Supply and Demand
If a market for a good achieves equilibrium, what would be the effect on consumer surplus if the supply of the good increases due to technological advancement?
The consumer surplus would first decrease, then increase.
There would be no change in consumer surplus.
Consumer surplus would increase.
Consumer surplus would decrease.
Assuming other factors remain constant, what effect does an excise tax on sellers have on buyer's willingness-to-pay?
Decreases willingness-to-pay as buyers perceive taxed goods as less desirable.
No direct effect; it reduces quantity sold though increased prices without changing buyer's valuation (willingness-to-pay).
Increases willingness-to-pay since costs are passed onto buyers through higher prices.
If the demand curve for a product shifts to the right while the supply curve remains unchanged, what is likely to happen to the equilibrium price and quantity?
Price decreases, quantity increases
Price decreases, quantity decreases
Price increases, quantity decreases
Price increases, quantity increases
How might consumers react if sellers start offering two-for-one deals on their favorite snacks?
They purchase more snacks.
They purchase fewer snacks.
They switch to another brand selling single packs of snacks only.
They complain about overconsumption concerns.
Total consumer surplus is calculated by?
Dividing the quantity demanded by the quantity supplied.
Adding up all the individual consumer surpluses.
Multiplying the quantity demanded by the market price.
Subtracting producer surplus from the market price.
Assuming that both buyers' and sellers' expectations adjust simultaneously, how would an anticipated future increase in the demand for coffee beans affect today's market equilibrium?
Producers would immediately expand their production capacity, shifting supply rightward thus decreasing current prices.
The current price of coffee beans would increase due to expected future scarcity driving up today's demand.
Today's consumer surplus would decrease as consumers wait for future prices to fall before making purchases.
The anticipation of increased future prices has no effect on today’s market if all else remains constant.
What would be an immediate effect on market equilibrium if there is a successful campaign promoting electric cars as environmentally friendly?
The demand curve for electric cars shifts rightward.
The supply curve for electric cars shifts leftward.
The demand curve for gasoline decreases but has no effect on electric cars' demand.
Producer surplus in the gasoline car market increases.

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If consumers expect the future price of a good to rise, what will happen to the current demand for that good?
Current demand for that good remains unchanged.
Current demand for that good will increase.
Current supply of that good decreases instead.
Current demand for that good will decrease.
What defines producer surplus in a marketplace?
When government necessitates creating additional supplies without increasing demands.
The financial gain obtained by consumers when purchasing products below their willingness to pay.
The difference between what producers receive from selling goods/services & their cost of production.
A measure reflecting total output generated by firms within an industry sector.
Total revenues minus total economic profits earned by all producers combined.
When a farmer chooses to plant wheat over corn on his most fertile field, which concept helps determine whether he made an economically sound decision?
The relative market prices and profits between growing wheat versus corn
The nutritional benefits provided by consuming wheat instead of corn
The weather conditions favorable for wheat compared to those for corn
The soil quality improvements specifically attributed to planting wheat