Questions from Microeconomics


Q: Identify each of the following quotes as being an example of either

Identify each of the following quotes as being an example of either: the coordination problem, the invisible hand, creative destruction, or the incentive problem. a. "If you compare a list of today’s...

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Q: In 2001 an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in

In 2001 an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Europe led to the burning of millions of cattle carcasses. What impact do you think this had on the supply of cattle hides, hide prices, the supply of...

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Q: Use two market diagrams to explain how an increase in state subsidies

Use two market diagrams to explain how an increase in state subsidies to public colleges might affect tuition and enrollments in both public and private colleges.

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Q: Decide whether each of the following descriptions most closely corresponds to being

Decide whether each of the following descriptions most closely corresponds to being part of a command system, a market system, or a laissez-faire system. a. A woman who wants to start a flower shop f...

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Q: Suppose that in the market for computer memory chips, the equilibrium

Suppose that in the market for computer memory chips, the equilibrium price is $50 per chip. If the current price is $55 per chip, then there will be ______________ of memory chips. a. A shortage. b....

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Q: Assume the demand for lumber suddenly rises because of a rapid growth

Assume the demand for lumber suddenly rises because of a rapid growth of demand for new housing. Assume no change in supply. Why does the equilibrium price of lumber rise? What would happen if the pri...

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Q: Suppose both the demand for olives and the supply of olives decline

Suppose both the demand for olives and the supply of olives decline by equal amounts over some time period. Use graphical analysis to show the effect on equilibrium price and quantity.

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Q: Why are spillover costs and spillover benefits also called negative and positive

Why are spillover costs and spillover benefits also called negative and positive externalities? Show graphically how a tax can correct for a negative externality and how a subsidy to producers can cor...

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Q: On the basis of the three individual demand schedules below, and

On the basis of the three individual demand schedules below, and assuming these three people are the only ones in the society, determine a. The market demand schedule on the assumption that the good i...

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Q: A price ceiling will result in a shortage only if the ceiling

A price ceiling will result in a shortage only if the ceiling price is ____________ the equilibrium price. a. less than b. equal to c. greater than d. louder than

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