Which of the following events would cause both the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity of potatoes assumed as an inferior good to increase?

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The bowed shape of the production possibilities frontier can be explained by the fact that

the opportunity cost of one good in terms of the other increases as more of that good is produced.

Which of the following events would cause both the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity of number two grade potatoes to increase if number two grade potatoes are an inferior good?

a decrease in consumer income

When quantity demanded increases at every possible price, the demand curve has

shifted to the right.

A direct or positive relationship exists between a country's

productivity and its standard of living.

A production possibilities frontier can shift outward if

there is a technological improvement.

If the price elasticity of supply is 1.5, and a price increase led to a 3% increase in quantity supplied, then the price increase is about

2.0%.

Demand is said to be price elastic if

buyers respond substantially to changes in the price of the good.

The price elasticity of demand

%(change)Qd/ %(change)P

measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good to a change in its price.

Which of the following events must cause equilibrium price to fall?

demand decreases and supply increases

Suppose the figure shows the market demand for coffee. Suppose the price of tea, a substitute good, increases. Which of the following changes would occur?

a shift from D2 to D1

Suppose the income of buyers in a market for an inferior good decreases and a technological advancement occurs also. What would we expect to happen in the market?

Equilibrium quantity would increase, but the impact on equilibrium price would be ambiguous.

Suppose that demand is inelastic within a certain price range. For that price range

an increase in price would increase total revenue because the decrease in quantity demanded is proportionately less than the increase in price.

normal good

As income increases, demand for that good increases.

inferior good

As income goes up, demand for that good goes down. (Mac n cheese)

Ed < 1.0

Inelastic

Ed > 1.0

Elastic

surplus

current price is above its equilibrium price

Suppose that demand for a good increases and, at the same time, supply of the of the good stays the same. What would happen in the market for the good?

BOTH price and quantity would both increase

Price*Quantity = Total Revenue / Total Expenditure

true

income elasticity

percent change in quantity demanded divided by the percent change in income

percent change

(final - initial) / initial

suppose demand is perfectly elastic, and the supply of the good in question decreases, as a result

the equilibrium quantity decreases, and the equilibrium price is unchanged

what events cause equilibrium price to rise?

demand increases and supply decreases

when a supply curve is relatively flat, the

supply is relatively elastic

economic models

are simplifications of reality, and in this respect economic models are no different than other scientific models

if the price elasticity of demand for a good is 1.2, then a 5 percent decrease in price results in a

6 percent increase in the quantity demanded

the gains from specialization and trade are based not on comparative advantage, but on absolute advantage

false

ppf are usually bowed outward, this is bc

resources are specialized; that is, some are better at producing particular goods rather than other goods

the discovery of a new hybrid wheat would increase the supply of wheat. as a result, wheat farmers would realize a decrease in total revenue if

demand for wheat is inelastic

if the demand for a product increases, then we would expect equilibrium price

and equilibrium quantity to both increase

when the price of a good or service changes

there is movement along a given demand curve

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