Question 1

Rent-control laws dictate

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A)   the exact rent that landlords must charge tenants.
B)   a maximum rent that landlords may charge tenants.
C)   a minimum rent that landlords may charge tenants.
D)   a minimum rent and a maximum rent that landlords may charge tenants.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

The goal of rent control is to

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A)   facilitate controlled economic experiments in urban areas.
B)   help landlords by assuring them a low vacancy rate for their apartments.
C)   help the poor by assuring them an adequate supply of apartments.
D)   help the poor by making housing more affordable.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

The Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) tax is an example of

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A)   a payroll tax.
B)   a sales tax.
C)   a farm subsidy.
D)   an income subsidy.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Figure 6-9 
-Refer to Figure 6-9.The effective price that sellers receive after the tax is imposed is

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A)   $5.
B)   $6.
C)   $7.
D)   $8.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

Price controls

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A)   always produce a fair outcome.
B)   always produce an efficient outcome.
C)   can generate inequities of their own.
D)   Both (a) and (b) are correct.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

The proportion of minimum-wage earners who are in families with incomes below the poverty line is

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A)   less than one-third.
B)   between one-third and one-half.
C)   between one-half and two-thirds.
D)   greater than two-thirds.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The wedge between the buyers' price and the sellers' price is the same,regardless of whether the tax is levied on buyers or sellers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When a tax is levied on buyers of tea,

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A)   buyers of tea and sellers of tea both are made worse off.
B)   buyers of tea are made worse off and the well-being of sellers is unaffected.
C)   buyers of tea are made worse off and sellers of tea are made better off.
D)   the well-being of both buyers of tea and sellers of tea is unaffected.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

If a price ceiling is a binding constraint on a market,then

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A)   the equilibrium price must be below the price ceiling.
B)   the quantity supplied must exceed the quantity demanded.
C)   sellers cannot sell all they want to sell at the price ceiling.
D)   buyers cannot buy all they want to buy at the price ceiling.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Long lines

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A)   and discrimination according to seller bias are both inefficient rationing mechanisms because they both waste buyers' time.
B)   and discrimination according to seller bias are both inefficient rationing mechanisms because the good does not necessarily go to the buyer who values it most highly.
C)   are an inefficient rationing mechanism because they waste buyers' time,and discrimination according to seller bias is an inefficient rationing mechanism because the good does not necessarily go to the buyer who values it most highly.
D)   are an inefficient rationing mechanism because the good does not necessarily go to the buyer who values it most highly,and discrimination according to seller bias is an inefficient rationing mechanism because it wastes buyers' time.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Lawmakers can decide whether the buyers or the sellers must send a tax to the government,but they cannot legislate the true burden of a tax.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following causes a surplus of a good?

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A)   a binding price floor
B)   a binding price ceiling
C)   a tax on the good
D)   More than one of the above is correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

When a tax is placed on the buyers of cell phones,

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A)   the size of the cell phone market and the effective price received by sellers both decrease.
B)   the size of the cell phone market decreases,but the effective price received by sellers increases.
C)   the size of the cell phone market increases,but the effective price received by sellers decreases.
D)   the size of the cell phone market and the effective price received by sellers both increase.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

In a free,competitive market,what is the rationing mechanism?

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A)   seller bias
B)   buyer bias
C)   government law
D)   priceE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

A tax imposed on the buyers of a good will

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A)   lower the price paid by buyers and lower the equilibrium quantity.
B)   lower the price paid by buyers and raise the equilibrium quantity.
C)   lower the effective price received by sellers and lower the equilibrium quantity.
D)   lower the effective price received by sellers and raise the equilibrium quantity.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

When policymakers set prices by legal decree,they obscure the signals that normally guide the allocation of society's resources.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Table 6-1
 
-Refer to Table 6-1.Which of the following price floors would be binding in this market?

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A)   $1
B)   $2
C)   $3
D)   $4E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Suppose sellers of liquor are required to send $1.00 to the government for every bottle of liquor they sell.Further,suppose this tax causes the price paid by buyers of liquor to rise by $0.80 per bottle.Which of the following statements is correct?

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A)   This tax causes the supply curve for liquor to shift upward by $1.00 at each quantity of liquor.
B)   The effective price received by sellers is $0.20 per bottle less than it was before the tax.
C)   Eighty percent of the burden of the tax falls on buyers.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Price controls often hurt those they are trying to help.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Figure 6-3 
-Refer to Figure 6-3.Which of the following price floors would be binding in this market?

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A)   $6.
B)   $8.
C)   $10.
D)   $12.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Exam 6: Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Table 6-1 -Refer to Table 6-1.Which of the following price floors would be binding in this market?

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Suppose sellers of liquor are required to send $1.00 to the government for every bottle of liquor they sell.Further,suppose this tax causes the price paid by buyers of liquor to rise by $0.80 per bottle.Which of the following statements is correct?

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Price controls

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When a tax is placed on the buyers of cell phones,

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Rent-control laws dictate

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In a free,competitive market,what is the rationing mechanism?

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The Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) tax is an example of

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If a price ceiling is a binding constraint on a market,then

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When a tax is levied on buyers of tea,

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The goal of rent control is to

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Lawmakers can decide whether the buyers or the sellers must send a tax to the government,but they cannot legislate the true burden of a tax.

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Which of the following causes a surplus of a good?

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Figure 6-3 -Refer to Figure 6-3.Which of the following price floors would be binding in this market?

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The proportion of minimum-wage earners who are in families with incomes below the poverty line is

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Figure 6-9 -Refer to Figure 6-9.The effective price that sellers receive after the tax is imposed is

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When policymakers set prices by legal decree,they obscure the signals that normally guide the allocation of society's resources.

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Long lines

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Price controls often hurt those they are trying to help.

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The wedge between the buyers' price and the sellers' price is the same,regardless of whether the tax is levied on buyers or sellers.

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A tax imposed on the buyers of a good will

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