From 1970 to 2010, the real price of eggs decreased. Which of the following would cause an unambiguous decrease in the real price of eggs?
A) A shift to the right in the supply curve for eggs and a shift to the right in the demand curve for eggs.
B) A shift to the right in the supply curve for eggs and a shift to the left in the demand curve for eggs.
C) A shift to the left in the supply curve for eggs and a shift to the right in the demand curve for eggs.
D) A shift to the left in the supply curve for eggs and a shift to the left in the demand curve for eggs.
Question 2
Having seen the quantity of drugs supplied by pharmaceutical companies in a competitive market, a government decides to force companies to sell exactly the same quantity of drugs at prevailing market prices.
The government then forbids additional drug sales and allows doctors to prescribe the drugs at no cost to patients in need. This government scheme is A) efficient as the quantity of drugs traded is the same as under a free market.
B) efficient as the price of drugs paid by the government is the same as under a free market.
C) efficient as consumer surplus is maximized.
D) likely to be inefficient as doctors are unlikely to prescribe drugs to the consumers who are willing to pay the most for the drugs.
E) likely to be inefficient as drug producers have a captive buyer.
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