Seller A has an upward-sloping supply curve and is willing to supply 400 units of a commodity at a price of $5 per unit. Seller A is now willing to supply 500 units at a price of $5 per unit. Evidently, seller A has experienced a(n):
A. increase in supply.
B. decrease in supply.
C. increase in quantity supplied.
D. decrease in the quantity supplied.
Answer: A
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According to the graph shown, if the economy opens itself to free trade, it will become a:
This graph demonstrates the domestic demand and supply for a good, as well as a quota and the world price
for that good.
A. net exporter.
B. net importer.
C. autarky.
D. quota rent seeker.
In the following question you are asked to determine, other things equal, the effects of a given change in a determinant of demand or supply for product X upon (1) the demand (D) for, or supply (S) of, X; (2) the equilibrium price (P) of X; and (3) the equilibrium quantity (Q) of X. Consumer expectations that the price of X will rise sharply in the future will:
A. increase D, decrease P, and increase Q. B. increase D, increase P, and increase Q. C. increase S, increase P, and increase Q. D. decrease S, increase P, and increase Q.