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AP ® Microeconomics Practice Exam From the 2 015 Administration This Practic e Exa m is provided by the Colleg e Boar d fo r AP Exam preparation . Teacher s ar e permitted to download the material s an d mak e copies to use wit h thei r student s in a classroo m settin g onl y. T o maintai n th e securit y of this exam , teacher s shoul d collec t al l material s afte r thei r administratio n an d keep the m in a secure location . Exam s ma y no t be poste d on schoo l or personal websites, no r electronically redistributed for an y reason. Fu rther distributio n of thes e material s outside of the secur e Colleg e Board sit e disadvantages teacher s wh o rel y on uncirculated questions for classroo m testing . An y additional distribution is in violation of the Colleg e Board ’s copyright policies an d ma y resul t in the terminatio n of Practic e Exa m acces s fo r you r schoo l as well as the removal of access to other online services such as the A P Teache r Communit y an d Onlin e Scor e Repo rts.
Contents Exam Instructions Student Answer Sheet for the Multiple -Choice Section Section I: Multiple -Choice Questions Section II: Free -Response Questions Multiple -Choice Answer Key Free- Response Scoring Guidelines Scoring Worksheet Note: This publication shows the page numbers that appeared in the 201 4−15 AP Exam Instructions book and in th e actual exam. This publication was not repaginated to begin with page 1. © 2015 The College Board. College Board, Advanced Placement Program, AP, SAT and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks of their respective owners. Permission to use copyrighted College Board materials may be requested online at: ww w.collegeboard.com/inquiry/cbpermit.html.
Exam Instructions The following contains instructions taken from the 2014−15 AP Exam Instructions book.
64 What Proctors Need to Bring to This Exam • Exam packets • A nswer sheets • A P Student Packs • 2 014 - 15 AP Coordinator’s Manual • Th is book — AP Exam Instructions • A P Exam Seating Chart template(s) • S chool Code and Home-School/Self- Study Codes • P encil sharpener • C ontainer for students’ electronic devices (if needed) • E xtra No . 2 pencils with erasers • E xtra pens with black or dark blue ink • L ined paper • Stapler • Wa t c h • S igns for the door to the testing room – “Exam in Progress” – “Cell phones are prohibited in the testing room” SECTION I: Multiple Choice ! Do not begin the exam instructions below until you have completed the appropriate General Instructions for your group. Make sure you begin the exam at the designated time . Remember: You must complete a seating chart for this exam . See pages 279–280 for a seating chart template and instructions . See the 2014-15 AP Coordinator’s Manual for exam seating requirements (pages 48–50, 88) . AP® Macroeconomics Exam Regularly Scheduled Exam Date: Thursday afternoon, May 14, 2015 Late-Testing Exam Date: Wednesday morning, May 20, 2015 Section I Total Time: 1 hr. 10 min. S ection II Total Time: 1 hr. AP® Microeconomics Exam Regularly Scheduled Exam Date: Friday morning, May 15, 2015 Late-Testing Exam Date: Wednesday afternoon, May 20, 2015 Section I Total Time: 1 hr. 10 min. Section II Total Time: 1 hr. Section I Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes Calculator not permitted Number of Questions: 60 * Per cent of Total Score: 66.67% Writing Instrument: Pencil required *The number of questions may vary slightly depending on the form of the exam. Section IITotal Time: 1 hour Calculator not permitted Number of Questions: 3 required free-response questions (10-minute reading period, 50-minute writing period) Percent of Total Score: 33.33% Writing Instrument: Pen with black or dark blue ink ? 2015 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org.
65 Macroeconomics If you are giving the regularly scheduled exam, say: It is Thursday afternoon, May 14, and you will be taking the AP Macroeconomics Exam. If you are giving the alternate exam for late testing, say: It is Wednesday morning, May 20, and you will be taking the AP Macroeconomics Exam. Microeconomics If you are giving the regularly scheduled exam, say: It is Friday morning, May 15, and you will be taking the AP Microeconomics Exam. If you are giving the alternate exam for late testing, say: It is Wednesday afternoon, May 20, and you will be taking the AP Microeconomics Exam.In a moment, you will open the packet that contains your exam materials. By opening this packet, you agree to all of the AP Program’s policies and procedures outlined in the 2014 - 15 Bulletin for AP Students and Parents . You may now remove the shrinkwrap from your exam packet and take out the Section I booklet, but do not open the booklet or the shrinkwrapped Section II materials. Put the white seals aside. . . . Carefully remove the AP Exam label found near the top left of your exam booklet cover. Now place it on page 1 of your answer sheet on the light blue box near the top right-hand corner that reads “AP Exam Label.” If students accidentally place the exam label in the space for the number label or vice versa, advise them to leave the labels in place . They should not try to remove the label; their exam will be processed correctly . Read the statements on the front cover of Section I and look up when you have finished. . . . Sign your name and write today’s date. Look up when you have finished. . . . Now print your full legal name where indicated. Are there any questions? . . . Turn to the back cover and read it completely. Look up when you have finished. . . . Are there any questions? . . . AP Exam Instructions ECONOMICS ? 2015 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org.
