The Law of Demand Answers

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Maria purchases a premium brand of coffee at the grocery store for $8. Which would be considered a substitute good?

A
a coffee pot
B
a bottle of coffee creamer
C
a lower-priced brand of coffee
D
a pound of sugar
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q
quantity.
p
price.
q
quality.
c
competition.
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The chart shows a combined supply and demand schedule.

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A
The cost to make a pair of shoes will rise.
B
A scarcity of shoes will result.
C
Profits from selling shoes will increase.
D
Consumers will want to buy fewer pairs of shoes.
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The law of demand applies most directly to which group?

A
buyers ✓ Correct
B
sellers
C
producers
D
lawmakers
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Microeconomics is the study of the economic interactions between

A
producers and their suppliers.
B
Consumers and the government
C
Consumers and producers ✓ Correct
D
Producers and the government
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The degree to which quantity demanded changes after a price change is called

A
elasticity of demand. ✓ Correct
B
a substitute good.
C
a complementary good.
D
consumer demand.
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best

l
loss of income
l
loss of supply
d
distribution problems
m
market problems
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An example of complementary goods would be

c
computers and printers.
c
cars and trucks.
s
sheets and towels.
f
food and clothing.
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The graph shows a demand curve.The graph shows the demand curve shifting from D (orange) to D₁ (blue), with the new curve located to the left of the original curve.Which statement best explains this change?

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A
A decrease in quantity demanded caused by an increase in the product's price.
A
A decrease in demand caused by a fall in income or a fall in the price of a substitue good.
A
An increase in demand caused by higher consumer income.
A
A movement along the demand curve caused by a price change.
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According to the law of demand, as prices decrease, the quantity demanded

A
decreases.
B
increases.
C
stays the same.
D
disappears.

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