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Which of the following would shift the demand curve for gasoline to the right?


A) a decrease in the price of gasoline
B) an increase in consumer income,assuming gasoline is a normal good
C) an increase in the price of cars,a complement for gasoline
D) a decrease in the expected future price of gasoline

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Figure 4-9 Figure 4-9   -Refer to Figure 4-9.The graphs show the demand for cigarettes.In Panel (b) ,the arrows are consistent with which of the following events? A) an increase in the price of cigarettes B) placing a tax on cigarettes C) the prohibition of cigarette advertisements on television D) decreasing the price of marijuana,given that tobacco and marijuana are complements -Refer to Figure 4-9.The graphs show the demand for cigarettes.In Panel (b) ,the arrows are consistent with which of the following events?


A) an increase in the price of cigarettes
B) placing a tax on cigarettes
C) the prohibition of cigarette advertisements on television
D) decreasing the price of marijuana,given that tobacco and marijuana are complements

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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An increase in the number of college scholarships issued by private foundations would


A) increase the supply of education.
B) decrease the supply of education.
C) increase the demand for education.
D) decrease the demand for education.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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If the number of buyers in a market decreases,then


A) demand will increase.
B) demand will decrease.
C) supply will increase.
D) supply will decrease.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Economists normally


A) do not try to explain people's tastes,but they do try to explain what happens when tastes change.
B) believe that they must be able to explain people's tastes in order to explain what happens when tastes change.
C) do not believe that people's tastes determine demand,so they ignore the subject of tastes.
D) incorporate tastes into economic models only to the extent that tastes determine whether pairs of goods are substitutes or complements.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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The law of demand states that,other things equal,an increase in


A) price causes quantity demanded to increase.
B) price causes quantity demanded to decrease.
C) quantity demanded causes price to increase.
D) quantity demanded causes price to decrease.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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The sum of all the individual demand curves for a product is called


A) income demand.
B) equilibrium demand.
C) complementary demand.
D) market demand.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Figure 4-8 Figure 4-8   -Refer to Figure 4-8.Suppose the figure shows the market demand for Big Box e-readers.Suppose the price of the leading competitor's e-readers,a substitute good,decreases.Which of the following changes would occur? A) a movement along D2 from point A to point B B) a movement along D2 from point B to point A C) a shift from D1 to D2 D) a shift from D2 to D1 -Refer to Figure 4-8.Suppose the figure shows the market demand for Big Box e-readers.Suppose the price of the leading competitor's e-readers,a substitute good,decreases.Which of the following changes would occur?


A) a movement along D2 from point A to point B
B) a movement along D2 from point B to point A
C) a shift from D1 to D2
D) a shift from D2 to D1

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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An increase in the price of a good will


A) increase demand.
B) decrease demand.
C) increase quantity demanded.
D) decrease quantity demanded.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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The University of Iowa was voted the #1 "party school" in 2013.The University of Iowa is located in Iowa City.At the end of August each year,the market demand for beer in Iowa City


A) decreases.
B) increases.
C) remains constant,but we observe a movement downward and to the right along the demand curve.
D) remains constant,but we observe a movement upward and to the left along the demand curve.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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