66 You will now take the multiple-choice portion of the exam. You should have in front of you the multiple-choice booklet and your answer sheet. You may never discuss these specific multiple-choice questions at any time in any form with anyone, including your teacher and other students. If you disclose these questions through any means, your AP Exam score will be canceled. . . . You must complete the answer sheet using a No. 2 pencil only. Mark all of your responses beginning on page 2 of your answer sheet, one response per question. Completely fill in the circles. If you need to erase, do so carefully and completely. No credit will be given for anything written in the exam booklet. Scratch paper is not allowed, but you may use the margins or any blank space in the exam booklet for scratch work. Calculators are not allowed on any part of this exam. Are there any questions? . . . You have 1 hour and 10 minutes for this section. Open your Section I booklet and begin. 126 3 9 Note Start Time here . Note Stop Time here . Check that students are marking their answers in pencil on their answer sheets, and that they are not looking at their shrinkwrapped Section II booklets . After 1 hour, say: There are 10 minutes remaining. After 10 minutes, say: Stop working. Close your booklet and put your answer sheet on your desk, face up. Make sure you have your AP number label and an AP Exam label on page 1 of your answer sheet. Sit quietly while I collect your answer sheets. Collect an answer sheet from each student . Check that each answer sheet has an AP number label and an AP Exam label . After all answer sheets have been collected, say: Now you must seal your exam booklet using the white seals you set aside earlier. Remove the white seals from the backing and press one on each area of your exam booklet cover marked “PLACE SEAL HERE.” Fold each seal over the back cover. When you have finished, place the booklet on your desk, face up. I will now collect your Section I booklet. . . . Collect a Section I booklet from each student . Check that each student has signed the front cover of the sealed Section I booklet . The re is a 10-minute break between Sections I and II . When all Section I materials have been collected and accounted for and you are ready for the break, say: Please listen carefully to these instructions before we take a 10-minute break. All items you placed under your chair at the beginning of this exam must stay there, and you are not permitted to open or access them in any way. Leave your shrinkwrapped Section II packet on your desk during the break. You are not allowed to consult teachers, other students, or textbooks during the break. You may not make phone calls, send text messages, check email, use a social networking site, or access any electronic or communication device. Remember, you may never discuss the multiple- Economics ? 2015 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org.
67 choice questions at any time in any form with anyone, including your teacher and other students. If you disclose these questions through any means, your AP Exam score will be canceled. Are there any questions? . . . 126 3 9 You may begin your break. Testing will resume at . SECTION II: Free Response After the break, say: May I have everyone’s attention? Place your Student Pack on your desk. . . . You may now remove the shrinkwrap from the Section II packet, but do not open the exam booklet until you are told to do so. . . . Read the bulleted statements on the front cover of the exam booklet. Look up when you have finished. . . . Now place an AP number label on the shaded box. If you don’t have any AP number labels, write your AP number in the box. Look up when you have finished. . . . Read the last statement. . . . Using your pen, print the first, middle and last initials of your legal name in the boxes and print today’s date where indicated. This constitutes your signature and your agreement to the statements on the front cover. . . . Turn to the back cover and complete Item 1 under “Important Identification Information.” Print the first two letters of your last name and the first letter of your first name in the boxes. Look up when you have finished. . . . In Item 2, print your date of birth in the boxes. . . . In Item 3, write the school code you printed on the front of your Student Pack in the boxes. . . . Read Item 4. . . . Are there any questions? . . . I need to collect the Student Pack from anyone who will be taking another AP Exam. You may keep it only if you are not taking any other AP Exams this year. If you have no other AP Exams to take, place your Student Pack under your chair now. . . . While Student Packs are being collected, read the information on the back cover of the exam booklet. Do not open the booklet until you are told to do so. Look up when you have finished. . . . Collect the Student Packs . Then say: Are there any questions? . . . AP Exam Instructions ECONOMICS ? 2015 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org.
68 Section II begins with a recommended 10-minute reading period. You are advised to take advantage of the reading period to plan what you will write. It is designed to provide you with time to develop your responses. You may begin writing your exam responses before the 10 minutes is over. You may take notes on page 3 and the pages that contain the exam questions, but your responses must be written on the designated lined pages. Are there any questions? . . . You have 50 minutes to answer the questions. You are responsible for pacing yourself, and may proceed freely from one question to the next. You must write your answers in the Section II booklet using a pen with black or dark blue ink. You are not permitted to use other colored pens or pencils to draw graphs or diagrams. If you need more paper during the exam, raise your hand. At the top of each extra sheet of paper you use, be sure to write only your AP number and the number of the question you are working on — for example, Question 1. Do not write your name. Are there any questions? . . . Make sure to begin your response on the lined page directly following the first appearance of the question and continue your response on the additional lined pages that follow. Remember to write your answers on the lined pages provided for each question; only responses written on the lined pages will be scored. You may now begin the 10-minute reading period. 126 3 9 12 6 3 9 Note Start Time here . Note Stop Time here . After 10 minutes, say: The reading period is over. You should begin or continue writing your responses. Note Start Time here . Note Stop Time here . Check that students are using pens and that they are writing their answers in their exam booklets . After 40 minutes, say: There are 10 minutes remaining. After 10 minutes, say: Stop working and close your exam booklet. Place it on your desk, face up. . . . If any students used extra paper for the free-response section, have those students staple the extra sheet(s) to the first page corresponding to that question in their exam booklets . Complete an Incident Report and include any exam booklets with extra sheets of paper in an Incident Report return envelope (see page 57 of the AP Coordinator’s Manual for details) . Then say: Remain in your seat, without talking, while the exam materials are collected. . . . Collect a Section II booklet from each student . Check for the following: • • Exam booklet front cover: The student placed an AP number label on the shaded box, and pr inted his or her initials and today’s date . E xam booklet back cover: The student completed the “Important Identification In formation” area . Economics ? 2015 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org.
