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Microeconomics For Life Smart Choices For You Canadian 2Nd Edition Cohen Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
Microeconomics For Life Smart Choices For You Canadian 2Nd Edition Cohen Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
1) When prices are fixed above market-clearing levels, all of the following happen except
A) frustrated sellers.
B) shortages.
C) surpluses.
D) quantity adjustments.
E) undesired increases in inventories.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
2) When prices are fixed above the equilibrium price, all of the following happen except
A) frustrated sellers.
B) shortages.
C) surpluses.
D) quantity adjustments.
E) undesired increases in inventories.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
3) When prices are fixed below market-clearing levels, all of the following happen except
A) surpluses.
B) shortages.
C) frustrated buyers.
D) quantity adjustments.
E) undesired decreases in inventories.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
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4) When prices are fixed below the equilibrium price, all of the following happen except
A) surpluses.
B) shortages.
C) frustrated buyers.
D) quantity adjustments.
E) undesired decreases in inventories.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
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11) When governments fix prices below market-clearing levels,
A) there is a decrease in demand.
B) quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded.
C) quantity supplied equals quantity demanded.
D) there is an increase in supply.
E) quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied.
Answer: E
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
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18) A price ceiling set above the equilibrium price results in
A) surpluses.
B) shortages.
C) the equilibrium price.
D) an increase in supply.
E) a decrease in demand.
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
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21) When governments set a price in a market that is not an equilibrium price, the quantity
actually sold at that price
A) is determined by the quantity demanded.
B) is determined by the quantity supplied.
C) is determined by whichever is less, quantity demanded or quantity supplied.
D) is determined by whichever is more, quantity demanded or quantity supplied.
E) cannot be determined without knowing if there is a shortage or surplus.
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
22) Fixing prices prevents the flow of information and incentives that make markets effective at
producing what we want.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
23) When prices are fixed above market-clearing levels, quantities adjust and shortages develop.
Consumers are frustrated.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
24) When prices are fixed below market-clearing levels, quantities adjust and shortages develop.
Consumers are frustrated.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
25) When prices are fixed above market-clearing levels, quantities adjust and surpluses develop.
Businesses are frustrated.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
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26) When prices are fixed below market-clearing levels, quantities adjust and surpluses develop.
Businesses are frustrated.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
27) Governments have the power to fix prices, but they can't force businesses to produce if that
price is not profitable.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
28) Governments have the power to force consumers to buy at fixed prices.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
29) When governments fix prices above market-clearing levels, consumers are forced to buy
more at the higher price.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
30) When prices are fixed below market-clearing levels, buyers may bribe sellers to get scarce
products.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
31) When prices are fixed below market-clearing levels, sellers may bribe buyers to ensure the
sellers are not left out.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
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32) When prices are fixed in a market, quantities adjust to whichever is less - quantity supplied
or quantity demanded.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
33) When prices are fixed in a market, quantities adjust to whichever is more - quantity supplied
or quantity demanded.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
37) Many young adults remain at home or "double up" with friends in apartments. Doubling up
is a quantity adjustment by renters in the rental housing market.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
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38) When governments fix prices above the market-clearing price, the smart choices of
consumers and businesses are not coordinated.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
39) When governments fix prices below the market-clearing price, the smart choices of
consumers and businesses are not coordinated.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
40) When governments fix prices above the market-clearing price, the smart choices of
consumers and businesses are coordinated.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
41) When governments fix prices below the market-clearing price, the smart choices of
consumers and businesses are coordinated.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 140-143
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.1 Explain how government-fixed prices cause quantities to adjust and market
coordination to fail.
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6.2 Do Rent Controls Help the Homeless? Price Ceilings
1) Most city governments set a maximum price that can be charged by taxis. This is an example
of
A) a cost-saving technology.
B) key money.
C) a price floor.
D) a price ceiling.
E) an inferior service.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
2) When a city government sets a maximum price for taxi fares that is below the market-clearing
price, we see
A) long waits for taxis.
B) a decrease in demand.
C) frustrated taxi drivers who can't find riders.
D) an excess supply of taxis.
E) an increase in supply.
Answer: A
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
3) When a city government sets a minimum price for taxi fares that is above the market-clearing
price, we see
A) an increase in supply.
B) frustrated riders who can't find a taxi.
C) a shortage of taxis.
