Which of the following changes would not shift the supply curve for a good or?

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1.

An increase in the price of a product will reduce the amount of it purchased because:

A.

supply curves are upsloping.

B.

the higher price means that real incomes have risen.

C.

consumers will substitute other products for the one whose price has risen.

D.

consumers substitute relatively high-priced for relatively low-priced products.

2.

Which of the following will not cause the demand for product K to change?

A.

a change in the price of close-substitute product J

B.

an increase in consumer incomes

C.

a change in the price of K

D.

a change in consumer tastes

3.

Which of the following would not shift the demand curve for beef?

A.

a widely publicized study which indicates beef increases one's cholesterol

B.

a reduction in the price of cattle feed

C.

an effective advertising campaign by pork producers

D.

a change in the incomes of beef consumers

4.

If the price of K declines, the demand curve for the complementary product J will:

5.

A firm's supply curve is upsloping because:

A.

the expansion of production necessitates the use of qualitatively inferior inputs.

B.

mass production economies are associated with larger levels of output.

C.

consumers envision a positive relationship between price and quality.

D.

beyond some point the production costs of additional units of output will rise.

6.

Which of the following changes would not shift the supply curve for a good or?

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Refer to the above diagram. The equilibrium price and quantity in this market will be:

7.

Which of the following changes would not shift the supply curve for a good or?

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Refer to the above diagram. A price of $20 in this market will result in:

B.

a shortage of 50 units.

C.

a surplus of 50 units.

D.

a surplus of 100 units.

E.

a shortage of 100 units.

8.

Which of the following changes would not shift the supply curve for a good or?

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Which of the above diagrams illustrate(s) the effect of a decrease in incomes upon the market for secondhand clothing?

9.

Which of the following changes would not shift the supply curve for a good or?

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Which of the above diagrams illustrate(s) the effect of a governmental subsidy on the market for AIDS research?

10.

An effective ceiling price will:

A.

induce new firms to enter the industry.

B.

result in a product surplus.

C.

result in a product shortage.

Which of the following changes would not shift the supply curve for a good or?
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Which of the following changes would not shift the supply curve for a good?

A change in price does not shift the supply curve.

Which of the following would not cause a shift in the supply curve for a good an increase in demand for that good?

The answer is C. These factors can be an improvement in technology, changes in the cost of inputs, changes in taxation or subsidies, etc. On the other hand, a change in the price of the good causes movements along the supply curve itself but will not cause any shift in the supply curve.

What never shifts the supply curve?

A higher or lower price never shifts the supply curve, as suggested by the shift in supply from S1 to S2. Instead, a price change leads to a movement along a given supply curve. Similarly, a higher or lower price never shifts a demand curve, as suggested in the shift from D0 to D1.

Which one of the following changes would not shift the demand curve for a good or service?

Answer and Explanation: A change in the price of a good does not shift the demand curve. Instead, it causes a movement along the demand curve. A change in any other factors will shift the demand curve to the left or to the right.