69 AP Exam Instructions ECONOMICS When all exam materials have been collected and accounted for, return to students any electronic devices you may have collected before the start of the exam . If you are giving the regularly scheduled exam, say: You may not discuss or share these specific free-response questions with anyone exam unless they are released on the College Board website in about two days. Your AP Exam score results will be available online in July. If you are giving the alternate exam for late testing, say: None of the questions in this exam may ever be discussed or shared in any way at any time. Your AP Exam score results will be available online in July. If any students completed the AP number card at the beginning of this exam, say: Please remember to take your AP number card with you. You will need the information on this card to view your scores and order AP score reporting services online. Then say: You are now dismissed. All exam materials must be placed in secure storage until they are returned to the AP Program after your school’s last administration . Before storing materials, check the “School Use Only” section on page 1 of the answer sheet and: • • Fill in the appropriate section number circle in order to access a separate AP Instructional Planning Report (for regularly scheduled exams only) or subject score roster at the class section or teacher level . See “Post-Exam Activities” in the 2014 -1 5 AP Coordinator’s Manual . Check your list of students who are eligible for fee reductions and fill in the app r opriate circle on their registration answer sheets . Be sure to give the completed seating chart to the AP Coordinator . Schools must retain seating charts for at least six months (unless the state or district requires that they be retained for a longer period of time) . Schools should not return any seating charts in their exam shipments unless they are required as part of an Incident Report . ? 2015 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org.
Student Answer Sheet for the Multiple -Choice Section Use this section to capture student responses. (Note that the following answer sheet is a sample, and may differ from one used in an actual exam. )
Sign your legal name as it will appear on your college applications. Date To maintain the security of the exam and the validity of my AP score, I w\ ill allow no one else to see the multiple-choice questions. I will seal the multiple-choice booklet when asked to do so, and I will not dis\ cuss these questions with anyone at any time after completing the section. I am aware of and agree to the AP Program’s policies and procedures as outlined in the 2014-15 Bulletin for AP Students and Parents, including using testing accommodations (e.g., extended time, computer\ , etc.) only if I have been preapproved by College Board Services for Students with Disabilities.COMPLETE THIS AREA AT EVERY EXAM.USE NO. 2 PENCIL ONLY A. SIGNATURE PAGE 1 AP Exam Label (from Section I Booklet) AP Number Label (from Student Pack) Answer Sheet 2 015 B. LEGAL NAME Omit apostrophes, Jr., II. Legal First Name ? First 12 Letters Legal Last Name ? First 15 Letters MI A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D E E E E E E E E E E E E E F F F F F F F F F F F F F G G G G G G G G G G G G G H H H H H H H H H H H H H I I I I I I I I I I I I I J J J J J J J J J J J J J K K K K K K K K K K K K K L L L L L L L L L L L L L M M M M M M M M M M M M M N N N N N N N N N N N N N O O O O O O O O O O O O O P P P P P P P P P P P P P Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q R R R R R R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T U U U U U U U U U U U U U V V V V V V V V V V V V V W W W W W W W W W W W W W X X X X X X X X X X X X X Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z – – – – – – – – – – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 12 7 1 8 2 9 3 10 4 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 S D. EXAM DATE C. YOUR AP NUMBER Month AM PM F. MULTIPLE-CHOICE BOOKLET SERIAL NUMBER H. AP EXAM I AM TAKING USING THIS ANSWER SHEET Exam Name: Form Code: Form: COMPLETE THIS AREA ONLY ONCE. SCHOOL USE ONLY Fee Reduction Granted Section Number Option 1 Option 2 E. EXAM START TIME 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 G. ONLINE PROVIDER CODE Day 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 L. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (Optional) 104246-00657• UNLWEB315 Q3914/1- 4 COLLEGE CODE 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 M. COLLEGE TO RECEIVE YOUR AP SCORE REPORT College Name State Country Using the college code listed in the AP Student Pack, indicate the ONE college that you want to receive your AP score report. City SCHOOL CODE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 School Name State Country J. SCHOOL YOU ATTEND City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 INTERNATIONAL PHONE I. AREA CODE AND PHONE NUMBER 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Month DayYear K. DATE OF BIRTH N. CURRENT GRADE LEVEL Not yet in 9th grade 9th 10th 11th 12th No longer in high school B123456789T 779934
P. LANGUAGE — Do not complete this section unless instructed to do so. 1 2 34 5 67 8 9 A B C D E F G H I A B C D E F G H I A B C D E F G H I A B C D E F G H I A B C D E F G H I A B C D E F G H I A B C D E F G H I A B C D E F G H I A B C D E F G H I If this answer sheet is for the French Language and Culture, German Language and Culture, Italian Language and Culture, Spanish Language and Culture, or Spanish Literature and Culture Exam, please answer the following questions. Your responses will not affect your score. 