In the market for oranges, the demand and supply of oranges decrease by the same amount. The equilibrium quantity will ( ) and the equilibrium price will ( ).
A.decrease; not change
B.remain the same; either rise or fall
C.decrease; fall
D.remain the same; rise
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When the price of a pizza decreases from $14 to $12,
A.the income effect means that the demand for pizza will not change.
B.None of the above answers is correct.
C.the income effect points out that the total purchasing power of people who buy pizza increases.
D.the income effect means people buy less pizza.
The existence of a shortage
A.pushes the price up.
B.pushes the price down.
C.is impossible in a market economy.
D.means resources are being allocated efficiently.
The Occupy Wall Street movement advocates
A.centrally planned socialism.
B.following the teachings of Adam Smith.
C.a shift away from market capitalism.
D.a shift towards more market capitalism.
Because of an increase in the price of leather, the price of a pair of women's dress shoes increased 12 percent. If the price elasticity of demand for women's dress shoes is 0.85, which of the following will happen?
A.The number of pairs of women's dress shoes demanded decreases by 10.2 percent.
B.Total expenditure on women's dress shoes decreases.
C.Total revenue from the sale of women's dress shoes decreases.
D.none of the above