D) a decrease in demand.
E) an excess supply of taxis.
Answer: E
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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4) Rent controls
A) keep rental prices below the market-clearing price.
B) keep rental prices equal to the market-clearing price.
C) keep rental prices above the market-clearing price.
D) eventually increase the quality of rental units in the market.
E) eventually increase the quantity of rental units in the market.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
9) The shortages and lineups created by setting a price ceiling for gasoline will be worst when
the demand for gasoline by drivers is ________ and the supply of gasoline by the oil companies
is ________.
A) inelastic; inelastic
B) elastic; elastic
C) inelastic; elastic
D) elastic; inelastic
E) zero; infinity
Answer: B
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
10) Setting a maximum price for gasoline below the market-clearing price
A) benefits oil companies.
B) has no impact.
C) creates long lineups at the pumps.
D) creates a surplus of gasoline.
E) is a better idea than subsidizing low-income drivers.
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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11) Setting a price ceiling for gasoline benefits
A) drivers who can't find gasoline.
B) all drivers.
C) oil companies.
D) people who do not drive.
E) drivers who can find gasoline without lineups.
Answer: E
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
12) A price ceiling for gasoline set below the market-clearing price results in a(n)
A) excess demand.
B) higher price.
C) decrease in demand.
D) increase in supply.
E) excess supply.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
13) A price ceiling for gasoline set above the market-clearing price
A) causes excess supply.
B) causes a decrease in supply.
C) causes a decrease in demand.
D) has no impact.
E) causes excess demand.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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14) Eliminating rent controls should lead landlords to create additional rental housing. This
increase in rental units is largest when
A) demand is elastic.
B) supply is inelastic.
C) demand is inelastic.
D) supply is elastic.
E) there is a lack of available land in the area.
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
16) The shortages created by rent controls is largest when demand by tenants is ________ and
supply by landlords is ________.
A) inelastic; inelastic
B) elastic; inelastic
C) inelastic; elastic
D) elastic; elastic
E) unknown; elastic
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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17) Government housing subsidies are a better policy alternative to rent controls because
A) people who live at home will be better off.
B) these subsidies provide income for governments.
C) government housing subsidies will be less expensive.
D) market-clearing prices will coordinate the choices of landlords and renters.
E) rents will stay above market-clearing levels.
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
20) If the government sets a maximum rent for apartments above the equilibrium rent,
A) there is no effect in the market for apartments.
B) there will be a shortage of apartments.
C) there will be a surplus of apartments.
D) the demand for apartments will increase.
E) the supply of apartments will decrease.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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21) Which is not an outcome of a rent ceiling?
A) a black market for rent-controlled housing
B) long waiting lists for rent-controlled housing
C) a shortage of housing
D) a black market rent below the rent ceiling
E) increased search time for rent-controlled housing
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
22) If the government sets a rent ceiling above the equilibrium rent,
A) the supply of rental housing increases.
B) there is a shortage of rental housing.
C) there is a surplus of rental housing.
D) the equilibrium rent does not change.
E) the equilibrium rent rises.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
23) In an unregulated housing market with no rent ceiling, rents are determined by the
A) landlords only.
B) tenants only.
C) government only.
D) market.
E) landlords and governments.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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Figure 6.2.1
24) Look at the market for apartments in Figure 6.2.1. If a price ceiling on rents is set at $2,000,
then
A) 100 apartments are rented at $2,000 each.
B) 100 apartments are rented at $1,500 each.
C) 150 apartments are rented at $1,500 each.
D) 200 apartments are rented at $1,000 each.
E) 200 apartments are rented at $2,000 each.
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
25) Look at the market for apartments in Figure 6.2.1. If a price ceiling on rents is set at $1,000,
then
A) 100 apartments are rented at $2,000 each.
B) 100 apartments are rented at $1,500 each.
C) 150 apartments are rented at $1,500 each.
D) 200 apartments are rented at $1,000 each.
E) 100 apartments are rented at $1,000 each.
Answer: E
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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26) Look at the market for apartments in Figure 6.2.2. The market-clearing outcome, without
rent controls, is a rent of ________ and a quantity of ________.
A) $1,000; 4
B) $1,000; 9
C) $1,500; 4
D) $1,500; 6
E) $1,500; 9
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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27) Look at the market for apartments in Figure 6.2.2. The consumer surplus of the market-
clearing outcome is area
A) ACL.
