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The goal of rent control is to help the poor by making housing more affordable.

A) True
B) False

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Figure 6-21 Figure 6-21    ​ -Refer to Figure 6-21. If the government imposes a tax of $6 per unit in this market, what price will buyers pay per unit after the tax is imposed? ​ -Refer to Figure 6-21. If the government imposes a tax of $6 per unit in this market, what price will buyers pay per unit after the tax is imposed?

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Figure 6-20 Figure 6-20    ​ -Refer to Figure 6-20. Suppose a $3 per-unit tax is imposed on the sellers of this good. How much is the burden of this tax on the sellers in this market? ​ -Refer to Figure 6-20. Suppose a $3 per-unit tax is imposed on the sellers of this good. How much is the burden of this tax on the sellers in this market?

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When OPEC raised the price of crude oil in the 1970s, it caused the United States'


A) nonbinding price floor on gasoline to become binding.
B) binding price floor on gasoline to become nonbinding.
C) nonbinding price ceiling on gasoline to become binding.
D) binding price ceiling on gasoline to become nonbinding.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Scenario 6-1 Suppose that demand in the market for good X is given by the equation QD=30PQ ^ { D } = 30 - P and that supply in the market for good X is given by the equation QS=2PQ ^ { S } = 2 P -Refer to Scenario 6-1. If the government set a price floor at $7, would there be a shortage or surplus, and how large would be the shortage/surplus?

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Buyers and sellers rarely share the burden of a tax equally.

A) True
B) False

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Even though federal law mandates that workers and firms each pay half of the total FICA tax, the tax burden may not fall equally on workers and firms.

A) True
B) False

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​Whether the minimum wage is a binding price floor always depends upon whether the economy is in a recession.

A) True
B) False

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A price ceiling set below the equilibrium price is nonbinding.

A) True
B) False

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A binding minimum wage creates a surplus of labor.

A) True
B) False

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Table 6-2  Price ($)  Quantity  Demanded  Quantity  Supplied 021011842158312124916562063247028\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Price (\$) } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Quantity } \\\text { Demanded }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Quantity } \\\text { Supplied }\end{array} \\\hline 0 & 21 & 0 \\\hline 1 & 18 & 4 \\\hline 2 & 15 & 8 \\\hline 3 & 12 & 12 \\\hline 4 & 9 & 16 \\\hline 5 & 6 & 20 \\\hline 6 & 3 & 24 \\\hline 7 & 0 & 28 \\\hline\end{array} -Refer to Table 6-2. In this market, over what range of prices would a price floor set by the government be binding?

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A price ceiling set above the equilibrium price causes a surplus in the market.

A) True
B) False

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In an unregulated labor market, the wage adjusts to balance labor supply and labor demand.

A) True
B) False

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Figure 6-17 Figure 6-17    ​ -Refer to Figure 6-17. If the government places a $2 tax in the market, the seller bears $1 of the tax burden. ​ -Refer to Figure 6-17. If the government places a $2 tax in the market, the seller bears $1 of the tax burden.

A) True
B) False

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Figure 6-20 Figure 6-20    ​ -Refer to Figure 6-20. Suppose a $3 per-unit tax is imposed on the sellers of this good. What is the effective price that sellers will receive for the good after the tax is imposed? ​ -Refer to Figure 6-20. Suppose a $3 per-unit tax is imposed on the sellers of this good. What is the effective price that sellers will receive for the good after the tax is imposed?

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Studies by economists have found that a 10 percent increase in the minimum wage decreases teenage employment 10 percent.

A) True
B) False

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Figure 6-13 Figure 6-13    -Refer to Figure 6-13. How is the burden of the tax shared between buyers and sellers? Buyers bear A) three-fourths of the burden, and sellers bear one-fourth of the burden. B) two-thirds of the burden, and sellers bear one-third of the burden. C) one-half of the burden, and sellers bear one-half of the burden. D) one-fourth of the burden, and sellers bear three-fourths of the burden. -Refer to Figure 6-13. How is the burden of the tax shared between buyers and sellers? Buyers bear


A) three-fourths of the burden, and sellers bear one-fourth of the burden.
B) two-thirds of the burden, and sellers bear one-third of the burden.
C) one-half of the burden, and sellers bear one-half of the burden.
D) one-fourth of the burden, and sellers bear three-fourths of the burden.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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If the government removes a binding price floor from a market, then the price paid by buyers will


A) increase, and the quantity sold in the market will increase.
B) increase, and the quantity sold in the market will decrease.
C) decrease, and the quantity sold in the market will increase.
D) decrease, and the quantity sold in the market will decrease.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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A price ceiling set below the equilibrium price causes quantity demanded to exceed quantity supplied.

A) True
B) False

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Figure 6-20 Figure 6-20    ​ -Refer to Figure 6-20. Suppose a $3 per-unit tax is imposed on the sellers of this good. How much is the burden of this tax on the buyers in this market? ​ -Refer to Figure 6-20. Suppose a $3 per-unit tax is imposed on the sellers of this good. How much is the burden of this tax on the buyers in this market?

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