Using a graph, illustrate the effect that an increase in production costs will have on the equilibrium price and quantity of a good

What will be an ideal response?


The graph shows a decrease in supply. The supply curve shifts to the left, causing equilibrium price to rise, and equilibrium quantity to fall.

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a. an increase in the patent protection period to 75 years b. a hurricane that destroys a substantial portion of a nation's capital stock c. the implementation of a secure and enforceable property rights system Which of the events listed above could cause a movement from W to Z? A) a, b, and c B) a only C) a and c only D) a and b only E) b and c only

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Did the 1957 Treaty of Rome turn the EU into a truly unified market?

A) Yes, it paved the way for the current EMU. B) No, although it established a customs union, it failed to remove barriers to the movement of goods and factors within Europe. C) No, it was only after the German unification and locating the ECB in Frankfurt that unity was achieved. D) No, since the Northern members of the EU had larger endowments of capital and skilled labor. E) No, the Treaty of Rome created more trade barriers between European countries.

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Which statement is true?

A. Our rate of productivity increase was greater in the 1980s than the 1960s. B. The key to productivity growth is an increasing labor force. C. Rising productivity could come about with the same output from fewer units of input. D. We have a higher growth rate than the Chinese even though they have a higher savings rate.

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A utility-maximizing consumer equalizes marginal utilities per dollar spent across all goods

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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