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If the price of coffee rises and nothing else changes, what happens in the market for tea (a substitute good)?

  1. ADemand for tea decreases
  2. BDemand for tea increases, shifting the demand curve to the right
  3. CThe supply of tea increases
  4. DNothing changes in the tea market
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BDemand for tea increases, shifting the demand curve to the right
Demand for tea increases and the demand curve shifts right — as coffee becomes relatively more expensive, some consumers substitute toward tea instead.

A 10% increase in the price of a good leads to a 25% decrease in quantity demanded. This good's demand is best described as:

  1. APerfectly inelastic
  2. BInelastic
  3. CElastic
  4. DUnit elastic
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CElastic
Elastic — since the percentage change in quantity demanded (25%) is larger than the percentage change in price (10%), the price elasticity of demand is greater than 1.

In a perfectly competitive market, an individual firm is a 'price taker.' What does this mean?

  1. AThe firm sets its own price above the market price to maximize profit
  2. BThe firm has no influence over the market price and must accept the prevailing price
  3. CThe firm can only sell at a government-mandated price
  4. DThe firm sets the market price for all other firms in the industry
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BThe firm has no influence over the market price and must accept the prevailing price
A price taker has no individual influence over the market price because it's one of many firms selling an identical product, so it must sell at the price the market has already established.

What is 'consumer surplus'?

  1. AThe total revenue a business earns above its production costs
  2. BThe extra output a firm produces beyond consumer demand
  3. CThe difference between what consumers are willing to pay and what they actually pay
  4. DThe amount of a good left unsold at the end of a selling period
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CThe difference between what consumers are willing to pay and what they actually pay
Consumer surplus is the gap between the maximum price a consumer would be willing to pay for a good and the price they actually pay — it's a measure of the benefit consumers get from a transaction.

A single firm is the only seller of a good with no close substitutes and significant barriers to entry. This market structure is called:

  1. APerfect competition
  2. BMonopolistic competition
  3. COligopoly
  4. DMonopoly
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DMonopoly
A monopoly — one firm dominates the entire market, faces no close substitutes, and high barriers keep other firms from entering and competing away its market power.

The government imposes a binding price ceiling below the market equilibrium price for apartment rentals. What is the most likely result?

  1. AA surplus of apartments as landlords build more units
  2. BA shortage of apartments, since quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied at the capped price
  3. CNo effect, since price ceilings only affect sellers
  4. DThe market price rises to offset the ceiling
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BA shortage of apartments, since quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied at the capped price
A shortage — because the ceiling sets price below equilibrium, quantity demanded rises while quantity supplied falls, creating an excess of buyers relative to available apartments at that price.
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What topics does Principles of Microeconomics usually cover?

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Supply and demand, price elasticity, consumer and producer theory, market structures (perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition), market failures, and the basics of welfare analysis like surplus and deadweight loss.

Do I need calculus for Microeconomics?

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Most intro-level sections use algebra and graphing, not calculus — calculus-based treatments of marginal analysis are more common in intermediate microeconomics.

Is Microeconomics usually curved?

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It varies by school and instructor, but large-section intro econ courses commonly curve exams given how much the material rewards graph-reading practice, which spreads scores out.

Is Cambo affiliated with McGraw Hill, Pearson, Cengage, or any university?

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What's the difference between microeconomics and macroeconomics?

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Microeconomics studies individual decision-makers — households, firms, and specific markets. Macroeconomics studies the economy as a whole, looking at aggregate measures like GDP, inflation, and unemployment.

Is Microeconomics a prerequisite for other business or econ courses?

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Usually yes — it's a common prerequisite for intermediate microeconomics, many business electives, and sometimes macroeconomics, depending on the program's sequencing.

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