Question 1

Explain why agricultural demand is unstable.

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The major source of demand volatility fo...

Question 2

What is the difference between farm commodities and food products? How does the number of competing firms change as farm commodities are processed into food?

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Farm commodities are agricultural produc...

Question 3

The 2014 Agriculture Act aims to achieve the following, except

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A)  maintain or protect dairy farmers' per-unit margin from milk.
B)  reduce the risk of price and revenue variability.
C)  stabilize the incomes of farmers to counter the unpredictable nature of farming.
D)  get some resources to leave farming and move into other productive sectors.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Because the demand for agricultural products is price-inelastic, price support programs tend to

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A)  increase farm income.
B)  decrease farm income.
C)  have no effect upon farm income.
D)  cause farm incomes to fluctuate more than they would without such programs.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Refer to the diagram for the corn market. A price support of B will cause a transfer from taxpayers to farmers of

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A)  0 BKL.
B)  MAFG.
C)  0 MFG.
D)  LKCG.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Domestic farm subsidies improve world trade and contribute to greater efficiency in the international allocation of agricultural resources.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The reason for the long-run decline of the agricultural industry is that the

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A)  increases in the demand for farm products have been greater than the increases in the supply of farm products.
B)  increases in the demand for farm products have been less than the increases in the supply of farm products.
C)  decreases in the demand for farm products have been less than the increases in the supply of farm products.
D)  increases in the demand for farm products have been greater than the decreases in the supply of farm products.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, if the target price for a bushel of corn was $2.63 and the price of corn fell to $2.25, then a farmer would have received

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A)  a marketing loan.
B)  a transition payment.
C)  an acreage allotment.
D)  a countercyclical payment.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 9

The amount of capital used per farmworker increased by how much from 1930 to 1980?

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A)  double
B)  fivefold
C)  tenfold
D)  fifteenfoldE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

c B) a decrease in the price from Pᵦ to Pc C) an increase in the price from Pc to Pₐ D) an increase in the price from Pc to Pᵦ" class="answers-bank-image d-inline" rel="preload" > Refer to the demand graph for a farm product. Which of the following will cause the largest increase in total revenue for farmers?

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A)  a decrease in the price from Pₐ to Pc
B)  a decrease in the price from Pᵦ to Pc
C)  an increase in the price from Pc to Pₐ
D)  an increase in the price from Pc to PᵦE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

The demand for agricultural products is

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A)  relatively elastic with respect to price.
B)  relatively inelastic with respect to price.
C)  relatively elastic with respect to income.
D)  downsloping to the individual farmer but perfectly elastic to farmers as a group.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

In a purely competitive market, how would a surplus of a product be eliminated?

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A)  The price of the product would decrease.
B)  The price of the product would increase.
C)  The quantity supplied of the product would increase.
D)  The quantity demanded for the product would decrease.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Farm price support programs have other costs besides the amount paid to farmers, and these costs include the following, except

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A)  rent-seeking activities by consumers.
B)  rent-seeking activities by farmers.
C)  administrative costs.
D)  environmental costs.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Over the past several decades, farm employment has

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A)  grown absolutely but declined as a percentage of total employment.
B)  declined both absolutely and as a percentage of total employment.
C)  increased both absolutely and as a percentage of total employment.
D)  declined absolutely but increased as a percentage of total employment.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The principal beneficiaries of government agricultural aid have been the very low-income farmers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What has been the effect of the outmigration of people from farming and the consolidation of smaller farms into larger ones on net farm income per farm household?

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A)  It is now far greater than nonfarm income.
B)  It is now significantly less than nonfarm income.
C)  It has decreased relative to nonfarm incomes.
D)  It has increased relative to nonfarm incomes.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The following factors have boosted farm income per farm household in the U.S., except

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A)  consolidation of farms.
B)  outmigration from farming.
C)  stronger, or appreciating, dollar.
D)  significant government subsidies.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Incomes of U.S. farmers tend to be boosted by

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A)  very good harvests on farms abroad.
B)  economic weakness in Europe and Southeast Asia.
C)  increased protectionism in farm policies abroad.
D)  a depreciation of the U.S. dollar.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

The fundamental cause of agricultural price and income instability in the United States has been a(n)

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A)  lack of foreign demand for U.S. agricultural products.
B)  lack of efficiency in the farm sector of the American economy.
C)  underallocation of resources to the farm sector of the economy relative to that of the nonfarm sector.
D)  overallocation of resources to the farm sector of the economy relative to that of the nonfarm sector.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Since the 1930s, the U.S. government has supported agriculture with a "farm program" that includes the following, except

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A)  price ceilings for farm products.
B)  agricultural research.
C)  farm crop insurance.
D)  soil and water conservation.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 22: Agriculture: Economics and Policy

Farm price support programs have other costs besides the amount paid to farmers, and these costs include the following, except

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What has been the effect of the outmigration of people from farming and the consolidation of smaller farms into larger ones on net farm income per farm household?

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The principal beneficiaries of government agricultural aid have been the very low-income farmers.

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The following factors have boosted farm income per farm household in the U.S., except

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Because the demand for agricultural products is price-inelastic, price support programs tend to

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Refer to the demand graph for a farm product. Which of the following will cause the largest increase in total revenue for farmers?

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The amount of capital used per farmworker increased by how much from 1930 to 1980?

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Since the 1930s, the U.S. government has supported agriculture with a "farm program" that includes the following, except

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Refer to the diagram for the corn market. A price support of B will cause a transfer from taxpayers to farmers of

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Domestic farm subsidies improve world trade and contribute to greater efficiency in the international allocation of agricultural resources.

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The demand for agricultural products is

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Over the past several decades, farm employment has

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The 2014 Agriculture Act aims to achieve the following, except

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The fundamental cause of agricultural price and income instability in the United States has been a(n)

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Incomes of U.S. farmers tend to be boosted by

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The reason for the long-run decline of the agricultural industry is that the

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Under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, if the target price for a bushel of corn was $2.63 and the price of corn fell to $2.25, then a farmer would have received

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Explain why agricultural demand is unstable.

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In a purely competitive market, how would a surplus of a product be eliminated?

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What is the difference between farm commodities and food products? How does the number of competing firms change as farm commodities are processed into food?

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