Econ 202 Midterm 3 Dan And Ben

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A price floor

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results in a surplus if the floor price is higher than the equilibrium price.

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An example of a price floor is a

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minimum wage.

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In the table above, what is the equilibrium wage rate in an unregulated market?

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$10.00 per hour

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In the table above, what is the level of unemployment (in millions of workers) if the minimum wage is set at $8 per hour?

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0

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In the table above, the market is in equilibrium. Then a minimum wage is set at $11 per hour. The number of unemployed workers will be

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2 million.

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In the above figure, a minimum wage of ________ would result in employment of ________.

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W1; L2

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shows the demand for and supply of labor of students in Smallville. If the minimum wage is set at $4 per hour, how many hours do students work?

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9,000 hours

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the demand for and supply of labor of students in Smallville. If the minimum wage is set at $4 per hour, how many hours of students' labor are unemployed?

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0 hours

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the demand for and supply of labor of students in Smallville. If the minimum wage is set at $6 per hour, how many hours do students work

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9,000 hours

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the demand for and supply of labor of students in Smallville. If the minimum wage is set at $6 per hour, how many hours of students' labor are unemployed?

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0 hours

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demand for and supply of labor of students in Smallville. If the minimum wage is set at $8 per hour, how many hours do students work?

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6,000 hours

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demand for and supply of labor of students in Smallville. If the minimum wage is set at $8 per hour, how many hours of students' labor are unemployed?

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6,000 hours

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A sales tax is imposed on the sellers of gasoline. This tax shifts

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the supply of gasoline curve leftward.

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When a sales tax is imposed on sellers, the supply curve shifts so that the vertical distance between

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amount of the sales tax.

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How a sales tax is divided between buyers and sellers is determined by

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the elasticities of supply and demand.

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the price paid by the buyer before the tax is ________ per compact disc, and the price paid by the buyer after the tax is ________ per compact disc.

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$20; $30

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the price received by the seller before the tax is ________ per compact disc, and the price received and kept by the seller after the tax is ________ per compact

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$20; $10

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what is the amount of the tax per compact disc?

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$20

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what is the total tax revenue collected by the government?

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$400 million

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who pays the larger share of the tax?

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Buyers and sellers each pay the same amount of the tax and each pays $10 per compact disc.

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the amount of the tax per unit imposed on the sellers is

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$2.00.

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the amount of tax revenue is

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$4,000.

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the deadweight loss due to the tax is

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$1,000.

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The amount of a tax paid by the buyers will be larger the

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more inelastic the demand and the more elastic the supply.

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The amount of a tax paid by the buyers will be smaller the

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more elastic the demand and the more inelastic the supply.

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The elasticity of demand for chocolate chip cookies is 0.6 and the elasticity of supply for these cookies

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consumers would pay more of the tax.

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the market for neckties. Based on the graph, how much tax per necktie has been imposed by the government?

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1.00 per tie

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the market for neckties after the government has imposed a tax. How much government revenue is generated by the tax?

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$400.00 per month

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the market for neckties after the government has imposed a tax. How much deadweight loss results from this tax?

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$50.00

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market for cotton in Georgestan. The government regulates the market with a production quota set at 8 million pounds per year. The introduction of the quota has

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decreased the production of cotton in Georgestan by 8 million pounds.

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market for cotton in Georgestan. The government regulates the market with a production quota set at 8 million pounds per year. With the quota in place, the amount of cotton produced in Georgestan is ________ because the marginal social cost of a pound of cotton is ________ the marginal social benefit of a pound of cotton.

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inefficient; less than

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Suppose sugar is exported from a nation. In the sugar market who does NOT benefit from the exports?

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domestic consumers

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Suppose the world price of a good is $4. Based on the table below, the country would

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import 20 units.

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In a market open to international trade, at the world price the quantity demanded is 150 and quantity supplied is 200. This country will

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export 50 units.

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A country opens up to trade and becomes an exporter of wheat. In the wheat market, consumer surplus will ________, producer surplus will ________, and total surplus will ________.

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decrease; increase; increase

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Shows the market for shirts in the United States, where D is the domestic demand curve and S is the domestic supply curve. The world price is $20 per shirt.

36. In the figure above, with international trade American consumers buy ________ million shirts per year.

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48

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Shows the market for shirts in the United States, where D is the domestic demand curve and S is the domestic supply curve. The world price is $20 per shirt.

37. with international trade ________ million shirts per year are produced in the United States

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16

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Shows the market for shirts in the United States, where D is the domestic demand curve and S is the domestic supply curve. The world price is $20 per shirt.

38. with international trade the United States ________ million shirts per year.

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imports 32

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Shows the market for shirts in the United States, where D is the domestic demand curve and S is the domestic supply curve. The world price is $20 per shirt.

39. international trade ________ consumer surplus in the United States by ________.

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increases; $320 million

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Shows the market for shirts in the United States, where D is the domestic demand curve and S is the domestic supply curve. The world price is $20 per shirt.

40. international trade ________ producer surplus in the United States by ________ .

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decreases; $192 million

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Shows the market for shirts in the United States, where D is the domestic demand curve and S is the domestic supply curve. The world price is $20 per shirt.

41. international trade ________ total surplus in the United States by ________.

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increases; $128 million

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A tariff is a

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tax on an imported good or service.

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A tariff is a tax that is imposed by the ________ country when an ________ good crosses its international boundary.

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importing; imported

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If the United States imposes a tariff on imported cars, the

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U.S. supply curve shifts rightward.

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If a country imposes a tariff on an imported good, the tariff ________ the price in the importing country and ________ the quantity of imports.

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raises; decreases

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Increasing a tariff will ________ the domestic quantity consumed of the good, while ________ the domestic production of the good.

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decrease; increasing