Assume that the demand curve for DVD players shifts to the left and the supply curve for DVD players shifts to the right, but the supply curve shifts more than the demand curve. As a result
A) both the equilibrium price and quantity of DVD players will decrease.
B) the equilibrium price of DVD players will decrease; the equilibrium quantity may increase or decrease.
C) the equilibrium price of DVD players may increase or decrease; the equilibrium quantity will increase.
D) the equilibrium price of DVD players will decrease; the equilibrium quantity will increase.
D
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A demand schedule
A) shows that demand is on schedule. B) is a graph showing a relationship between the quantity demanded and the price of a good. C) shows the quantity demanded at one price. D) is a list of the quantities demanded at each different price when all other influences on buying plans remain the same. E) shows how the demand changes when the supply changes.
Who receives benefits if regulation works according to social interest theory?
A) the entire economy B) cohesive interest groups C) everyone not in the cohesive interest group D) the regulators E) It is impossible to determine who benefits.
When the Fed increases or decreases the money supply, these actions are called
a. discounting b. money printing c. moral suasion d. open market operations e. interest payments
One feature of the second round of QE ("QE2") was that the Fed engaged in "forward commitment," by pre-announcing exactly the quantity of bonds it was going to buy and for how long the buying would last. This change in policy was intended to:
A. Give the Fed ample flexibility to change its policy B. Stabilize the prices of bonds in the open market C. Limit the duration of the easy monetary policy stance of the Fed D. Enhance the banks' willingness to lend out their reserves