Moderate

The law of supply states that an increase in the price of a good ?

Correct answer: B. increases the quantity supplied of that good

  • A. none of these answers
  • B. increases the quantity supplied of that good
  • C. increase the supply of that good
  • D. decrease the demand for the good
  • E. decrease the quantity demanded for that good

Explanation

The law of supply describes movement along the supply curve: when price rises, producers generally offer a greater quantity for sale, all other factors held constant. This is an increase in quantity supplied, not a shift in supply.

Last updated

About Microeconomics

Individual consumers, firms and markets are examined through demand and supply, elasticity, consumer choice, production, costs, revenue and the determination of prices and output. The topic also covers market structures such as perfect competition, monopoly and oligopoly, plus market failure, externalities and the distinction between microeconomic decisions and economy-wide outcomes.

Practise Microeconomics

1,705 free Microeconomics MCQs from Economics, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.

Exams that ask Economics questions like this

Economics is on 2 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.

Related questions