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Incentives are mostly positive.
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Incentives are mostly negative.
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Incentives can be positive or negative.
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Incentives are neither positive nor negative.
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The graph shows the price of green tea compared to the amount supplied by producers.What does this graph suggest about green tea? Choose two answers.Green tea is elastic in terms of supply.Green tea is inelastic in terms of supply.Green tea is neither elastic nor inelastic.The supply of green tea changes sharply with the price.The quantity supplied of green tea does not change sharply with the price.

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A
Green tea is elastic in terms of supply.
B
Green tea is inelastic in terms of supply.
C
Green tea is neither elastic nor inelastic.
D
The supply of green tea changes sharply with the price.
E
The quantity supplied of green tea does not change sharply with the price.
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What is the difference between a price floor and a price ceiling?

A
A price floor is the minimum price allowed for a good. A price ceiling is the maximum price allowed for a good.
B
A price floor is the maximum price allowed for a good. A price ceiling is the minimum price allowed for a good.
C
A price ceiling below the equilibrium price has no effect.
D
A price floor above the equilibrium price has no effect.
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In the market, actions known as incentives affect

p
producers only.
c
consumers only.
c
consumers or producers.
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neither consumers nor producers.
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Which statement best explains how elasticity and incentives work together?

A
An elastic good, such as a game, is more likely to respond to incentives.
B
An inelastic good, such as a game, is more likely to respond to incentives.
C
An elastic good, such as a game, is less likely to respond to incentives.
D
An inelastic good, such as a game, is less likely to respond to incentives.
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In economics, if a good is inelastic,

A
consumers have lost an interest in purchasing it.
B
producers have lost an interest in manufacturing it.
C
its supply or demand is too sensitive to price changes.
D
its supply or demand is not sensitive to price changes.
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Tasty Treat Tea is a popular iced tea drink. When the manufacturer begins to use imported tea leaves, the price rises by 10%, and the quantity demanded falls by 20%.The fact that quantity demanded changed by more than the price change suggests that

A
The consumer no longer prefers the iced tea drink.
B
The demand for Tasty Treat Tea is elastic.
C
The demand for Tasty Treat Tea is inelastic.
D
The consumer no longer shops at Tasty Treat Tea.
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The graph shows the price of a good compared to the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied.On this graph, what does the green arrow represent?

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a
an ineffective price floor set above equilibrium causing a surplus.
a
an effective price floor set below equilibrium causing a shortage.
a
an ineffective price ceiling set above equilibrium causing a surplus.
a
an effective price ceiling set below equilibrium causing a shortage.
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The graph shows the price of green tea compared to the amount supplied by producers.What does this graph suggest about green tea? Choose two answers.Green tea is elastic in terms of supply.Green tea is inelastic in terms of supply.Green tea is neither elastic nor inelastic.The supply of green tea changes sharply with the price.The quantity supplied of green tea does not change sharply with the price.

Question illustration
A
Green tea is elastic in terms of supply.
B
Green tea is inelastic in terms of supply.
C
Green tea is neither elastic nor inelastic.
D
The supply of green tea changes sharply with the price.
E
The quantity supplied of green tea does not change sharply with the price.
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Which is an example of a negative incentive for producers?

A
a chance to make more money
B
a special sale at a department store
C
a coupon clipped from a newspaper
D
a sharp increase in production costs

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