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On a demand curve
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all nonprice determinants are held constant.
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A change in price of a particular good indicates all of the following except
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a shift in the demand curve.
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Assuming that hamburgers and mustard are complements, a decrease in the price of hamburgers would increase the demand for mustard.
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True
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The demand curve
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shows the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity that the consumer is willing and able to purchase in a given period of time, holding all other factors that influence consumer behavior constant.
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The demand curve is downward sloping because
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A and B
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The demand curve is upward sloping because as the price of a good increases, the quantity demanded decreases.
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False
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If the demand for peanut butter falls when a consumer's income rises, then there is evidence that peanut butter is an inferior good.
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True
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Which of the following circumstances would indicate that households would be willing to purchase more hamburgers at every price?
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A fall in the price of hamburger buns
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Assume that beef and chicken are substitutes. If the price of beef increases, all other things being equal, demand for chicken will increase.
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True
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The income effect states that when the price of a good increases, a consumer will buy less of the good because his purchasing power is shrinking in terms of that particular good.
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True
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A demand schedule shows
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the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded of the good.
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Which of the following items go together?
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Change in quantity demanded and movement along a demand curve
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When the price of a good rises, consumers will stop buying the more expensive goods and switch to substitutes. This behavior is explained by
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substitution effect.
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Which of the following items go together?
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A change in quantity demanded and a movement along the demand curve