Demand
Supply
Equilibrium
Other
McFacts
100

What is the law of demand?

As price increases, demand goes down. (inverse relationship)

100

Supply has what type of slope?

Positive

100

Where can I find equilibrium on a graph?

Where the supply and demand lines cross

100

What is a substitute?

A good that can be used for the same service as another; often times a replacement to a good whose price has increased

100

Who is Purdue’s rival school?

Indiana University (IU)

200

What kind of slope do all demand curves have?

Negative slopes

200

How is the law of supply different than that of demand?

The law of supply has a positive relationship with price and supply; as one goes up or down so does the other.

200

What is the equilibrium quantity? 

70

200

Does demand or supply shift if there is a successful advertising campaign? What direction?

Demand, to the right (increasing)

200

When did Mr. McMahon start learning guitar?

16

300

In a “surplus” is the demand above or below supply?

Below, there is too much of  a good/service and not enough demand

300

How does new technology generally affect production?

Makes us more efficient and thus increases the amount supplied

300

When quantity demanded is greater than the quantity supplied: this is a

Shortage

300

If I charge more money for my hamburgers, should I expect my revenue to increase? (hint: is this an elastic or inelastic good?)

My revenue will fall; because my good is elastic

300

Mr. McMahon’s favorite hip hop artist won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018, who is this artist?

Kendrick Lamar

400

A company says that it will be putting all of its cars on sale in a month; what will that do to demand for cars today?

Demand will fall today

400

What does a supply schedule show?

Amount supplied at a given price

400

A shortage is a result of this happening to the market

Price ceiling (short people can’t touch ceilings)

400

What is a per-unit tax, and does it affect supply or demand?

A tax imposed on the production of a good or service; it decreases the supply due to it being more costly to produce.

400

What all has Mr. McMahon taught in his teaching career?

US History, Economics, World History, English Language Arts, Literature, Algebra 2, Calculus, Special Education

500

What happens to demand when the price of insulin goes up?

Extremely small change (if at all), due to it being an inelastic good

500

A wildfire has put a major lumber producer out of business. How might an economist show on consequence of this on a graph?

Supply curve shifting to the left.

500

What happens when there is a shift in supply or demand?

Equilibrium is restored

500

How would a government subsidy for rice farmers affect the market for rice?

It would increase the supply due to the decrease in production costs.

500

What is Mr. McMahon’s one classroom rule?

Respect the educational process

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