1. Have you lived or studied for one month or more in a country where the language of the exam you are now taking is spoken? Yes No DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA O. SURVEY QUESTIONS — Answer the survey questions in the AP Student Pack. Do not put responses to exam questions in this section. PAGE 2 COMPLETE THIS AREA AT EACH EXAM (IF APPLICABLE). Indicate your answers to the exam questions in this section (pages 2 and 3). Mark only one response per question for Questions 1 through 120. If a question has only four answer options, do not mark option E. Answers written in the multiple-choice booklet will not be scored. A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 5051 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 QUESTIONS 1–75 Yes No 2. Do you regularly speak or hear the language at home? A B C D A B C D You must use a No. 2 pencil and marks must be complete. Do not use a mechanical pencil. It is very important that you fill in the entire circle darkly and completely. If you change your response, erase as completely as possible. Incomplete marks or erasures may affect your score. COMPLETE MARK EXAMPLES OF INCOMPLETE MARKS SELECTED MEDIA EXAMS R W O OTHER EXAMS R W O PT02 TOTAL PT03 Subscore (if applicable) PT04 Subscore (if applicable) ETS USE ONLY Exam Exam 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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AP ® Microeconomics Exam SECTION I: Multiple Choice 2015 DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. At a Glance Total Time 1 hour, 10 minutes Number of Questions 60 Percent of Total Score 66.67% Writing Instrument Pencil required Instructions Section I of this exam contains 60 multiple-choice questions. Fill in only the circles for numbers 1 through 60 on your answer sheet. Indicate all of your answers to the multiple- choice questions on the answer sheet. No credit will be given for anything written in this exam booklet, but you may use the booklet for notes or scratch work. After you have decided which of the suggested answers is best, completely fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet. Give only one answer to each question. If you change an answer, be sure that the previous mark is erased completely. Here is a sample question and answer. Use your time effectively, working as quickly as you can without losing accuracy. Do not spend too much time on any one question. Go on to other questions and come back to the ones you have not answered if you have time. It is not expected that everyone will know the answers to all of the multiple- choice questions. Your total score on the multiple- choice section is based only on the number of questions answered correctly. Points are not deducted for incorrect answers or unanswered questions. Form I Form Code 4KBP6-S 34
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MICROECONOMICS MICROECONOMICS Section I Time —70 minutes 60 Questions Directions: Each of the questions or inco mplete statements below is followe d by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet. Questions 1-2 are based on the production possibilities curve depicted below. 1. Given the production possibilities curve above, which of the following represents a movement from efficiency to inefficiency? (A) Point X to point W (B) Point X to point Z (C) Point Y to point Z (D) Point W to point Z (E) Point V to point Y 2. Based on a comparison of points X, Y, and Z, the opportunity cost of an additional consumer good is (A) highest at point X (B) highest at point Y (C) highest at point Z (D) lowest at point Y (E) the same at points X, Y, and Z Price per Gallon Quantity Supplied Quantity Demanded $2.50 11,000 17,000 $2.75 12,000 16,000 $3.00 13,000 15,000 $3.25 14,000 14,000 $3.50 15,000 13,000 $3.75 16,000 12,000 3. The table above shows the quantity of gasoline supplied and demanded at various prices in a country. If the government sets a price floor of $2.75 on a gallon of gasoline, what is the price per gallon? (A) $2.75 (B) $3.00 (C) $3.25 (D) $3.50 (E) $3.75 4. Last year 17 million tons of beans were sold for $300 per ton. This year 17 million tons of beans were sold for $285 per ton. Which of the follow ing changes in demand and supply could have caused this outcome? Demand Supply (A) Increase Increase (B) Increase Decrease (C) Decrease Increase (D) Decrease Decrease (E) Increase No change Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -3-
MU = MU h = P = P h s s P < P hs P > P hs 5. Which of the following will most likely happen in the market for good X if the price of good X decreases? (A) The supply of good X will decrease. (B) The demand for good X will increase. (C) The quantity demanded for good X will increase. (D) The demand will decrease and the supply will increase. (E) The quantity supplied for good X will increase. 6. Let MU s be the marginal utility of a sandwich, MU h be the marginal utility of a hot dog, P s be the price of a sandwich, and P h be the price of a hot dog. When the price of the goods is zero, Pat eats a sandwich. When Pat has to pay, she eats a hot dog. When Pat has to pay, which of the following is necessarily true? (A) (B) (MU / P) > (MU h / P h) s s (C) (D) (E) MU = 0 s 7. Assume that labor is the only variable input. If a firm’s short-run marginal cost is increasing as output rises, which of the following must be true? (A) Average product of labor is constant. (B) Average product of labor is increasing. (C) Marginal product of labor is greater than average product of labor. (D) Marginal product of labor is decreasing. (E) Total product of labor is decreasing. 8. Which of the following is most likely to occur if a single-price monopolist is replaced by a perfectly competitive market? (A) Prices will increase. (B) The deadweight loss will decrease. (C) Profits will increase. (D) Output will decrease. (E) The firm’s cost curves will shift upward. 9. Suppose that price in a perfectly competitive industry decreases and it is now below minimum average total cost but remains above minimum average variable cost. Which of the following will occur in the short run? (A) New firms will enter the industry. (B) Firms will increase output so that marginal revenue equals the new price. (C) Firms will produce the output at which average total cost is at a minimum. (D) Firms will produce the output at which marginal cost equals the new price. (E) Firms will not produce at all, since they will be unable to cover all their costs. 10. Which of the following is true for both a monopolistically competitive firm and a perfectly competitive firm in long-run equilibrium? (A) Marginal cost is greater than marginal revenue. (B) Price is greater than marginal cost. (C) Price is equal to average total cost. (D) Price is equal to marginal cost. (E) Marginal revenue is equal to average revenue. Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -4-
