Question 1
The quantity exchanged in the market will be below the equilibrium quantity
◦ if there is either excess supply or demand.
◦ only if there is excess demand.
◦ only if there is excess supply.
◦ in no imaginable situation.
◦ only if price is below the equilibrium price.
Question 2
Given a positively sloped supply curve, a rise in the demand for that commodity causes
◦ a decrease in the equilibrium price and an increase in the equilibrium quantity exchanged.
◦ an increase in both the equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity exchanged.
◦ a decrease in both the equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity exchanged.
◦ a shortage of other goods.
◦ a fall in sales of that commodity.