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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
Professor
Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
For each of the following events, choose the correct market demand response, ceteris paribus, from the drop-down list.
Consumers expect the price of bicycles to be higher next month. Current demand for bicycles will
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         increase
         not change
         not enough information to answer this
         decrease
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The price of Pepsi increases. The demand for Coke will
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         increase
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         decrease
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The price of milk decreases. The demand for milk will
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         increase
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         decrease
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Due to a tax break consumers have more disposable income. The demand for music downloads (a normal good) will
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         increase
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         decrease
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The price of baseball gloves increases. The demand for baseballs will
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         increase
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         decrease
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Snowbirds (part-time residents) leave the Phoenix area during the summer. The demand for local travel (vehicle passenger miles) during the summer will
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         decrease
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A new medical study claims that eating oat bran reduces the risk of heart disease. The demand for products with oat bran in them will
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         decrease
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The price of gasoline increases. Ceteris paribus, the demand for gasoline will
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         decrease
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Good A is an inferior good and a substitute for Good B. If people experience an increase in their income, the demand for Good A will
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         decrease
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Good X is an inferior good and a substitute for Good Y. If the price of good Y decreases, the demand for good X will
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         increase
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         decrease
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Question 8
Suppose that the market demand for landscaping services is given by the following equation:
Qd = 395 - 3P
where Qd is the quantity of residential landscape cleanings per week that people in the local area would be willing to purchase at a monthly price of P dollars.
What is the quantity demanded at a price of 21 dollars per month?
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Question 9
For each of the following events, choose the correct market supply response, ceteris paribus, from the drop-down list.
There is a significant improvement in the production process for automobile tires. The supply curve for automobile tires will
       [ Choose ]
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         shift to the left
         not enough information to answer this
         shift to the right
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Subsidies for irrigation water are removed. The supply curve for lettuce (an irrigated crop) will
       [ Choose ]
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         shift to the left
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         shift to the right
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The price of shoes increases. The market supply curve for shoes will
       [ Choose ]
         not shift
         shift to the left
         not enough information to answer this
         shift to the right
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Prodcut A is an input to the production of Product B. If the price of Product A decreases, the market supply curve for Product B will
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         shift to the left
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         shift to the right
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Product X is an input to the production of Product Z. If the price of Product X increases, the market supply curve for Prodcut X will
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         shift to the left
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         shift to the right
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Government regulation of rail transport is made to be more efficient and less costly to the industry. The supply curve for rail transport will
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         shift to the left
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         shift to the right
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Sellers expect the price of computers to be significantly lower next quarter. The current supply curve for computers will
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         shift to the left
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         shift to the right
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Congress votes to increase the average fuel economy standards for cars sold in the U.S. The market supply curve for cars sold in the U.S. will
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         shift to the left
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         shift to the right
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Product C is an input to the production of Product D. A technological improvement in the production of Product C will cause the market supply curve for Product D to
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         shift to the right
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To help fund the construction of a new ice arena, the price of hockey tickets increases. The market supply curve for hockey tickets will
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         shift to the left
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         shift to the right
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Question 10
Suppose that the market supply of baseball caps in the local area is given by the following equation:
Qs = 327 + 1P
where Qs is the quantity baseball caps per month that sellers in the local area would be willing to provide at a price of P dollars.
What is the quantity supplied at a price of 11 dollars?
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Question 11
Suppose the demand for fish tacos is given by the following equation:
Qd = 10 - 1P
where Qd is the quantity demanded per week of fish tacos, and P is the price of fish tacos.
Suppose further that the supply of fish tacos is:
Qs = 3 + 3P
where Qs is the quantity supplied per week of fish tacos.
What is the equilibrium market price of fish tacos? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
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