AP Microeconomics Supply and Demand

An increase in the price of aspirin is likely to be paired with a(n) ___________________ in the demand for Tylenol because the two goods are __________________.

• increase; complements
  
• increase; substitutes 
•  decrease; complements 
•  decrease; substitutes

If the price of printers goes down, what happens in the market for ink cartridges?

• Supply increases.

• Supply decreases.

• Demand increases.

• Demand decreases

Printers and ink cartridges are typically purchased together.  Economists would call these

• Stubstitues
• Complements
• Elastic
• Inelastic

Assume the image is showing the market for apples.  Which of the headlines could indicate the pictured shift is occurring in the market?

• Pesticides on apples linked to mouth cancer.
• Storms destroy apple orchards.
• An apple a day really does keep the doctor away.
• New genetic strain leads to apple trees that produce twice as many apples.

A government payment made to a business is a

• tax
• regulation
• subsidy
• resource

The price of diamonds goes from $150 an ounce to $5 an ounce. What happens to the demand for diamonds?

• increase; tastes and preferences

• decrease; price of related goods (complements)

• increase; change income

• stays the same; price is not a determinant of demand

The following is a factor that will not cause the demand curve to shift:

• Advertising
• Population
• Price
• Consumer expectations

Consuming more of one good because of a change in price of another good is known as the 

• income effect
• substitution effect
• elasticity effect
• demand effect

If a consumer knows that a product will be going on sale this week, how will his/her CURRENT demand be affected?

• it will go up
• it will go down
• it will stay the same
• what does this have to do with the price of tea in China?

When producers are left with a ____________________ of products, they may reduce prices.

• surplus

• shortage

• scarcity

• subsidy