Gm 545 Quiz #1. Business Economics

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1. Question : (TCO A) There is an increase in the cost of labor for producing bicycles. (4 pts.) What happens to bicycle supply? (6 pts.) What happens to bicycle demand? Instructor Explanation: Since a change in costs to produce the product is a supply factor, an increase in costs would be expected to decrease bicycle supply. Remember that supply is a schedule of how many units suppliers are willing to offer at different prices. When costs rise, the supply curve decreases or shifts to the left. Since changes in producer costs is not a demand factor, there would be no impact on demand. 2. Question : (TCO A) Baseball gloves and baseballs are complements in consumption. The price of baseballs rises. (4 pts.) What happens to the demand for baseball gloves? (6 pts.) What happens to the demand for baseballs? Instructor Explanation: When the price of a complimentary good rises, the demand for the other good falls. Price of baseballs rises -- demand for baseball gloves falls. This tests your ability to distinguish between a change in demand and a change in quantity demanded. When the price of baseballs rises THERE IS NO EFFECT ON THE DEMAND for baseballs. Only the quantity demanded would change -- fall in this case. Remember that a change in demand means that THE WHOLE CURVE SHIFTS. 3. Question : (TCO A) The number of new home sellers in a given market decreases. (4 pts.) What happens to the supply of new homes? (6 pts.) What happens to the demand for new homes? Instructor Explanation: The supply of new homes would decrease, or shift to the left. The number of suppliers is obviously a supply factor, so the less suppliers thare are, the smaller would be the supply. The demand for new homes remains the same as before because the number of suppliers is a supply

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