Suppose the market clearing price for apples rises from $2.00 to $3.00 per pound, and the overall market clearing output decreases from 1 million to 1/2 million pounds. How can we explain the increase in price and decrease in market output?
A) Supply decreased and demand remained unchanged.
B) Supply increased and demand remained unchanged.
C) Demand increased and supply remained unchanged.
D) Demand decreased and supply remained unchanged.
A
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A) 20,000 B) 40,000 C) 60,000 D) 80,000 E) zero
The De Beers diamond mining and marketing company of South Africa became one of the most profitable and longest-lived monopolies in history. Which of the following has always threatened De Beers' control of the diamond market?
A) At different times in the past some countries have banned the importation of diamonds from South Africa for political reasons. B) Competition from imitation diamonds. Technology has made it possible to make fake diamonds look exactly like real diamonds. C) Competition from other gemstones, including rubies and emeralds, that have become more popular over time. D) Since few diamonds are ever destroyed, De Beers has constantly faced possible competition from other firms reselling diamonds.
Hot dogs and hot dog buns are complements. An increase in the price of flour used to make hot dogs buns will
a. increase consumer surplus in the market for hot dog buns and decrease producer surplus in the market for hot dogs. b. increase consumer surplus in the market for hot dogs and increase producer surplus in the market for hot dog buns. c. decrease consumer surplus in the market for hot dog buns and increase producer surplus in the market for hot dogs. d. decrease consumer surplus in the market for hot dog buns and decrease producer surplus in the market for hot dogs.
According to monetarists, if the economy is initially in long-run equilibrium, an increase in the money supply will __________ the price level and Real GDP in the short run, and will __________ only __________ in the long run
A) lower; lower; the price level B) raise; raise; Real GDP C) raise; lower; Real GDP D) raise; raise; the price level E) raise; raise; the unemployment rate