B) ABN.
C) AEL.
D) CEL.
E) NKL.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
28) Look at the market for apartments in Figure 6.2.2. The producer surplus of the market-
clearing outcome is area
A) ACL.
B) DEK.
C) AEL.
D) CEL.
E) NKL.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
29) Look at the market for apartments in Figure 6.2.2. The total surplus of the market-clearing
outcome is area
A) ACL.
B) DEK.
C) AEL.
D) CEL.
E) NKL.
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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30) Look at the market for apartments in Figure 6.2.2. If the government sets a rent ceiling of
$1,000, the rent-controlled outcome is a rent of ________ and a quantity of ________.
A) $1,000; 4
B) $1,000; 9
C) $1,500; 4
D) $1,500; 6
E) $1,500; 9
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
31) Look at the market for apartments in Figure 6.2.2. If the government sets a rent ceiling of
$1,000, the consumer surplus of the rent-controlled outcome is area
A) ACL.
B) ABN.
C) AEL.
D) CEL.
E) NKL.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
32) Look at the market for apartments in Figure 6.2.2. If the government sets a rent ceiling of
$1,000, the producer surplus of the rent-controlled outcome is area
A) DEK.
B) ABN.
C) AEL.
D) CEL.
E) NKL.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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33) Look at the market for apartments in Figure 6.2.2. If the government sets a rent ceiling of
$1,000, the deadweight loss of the rent-controlled outcome is area
A) DEK.
B) ABN.
C) AEL.
D) CEL.
E) NKL.
Answer: E
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
34) Look at the market for apartments in Figure 6.2.2. If the government sets a rent ceiling of
$1,000, the difference between quantity demanded and quantity supplied is a
A) surplus of KJ apartments.
B) shortage of KJ apartments.
C) surplus of FG apartments.
D) shortage of FG apartments.
E) shortage of GH apartments.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
35) Look at the market for apartments in Figure 6.2.2. The government sets a rent ceiling of
$1,000. What is the unintended loss of apartments compared to the market-clearing outcome?
A) KJ apartments
B) EF apartments
C) FG apartments
D) EG apartments
E) GH apartments
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
36) Rent controls, which set a maximum rent, are a price ceiling.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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37) Rent controls, which set a maximum rent, are a price floor.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
38) Rent controls set a minimum rent that landlords can charge.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
39) Rent controls re-distribute income from the poorer to the richer.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
40) Rent controls subsidize well-off tenants who are willing and able to pay market-clearing
rents.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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43) Rent controls create surpluses of affordable housing.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
46) An unintended consequence of rent controls is landlords spend less on maintaining their
apartment buildings.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
47) With controlled rents, landlords may earn more money by turning their condominiums into
rental apartments.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
48) With controlled rents, landlords may earn more money by turning their rental apartments into
condominiums.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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49) The practice of charging "key money" is a way of allocating scarce rental apartments to those
willing and able to pay the highest price.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
50) Government housing subsidies are a superior policy to rent controls because markets can
continue to flexibly coordinate the smart choices of consumers and businesses.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
51) If governments introduce a minimum rent above the market-clearing level, so that no
landlord can charge a lower price, there is a shortage of rental housing.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
52) If governments introduce a minimum rent above the market-clearing level, so that no
landlord can charge a lower price, there is a surplus of rental housing.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
53) Rent controls, which allow landlords to pick and choose their tenants, make it easier for
students to find good apartments.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
54) Rent controls, which allow landlords to pick and choose their tenants, make it harder for
students to find good apartments.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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55) Rent controls give landlords the upper hand in dealing with tenants.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
56) Rent controls give tenants the upper hand in dealing with landlords.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 144-147
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.2 Describe price ceilings and explain the unintended consequences of government
rent-control policies.
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3) Minimum wages were introduced in the 20th century to help
A) the least vulnerable members of society.
B) unskilled and over-educated workers.
C) the most valuable members of society.
D) unskilled and uneducated workers.
E) skilled and educated workers.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
9) A new minimum wage law best helps the working poor when
A) demand for unskilled labour is inelastic.
B) gains from workers who remain employed are greater than the lost income of workers who
lose their jobs.
C) businesses have few substitutes for unskilled labour.
D) all of the above are true.
E) none of the above are true.
