Question :
41) What happens to the demand for a good if : 1239032
41) What happens to the demand for a good if a complement’s price increases?
A) The demand decreases and the demand curve shifts rightward.
B) The demand increases and the demand curve shifts rightward.
C) The demand decreases and the demand curve shifts leftward.
D) The demand increases and the demand curve shifts leftward.
E) There is no impact on demand for the good and the demand curve does not shift.
42) Hot dogs and hot dog buns are complements. If the price of a hot dog falls, then
A) the demand for hot dogs will increase.
B) the demand for hot dog buns will decrease.
C) the quantity demanded of hotdogs will decrease.
D) the demand for hot dog buns will increase.
E) the quantity demanded of hot dog buns will increase.
43) A popular dinner among college students today is sushi, green tea, and wasabi dip so these foods are complements. If the price of green tea increases and the price of wasabi dip increases, what would be the effect on demand for sushi at lunch?
A) The demand for sushi would decrease.
B) The demand for sushi would be unaffected, but the price would increase.
C) The demand for sushi could increase or decrease.
D) The demand for sushi would increase.
E) The demand for sushi would be unaffected, but the price would decrease.
44) Soda and hot dogs are complements for one another. If a shortage of carbonated water leads to an increase in the price of soda, then the
A) demand for hot dogs increases.
B) demand for hot dogs decreases.
C) quantity of hot dogs demanded increases.
D) quantity of hot dogs demanded decreases.
E) More information is needed to determine if the demand increases or decreases.
45) A student at New York University used to take the Redhound bus when she visited her grandmother in Boston. After graduating, although the bus fare and the plane fare were the same as they were when she was a student, with a well-paid job on Wall Street she now takes the plane to Boston to visit her grandmother. For this student, travel by Redhound bus is
A) a normal good.
B) an inferior good.
C) a substitute good.
D) a complement good.
E) a good with negative preferences.
46) If the demand for digital cameras increases when consumers’ incomes rise, then digital cameras are
A) a normal good.
B) an inferior good.
C) a substitute for camcorders.
D) a complement to camcorders.
E) made using advanced technology.
47) If the demand for a good increases when people’s incomes increase,
A) the good is an inferior good.
B) the law of demand is violated.
C) the good’s demand curve must be slope upward.
D) the good is a normal good.
E) the good is a substitute good for an inferior good.
48) In a recession, consumers have less income to spend. As a result, if dining out is a normal good, then which of the following would happen to the demand curve for dining out?
A) The demand curve would shift leftward.
B) The demand curve would not shift but the price of dining out would rise.
C) The effect on the demand curve is unknown.
D) The demand curve would shift rightward.
E) The demand curve would not shift but the price of dining out would fall.
49) If macaroni and cheese is an inferior good, then a decrease in income results in
A) an increase in the demand for macaroni and cheese.
B) a decrease in the demand for macaroni and cheese.
C) an increase in the supply of macaroni and cheese.
D) a decrease in the supply of macaroni and cheese.
E) Both answers A and D are correct.
50) If income increases and the demand for bus rides decreases,
A) bus rides are a normal good.
B) consumers are behaving irrationally.
C) bus rides are an inferior good.
D) bus rides are a substitute good.
E) bus rides must be a complement good with some other good.
