Questions from Microeconomics


Q: What happens in a market if the current price is above the

What happens in a market if the current price is above the equilibrium price? What happens if the current price is below the equilibrium price?

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Q: According to a news story, the Boston-based game company

According to a news story, the Boston-based game company Proletariat launched its first mobile game, World Zombination, after having “spent nearly 18 months and $2 million to develop it.” In the first...

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Q: Suppose that currently the market for gluten-free spaghetti is in

Suppose that currently the market for gluten-free spaghetti is in long-run equilibrium at a price of $3.50 per box and a quantity of 4 million boxes sold per year. If the demand for gluten-free spaghe...

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Q: In recent years, the United States has experienced large increases in

In recent years, the United States has experienced large increases in oil production due in large part to a new technology, hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”). Fracking involves injecting a mixture of...

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Q: Suppose that each of the following is true: (1

Suppose that each of the following is true: (1) The laptop computer industry is perfectly competitive and that the firms that assemble laptops do not also make the displays, or screens; (2) the lapt...

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Q: According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, as a

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, as a result of U.S. consumers increasing their demand for beef, in 2015 world beef prices increased. For example, according to the article, “Austral...

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Q: Describe the five steps economists follow to arrive at a useful economic

Describe the five steps economists follow to arrive at a useful economic model.

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Q: Suppose that at the beginning of a year, the price of

Suppose that at the beginning of a year, the price of corn is $3.80 per bushel and 14 billion bushels are harvested. There are approximately 400,000 corn farmers, so the average output per farmer is a...

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Q: Why are consumers so powerful in a market system?

Why are consumers so powerful in a market system?

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Q: Economists’ estimates of price elasticities can differ somewhat, depending on the

Economists’ estimates of price elasticities can differ somewhat, depending on the time period and on the markets in which the price and quantity data used in the estimates were gathered. An article in...

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