Which of the following would cause a decrease in the price of a
good? a. an increasing shift in the demand for good and no shift in
supply b. an increasing shift in the supply of a good and no shift
in demand c. an increasing shift in the demand for good and a
decreasing shift in supply d. a decreasing shift in the supply of a
good and no shift in demand
Which of the following will cause a decrease in market
price?
a.
A decrease in the number of sellers of the good
b.
A technological improvement in the production of the good
c.
An increase in the cost inputs for production of the good
d.
The imposition of a binding price floor in the market
Which of the following is the most likely outcome of a decrease
in the minimum wage? Please also provide an explanation.
a) an increase in the number of unskilled workers who are
involuntarily unemployed
b) an increase in the number of people who are voluntarily
unemployed
c) a shift to the right of the demand for unskilled workers
d) a shift to the left of the supply of skilled workers e) a
shift to the left of the supply of...
Which of the following would cause both the equilibrium price
and equilibrium quantity of potatoes (assume that potatoes are an
inferior good) to decrease?
an increase in consumer income
a freeze that sharply reduces potato output
a decrease in consumer income
a technological advancement that results in a bumper crop of
potatoes
Prices of Golden Eggs (assume that this is a normal good) have
risen steadily in recent years. Over this same period, prices for
regular eggs have dropped and...
20.An analyst working for a potential creditor would MOST LIKELY
consider a decrease in which of the following ratios to be positive
news?
a.Interest Coverage
b.Debt to total assets
c.ROA
22.Like many technology companies, Cinnamon Corp. operates in an
environment of steadily declining prices. It’s reported profits
will tend to be highest if it accounts for inventory using:
a.FIFO
b.LIFO
c.Weighted Average Cost
d.Specific Identification
36.You are evaluating the solvency and liquidity of XYZ Co. in
light of the following...
15. Which of the following is most likely to cause the
depreciation of the Canadian dollar?
a.
an American-owned company buys Canadian oil
b.
a Canadian farmer relies on exports
c.
a Canadian businessman on an extended trip through Africa
d.
a German family on vacation in Quebec
16. If policy makers wanted to use both monetary and fiscal
policy to stimulate demand and reduce a high rate of unemployment,
which of the following would be most appropriate?
a.
a...
Which of the following is most likely to decrease genetic
variation?
a) mutation
b) diversifying selection
c) stabilizing selection
d) directional selection
Which of the following will most likely result from an
unanticipated decrease in aggregate supply due to unfavorable
weather conditions in agricultural areas? a. a decrease in
inflation b. a decrease in unemployment c. a decrease in the
general level of prices d. an increase in the general level of
prices In the aggregate demand/aggregate supply model,
Within the AD/AS model, which one of the following adjustments
will cause the economy to return to its long-run capacity when
output is...
1. Which of the following goods would be the most likely to be
subject to a government-imposed tax?
A
Cereal
B
Bottles of alcohol, such as whiskey and gin
C
Shoes
2. Which of the following is likely to have the largest
elasticity of supply?
A
The producer of vanilla ice cream
B
The producer of yachts
C
A dentist
3. Assume that as your income increases, your consumption of
burgers decreases. We can assume that your income elasticity of...