The law of supply and demand asserts that

a. demand curves and supply curves tend to shift to the right as time goes by.
b. the price of a good will eventually rise in response to an excess demand for that good.
c. when the supply curve for a good shifts, the demand curve for that good shifts in response.
d. the equilibrium price of a good will be rising more often than it will be falling.


b

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A ________ of the dollar would correct the fundamental disequilibrium that exists in this market. A) overvalued; revaluation B) overvalued; devaluation C) undervalued; devaluation D) undervalued; revaluation

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Which of the following industries was not deregulated during the 1970s and 1980s?

a. airline industry b. auto industry c. banking industry d. trucking industry

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Other things being constant, the only way to move along a given supply curve for a product is for

A) the product's relative price to change. B) the future relative price of related goods to change. C) the number of sellers to change. D) technological changes to occur.

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Refer to the data. A budget surplus occurred in year:



Answer the question using the following budget information for a hypothetical economy. Assume that all budget surpluses are used to pay down the public debt.
A.  2.
B.  3.
C.  4.
D.  6.

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