1) How can a government respond to externalities?   A) With command and control policies   B) With command and control policies, and market-based policies   C) With market restriction policies   ______________________________

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1) How can a government respond to externalities?

 

A) With command and control policies

 

B) With command and control policies, and market-based policies

 

C) With market restriction policies

 

______________________________

 

Which of the following options are market failures:

 

A) Producer surplus and market power

 

B) Externalities and consumer surplus

 

C) Market power and externalities

 

______________________________

 

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

 

A) A minimum price that imposes an active restriction causes a surplus, which may give rise to undesirable rationing mechanisms.

 

B) An effect of an active constraint in a competitive market when a government sets a price ceiling is a surplus of the good in question.

 

C) A price ceiling that causes an active constraint in a competitive market can cause long lines to obtain the good.

 

______________________________

 

The market for donuts is in equilibrium, with an equilibrium price of $2 per donut and an equilibrium quantity of 125 donuts, where demand and supply are elastic. If the government, in its desire to protect producers, wishes to set a minimum price of $1.50, the quantity demanded would be 140 and the quantity supplied would be 110. What would happen in this market?

 

A) The market would continue to be in equilibrium, at a price of $2 and a quantity supplied equal to the quantity demanded of 125 donuts.

 

B) The market price would be set at $1.50 so there would be a shortage of 30 donuts.

 

C) The market price would be set at $1.50 so there would be a surplus of 30 donuts. 

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