ОБРАЗЕЦ 3: When societies act through their governments, they can make decisions on allocation of scarce resources. – > Acting through their governments, societies can make decisions on allocation of scarce resources.
1. When we put demand and supply together, we can determine equilibrium prices and quantities in different markets.
2. When it increases the quantity of one good produced at one time, the society reduces the produced quantity of another good as its resources are scarce.
3. When people consume goods and services, they provide a basis for further production.
4. As they make up a major portion of the national income. US high technology industries dominate and influence almost all other industries in the country.
16. Вставьте предлоги, где это необходимо.
1… a mixed economy the government may be a producer… private goods, for example, steel and motor cars.
2. An increase… the price… an input will lead to a reduction… the demand… that input.
3. The firm can sell as much as it wants… the market price.
4. A consumer's tastes and income as well as prices… other goods influence… his or her demand.
5. Consumers almost always respond to an increase… a good's price… a reduction… the quantity… it consumed… them.
6. A change… the supply… a good and… its demand both influence… its equilibrium price.
7. Rupert Murdoch, the media magnate, is planning to supply the services… his network… satellites… Internet development. If Internet is operated… satellites, there will be access… it… televisions and mobile phones, not only… personal computers… the near future.
8… a command economy, plans are imposed… producers… government agencies.
9. Scientists and engineers have been developing substitutes… natural building materials… several past decades.
10. Supplying people… food as well as industry… raw materials, agriculture is… great importance… an economy.
Аудиторная работа № 2
17. а) Ответьте на вопросы к тексту Demand and Supply.
1. What is demand?
2. What is supply?
3. When are the demanded and supplied quantities of goods high?
4. How are prices and the supplied and demanded quantities regulated by the market?
5. Which factors influence demand? How do they work?
6. Which factors influence supply?
7. How can governments regulate demand and supply?