Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: Use the following data to draw supply and demand curves on the

Use the following data to draw supply and demand curves on the accompanying graph. Price $8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Quantity demanded 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Quantity supplied 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 (a) What is the e...

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Q: According to Figures 3.5 and 3.6, what

According to Figures 3.5 and 3.6, what would the new equilibrium price of tutoring services be if Ann decided to stop tutoring? Figures 3.5: Figure 3.6:

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Q: According to the News on page 61 (a) What

According to the News on page 61 (a) What was the initial price of a Final Four ticket? (b) At that price was there (A) an equilibrium, (B) a shortage, or (C) a surplus? IN THE NEWS: Students Strug...

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Q: The government now spends over $700 billion a year on Social

The government now spends over $700 billion a year on Social Security benefits. Why don’t we leave it to individuals to save for their own retirement?

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Q: Given the following data on gasoline supply and demand, (

Given the following data on gasoline supply and demand, (a) What is the equilibrium price? (b) How large a market shortage would exist if the government set a price ceiling of $2 per gallon? Price pe...

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Q: As a result of the BP oil spill (News, p

As a result of the BP oil spill (News, p. 58), which of the following changed in the shrimp market (answer yes or no): (a) Demand? (b) Quantity demanded? (c) Price?

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Q: According to Figure 3.8,(a) How

According to Figure 3.8, (a) How many people die in the market-driven economy? (b) How many people die in the government-regulated economy? Figure 3.8:

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Q: According to Figure 3.8,(a) How

According to Figure 3.8, (a) How many organs are supplied at a zero price? (b) If the News on page 66 is correct, how many organs would be supplied at positive prices? Figure 3.8:

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Q: In Figure 4.2 (p. 73), by how

In Figure 4.2 (p. 73), by how much is the market (a) Overproducing private goods? (b) Underproducing public goods?

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Q: According to the News on page 82, what percentage of income

According to the News on page 82, what percentage of income is spent on lottery tickets by (a) A poor family with income of $18,000 per year? (b) An affluent family with income of $40,000 per year?...

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