SCENARIO 3-11

question 47

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 3-11
Given below are the closing prices for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index over 10-weeks sometime in the past.

-Referring to Scenario 3-11,you will expect an increase in the DJIA to be associated with

• A)an increase in the S&P 500 index
• B)a decrease in the S&P 500 index
• C)no predictable change in the DJIA
• D)no predictable change in the S&P 500 index

Calculate effects of subsidies on market prices to achieve a new market equilibrium.

Understand the relationship between supply and demand functions.

Calculate equilibrium quantities given changes in supply and demand.

Analyze the effect of external interventions such as taxes and subsidies on market dynamics.

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Definitions:

Excludable

A property of a good whereby it is possible to prevent individuals from enjoying the good unless they pay for it.

Public Good

A good or service offered to every member of a society for free, provided by either governmental bodies or private entities or individuals, without seeking to make a profit.

Demand Curve

An illustrated chart that displays the connection between a product's price and the amount consumers are willing to buy at those price levels.

Individual Demand

The amount of a product or service that a single consumer is willing and able to purchase at various prices, holding all else constant.