Supply and Demand
When considering the elasticity of supply, which factor would make it more elastic in the short run?
Access to easily substitutable inputs for production.
Increased government regulation restricting production methods.
Hostile market conditions creating uncertainty over future prices.
Abundance of fixed capital required for production that cannot be quickly adapted.
What is likely to happen when the government introduces a tax on carbon emissions produced by manufacturing plants?
There's no change in either demand or supply because all manufacturing plants pass on these taxes directly without altering their production behavior or pricing strategies.
The supply curve shifts rightward since companies become more efficient in order to offset tax expenses, leading to increased production at every price point.
The supply curve shifts leftward indicating reduced supply at each price point leading to higher prices for consumers if demand stays stable.
The demand curve shifts rightward as consumers prefer products from environmentally conscious companies paying such taxes.
What would be an expected outcome on consumer and producer surpluses when a monopsonist becomes one of many buyers in a previously perfectly competitive labor market?
Consumer (employer) surplus decreases, and producer (worker) surplus increases.
Both consumer (employer) surrogate and producer (worker) surrogate decrease.
Both consumer (employer) surrogate and producer (worker) surrogate increase.
Consumer (employer) surplus increases, and producer (worker) surrogate remains unchanged.
What is the best definition of opportunity cost?
The value of the next best alternative foregone when making a choice.
The total sum of all alternatives available when making a decision.
The cost associated with not taking advantage of a discount or sale.
The amount of money spent on an economic transaction.
A government subsidy on the production of wheat would most likely result in which of the following?
No change in wheat prices or quantity supplied.
An increase in demand for wheat-based products only.
A decrease in the supply of wheat.
An increase in the supply of wheat.
If a new technology makes it cheaper and faster to produce laptops, how will this affect the laptop market?
There will be movement along the existing supply curve for laptops.
The price elasticity of demand for laptops will decrease.
The supply curve for laptops will shift to the right.
The demand curve for laptops will shift to the left.
When a tariff is imposed on imported steel what happens to the supply curve for steel within the importing country?
The demand curve for steel shifts to the right.
The supply curve for steel shifts to the right.
The supply curve for steel shifts to the left.
The demand curve for steel shifts to the left.

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What is likely to happen in the market for coffee if the price of tea, a substitute good, decreases?
The demand for coffee will decrease.
The demand for coffee will increase.
The supply of coffee will increase.
The supply of coffee will decrease.
If a technological breakthrough sharply reduces production costs for all firms in a competitive industry, how would this likely change the market supply curve in the short run?
The market supply curve will remain unchanged.
The market supply curve will shift to the right.
The market supply curve will become more elastic.
The market supply curve will shift to the left.
What type of market structure is characterized by a single seller with no close substitutes for the product?
Perfect competition
Monopolistic competition
Oligopoly
Monopoly