Each of the Following Is an Example of the Price

question 150

Multiple Choice

Each of the following is an example of the price mechanism at work,except when

• A)wage and price controls were used during World War II to control inflation.
• B)consumers curtailed driving their cars when the price of gasoline increased dramatically in 2005.
• C)American farmers during World War I expanded production on previously unused land in response to higher crop prices.
• D)factories of gas-guzzling automobiles shut down when the price of gasoline triples in less than three months.

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Definitions:

Demand Schedule

A table that lists the quantity of a good that consumers are willing to purchase at various prices.

Monopoly

A market structure characterized by a single seller who has exclusive control over the supply of a particular good or service, making them the sole provider.

Marginal Cost

The cost incurred by producing one additional unit of a good or service.

Demand Schedule

A spreadsheet illustrating how much of a good or service consumers are interested in and can afford to buy at various price points.