11. Which of the following will most likely lead to zero economic profits? (A) Price floors (B) Price discrimination (C) External costs (D) Free entry and exit of firms (E) External benefits 12. A perfectly competitive firm hires three workers in a perfectly competitive labor market. The marginal products of the t hree workers are shown in the table below. Worker Marginal Product 1 50 2 30 3 20 Which of the following will be true? (A) Each worker will receive a wage based on the marginal product of the last worker hired. (B) Each worker will receive a wage based on the marginal product of the first worker hired. (C) Each worker will receive a wage based on the average of the marginal products of the workers. (D) Worker 1 will receive the highest wage. (E) Worker 3 will receive the highest wage. 13. Assume a perfectly competitive labor market. Which of the following correctly describes the individual firm’s demand curve for labor and the market demand curve for labor? Firm’s Demand Curve for Labor Market Demand Curve for Labor (A) Downward sloping (B) Downward sloping (C) Horizontal (D) Horizontal (E) Horizontal Downward sloping Horizontal Downward sloping Horizontal Upward sloping 14. When consumption of a good generates a positive externality, which of the following must be true at the market equilibrium? (A) Marginal social benefit is less than marginal private cost. (B) Marginal social benefit is greater than marginal private benefit. (C) Marginal social cost is greater than marginal social benefit. (D) Marginal social cost is less than marginal private benefit. (E) Marginal social cost is equal to marginal external benefit. Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -5-
15. National defense is an example of a public good because 19. If the demand for insulin is price inelastic, a 5 percent increase in the price of insulin will (A) it requires tax revenues to fund any production (B) one person’s use of it will decrease another person’s ability to use it (C) it is nonexcludable and nonrival (D) the private market typically produces the socially efficient level of output (E) the public is protected from invasion 16. The amount of product Z that must be forgone in order to ob tain some amount of product Y is called (A) factor payments (B) opportunity cost (C) marginal product (D) income effect (E) substitution effect 17. Which of the following is necessary in a well-functioning capitalist economy but not in a command economy? (A) Centralized decision making (B) Scarcity of resources (C) Monopolies (D) Protection of property rights (E) Positive externalities 18. If an unusually cold summer destroyed a large portion of the bee population, the equilibrium price and quantity of honey produced by bees will most likely change in which of the following ways? Price Quantity (A) Increase (B) Increase (C) Increase (D) Decrease (E) No change Increase Decrease No change Decrease Decrease (A) have no effect on the total revenue of insulin producers (B) increase the total revenue of insulin producers (C) decrease the total revenue of insulin producers (D) decrease the total spending on insulin by consumers (E) cause the demand for insulin to be less elastic 20. Which of the following would shift the short-run supply curve for strawberries? (A) A decrease in the consumption of strawberries (B) An increase in the price of strawberries (C) A strike by all farmworkers (D) An increase in household incomes (E) An announcement of a study that shows the health benefits of eating strawberries 21. Assume that good X is a normal good. Which of th e following helps to explain why a decrease in the price of good X increases the quantity demanded of good X? (A) Good X becomes relatively less expensive than its substitutes, so consumers buy more of good X and fewer of the substitutes. (B) The marginal utility of consuming good X increases as more of good X is consumed. (C) The lower price of good X decreases the marginal utility per dollar; therefore, consumers buy more of good X. (D) The demand curve for good X shifts to the left. (E) The supply curve for good X shifts to the right. Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -6-
22. Which of the following conditions is necessary for productive efficiency? (A) The firm is producing at the point where the marginal product of labor is greater than the average product of labor. (B) The firm is producing a given level of output with a least-cost combination of inputs. (C) Consumer surplus is minimized. (D) There are external costs. (E) There is no government regulation. 23. Which of the following indicates that a firm is experiencing economies of scale? (A) The firm’s long-run supply curve is horizontal. (B) The firm’s long-run marginal cost increases as output increases. (C) The firm’s long-run average total cost decreases as output increases. (D) The firm’s long-run total cost decreases as output increases. (E) The firm’s total revenues increase as output sold increases. 24. All of the following characterize both perfectly competitive and monopolistically competitive markets EXCEPT: (A) Price is equal to average revenue. (B) Individual firms produce output where marginal cost equals marginal revenue. (C) Firms can affect the selling price of their product. (D) The market has a large number of firms. (E) Firms can easily enter or exit the market. 25. Which of the following is true of a monopolistically competitive firm in long-run equilibrium? (A) Price exceeds marginal revenue, and the firm earns positive economic profits. (B) Price equals marginal revenue, and the firm earns positive economic profits. (C) Price equals marginal cost, and the firm earns zero economic profits. (D) Price exce eds marginal cost, and the firm earns zero economic profits. (E) Price exceeds marginal cost, and the firm earns positive economic profits. 26. A firm is producing the allocatively efficient level of output if (A) total revenue is equal to total cost (B) marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost (C) price is equal to average total cost (D) price is equal to marginal cost (E) price is equal to total cost 27. Assume that labor and capital are the only two inputs a perfectly competitive firm uses to produce wheat. The firm hires its inputs in perfectly competitive input markets. The unit price of labor is $8 and of capital is $20. When the firm employs the profit-maximizing combination of these two inputs, the marginal product of labor is 2 tons of wheat and of capital is 5 tons of wheat. The price of wheat per ton must be (A) $ 2 (B) $ 4 (C) $ 5 (D) $ 8 (E) $10 Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -7-
