27 -Refer to Figure 7-27. Buyers who value this good more than the equilibrium price are represented by which line segment?

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Figure 7-21 -Refer to Figure 7-21. Which area represents producer surplus when the price is P1?

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