Chapter 4 Flashcards

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What determines the price and the quantity produced of most goods

A

The interaction of supply and demand

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When a consumer is able an willing to buy a good it service, they create which of the following

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Demand

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2
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What are inferior goods

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Goods for which the demand falls when income rises

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3
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How is the future price related to current demand

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If the price is expected to rise the current demand will rise

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8
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What determines how to change in prices will affect total revenue for the company

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Elasticity of demand

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9
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What kind of system is the United States economy based on

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Market

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10
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Ceteris paribus, or all other things held constant, is an assumption that has which of the following effects on the demand schedule

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It takes only process into account

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11
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What shows the quantities of products demanded at each price by all consumers in the market

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A market demand schedule

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12
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What kind of table lists the quantity of a good that a person will buy at different prices

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Demand schedule

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13
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What is a basic principle of the Law of demand

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When a goods price is lower, people will buy more of it

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14
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How is the current demand for a good related to its future price

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If the price is expected to drop current demand will fall

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15
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Which of the following is a good that might not be bought when prices rise

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Luxury

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16
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What kind of changes would be expected in the demand of a country that had a growing population

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A rise in the demand for the shelter

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17
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What Is a company’s total revenue

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The amount a company receives or selling its goods

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18
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When prices rise, which of the following happens to income

A

It buys less

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19
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Which of the following goods would be likely to be bought in the same quantity even if it doubled in price

20
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Demand for movies rentals is highly elastic. A video store that raises the price of rental will…

A

Possibly gain or lose revenue

21
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When movie rentals were 2.95, sara rented 10 movies a month the price in increase by .50$ she decided to rent fewer movies per month when the price went up by 1 more 1$ she decided to cut it in half what is her quantity demanded by month at the current price