28. A profit-maximizing firm will continue to hire workers until the marginal revenue product of labor is equal to the (A) marginal product of labor (B) marginal revenue product of capital (C) demand for labor (D) price of the good t hat labor is producing (E) marginal factor cost 29. If the production of a good generates a negative externality, which of the following is true at the private market equilibrium? (A) The private market equilibrium quantity is greater than the socially optimal quantity. (B) The private market equilibrium quantity is equal to the socially optimal quantity. (C) The marginal private cost is greater than the marginal social cost. (D) The marginal social benefit is greater than the marginal social cost. (E) The price of the product equals the marginal social cost. 30. Which of the following is most likely to make a country’s income distribution more equal? (A) Establishing a nationa l sales tax on food and clothing (B) Establishing a progressive income tax system (C) Eliminating excise taxes on luxury goods (D) Proportionally decreasing the tax rate for all income groups (E) Reducing the subsidy to education 31. The table below shows the n umber of hours it takes for Kim to install a computer or to paint a garage and for Maria to install a computer or to paint a garage. Kim Maria Install computer 2 hours 4 hours Paint garage 10 hours 12 hours If tasks are assigned according to comparative advantage, which of the fo llowing is true? (A) Kim should perform both tasks. (B) Maria should perform both tasks. (C) Kim should install computers and Maria should paint garages. (D) Kim should paint garages and Maria should install computers. (E) Kim and Maria should both install computers. Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -8-
32. In the figure above, at which of the given points is demand most elastic? (A) X (B) Y (C) Z (D) The el as ticity is the same for all points. (E) The relative elasticity cannot be determined with the given information. 33. Consumer surplus exists because of the (A) surplus of money that wealthy consumers hold (B) surplus in marginal product that firms get when they hire an additional worker (C) willingness of some consumers to pay a price higher than the market price for some units of a good (D) additional utility that households obtain when the prices of substitutes fall (E) increase in the ava ilability of goods when income rises 34. Which of the following is a key assumption of consumer choice theory? (A) Consumers buy goods as long as implicit costs are greater than explicit costs. (B) Consumers maximize their utility. (C) As income rises, consumers buy more of all goods. (D) Marginal utility is always increasing. (E) As more inputs are used, consumers get less and less additional output. 35. Economic profit can be calculated as accounting profit minus which of the following? (A) Fixed costs (B) Implicit costs (C) Marginal costs (D) Explicit costs (E) Total costs Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -9-
Quantity (units)Total Cost 0 $30 1 40 2 47 3 51 4 59 36. The table above shows a firm’s total cost of producing various units of output. What is the average variable cost of producing three units? (A) $4 (B) $7 (C) $10 (D) $17 (E) Cannot be determined from the given information 37. Assume that Alpha and Beta are the only sellers of a product and they do not cooperate. Each firm has to decide whether to raise the product price. The payoff matrix below gives the profits, in dollars, associated with each pair of pricing strategies. The first entry in each cell shows the profits to Alpha, and the second, the profits to Beta. Beta Raise Price Do Not Raise Price Alpha Raise Price $100 , $100 $30, $120 Do Not Raise Price $110, $20 $50, $70 Assuming both firms know the information in the matrix, which of the following correctly describes the dominant strategy of each firm? Alpha Beta (A) Do not raise price Do not raise price (B) Do not raise price Raise price (C) Raise price No dominant strategy (D) Raise price Do not raise price (E) No dominant strategy Raise price 38. In the graph below, TC is total cost and TR is total revenue. At which level of output is profit maximized? (A) Q 1 (B)Q 2 (C)Q 3 (D) Q 4 (E)Q 5 Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -10-
Questions 39-40 are based on the graph below showing the long-run adjustment of a constant- cost perfectly competitive industry. 39. Assume that the corn market is initially in long-run equilibrium at point R. What are the short-run and long-run prices of corn if more corn is used as a source of alternative energy? Short Run Long Run (A) P P 1 (B)P P 2 (C)P 1 P2 (D)P 2 P1 (E)P 2 P 40. The long-run industry supply curve for corn is (A) upward sloping (B) downward sloping (C) horizontal (D) downward sloping at first and then upward sloping (E) upward sloping at first and then downward sloping 41. Which of the following is necessarily true at a monopolist’s profit-maximizing level of output? (A) Marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost, but greater than price. (B) Marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost, but less than price. (C) Marginal revenue is equal to both marginal cost and price. (D) Average total cost is minimized. (E) Average variable cost is minimized. 42. Assume that the government imposes an effective minimum wage in a perfectly competitive labor market. What will happen to employment and total wage payments? Employment Total Wage Payments (A) Decrease Increase (B) Decrease Decrease (C) Decrease Indeterminate (D) Increase Increase (E) Increase Indeterminate 43. Suppose that people who work in the paint industry face a great risk of devel oping an incurable disease. A medical breakthrough that eliminates the risk will most likely cause which of the following shifts in the supply and demand curves for workers in the paint industry? Supply Curve Demand Curve (A) Shift right No shift (B) Shift left No shift (C) Shift left Shift left (D) Shift left Shift right (E) No shift Shift left Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -11-
