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Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The lowest legal price that can be paid for a product:

a)

Price

b)

Price Ceiling

c)

Price Floor

d)

Surplus

2.

Price where quantity supplied equals quantity demanded.

a)

Equilibrium price

b)

Equilibrium quantity

c)

Price floor

d)

Price

3.

Price floor for agricultural products set by the government to stabilize farm prices:

a)

Surplus

b)

Price

c)

Equilibrium quantity

d)

Target price

4.

What effect would a bumper crop most likely have on the price of that crop?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Equilibrium

d)

Floor

5.

Which term best describes rent control?

a)

Price ceiling

b)

Subsidy

c)

Equilibrium price

d)

Nonrecourse

6.
Which of the following is an advantage of setting a price ceiling?
a)
Suppliers maximize their profits.
b)
Consumers can purchase as much as they want. 
c)
Consumers can continue to afford an essential good or service. 
d)
The market will be forced into equilibrium.
7.

What is government intervention?

a)

taxes and subsidies

b)

is any action carried out by the government or public entity that affects the market economy

c)

when employees of the government decide to take action after contemplation whilst creating economic models to predict market economy

d)

a consequence of an industrial or commercial activity which affects other parties in turn being reflected in market prices

8.
A black market is 
a)
a market in which there are high barriers to entry and homogeneous products.
b)
a market with only one supplier and unlimited demand.
c)
a market where there are many buyers and sellers and few consumers.
d)
a market in which sellers illegally sell to buyers at higher than legal prices
9.

Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the imposition of a minimum price in the market for corn?

a)

Sellers of corn, recognizing that the price floor is good for them, have pressured policy makers into enacting the price floor.

b)

Buyers of corn, recognizing that the price floor is good for them, have pressured policy makers into enacting the price floor.

c)

Buyers and sellers of corn have agreed that the price floor is good for both of them and have therefore pressured policy makers into enacting the price floor.

d)

Policy makers have studied the effects of the price floor carefully and recognize that the price floor is advantageous for society as a whole.

10.
If the government levies a $2 tax per DVD on buyers of DVDs, then the price received by sellers of DVDs would
a)
decrease by more than $2.
b)
decrease by exactly $2.
c)
decrease by less than $2.
d)
increase by an indeterminate amount.
11.

Which of the following is an argument supporting an increase to the minimum wage?

a)

98.5% of workers earn higher than minimum wage.

b)

Wages have not kept pace with increases in worker productivity.

c)

There will be fewer jobs available for low-skilled workers.

d)

It may increase the cost of bringing goods and services to market.

12.

After the government imposed a $0.20 per gallon tax on gasoline, the price of a gallon of gasoline increased from $1.00 to $1.15. Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Consumers bear the entire burden of the tax, since producers can pass the tax along to consumers.

b)

Consumers bear most, but not all, of the tax burden.

c)

Producers bear the entire burden of the tax, since the tax was levied on producers, not consumers.

d)

There is no tax burden, since gasoline is a normal good.

13.
What is the result of the government setting a price ceiling on apartments for rent? 
a)
apartments are available but too expensive
b)
people start dividing their homes in to apartments to rent
c)
people want to rent but struggle to find apartments
d)
construction jobs increase as more people build new apartments
14.
The price ceiling
a)
causes a shortage of 45 units of the good.
b)
makes it necessary for sellers to ration the good.
c)
is not binding because it is set below the equilibrium price.
d)
Both orange and red are correct.
15.

Where would a binding price ceiling need to be set in this market?

a)

$1500

b)

$1200

c)

$900

d)

$600

16.

What would be created if a binding price floor was imposed at $15.00?

a)

A shortage of 10 units

b)

A surplus of 10 units

c)

A shortage of 5 units

d)

A market clearing quantity of 15 units

17.
If the government set the price at $300, what would be the result?
a)
Surplus of 4,000
b)
Surplus of 2,000
c)
Shortage of 4,000
d)
Shortage of 2,000
18.
If the government creates a price floor of $80, which one of the following statements is correct?
a)
The quantity demanded = 60
b)
The quantity supplied = 180
c)
There is a shortage of 140
d)
There price floor is ineffective
19.
The per-unit burden of the tax on buyers is
a)
$6
b)
$8
c)
$14
d)
$24
20.

The diagram shows a tax on a good rising supply from S1 to S2.

The price to the consumer rises from $4 to $5. What is the amount of tax?

a)

$2

b)

$3

c)

$4

d)

$5

21.

Which regions show the total consumer expenditure after the subsidy is implemented?

a)

D+J+K+L

b)

C +I + D +J

c)

B + E + F +C + I +H + G +D + J + K + L

d)

B + E + F +C + I +H +G

22.

Which regions show the total amount of money spent by the government to fund the subsidy?

a)

D + J + K + L

b)

C + I + D + J

c)

B + E + F + C + I + H + G + D + J + K + L

d)

B + E + F + C + I + H + G

23.

The graph above shows the market for good X The letters in the graph denote the enclosed areas If the government imposes an excise tax of t dollars on each unit of good X, which of the following represents the producer surplus after the imposition of the tax?

a)

A

b)

A + B + C+D

c)

D + E

d)

G

24.
Assume an effective price floor is placed on the sale of this product. What letters correspond to the deadweight loss?
a)

A+B+C

b)

D+E+F

c)

C+E

d)

B+D

25.

what are the disadvantage from the implementation of price regulation as shown in the diagram

a)

the income of producers of farmers is protected

b)

the government may store or keep surplus of goods

c)

low paid workers are better off

d)

lead to wastage of resources