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sellers are willing and able to sell
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The quantity supplied of a good is the amount that
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Decrease quantity supplied
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A decrease in the price of a good will
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Increase quantity supplied
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An increase in the price of a good will
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A decrease in the price of cupcakes
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Which of the following would cause a movement along the supply curve for cupcakes
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A movement down and to the left along the supply curve for oranges
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A decrease in the price of oranges would lead to a(n)
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A movement up and to the right along the supple curve for blueberries
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An increase in the price of blueberries would lead to a(n)
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rises, the quantity supplied of the good rises
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The law of supply states that, other things equal, when the price of a good
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When ketchup prices rose, ketchup sellers increased their quantity supplied of ketchup
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Which of the following demonstrates the law of supply
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When the price of leather belts rose, leather belt sellers increase their quantity supplied of leather belts
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Which of the following demonstrates the law of supply
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Rightward shift of a supply curve
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An increase in supply is represented by a
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leftward shift of a supply curve
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A decrease in supply is represented by a
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a change in the price of the good or service
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Which of the following changes would not shift the supply curve for a good or service?
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an increase in the price of mp3 players
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Which of the following would not shift the supply curve for mp3 players?
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market supply
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the sum of all the individual supply curves for a product is called
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be willing and able to produce more jewelry than before at each possible price.
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Suppose you make jewelry. If the price of gold falls, then we would expect you to
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supply of bicycles will shift to the left
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Workers at a bicycle assembly plant currently earn the mandatory minimum wage. If the federal government increases the minimum wage by $1.00 per hour, then it is likely that the
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shift leftward
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Suppose there is an increase in the price of steel. We would expect the supply curve for steel beams to
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the cost of the fabric used to make the jerseys increases
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Which of the following would shift the supply of Green Bay Packers football jerseys to the left
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none of the above is necessarily correct
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Suppose an increase in the price of rubber coincides with an advance in the technology of tire production. As a result of these two events, the demand for tires
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supply curve to the right
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An improvement in production technology will shift the
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an improvement in production technology that makes production of the good more profitable
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Which of the following might cause the supply curve for an inferior good to shift to the right
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supply curve for Ashley's bread will increase
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Ashley bakes bread that she sells at the local farmer's market. If she purchases a new convection oven that reduces the costs of baking bread, the
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increase supply now
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If suppliers expect the price of their product to fall in the future, then they will
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the CPA to supply less expert tax advice now than she was supplying previously
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A CPA recently has come to except higher prices for expert tax advice in the near future. We would expect
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fall now
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Recent forest fires in the western states are expected to cause the price of lumber to rise in the next six months. As a result, we can expect the supply of lumber to
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increase the supply of its doll now before the other doll hits the market
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Funsters, Inc., the largest toy company in the country,
sells its most popular doll for $15. It has just learned that its leading competitor Toysorama is mass
producing an excellent copy and plans to flood the market with their $5 doll in 6 weeks. Funsters should
increase the supply of their doll now before the other doll hits the market
sells its most popular doll for $15. It has just learned that its leading competitor Toysorama is mass
producing an excellent copy and plans to flood the market with their $5 doll in 6 weeks. Funsters should
increase the supply of their doll now before the other doll hits the market
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the expected future price of iPods
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Today's supply curve for iPods could shift in response to a change in
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the number of sellers
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Which of the following is a determinant of the market supply curve but not a determinant of an individual seller's supply
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supply in the market will increase
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If the number of sellers in a market increases, then the
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the supply curve to shift to the left
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A decrease in the number of sellers in the market causes
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number of producers of gasoline
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An increase in which of the following would shift the supply curve for gasoline to the right
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the number of sellers of ceiling fans increases
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Which of the following events could cause an increase in the supply of ceiling fans
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Equilibrium
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the unique point at which the supply and demand curves intersect is called
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Demand increases and supply decreases
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Which of the following events must cause equilibrium price to rise
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a surplus of the good
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Which of the following would cause price to decrease
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lower price, which increases quantity demanded and decreases quantity supplied, until the surplus is eliminated.
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When a surplus exists in a market , sellers
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surplus to exist and the market price of roses to decrease
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Suppose roses are currently selling for $40 per dozen, but the equilibrium price of roses is $30 per dozen. We would expect a
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below the equilibrium price, and quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied
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If a shortage exists in a market, then we know that the actual price is
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Demand for cigars increases, and supply of cigars decreases
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Which of the following events must result in a higher price in the market for cigars
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increase in the supply of wine, decreasing price
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exceptionally favorable growing conditions in the vineyards of Napa Valley would cause a(n)
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quantity demanded
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the amount of a good that buyers are willing and able to purchase
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shifts in demand
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any change that raises the quantity that buyers wish to purchase at any given price shifts the demand curve to the right. Any change that lowers the quantity that buyers wish to purchase at any given price shifts the demand curve to the left
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income, prices of related goods, tastes, expectations, number of buyers
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What are the factors that would lead to a shift in demand
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quantity supplied
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the amount of a good that sellers are willing and able to sell
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Shifts in Supply
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any change that raises the quantity that sellers wish to produce at any given price shifts the supply curve to the right. Any change that lowers the quantity that sellers wish to produce at any given price shifts the supply curve to the left
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input prices, technology, expectations, number of sellers
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what are the factors that would lead to a shift in supply
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Equilibrium price goes up and quantity goes up
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Demand Increases
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Equilibrium price goes down and quantity goes up
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Supply Increases
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Equilibrium price goes down and quantity goes down
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Demand decreases
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Equilibrium price goes up and quantity goes down
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Supply decreases