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1. What is the law of demand?
As price increases, quantity demanded decreases.
ExplanationInverse relationship between price and quantity demanded.
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6. What is the cross-price elasticity of demand?
The percentage change in quantity demanded relative to the percentage change in the price of a different good.
ExplanationImpact of price changes in one good on demand for another.
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11. What is the income elasticity of demand?
The percentage change in quantity demanded relative to the percentage change in income.
ExplanationSensitivity of demand to income changes.
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16. What is the concept of price discrimination in microeconomics?
Charging different prices to different customers for the same product.
ExplanationVarying prices based on customer segments.
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21. What is the concept of the Phillips Curve in macroeconomics?
The relationship between inflation and unemployment.
ExplanationInverse relationship between inflation and unemployment.
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2. What is the difference between a change in quantity supplied and a change in supply?
A change in quantity supplied is a movement along the supply curve, while a change in supply is a shift of the entire curve.
ExplanationMovement vs. shift of the supply curve.
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3. What is elasticity of demand?
The responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in price.
ExplanationSensitivity of quantity demanded to price changes.
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7. In the context of market structure, what characterizes a monopoly?
One seller, unique product, and significant barriers to entry.
ExplanationSingle seller with market control.
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8. What is the purpose of the price mechanism in a market economy?
To allocate resources efficiently based on supply and demand.
ExplanationEfficient allocation through price signals.
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12. How does a subsidy affect the market equilibrium?
It shifts the supply curve to the right.
ExplanationIncrease in supply due to financial support.
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4. How does a price ceiling affect the market for a good?
It creates a shortage of the good.
ExplanationShortage due to maximum price limit.
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5. What is the concept of a perfectly competitive market?
A market with many sellers and many buyers, with identical products and no barriers to entry.
ExplanationMarket with ideal conditions for competition.
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9. How does the concept of a public good differ from a private good?
Public goods are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, while private goods are excludable and rivalrous.
ExplanationAccessibility and consumption rivalry.
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10. What is the role of government in correcting externalities in a market?
Government can internalize externalities through taxes, subsidies, or regulations.
ExplanationInterventions to address external impacts.
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14. How does a decrease in the price of a complementary good affect the demand for the original good?
It increases the demand for the original good.
ExplanationPositive relationship between complementary goods.