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Readiness Assessment Quiz

1 .       The basic decision-making units in the economy are households and firms. 

 
 


2 .       Households demand inputs in order to supply outputs.  

 
 


3 .       The quantity demanded of a product is not affected by the product’s price. 

 
 


4 .       The law of demand states that there is an inverse relationship between the price of the product and the amount of it that a consumer (or consumers) will purchase. 

 
 


5 .       A normal good is something that a consumer would buy less of if the consumer’s income increased.  

 
 


6 .       An example of two goods that are substitutes (for most consumers) would be: 

 
 
 
 


7 .       A change in the quantity supplied of a good occurs when there is a change in:  

 
 
 
 


8 .       A shortage occurs when: 

 
 


9 .       At the equilibrium price:  

 
 
 


10 .       An increase in the equilibrium price of a product can occur if there is:  

 
 
 
 






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