44. Assuming that all residents of the city of Smallville prefer to have streetlights installed citywide, which of the following best explains why individual residents do not install the optimal number of streetlights? (A) Streetlights generate negative externalities. (B) Streetlights are nonexcludable. (C) Installing streetlights results in diseconomies of scale. (D) The marginal cost of installing streetlights is zero. (E) The marginal benefit of installing streetlights is zero. 45. Antitrust policy is designed to (A) encourage businesses to produce public goods (B) establish trust between the government and the business community (C) prevent businesses from earning profits (D) maintain a competitive business environment (E) ensure that businesses earn only zero economic profits in the long run 46. Which of the following is true of an economy’s production possibilities curve? (A) It shows the combinations of any two resources that can be used to produce an efficient level of output. (B) It shows the alternative combinations of goods that can be produced by fully employing scarce resources. (C) It must be a straight line when all resources are fully employed. (D) It is bowed in (convex to the origin) because of changing levels of technology. (E) It is bowed out (con cave to the origin) when marginal opportunity costs are constant. 47. If shirts and ties are complements and if the price of shirts increases due to an increase in the price of cotton, which of t he following is most likely to occur in the market for ties in the short run? (A) The equilibrium price and quantity of ties will increase. (B) The equilibrium price and quantity of ties will decr ease. (C) The equilibrium price of ties will increase and the equilibrium quantity will decrease. (D) The supply of ties will increase. (E) The demand for ties will increase. 48. Which of the following is true of the cross-price elasticity of demand? (A) It can indicate if a good is a necessity or a luxury. (B) It is greater than zero for two goods that are substitutes. (C) It is close to zero if the two goods are closely related. (D) It is always negative because demand curves are downward sloping. (E) It increases as income increases. 49. Oscar spent his entire income on only two goods: good X and good Y. At his current consumption of the two goods, the marginal utility of X is 8 and the marginal utility of Y is 2. If the price of X is $4.00 and the price of Y is $0.50, then to maximize his total utility, Oscar should have (A) bought more X and more Y (B) bought more X and less Y (C) bought less X and more Y (D) bought less X and less Y (E) maintained his current consumption Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -12-
50. In the short run, a profit-maximizing firm, faced with U-shaped average cost curves, is producing a level of output at which the average total cost of production is minimized. At this level of output, which of the following is true for the firm? (A) Marginal cost equals average fixed cost. (B) Marginal cost equals average variable cost. (C) Marginal cost equals averag e total cost. (D) Profit per unit equals average total cost. (E) Profit per unit equals marginal cost. 51. Which of the following must be true for a firm that is a natural monopoly? (A) It can produce and supply its product to an entire market at a lower cos t than could a number of smaller firms. (B) It produces at the minimum of its average total cost curve. (C) It has a patent on its pr oduct. (D) It will not be able to maximize profits unless subsidized by the government. (E) It is productively efficient for the government to break up the monopoly into smaller firms. 52. In the short run, if a firm produces the level of output at which marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost but price is less than average total cost, the firm will (A) always shut down production (B) expand output to lower its average fixed cost (C) continue to operate if price is greater than its average variable cost (D) decrease output until price equals its average total cost (E) increase output to increase revenue 53. Assume that a firm uses only one variable input. If a firm is experiencing diminishing returns, which of the following is true as more of the variable input is used? (A) Marginal cost will decrease at a constant rate. (B) Marginal cost will decrease at a diminishing rate. (C) Marginal cost will increase. (D) Marginal product will increase at a constant rate. (E) Marginal product will increase at a diminishing rate. 54. Assuming a linear downward-sloping demand curve, as a monopoly firm sells additional units of output, its marginal revenue will (A) increase at an increasing rate (B) increase at first, then decrease (C) decrease at first, then increase (D) decrease continuously (E) remain constant 55. Collusion, price leadership, and price wars are usually observed in which of the following market structures? (A) Perfect competition (B) Monopolistic competition (C) Oligopoly (D) Monopoly (E) Natural monopoly Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -13-
P2 56. A firm sells its output in a perfectly competitive market and hires two inputs, capital and labor, in perfectly competitive factor markets. The product price is $15 per unit, the wage is $75 per day, and the marginal product of capital is 3. If the firm is choosing the least-cost combination of labor and capital, the firm's marginal product of labor and the price of capital must be equal to which of the following? Marginal Product of Labor Price of Capital (A) 25 $5 (B) 25 $45 (C) 5 $15 (D) 5 $25 (E) 5 $45Questions 57-58 refer to the graph of a monopolist shown below. 57. If the monopolist is unregulated, its profit- maximizing price and output level would lead to a deadweight loss equal to area (A) RUV (B) RTV (C) RTW (D) TUV (E) UVW 58. If the government regulates the monopolist to set price equal to average total cost, it will establish the price at (A) P5 (B) P4 (C) P 3 (D) P2 (E)P 1 Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -14-
59. Which of the following about the relationship between marginal revenue (MR) and price (P) under monopolistic comp etition and perfect competition is correct? Monopolistic Competition Perfect Competition (A) MR>P MR=P (B) MR
60. In the monopsonistic labor market shown in the diagram above, which of the following indicates the number of workers the firm will hire and the wage rate it will pay? Number of Workers Wage Rate (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) L1 L1 L1 L2 L2 W 1 W 2 W 3 W 2 W 4 Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -16-
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Section I I: Free- Response Questions This is the free-response section of the 201 5 AP exam. It includes cover material and other administrative instructions to help familiarize students with the mechanics of the exam. (Note that future exams may differ in look from the following content.)
