1. The services of real estate brokers are provided in a competitive market. If the Oregon...
1. The services of real estate brokers are provided in a competitive market. If the Oregon Association of Realtors enacts new requirements that limit the number of real estate brokers, which of the following is most likely to occur? A) Producer surplus will increase. B) Entry of new brokers will increase. C) Consumer surplus will increase. D) Social welfare will increase.
2. Which of the following best describes the market reaction if the Oregon Liquor Control Commission restricts the number of businesses that are allowed to sell recreational marijuana?A) Quantity supplied of recreational marijuana increases because price increases. B) The price of recreational marijuana decreases. C) The market demand curve for recreational marijuana shifts to the left. D) The market supply curve for recreational marijuana shifts to the left.
The level of total welfare in a market is maximized when: A) a quantity is found that minimizes the sum of producer and consumer surplus. B) deadweight loss is minimized. C) government restricts the price that firms are allowed to charge consumers. D) revenue from import tariffs is returned to consumers.
Homework Answers
1)
Answer: (A)
Restriction of the number of brokers would reduce the output and price shall rise, thus only producer surplus will rise.
2)
Answer: (D)
There will be fewer suppliers. thus it would cause the supply to shift to left.
3)
Answer: (A)
Welfare is the sum total of consumer surplus and producer surplus. Thus, total welfare is maximized when a quantity is found that maximizes the sum of producer and consumer surplus.
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