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
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10) A new minimum wage law best helps the working poor when
A) demand for unskilled labour is elastic.
B) gains from workers who remain employed are greater than the lost income of workers who
lose their jobs.
C) businesses have many substitutes for unskilled labour.
D) all of the above are true.
E) none of the above are true.
Answer: B
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
11) A new minimum wage law most hurts the working poor when
A) demand for unskilled labour is inelastic.
B) gains from workers who remain employed are greater than the lost income of workers who
lose their jobs.
C) businesses have many substitutes for unskilled labour.
D) all of the above are true.
E) none of the above are true.
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
12) A new minimum wage law most hurts the working poor when
A) demand for unskilled labour is elastic.
B) gains from workers who remain employed are greater than the lost income of workers who
lose their jobs.
C) businesses have few substitutes for unskilled labour.
D) all of the above are true.
E) none of the above are true.
Answer: A
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Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
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13) Minimum wage laws are inefficient because the minimum wage does not reflect the
A) differences between men and women.
B) opportunity cost of employers.
C) marginal benefit of working.
D) marginal benefit of being an employer.
E) opportunity cost of workers.
Answer: E
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
14) When government sets the hourly minimum wage at $8, 4,000 workers are unemployed.
Suppose the demand for labour increases so that quantity supplied equals quantity demanded of
labour at a $10 wage. The new equilibrium wage rate is
A) $10 and there is no unemployment.
B) $10 and there is a surplus of labour.
C) $8 and there is a surplus of labour.
D) $8 and there is no unemployment.
E) $8 and there is unemployment.
Answer: A
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
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Figure 6.3.1
15) Figure 6.3.1 gives the supply and demand schedules for teenage labour in Moncton, New
Brunswick. If this labour market is not regulated by government,
A) there is no teenage unemployment and the hourly wage rate is $12.
B) there is no teenage unemployment and the hourly wage rate is $10.
C) teenage unemployment is 400 hours and the hourly wage rate is $12.
D) teenage unemployment is 400 hours and the hourly wage rate is $10.
E) the minimum hourly wage is $14.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
16) Figure 6.3.1 gives the supply and demand schedules for teenage labour in Moncton, New
Brunswick. The Moncton City Council sets a minimum wage of $12 per hour. Teenage
unemployment is
A) 800 hours.
B) 600 hours.
C) 400 hours.
D) 200 hours.
E) zero hours.
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
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17) Figure 6.3.1 gives the supply and demand schedules for teenage labour in Moncton, New
Brunswick. The Moncton City Council sets a minimum wage of $8 per hour. Teenage
unemployment is
A) 800 hours.
B) 600 hours.
C) 400 hours.
D) 200 hours.
E) zero hours.
Answer: E
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
18) Figure 6.3.1 gives the supply and demand schedules for teenage labour in Moncton, New
Brunswick. Moncton City Council sets a minimum wage of $12 per hour. Suppose a new fast
food restaurant opens and increases the quantity demanded of teenage labour by 400 hours per
week at each wage rate. The result is a hourly wage rate of
A) $14 and zero teenage unemployment.
B) $12 and zero teenage unemployment.
C) $12 and 400 hours of teenage unemployment.
D) $14 and 400 hours of teenage unemployment.
E) none of the above.
Answer: B
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
19) Figure 6.3.1 gives the supply and demand schedules for teenage labour in Moncton, New
Brunswick. The Moncton City Council sets a minimum wage of $12 per hour. Suppose a new
fast food restaurant opens and increases the quantity demanded of teenage labour by 400 hours
per week at each wage rate. The result is teenage employment of
A) 1,000 hours per week and an hourly wage rate of $10.
B) 1,000 hours per week and an hourly wage rate of $14.
C) 800 hours per week and an hourly wage rate of $12.
D) 600 hours per week and an hourly wage rate of $14.
E) 400 hours per week and an hourly wage rate of $14.
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
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Figure 6.3.2
20) Look at the labour market in Figure 6.3.2. What is unemployment (in hours per day) if the
minimum wage is set at $6 per hour?
A) 70
B) 50
C) 30
D) 20
E) zero
Answer: E
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
21) Look at the labour market in Figure 6.3.2. What is unemployment (in hours per day) if the
minimum wage is set at $14 per hour?
