Question 1

A rational decision maker takes an action if and only if the marginal benefit exceeds the marginal cost.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Explain how trade with other countries is beneficial.

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Trade allows countri

Question 3

Which of the following is correct?

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A) The word economy comes from the Greek word for "rational thinker." 
B) Economists study the management of scarce resources. 
C) Because economists believe that people pursue their best interests, they are not interested in how people interact. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) The word economy comes from the Greek word for "rational thinker." 
B) Economists study the management of scarce resources. 
C) Because economists believe that people pursue their best interests, they are not interested in how people interact. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 4

For a college student who wishes to calculate the true costs of going to college, the costs of room and board

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A) should be counted in full, regardless of the costs of eating and sleeping elsewhere. 
B) should be counted only to the extent that they are more expensive at college than elsewhere. 
C) usually exceed the opportunity cost of going to college. 
D) plus the cost of tuition, equals the opportunity cost of going to college. 
A) should be counted in full, regardless of the costs of eating and sleeping elsewhere. 
B) should be counted only to the extent that they are more expensive at college than elsewhere. 
C) usually exceed the opportunity cost of going to college. 
D) plus the cost of tuition, equals the opportunity cost of going to college.

Question 5

In a particular country in 1999, the average worker had to work 20 hours to produce 55 units of output. In that same country in 2009, the average worker needed to work 28 hours to produce 77 units of output. In that country, the productivity of the average worker

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A) increased by 2 percent between 1999 and 2009. 
B) increased by 5 percent between 1999 and 2009. 
C) remained unchanged between 1999 and 2009. 
D) decreased by 3 percent between 1999 and 2009. 
A) increased by 2 percent between 1999 and 2009. 
B) increased by 5 percent between 1999 and 2009. 
C) remained unchanged between 1999 and 2009. 
D) decreased by 3 percent between 1999 and 2009.

Question 6

Productivity is defined as the

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A) amount of goods and services produced from each unit of labor input. 
B) number of workers required to produce a given amount of goods and services. 
C) amount of labor that can be saved by replacing workers with machines. 
D) actual amount of effort workers put into an hour of working time. 
A) amount of goods and services produced from each unit of labor input. 
B) number of workers required to produce a given amount of goods and services. 
C) amount of labor that can be saved by replacing workers with machines. 
D) actual amount of effort workers put into an hour of working time.

Question 7

U.S. laws requiring that drivers wear seat belts have resulted in

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A) a reduction in both driver deaths and pedestrian deaths. 
B) fewer accidents and fewer deaths per accident. 
C) fewer driver deaths, fewer accidents and fewer pedestrian deaths. 
D) little change in the number of driver deaths, but more accidents and more pedestrian deaths. 
A) a reduction in both driver deaths and pedestrian deaths. 
B) fewer accidents and fewer deaths per accident. 
C) fewer driver deaths, fewer accidents and fewer pedestrian deaths. 
D) little change in the number of driver deaths, but more accidents and more pedestrian deaths.

Question 8

For which of the following individuals would the opportunity cost of going to college be highest?

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A) a promising young mathematician who will command a high salary once she earns her college degree 
B) a student with average grades who has never held a job 
C) a famous, highly-paid actor who wants to take time away from show business to finish college and earn a degree 
D) a student who is the best player on his college basketball team, but who lacks the skills necessary to play professional basketball 
A) a promising young mathematician who will command a high salary once she earns her college degree 
B) a student with average grades who has never held a job 
C) a famous, highly-paid actor who wants to take time away from show business to finish college and earn a degree 
D) a student who is the best player on his college basketball team, but who lacks the skills necessary to play professional basketball

Question 9

Consider two countries, Muria and Zenya. In Muria total annual output is worth $800 million and people work 40 million hours. In Zenya total annual output is worth $900 million and people work 50 million hours. In which country is productivity higher?

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The answer of Consider two countries, Muria and Zenya. In...

Question 10

Scenario 1-3
It costs a company $35,000 to produce 700 graphing calculators. The company's cost will be $35,070 if it produces an additional graphing calculator. The company is currently producing 700 graphing calculators.
-Refer to Scenario 1-3. What is the company's average cost?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Scenario 1-3
It costs a company $35,000 to...

Question 11

In communism, central planners decide which of the following?

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A) what goods and services will be produced 
B) how much will be produced 
C) who will produce and consume the goods and services 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) what goods and services will be produced 
B) how much will be produced 
C) who will produce and consume the goods and services 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 12

When computing the opportunity cost of attending a basketball game you should include

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A) the price you pay for the ticket and the value of your time. 
B) the price you pay for the ticket, but not the value of your time. 
C) the value of your time, but not the price you pay for the ticket. 
D) neither the price of the ticket nor the value of your time. 
A) the price you pay for the ticket and the value of your time. 
B) the price you pay for the ticket, but not the value of your time. 
C) the value of your time, but not the price you pay for the ticket. 
D) neither the price of the ticket nor the value of your time.

