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19 Cards in this Set
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Demand |
A schedule that shows the various amounts of a product consumers are willing and able to purchase at each price in a series of possible prices during a specified period of time
Pg. 48 |
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The reason for the law of demand can best be explained in terms of... |
The rationing function of prices
Pg. 49 |
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The price of video game players falls. What will likely happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of video games? |
Price will decrease; quantity will decrease.
Pg. 56-58 |
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A decrease in the number of buyers will... |
Decrease the demand for a product
Pg. 51-52 |
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The income of a consumer decreases and the consumers demand for a particular good increases. The good is then.. |
Inferior
Pg. 51-52 |
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What could cause a decrease in consumer demand for a product? |
A decrease in consumer income
Pg. 51-52 |
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If two goods are substitutes for each other, an increase in the price of one will... |
Increase the demand for the other
Pg. 52 |
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If two products, A and B, are complements, then... |
An increase in the price of A will decrease the demand for B (Price of lettuce increases; demand for salad dressing decreases)
Pg. 52 |
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If two products, A and B, are independent goods, then... |
An increase in the price of Y will have no significant effect on the demand for X (Butter and golf balls)
Pg. 52 |
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The law of supply states that, other things being constant, as price increases... |
Supply increases
Pg. 53 |
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A decrease in the supply of a product would most likely be caused by |
A decrease in resource costs for production
Pg. 54-55 |
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Surplus of a product |
The quantity supplies of a product is greater than the quantity demanded for a product
Pg. 56-57 |
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Shortage of a good |
The price of a product is below the equilibrium price
Pg. 56-57 |
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Allocative efficiency |
The particular mix of goods and services most highly valued by society (Example: computers with word processors instead of typewriters)
Pg. 58-59 |
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What will affect the price in an indeterminate way and decrease the quantity exchanged |
A decrease in supply and a decrease in demand
Pg. 59-60 |
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Will increase the price and the effect upon exchanged will be indeterminate |
An increase in demand and a decrease in supply
Pg. 59-60 |
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Will affect price in an indeterminate way and decrease the quantity exchanged |
An increase in supply and an increase in demand
Pg. 59-60 |
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A cold spell on Florida devastated the orange crop and as a result California oranges command a higher price which means... |
The supply of Florida oranges decreases, causing their price to increase and the demand for California oranges to increase
Pg. 59-60 |
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Price ceiling |
A maximum price set by the government that is designed to help consumers
Pg. 61 |