A) 40
B) 30
C) 20
D) 10
E) zero
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
22) Look at the labour market in Figure 6.3.2. What is the hourly equilibrium wage rate in an
unregulated market?
A) $10
B) $11
C) $12
D) $13
E) $14
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
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Figure 6.3.3
23) Look at labour market in Figure 6.3.3. What is the equilibrium wage rate if the market is
unregulated?
A) $2
B) $3
C) $4
D) $5
E) $30
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
24) Look at labour market in Figure 6.3.3. If the minimum wage is set at $2, what is the level of
unemployment?
A) 50
B) 40
C) 20
D) 10
E) 0
Answer: E
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
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25) Look at labour market in Figure 6.3.3. If the minimum wage is set at $6, what is the level of
unemployment?
A) 50
B) 40
C) 20
D) 10
E) 0
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
28) A "living wage" allows an individual living in a Canadian city to live below the poverty line.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
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37) With a minimum wage law, the quantity of labour supplied is greater than the quantity of
labour demanded.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
38) If the demand for labour is very elastic, a rise in the minimum wage results in large job
losses.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
39) If the demand for labour is very inelastic, a rise in the minimum wage results in large job
losses.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
40) Without a minimum wage law, businesses will not pay their workers.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
41) Paying subsidies to persons earning low wages is better economic policy than minimum
wages because markets can continue to flexibly coordinate the smart choices of consumers and
businesses.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
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42) Providing training to unskilled workers is better economic policy than minimum wages
because markets can continue to flexibly coordinate the smart choices of consumers and
businesses.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
43) Training programs and wage supplements are better economic policies than minimum wages
because they have no opportunity costs.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 148-153
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.3 Describe price floors and explain the unintended consequences of government
minimum wage laws.
6.4 When Markets Work Well, Are They Fair? Trade-Offs Between Efficiency and Equity
2) When the fee paid to doctors for a medical service is set below the equilibrium price, and
patients must pay for this service, we predict that
A) the price is above the doctor's marginal benefit.
B) only the rich can afford this service.
C) this service is over-provided.
D) the price is above the doctor's marginal opportunity cost.
E) there are shortages of this service.
Answer: E
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
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3) When the fee paid to doctors for a medical service is set above the equilibrium price, and
patients must pay for this service, we predict that
A) this service is over-provided.
B) there are shortages of this service.
C) the price is above the doctor's marginal benefit.
D) everyone wants the service.
E) the price is below the doctor's marginal opportunity cost.
Answer: A
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
4) In the U.S. health care system, priority treatment goes to the patients who are
A) willing and able to pay the most.
B) willing and able to beg the nurse in the hospital emergency room.
C) most in need of the treatment.
D) willing and able to wait the longest.
E) willing and able to yell the loudest.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
5) Economists tend to
A) disagree more than they agree.
B) disagree about efficiency and agree about fairness.
C) disagree about efficiency and disagree about fairness.
D) agree about efficiency but disagree about fairness.
E) agree about efficiency and agree about fairness.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Applied
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7) Market-driven health care generally
A) is more efficient than equitable health care.
B) provides good care to those who can afford it.
C) provides little care to those who cannot afford it.
D) has few waiting lists.
E) does all of the above.
Answer: E
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
10) If the government introduces a ceiling on the fees that lawyers can charge, the outcome is
A) always inefficient.
B) inefficient when the ceiling is above the equilibrium fee.
C) efficient when the ceiling is above the equilibrium fee.
D) efficient when the ceiling is below the equilibrium fee.
E) always efficient.
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Applied
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11) Allocating products and services to those who are most willing and able to pay may not be
equitable.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
12) Rewarding businesses who sell at the lowest price is efficient, but it may not be equitable.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
13) When a consumer can afford to buy a product or service at the market-clearing price but
chooses not to, the market outcome is unfair.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
14) When a consumer cannot afford to buy a product or service even when the marginal benefit
is greater than the market-clearing price, the market outcome may be unfair.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
15) In an efficient market outcome, products and services go to people who are most willing and
able to pay the most.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
16) The opportunity cost of allowing markets to work well is sometimes inequality.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
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18) In an efficient market outcome, prices just cover all opportunity costs of production and
consumers buy products and services providing the most bang per buck.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
19) In an equitable market outcome, those most willing and able to pay receive products and
services.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
23) Economics provides the key to choosing between efficient and equitable outcomes.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
24) The Canadian health care system gives equal access to all by setting the price paid by
citizens to zero. This system might be fair, but it isn't efficient because it creates shortages and
lineups.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
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25) In the U.S. health care system, priority goes to those who are most able to pay. This is fair
but it isn't efficient.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
26) When health care has a zero price, some people will overuse health care services.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
27) If Canadian governments fix the price paid to doctors below the market-clearing price, there
is a shortage of medical services provided.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
29) Quantity supplied usually exceeds quantity demanded in the Canadian health care market.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
30) In the private U.S. health care market, those unable to pay do not receive health care
services.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 153-156
Skill: Recall
Objective: 6.4 Explain government policy trade-offs between efficient and equitable outcomes.
