micro drills10 questions
Supply Shifts and Applications — Practice Set 2
Test your command of supply with input markets, related goods in production, policy interventions, and time horizons.
Q1.
A hurricane destroys orange groves in Florida. In the market for orange juice, equilibrium price will ___ and quantity will ___.
Multiple choice · Intermediate
Q2.
Steel and aluminum are substitutes in production for a manufacturer. If the price of aluminum rises, the supply of steel-intensive goods will:
Multiple choice · Advanced
Q3.
A binding minimum wage raises labor costs for fast-food restaurants. The supply curve for burgers will:
Multiple choice · Intermediate
Q4.
In the long run, supply is generally ___ elastic than in the short run because:
Multiple choice · Intermediate
Q5.
A quota on imported sugar will in the domestic sugar market:
Multiple choice · Intermediate
Q6.
If the price of leather (an input to shoes) falls and simultaneously the price of sneakers (a substitute in consumption) falls, the equilibrium price of leather shoes will:
Multiple choice · Advanced
Q7.
A technological breakthrough that only reduces fixed costs will in the short run:
Multiple choice · Advanced
Q8.
Farmers expect corn prices to fall next season. This season they will:
Multiple choice · Intermediate
Q9.
Which of the following increases the supply of rental apartments?
Multiple choice · Intermediate
Q10.
A government price support set above equilibrium for wheat leads to:
Multiple choice · Intermediate