In October 2005, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service banned the importation of beluga caviar, the most prized of caviars, from the Caspian Sea. What happened in the market for caviar in the United States?
A) The demand curve shifted to the right. B) The demand curve shifted to the left.
C) The supply curve shifted to the right. D) The supply curve shifted to the left.
D
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The graph shows the market for textbooks. If the government introduces a tax of $20 a textbook, then the price paid by buyers
A) increases by $20. B) increases to $80 a textbook. C) decreases to $60 a textbook. D) is $70 a textbook. E) does not change because the demand for textbooks is perfectly elastic.
Which of the following is NOT a scarce resource?
A) Gold B) Pollution C) Petroleum D) iPhones
Suppose that M = 300, P = 150, and Y = 6. Then the velocity of circulation equals
A) 0.02. B) 0.50. C) 2.00. D) 3.00.
A vertical demand curve results in
A) no change in quantity when the supply curve shifts. B) no change in price when the supply curve shifts. C) no change in the supply curve being possible. D) no change in quantity when the demand curve shifts.