Suppose a market has a downward sloping demand curve and a perfectly inelastic supply curve. The government wants to increase consumer surplus, which of the following policies could achieve this? O A minimum price O A subsidy on purchases in the market O A maximum price O A tax on purchases in the market O More than one of the above

Suppose a market has a downward sloping demand curve and a perfectly inelastic supply curve. The government wants to increase consumer surplus, which of the following policies could achieve this? O A minimum price O A subsidy on purchases in the market O A maximum price O A tax on purchases in the market O More than one of the above

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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Figure 7-3 PRICE 20 16 15 21 8 6.5 2 3 QUANTITY Supply 5 Refer to Figure 7-3. If the price of the good is $13.50, then producer surplus is O a. $17.50 O b. $18.50. O c. $19.00. O d. $7.50
Consider a market in which supply and demand are both unit elastic at the equilibrium (equals 1 in absolute value). Which of the following statements is true? a. Consumer and producer surplus are equal. O b. None of the other answers are correct. O c. Consumer surplus is larger than producer surplus. O d. Producer surplus is larger than consumer surplus.
When a tax is levied on a good, what happens to the market price and why? Select one: O a The market price rises because both quantity demanded and quantity cross out supplied falls. O b. The market price falls because quantity supplied falls. cross out O. The market price falls because quantity demanded falls. cross out O d. The market price rises because both quantity demanded and quantity cross out supplied rises.
Which one of the following statement is incorrect? O A. The difference between the lowest price at which producers are willing to supply a product and the price they actually receive is known as the producer surplus O B. The producer surplus is depicted by the area below the demand curve and above the market price. O C. The value between what consumers pay and the maximum value that they are willing to pay for a product is known as the consumer surplus O D. To determine consumer surplus, one must have knowledge of the market price of a particular product
Suppose the market for a product is given by the following S+D functions. price 100 80 60 40 20 20 Demand 40 60 80 100 120 140 How much DWL does a $10 tax create? O a. zero Ob. 200 O c. 600 O d. 400 Supply
$4.00 $3.50- $3.00 $2.50 $2.00 $1.50 $1.00 $0.50 $0.00 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Quantity A price floor set at a price of $1.00 will result in O no change in the market outcomes. a surplus of 20 units. a surplus of 10 units. a shortage of 20 units. a shortage of 10 units. Price O O Supply Demand 35 40
P1 P2 f- X The US government has established a minimum wage (price floor). Where on the graph above would you find this restriction in relation to equilibrium and how would it affect the market? O P1 and it would create a surplus of workers O P1 and it would create a shortage of workers O P2 and it would create a surplus of workers O P2 and it would create a shortage of workers
O The demand curve for a product is given by Qp = 400-20P and the supply curve for a product is given by Qs = 16P-32. O a. Illustrate the demand curve and the supply curve on the same graph. O b. Find the equilibrium price and quantity. O c. Find numerical values for the consumer surplus and the producer surplus. O d. Identify consumer surplus and producer surplus on your graph.
Using Supply and Demand to Analyze Markets-End of Chapter Problem Increases in demand generally result in increases in consumer surplus. However, this is not always the case. Of the following scenarios, which one is most likely to result in a decrease in consumer surplus? Supply is relatively elastic, and demand becomes highly inelastic when it increases. Supply and demand are both unit elastic and demand increases. Supply is inelastic, and demand becomes highly elastic when it increases. O Supply is relatively elastic, and demand becomes highly elastic when it increases.
Suppose that the government decided to subsidize bacon producers. Will this impact supply or demand? O This will impact both supply and demand causing the supply curve and demand curve to shift to the left. This will only impact supply, causing the supply curve to shift to the left. This will only impact supply, causing the supply curve to shift to the right. This will impact both supply and demand causing the supply curve and demand curve to shift to the right.