Buyers rush to purchase stocks in California vineyards following a forecast of a 30 percent decline in this year's grape harvest. What happens in the California wine market as a result of this announcement?
A) The demand curve for California wine shifts to the right in anticipation of higher prices in the future.
B) The demand curve for California wine shifts to the left in anticipation of higher prices in the future.
C) The supply curve for California wine shifts to the left in anticipation of lower quantities in the future.
D) The supply curve for California wine shifts to the right in anticipation of higher prices in the future.
A
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Samantha is at a friend's house for dinner. Her friend says "I can re-heat either the lasagna or the fried rice." Samantha likes them both, but chooses the fried rice. Does Samantha's choice entail a cost?
A) No—as long as her friend didn't charge Samantha for the meal. B) Yes—Samantha sacrificed the opportunity to eat lasagna. C) Yes—as long as Samantha reimburses her friend for the cost of re-heating the meal. D) Both A and C above.
Refer to Figure 4-7. The figure above represents the market for iced tea. Assume that this is a competitive market. If the price of iced tea is $3, what changes in the market would result in an economically efficient output?
A) The quantity supplied would decrease, the quantity demanded would increase, and the equilibrium price would decrease. B) The price would decrease, quantity demanded would increase, and quantity supplied would decrease. C) The price would decrease, the quantity supplied would increase, and the quantity demanded would decrease. D) The price would decrease, the demand would increase, and the supply would decrease.
The speculative demand for money may not exist because
A) banks now pay interest on some types of checkable deposits. B) there are alternative riskless assets paying higher returns than the return on money. C) the transactions demand can be shown to depend on interest rates. D) government regulations have eliminated risk in the financial markets.
One way to reduce exports is to
A) base trade on comparative advantage. B) base trade on opportunity costs. C) trade with poor countries. D) restrict imports.