AP ® Microeconomics Exam SECTION II: Free Response 2015 DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. At a Glance Total Time 1 hour Number of Questions 3 Percent of Total Score 33.33% Writing Instrument Pen with black or dark blue ink Reading Period Time 10 minutes. Use this time to read the questions and plan your answers. Writing Period Time 50 minutes Question 1 Suggested Time 25 minutes Percent of Section II Score 50% Question 2 Suggested Time 12.5 minutes Percent of Section II Score 25% Question 3 Suggested Time 12.5 minutes Percent of Section II Score 25% Instructions The questions for Section II are printed in this booklet. You may use page 3 and the pages the questions are printed on to organize your answers and for scratch work , but you must write your answers on the lined pages provided for each question. The proctor will announce the beginning and end of the reading period. You are advised to spend the 10- minute period reading all the questions and planning your answers. Write clearly and legibly. Do not skip lines. Cross out any errors you make; crossed- out work will not be scored. Manage your time carefully. You may proceed freely from one question to the next. You may review your responses if you finish before the end of the exam is announced . Form I Form Code 4KBP6-S 34
MICROECONOMICS Section II Planning time — 10 minutes Writing time — 50 minutes Directions: You have 10 minutes to read all of the questions in this booklet, to sketch graphs, to make notes, and to plan your answers. You will then have 50 minutes to answer all three of the following questions. It is suggested that you spend approximately half your time on the first question and divide the remaining time equally between the next two questions . Include correctly labeled diagrams, if useful or required, in explaining your answers. A correctly labeled diagram must have all axes and curves clearly labeled and must show directional changes. Use a pen with black or dark blue ink. Question 1 begins on page 4. Question 2 begins on page 10. Question 3 begins on page 14. THIS PAGE MAY BE USED FOR TAKING NOTES AND PLANNING YOUR ANSWERS. NOTES WRITTEN ON THIS PAGE WILL NOT BE SCORED. WRITE ALL YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LINED PAGES. Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -3-
(ii) Will the entry cause the demand cu rve for Raphael’s haircuts to shift to the left, shift to the right, or stay the same? 1. Raphael’s hair salon is a monopoly in a sma ll town and is currently earning an economic profit. (a) Draw a correctly labeled graph for Raphael and in clude the curves that are necessary to identif y the following. (i) The profit-maximizing price and quantity of haircuts, labeled P m and Q m (ii) The area representing econom ic profits, shaded completely (b) Does Raphael’s hair salon produce the allocatively efficient quantity? Explain. (c) Assume that Raphael signs a new lease with an increase in rent, a fixed cost. Will the price of haircuts provided by Raphael increase, decrease, or st ay the same in the short run? Explain. (d) Assume that new hair salons enter the market and that the market becomes monopolistically competitive. Answer e ach of the following. (i) The entry of new hair salons creates close substitutes for each individual salon’s services. As a result, will the demand for Raphael’s hair salon become more elastic or become less elastic, or will there be no change in the elasticity? (iii) In long-run equilibrium, will Raphael’s hair sal on produce the productively efficient quantity? Explain. THIS PAGE MAY BE USED FOR TAKING NOTES AND PLANNING YOUR ANSWERS. NOTES WRITTEN ON THIS PAGE WILL NOT BE SCORED. WRITE ALL YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LINED PAGES. Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -4-
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(iii) In long-run equilibrium, will Raphael’s hair sal on produce the productively efficient quantity? Explain. Question 1 is reprinted for your convenience. 1. Raphael’s hair salon is a monop oly in a small town and is currently earning an economic profit. (a) Draw a correctly labeled graph for Raphael and in clude the curves that are necessary to identify the following. (i) The profit-maximizing price and quantity of haircuts, labeled P m and Q m (ii) The area representing econom ic profits, shaded completely (b) Does Raphael’s hair salon produce the allocatively efficient quantity? Explain. (c) Assume that Raphael signs a new lease with an increase in rent, a fixed cost. Will the price of haircuts provided by Raphael increase, decrease, or st ay the same in the short run? Explain. (d) Assume that new hair salons enter the market and that the market becomes monopolistically competitive. Answer each of the following. (i) The entry of new hair salons creates close substitutes for each individual salon’s services. As a result, will the demand for Raphael’s hair salon become more elastic or become less elastic, or will there be no change in the elasticity? (ii) Will the entry cause the demand cu rve for Raphael’s haircuts to shift to the left, shift to the right, or stay the same? THIS PAGE MAY BE USED FOR TAKING NOTES AND PLANNING YOUR ANSWERS. NOTES WRITTEN ON THIS PAGE WILL NOT BE SCORED. WRITE ALL YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LINED PAGES. Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -6-
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2. The market for apartments in the town of Westville is currently in equilibrium, and consumers are renting 700 apartments at a price of $1,000 per apartment. (a) Assuming that the supply of apartments is perfec tly inelastic, draw a correctly labeled graph f or the apartment market and label the equilibrium price and quantity using the values above. (b) Now assume the government imposes a price (rent) ceili ng of $800 for an apartment. On your graph in part (a), show the following. (i) The price ceiling at $800 (ii) The quantity demanded, labeled as Q d (iii) The quantity supplied, labeled as Q s (c) On your graph, shade completely the area representing the consumer surp lus after the imposition of the price ceiling. (d) Calculate the dollar value of the producer surplus after the imposition of the price ceiling. Show your work. (e) Explain why the imposition of the price ceiling does not result in a deadweight loss. THIS PAGE MAY BE USED FOR TAKING NOTES AND PLANNING YOUR ANSWERS. NOTES WRITTEN ON THIS PAGE WILL NOT BE SCORED. WRITE ALL YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LINED PAGES. Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -10-
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3. Coldbox Corporation hires its workers in a perfectly competitive labor market and pr oduces and sells frozen peas in a perfectly competitive product market. The market pri ce for frozen peas is $4 per bag. The table below shows Coldbox’ short-run production of frozen peas. Labor is th e only variable input. Coldbox Corporation’s fixed cost is $500. Number of Workers Bags of Frozen Peas 0 0 1 60 2 140 3 250 4 320 5 380 6 400 (a) When Coldbox hires the second worker, does it experience diminishing returns? Explain. (b) Calculate the average fixed cost if Coldbox hires 3 workers. Show your work . (c) If the wage is $200 per worker, identify the prof it-maximizing number of workers for Coldbox. Explain using marginal analysis. (d) If the price of frozen peas decreases by $2 per bag, would the number of workers hired by Coldbox be more than, less than, or equal to the number of wo rkers you identified in part (c) ? Explain. (e) Suppose that Coldbox hires workers from a monopsonistic labor market. Would the wage be higher, lower, or equal to the equilibrium wage in a perfectly competitive labor market? THIS PAGE MAY BE USED FOR TAKING NOTES AND PLANNING YOUR ANSWERS. NOTES WRITTEN ON THIS PAGE WILL NOT BE SCORED. WRITE ALL YOUR RESPONSES ON THE LINED PAGES. Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -14-
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