45. Tobacco production is one of the more heavily subsidized industries in the United States. Suppose that as a result of
intense lobbying from health-related concerns, Congress repeals the tobacco firms’ subsidies. Which of the following
scenarios would likely occur?
The tobacco firms’ supply curve would shift rightward, as it would now be cheaper to produce each level of
output.
The tobacco firms’ supply curve would shift leftward, since it would now cost more to produce each level of
output.
The tobacco firms would not experience any shift in their supply curves; subsidies don’t affect output.
There would be a movement along the supply curve for tobacco, but the supply curve would not shift.
46. Suppose the government decides that every family should own its own home. To bring this about, the government
decides to subsidize the home-construction industry by giving the home-construction companies $10,000 for every house
that they build. As a result of this,
the supply curve of new houses would shift leftward, since it now costs $10,000 more for builders to produce a
house.
the demand curve for new houses would shift rightward, since now every family would want to buy a house.
the demand curve for new houses would shift leftward.
the supply curve of new houses would shift rightward, since builders would be willing to produce and sell
more houses at each given price.
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47. Oil producers expect that oil prices next year will be lower than oil prices this year. As a result, oil producers are most
likely to
place more oil on the market this year, thus shifting the present supply curve of oil rightward.
hold some oil off the market this year, thus shifting the present supply curve of oil leftward.
place more oil on the market this year, thus increasing the quantity supplied of oil at lower but not higher
prices.
hold some oil off the market this year, thus decreasing the quantity supplied of oil at lower but not higher
prices.
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