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6.5 Choosing Between Efficiency and Equity: What Economics Can and Cannot Do for You
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4) Which statement is normative?
A) Health care should be free to the poor.
B) Health care costs more than dental care.
C) People who see their doctor at least once a year live longer.
D) Health care in America is less expensive than in Canada.
E) Cats have nine lives.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 157-159
Skill: Applied
Objective: 6.5 Describe two equity concepts and how to use positive economic thinking to
achieve a normative policy goal.
A Corning Wrinkle
Another preparation, on the outside of the House, is the digging of
a ditch, in the shape of a crescent, about two feet back of the House,
the ditch tapering out to nothing at the two ends, the dirt being
thrown to the side away from the Colony House. All houses face due
south. The heavy storms of the Summer come rushing up, as a
general thing, from the west and northwest, and this ditch, together
with the mound of earth back of it, prevents the rush of wind and rain
getting under the Colony House, protecting the large number of
chicks, that, on occasion of sudden storm, collect there for shelter. It
has been found that this materially reduces the mortality resulting
from these heavy Summer showers, accompanied by a strong wind.
The ditch also keeps dampness entirely away from the ground under
the Colony Houses, which is also a very great advantage.
All being now ready at the Colony Houses, a large wire cage (the
one now in use being eight feet long and two and a half feet wide,
and eight inches high, with sliding doors at each end, and two soft
leather handles to carry it by) is placed at the door opening into the
chick runs from the Brooder House, and the youngsters are quietly
driven into the cage. When a sufficient number to carry safely has
been driven in, the cage is carried out, placed on the wagon and
driven to the Range. The birds at this time are from eight to nine
weeks old, we having found it is better to have a sufficient amount of
brooder room to carry them to this age before placing on Range, as
they are then much better feathered, and are less affected by
changes of atmosphere.
When the cages reach the Colony House the sliding door is placed
directly in front of the small chick door, and both slides pulled up, and
the chicks gently coaxed, by patting the box on the top and sides, to
leave it for the Colony House. We place in each of these Colony
Houses from two hundred and fifty to three hundred birds of this age.
As the cockerels develop they are separated, and those which are
perfect in formation, and as to toes, five pointed combs, etc., and
give promise of growing into proper Breeders, are placed in the
Cockerel House, and given the Range of the large enclosure
surrounding this House.
Until well along in the Summer, when the youngsters are first
placed in the Colony House, we make it a practice to hang, directly
in the center of the House and within about three feet of the floor, a
large barn lantern, and with the window drops closed this produces a
very considerable amount of heat, and helps materially to give a
feeling of comfort and contentment to the birds in their new quarters.
COLONY RANGE FEED AND WATER WAGON WITH “BILLY” IN THE SHAFTS
The afternoon following the day in which chicks are put into the
Colony Houses (which means that they have been confined for
about twenty-four hours), they are let out, but not until four o’clock,
and they find their grain ration scattered close to the door of the
House. In fact, it is not scattered until the small chick doors are
opened for them to come out, and then it is thrown on the runs, and
through the doors, as well as on the ground directly in front. The
grain lying in the runways acts in a double way; it entices them out,
and as they see it on the ground they eat very little on the runs, but
later, after they have cleaned up all on the ground, that lying on the
chick runs attracts them on back into the House at night.
The reason for letting the birds out so late in the day for their first
outing is that a chicken, late in the day, will never go any great
distance from where it has been confined, but works around close to
the quarters in which it has spent the previous hours, and naturally
returns there for shelter as the Sun goes down. The following
morning the chick doors are opened and the birds allowed to roam at
will.
