What would happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of coffee if the wages of coffee bean pickers fell and the price of tea fell tea and coffee are substitutes?

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Suppose that demand for a good increases and, at the same time, supply of the good decreases. What would happen in the market for the good?

A. Equilibrium price would decrease, but the impact on equilibrium quantity would be ambiguous.
B. Equilibrium price would increase, but the impact on equilibrium quantity would be ambiguous.
C. Equilibrium quantity would decrease, but the impact on equilibrium price would be ambiguous.
D. Equilibrium quantity would increase, but the impact on equilibrium price would be ambiguous.

B. Equilibrium price would increase, but the impact on equilibrium quantity would be ambiguous.

If the supply of a product increases, then we would expect

A. equilibrium price to increase and equilibrium quantity to decrease.
B. equilibrium price to decrease and equilibrium quantity to increase.
C. equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity both to increase.
D. equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity both to decrease.

B. equilibrium price to decrease and equilibrium quantity to increase.

Suppose roses are currently selling for $20 per dozen, but the equilibrium price of roses is $30 per dozen. We would expect a

A. shortage to exist and the market price of roses to increase.
B. shortage to exist and the market price of roses to decrease.
C. surplus to exist and the market price of roses to increase.
D. surplus to exist and the market price of roses to decrease.

A. shortage to exist and the market price of roses to increase.

What would happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of coffee if the wages of coffee-bean pickers fell and the price of tea fell?

A. Price would fall and the effect on quantity would be ambiguous.
B. Price would rise and the effect on quantity would be ambiguous.
C. Quantity would fall and the effect on price would be ambiguous.
D. Quantity would rise and the effect on price would be ambiguous.

A. Price would fall and the effect on quantity would be ambiguous.

In a competitive market, the quantity of a product produced and the price of the product are determined by

A. a single buyer.
B. a single seller.
C. one buyer and one seller working together.
D. all buyers and all sellers.

D. all buyers and all sellers.

T/F - When the market price is below the equilibrium price, the quantity of
the good demanded exceeds the quantity supplied.

FALSE

If the demand for a product decreases, then we would expect

A. equilibrium price to increase and equilibrium quantity to decrease.
B. equilibrium price to decrease and equilibrium quantity to increase.
C. equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity to both increase.
D. equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity to both decrease.

D. equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity to both decrease.

Soup is an inferior good if

A. the demand for soup falls when the price of a substitute for soup rises.
B. the demand for soup rises when the price of soup falls.
C. the demand curve for soup slopes upward.
D. the demand for soup falls when income rises.

D. the demand for soup falls when income rises.

Which of the following would shift the supply curve for gasoline to the right?

A. An increase in the demand for gasoline.
B. An increase in the price of gasoline.
C. An increase in the number of producers of gasoline
D. An increase in the price of oil, an input into the production of gasoline.

C. An increase in the number of producers of gasoline

When supply and demand both increase, equilibrium

A. price will increase.
B. price will decrease.
C. quantity may increase, decrease, or remain unchanged.
D. price may increase, decrease, or remain unchange

D. price may increase, decrease, or remain unchanged.

The unique point at which the supply and demand curves intersect is called

A. market harmony.
B. coincidence.
C. equivalence.
D. equilibrium.

D. equilibrium.

T/F - A market is a group of buyers and sellers of a particular good or service.

TRUE

T/F - The quantity demanded of a product is the amount that buyers are willing and able to purchase at a particular price.

TRUE

T/F - Whenever a determinant of supply other than price changes, the supply
curve shifts.

TRUE

Suppose the number of buyers in a market increases and a technological advancement occurs also. What would we expect to happen in the market?

A. Equilibrium price would decrease, but the impact on equilibrium quantity would be ambiguous.
B. Equilibrium price would increase, but the impact on equilibrium quantity would be ambiguous.
C. Equilibrium quantity would decrease, but the impact on equilibrium price would be ambiguous.
D. Equilibrium quantity would increase, but the impact on equilibrium price would be ambiguous.