Question 13

What is the most important factor that explains differences in living standards across countries?

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A) the quantity of money 
B) the level of unemployment 
C) productivity 
D) equality 
A) the quantity of money 
B) the level of unemployment 
C) productivity 
D) equality

Question 14

The balance between efficiency and equality is an illustration of

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A) ​scarcity. 
B) ​trade-offs. 
C) ​the forces of supply and demand. 
D) ​none of the above. 
A) ​scarcity. 
B) ​trade-offs. 
C) ​the forces of supply and demand. 
D) ​none of the above.

Question 15

Almost all variation in living standards is attributable to differences in countries'

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A) population growth rates. 
B) productivity. 
C) systems of public education. 
D) taxes. 
A) population growth rates. 
B) productivity. 
C) systems of public education. 
D) taxes.

Question 16

Your professor loves her work, teaching economics. She has been offered other positions in the corporate world that would increase her income by 25 percent, but she has decided to continue working as a professor. Her decision would not change unless the marginal

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A) cost of teaching increased. 
B) benefit of teaching increased. 
C) cost of a corporate job increased. 
D) benefit of a corporate job decreased. 
A) cost of teaching increased. 
B) benefit of teaching increased. 
C) cost of a corporate job increased. 
D) benefit of a corporate job decreased.

Question 17

Katie is planning to sell her house, and she is considering making two upgrades to the house before listing it for sale. Replacing the carpeting will cost her $2,500 and replacing the roof will cost her $9,000. Katie expects the new carpeting to increase the value of her house by $3,000 and the new roof to increase the value of her house by $7,000.

Accepted Answer

A) She should make both improvements to her house. 
B) She should replace the carpeting but not replace the roof. 
C) She should replace the roof but not replace the carpeting. 
D) She should not make either improvement to her house. 
A) She should make both improvements to her house. 
B) She should replace the carpeting but not replace the roof. 
C) She should replace the roof but not replace the carpeting. 
D) She should not make either improvement to her house.

Question 18

Scenario 1-4 You have the afternoon free. You have a choice between going to the movies with a friend or studying economics for three hours. If you go to the movies, you will spend $12.00 on a ticket and $4.75 on popcorn. If you choose to study economics for three hours, you will raise your exam grade by 15 points.
-Refer to Scenario 1-4. What is your opportunity cost of studying economics?

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The enjoyment you wo

Question 19

The term "invisible hand" was coined by

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A) Adam Smith. 
B) David Ricardo. 
C) Karl Marx. 
D) Benjamin Franklin. 
A) Adam Smith. 
B) David Ricardo. 
C) Karl Marx. 
D) Benjamin Franklin.

Question 20

The phrase "no such thing as a free lunch" means

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A) people must face tradeoffs. 
B) rational people think at the margin. 
C) people respond to incentives. 
D) trade can make everyone better off. 
A) people must face tradeoffs. 
B) rational people think at the margin. 
C) people respond to incentives. 
D) trade can make everyone better off.

Exam 1: Ten Principles of Economics

A rational decision maker takes an action if and only if the marginal benefit exceeds the marginal cost.

Explain how trade with other countries is beneficial.

Which of the following is correct?

For a college student who wishes to calculate the true costs of going to college, the costs of room and board

In a particular country in 1999, the average worker had to work 20 hours to produce 55 units of output. In that same country in 2009, the average worker needed to work 28 hours to produce 77 units of output. In that country, the productivity of the average worker

Productivity is defined as the

U.S. laws requiring that drivers wear seat belts have resulted in

For which of the following individuals would the opportunity cost of going to college be highest?

Consider two countries, Muria and Zenya. In Muria total annual output is worth $800 million and people work 40 million hours. In Zenya total annual output is worth $900 million and people work 50 million hours. In which country is productivity higher?

Scenario 1-3 It costs a company $35,000 to produce 700 graphing calculators. The company's cost will be $35,070 if it produces an additional graphing calculator. The company is currently producing 700 graphing calculators. -Refer to Scenario 1-3. What is the company's average cost?

In communism, central planners decide which of the following?

When computing the opportunity cost of attending a basketball game you should include

What is the most important factor that explains differences in living standards across countries?

The balance between efficiency and equality is an illustration of

Almost all variation in living standards is attributable to differences in countries'

Your professor loves her work, teaching economics. She has been offered other positions in the corporate world that would increase her income by 25 percent, but she has decided to continue working as a professor. Her decision would not change unless the marginal

The term "invisible hand" was coined by

The phrase "no such thing as a free lunch" means

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Elasticity and Its Application

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Applications: the Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

The Design of the Tax System

The Costs of Production

Firms in Competitive Markets

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly

The Markets for the Factors of Production

Earnings and Discrimination

Income Inequality and Poverty

The Theory of Consumer Choice

Frontiers in Microeconomics

Measuring a Nation S Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

Tools of Finance

Unemployment and Its Natural Rate

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short-Run Tradeoff Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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