Plenty of Shade
With the yearly scattering of the increased amount of litter as the
Farm enlarged, the growth on the Range is becoming more and
more luxuriant, and now the entire Range has a succession of
changing Flora from month to month, and with some varieties,
almost from week to week. There is a considerable growth of
Timothy and Clover, and many other varieties of the grass family,
which produce a varied diet of succulent food, and of course the
constant change in Flora also supplies a varied diet of seeds which
the birds harvest for themselves. Any oats and wheat which have
been missed in the litter from the Laying Houses sprout here, and
the birds also harvest this crop for themselves. The condition of the
Range under this method of handling, as we view it, is absolutely
ideal for the growing youngsters.
Fresh water is supplied daily to the Houses, and the grain ration
consists of two-thirds wheat, and one-third cracked corn. The
amount of grain fed to each Colony House depends upon the
cleaning up of it by the tenants of this particular House. The mash
box is filled daily with what is now known as the Corning Range
Mash, which consists of wheat middlings, bran, ground oats, corn
meal, and a sufficient amount of green bone, when mechanically
mixed in a machine which has been designed by the Farm for this
purpose, to give the mash a slight feeling of moisture, which is
derived entirely from the juices of the bone.
There is not so great a proportion of animal food in this Range
Mash as in the mash for the layers, and it should be noticed that
there is in it no gluten or oil meal. The early hatches particularly are
not forced along quite so rapidly, and are less liable to go into a
Winter moult than if they get these ingredients, and should they
moult it comes at a later date and does not extend over so long a
period.
On such a range it is not necessary to have so great a proportion
of animal food in the mash, because the floral growth harbors
myriads of worms and insects, which supply a large part of the
animal food needed.
Easy Assimilation
She must be fed, then, so as to have what is generally termed a
“balanced ration,” which really means a ration supplying all her
different wants.
She must be fed so as to be able to assimilate her food with ease.
She might be fed a ration which she could easily digest, but the
ration might not so assimilate and combine as to be an egg maker.
The greatest factor in assimilation is proper green food, and the
hen should have this in a crisp, succulent state, and plenty of it. The
egg being to such a large extent formed of water, unless she is
supplied with all the drinking water she will take, your labor will go for
naught, and the hen will not be able to lay eggs.
Her grain ration must be of the best, and it should be fed in such a
way that she is forced to work for it.
Do Not Overfeed
The Mash Boxes are most carefully watched, and the moment
there is the slightest inclination not to clean the Mash up thoroughly,
the quantity is cut down.
It would be somewhat easier if all the hens would moult
simultaneously, but this they do not do, and so the needs of the
different individuals during the moulting period have to be looked
after.
With the Leghorn, the combs shrink, and almost go down to
nothing in many cases. It is quite impossible, in looking over a large
number of yearling hens at this time in their lives, to believe that the
great, red comb will ever return, and it is a curious fact that, in the
majority of cases, the yearling hen’s comb is never as large as it was
in her pullet year.
As the combs begin to redden and their size increase, the flock
becomes more active, and it is necessary to add to the amount of
Mash, and, if it had been found expedient to reduce the grain ration,
this also must be brought back to the full eight quarts to one hundred
hens.
From day to day the Mash consumption increases rapidly, and the
nests begin to receive a good deal of attention, and very shortly the
output from the breeding pens becomes a very decided item in the
gathering of eggs.
By the second week in January, the pen having been handled in
the best possible way, the egg output has reached a point where it
will be safe to mate the pen, and in two weeks after this the eggs
should be running strongly fertile.
CHAPTER XXIII
Feeding the Breeding Cockerels
These birds are fed green food about eight o’clock in the morning.
In good weather it is fed in their large range yard, where the
attendant scatters it in small bunches over a wide area. At 11:30 is
fed to every hundred birds, six quarts of corn, wheat and oats, two-
thirds corn, the wheat and oats making up the other third. This is
also distributed widely over the yard. In this way the cockerels are
kept busy hunting for food, and they are less likely to get into broils
with each other for entertainment.
At 1:30 o’clock they are allowed to return to their House, having
been shut out during the morning hours. The Mash is fed daily at
1:30, and a sufficient amount is placed in their troughs for them to
thoroughly clean up by roosting time.
Sufficient grain is fed in the litter in the House to make the quantity
for the day’s rations about eight quarts for one hundred birds.