Question 1

Unlike minimum wage laws, wage subsidies

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A)   discourage firms from hiring the working poor.
B)   cause unemployment.
C)   help only wealthy workers.
D)   raise the living standards of the working poor without creating unemployment.

Question 2

A shortage results when a

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A)   nonbinding price ceiling is imposed on a market.
B)   nonbinding price ceiling is removed from a market.
C)   binding price ceiling is imposed on a market.
D)   binding price ceiling is removed from a market.

Question 3

Rent control policies tend to cause

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A)   relatively smaller shortages in the short run than in the long run because supply and demand tends to be more elastic in the short run than in the long run.
B)   relatively larger shortages in the short run than in the long run because supply and demand tends to be more elastic in the short run than in the long run.
C)   relatively larger shortages in the short run than in the long run because supply and demand tends to be more inelastic in the short run than in the long run.
D)   relatively smaller shortages in the short run than in the long run because supply and demand tends to be more inelastic in the short run than in the long run.

Question 4

A $1.50 tax levied on the buyers of pomegranate juice will shift the demand curve

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A)   upward by exactly $1.50.
B)   upward by less than $1.50.
C)   downward by exactly $1.50.
D)   downward by less than $1.50.

Question 5

A binding minimum wage creates a shortage of labor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Figure 6-1
Panel a)  Panel b) 
  
-Refer to Figure 6-1. The price ceiling shown in panel b)

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A)   is not binding.
B)   creates a surplus.
C)   creates a shortage.
D)   Both a)  and b)  are correct.

Question 7

Figure 6-36 
-Refer to Figure 6-36. If the government places a $2 tax in the market, the seller bears $2 of the tax burden.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Figure 6-7 
-Refer to Figure 6-7. For a price ceiling to be binding in this market, it would have to be set at

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A)   any price below $7.
B)   any price above $3.
C)   any price below $9.
D)   any price above $7.

Question 9

Figure 6-31 
-Refer to Figure 6-31. If the government set a price floor at $17, would there be a shortage or surplus, and how large would be the shortage/surplus?

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A price floor set at...

Question 10

To say that a price ceiling is binding is to say that the price ceiling

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A)   results in a shortage.
B)   is set below the equilibrium price.
C)   causes quantity demanded to exceed quantity supplied.
D)   All of the above are correct.

Question 11

Figure 6-32 
-Refer to Figure 6-32. If the government set a price ceiling at $50, would there be a shortage or surplus, and how large would be the shortage/surplus?

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A price ceiling set ...

Question 12

When government imposes a price ceiling or a price floor on a market,

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A)   price no longer serves as a rationing device.
B)   efficiency in the market is enhanced.
C)   shortages and surpluses are eliminated.
D)   both buyers and sellers become better off.

Question 13

The goal of rent control is to help the poor by making housing more affordable.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Figure 6-30
Panel a)  Panel b) 
   Panel c)  
-Refer to Figure 6-30. In which market will the tax burden be most equally divided between buyers and sellers?

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A)   the market shown in panel a) .
B)   the market shown in panel b) .
C)   the market shown in panel c) .
D)   All of the above are correct.

Question 15

Table 6-1
 
-Refer to Table 6-1. Which of the following price ceilings would be binding in this market?

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A)   $80
B)   $70
C)   $60
D)   $50

Question 16

Suppose that in a particular market, the supply curve is highly elastic and the demand curve is highly inelastic. If a tax is imposed in this market, then the

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A)   buyers will bear a greater burden of the tax than the sellers.
B)   sellers will bear a greater burden of the tax than the buyers.
C)   buyers and sellers are likely to share the burden of the tax equally.
D)   buyers and sellers will not share the burden equally, but it is impossible to determine who will bear the greater burden of the tax without more information.

Question 17

Price ceilings are typically imposed to benefit buyers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Under rent control, bribery is a mechanism to

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A)   bring the total price of an apartment including the bribe)  closer to the equilibrium price.
B)   allocate housing to the poorest individuals in the market.
C)   force the total price of an apartment including the bribe)  to be less than the market price.
D)   allocate housing to the most deserving tenants.

Question 19

Figure 6-20 
-Refer to Figure 6-20. Suppose a tax of $5 per unit is imposed on this market. How much will sellers receive per unit after the tax is imposed?

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A)   $5
B)   between $5 and $10
C)   between $10 and $14
D)   $14

Question 20

Figure 6-19 
-Refer to Figure 6-19. Suppose a tax of $2 per unit is imposed on this market. How much will buyers pay per unit after the tax is imposed?

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A)   $3
B)   between $3 and $5
C)   between $5 and $7
D)   $7

Exam 6: Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Figure 6-1 Panel a) Panel b) -Refer to Figure 6-1. The price ceiling shown in panel b)

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Unlike minimum wage laws, wage subsidies

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Figure 6-19 -Refer to Figure 6-19. Suppose a tax of $2 per unit is imposed on this market. How much will buyers pay per unit after the tax is imposed?

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Table 6-1 -Refer to Table 6-1. Which of the following price ceilings would be binding in this market?

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Figure 6-31 -Refer to Figure 6-31. If the government set a price floor at $17, would there be a shortage or surplus, and how large would be the shortage/surplus?

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Figure 6-30 Panel a) Panel b) Panel c) -Refer to Figure 6-30. In which market will the tax burden be most equally divided between buyers and sellers?

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The goal of rent control is to help the poor by making housing more affordable.

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To say that a price ceiling is binding is to say that the price ceiling

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Price ceilings are typically imposed to benefit buyers.

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Figure 6-36 -Refer to Figure 6-36. If the government places a $2 tax in the market, the seller bears $2 of the tax burden.

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A shortage results when a

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A binding minimum wage creates a shortage of labor.

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When government imposes a price ceiling or a price floor on a market,

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Figure 6-32 -Refer to Figure 6-32. If the government set a price ceiling at $50, would there be a shortage or surplus, and how large would be the shortage/surplus?

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Suppose that in a particular market, the supply curve is highly elastic and the demand curve is highly inelastic. If a tax is imposed in this market, then the

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Figure 6-20 -Refer to Figure 6-20. Suppose a tax of $5 per unit is imposed on this market. How much will sellers receive per unit after the tax is imposed?

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Rent control policies tend to cause

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A $1.50 tax levied on the buyers of pomegranate juice will shift the demand curve

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Under rent control, bribery is a mechanism to

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Figure 6-7 -Refer to Figure 6-7. For a price ceiling to be binding in this market, it would have to be set at

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