D. Equilibrium quantity would increase, but the impact on equilibrium price would be ambiguous.

When the price of a good is higher than the equilibrium price,

A. a shortage will exist.
B. buyers desire to purchase more than is produced.
C. sellers desire to produce and sell more than buyers wish to purchase.
D. quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied.

C. sellers desire to produce and sell more than buyers wish to purchase.

T/F - A decrease in income will shift the demand curve for an inferior good to the right.

TRUE

When we move along a given supply curve,

A. only price is held constant.
B. technology and price are held constant.
C. all nonprice determinants of supply are held constant.
D. all determinants of quantity supplied are held constant.

C. all nonprice determinants of supply are held constant.

When drawing a demand curve,

A. demand is on the vertical axis and price is on the horizontal axis.
B. quantity demanded is on the vertical axis and price is on the horizontal axis.
C. price is on the vertical axis and demand is on the horizontal axis.
D. price is on the vertical axis and quantity demanded is on the horizontal axis.

D. price is on the vertical axis and quantity demanded is on the horizontal axis.

If something happens to alter the quantity supplied at any given price, then

A. we move along the supply curve.
B. the supply curve shifts.
C. the supply curve becomes steeper.
D. the supply curve becomes flatter.

B. the supply curve shifts.

A shortage exists in a market if

A. there is an excess supply of the good.
B. the situation is such that the law of supply and demand would predict a decrease in the price of the good from its current level.
C. the current price is below its equilibrium price.
D. quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded.

C. the current price is below its equilibrium price.

Suppose that when income rises, the demand curve for computers shifts to the right. In this case, we know computers are

A. inferior goods.
B. normal goods.
C. perfectly competitive goods.
D. durable goods.

B. normal goods.

Which of the following events will definitely cause equilibrium price to fall?

A. demand increases and supply decreases
B. demand and supply both decrease
C. demand decreases and supply increases
D. demand and supply both increase

C. demand decreases and supply increases

A market demand curve shows how the total quantity demanded of a good varies as

A. income varies.
B. price varies.
C. the number of buyers varies.
D. supply varies.

B. price varies.

T/F - Individual demand curves are summed horizontally to obtain the market demand curve.

TRUE

A technological advance will shift the

A. supply curve to the right.
B. supply curve to the left.
C. demand curve to the right.
D. demand curve to the left.

A. supply curve to the right.

Today, people changed their expectations about the future. This change

A. can cause a movement along a demand curve.
B. can affect future demand, but not today's demand.
C. can affect today's demand.
D. cannot affect either today's demand or future demand.

C. can affect today's demand.

T/F - A decrease in supply will cause an increase in price, which will cause a
decrease in quantity demanded.

TRUE

The line that relates the price of a good and the quantity demanded of that good is called the

A. demand schedule, and it usually slopes upward.
B. demand schedule, and it usually slopes downward.
C. demand curve, and it usually slopes upward.
D. demand curve, and it usually slopes downward.

D. demand curve, and it usually slopes downward.

T/F - When quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied at the current market price, the market has a shortage and market price will likely rise in the future to eliminate the shortage.

TRUE

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What will happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of coffee?

The market for coffee is in equilibrium. Unless the demand or supply curve shifts, there will be no tendency for price to change. The equilibrium price in any market is the price at which quantity demanded equals quantity supplied. The equilibrium price in the market for coffee is thus $6 per pound.

What happens to the equilibrium price and quantity of coffee if wages of coffee bean pickers fell and the price of tea fell?

The correct answer to the given question is option a. price will increase and quantity will decrease. In the given scenario, the equilibrium price of coffee will increase with the increase in the wages of coffee-bean pickers.

What happens to equilibrium price and quantity if wages fall?

A decrease in demand will cause the equilibrium price to fall; quantity supplied will decrease. An increase in supply, all other things unchanged, will cause the equilibrium price to fall; quantity demanded will increase. A decrease in supply will cause the equilibrium price to rise; quantity demanded will decrease.

How does equilibrium price and quantity of tea will be affected when price of coffee will increase with help of diagram?

Now, if the price of coffee increases, the demand for coffee decreases which will lead to an increase in the demand for tea (being a substitute good), the demand curve of tea will shift rightward parallelly and the price of tea will rise.