Question 1

In a competitive market economy, firms select the least-cost production technique because

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A) such choices will result in full employment of available resources. 
B) to do so will maximize the firms' profits. 
C) this will prevent new firms from entering the industry. 
D) "dollar voting" by consumers mandates such a choice. 
A) such choices will result in full employment of available resources. 
B) to do so will maximize the firms' profits. 
C) this will prevent new firms from entering the industry. 
D) "dollar voting" by consumers mandates such a choice.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the "invisible hand" concept?

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A) Ample regulation of business by the government will maximize the public's best interests. 
B) The market system works best when resources are free to move from one use to another. 
C) The problem of scarcity can best be overcome in a system of mixed capitalism. 
D) Self-interest in a market system will automatically promote the public interest as well. 
A) Ample regulation of business by the government will maximize the public's best interests. 
B) The market system works best when resources are free to move from one use to another. 
C) The problem of scarcity can best be overcome in a system of mixed capitalism. 
D) Self-interest in a market system will automatically promote the public interest as well.

Question 3

In a market system,

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A) firm owners and employees share business risk more or less equally. 
B) a firm's employees and suppliers are largely shielded from risk, relative to business owners. 
C) employees and suppliers face the greatest risks, because firms can shut down without notice and leave them unpaid. 
D) a firm's owners are largely shielded from risk because they can walk away from the business at any time. 
A) firm owners and employees share business risk more or less equally. 
B) a firm's employees and suppliers are largely shielded from risk, relative to business owners. 
C) employees and suppliers face the greatest risks, because firms can shut down without notice and leave them unpaid. 
D) a firm's owners are largely shielded from risk because they can walk away from the business at any time.

Question 4

If economic profits in a particular industry increase, then we would expect

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A) resources to be diverted away from that industry. 
B) firms in that industry to produce less output. 
C) firms to enter that industry, thus expanding it. 
D) consumers to buy less from that industry. 
A) resources to be diverted away from that industry. 
B) firms in that industry to produce less output. 
C) firms to enter that industry, thus expanding it. 
D) consumers to buy less from that industry.

Question 5

Freedom of enterprise

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A) is a characteristic that is common to most economic systems. 
B) in a market system means that entrepreneurs can obtain and use economic resources without any legal restraint. 
C) allows businesses, within broad limits, to choose what goods to produce. 
D) refers primarily to the right of consumers to purchase what they want. 
A) is a characteristic that is common to most economic systems. 
B) in a market system means that entrepreneurs can obtain and use economic resources without any legal restraint. 
C) allows businesses, within broad limits, to choose what goods to produce. 
D) refers primarily to the right of consumers to purchase what they want.

Question 6

Which of the following is one of the Five Fundamental Questions?

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A) Which products will be in scarce supply and which in excess supply? 
B) Who should appoint the head of the central bank? 
C) How much should society save? 
D) What goods and services will be produced? 
A) Which products will be in scarce supply and which in excess supply? 
B) Who should appoint the head of the central bank? 
C) How much should society save? 
D) What goods and services will be produced?

Question 7

The division of labor means that

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A) labor markets are geographically segmented. 
B) unskilled workers outnumber skilled workers. 
C) workers specialize in various production tasks. 
D) each worker performs a large number of tasks. 
A) labor markets are geographically segmented. 
B) unskilled workers outnumber skilled workers. 
C) workers specialize in various production tasks. 
D) each worker performs a large number of tasks.

Question 8

Property rights give the government the right to own, use, and dispose of resources in an economy.Difficulty: 01 Easy
Learning Objective: 02-02 List the main characteristics of the market system.Test Bank: II Topic: Characteristics of the Market System

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the right to private ownership is false?

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A) It enables individuals to obtain, use, and dispose of land and capital resources as they see fit. 
B) It encourages investment and innovation, and thus fosters economic growth. 
C) It extends to intangibles such as pieces of music and computer programs. 
D) It weakens the incentive to maintain the property that one already owns. 
A) It enables individuals to obtain, use, and dispose of land and capital resources as they see fit. 
B) It encourages investment and innovation, and thus fosters economic growth. 
C) It extends to intangibles such as pieces of music and computer programs. 
D) It weakens the incentive to maintain the property that one already owns.

Question 10

Costs can be defined as total payments made to workers, landowners, and capital suppliers less payments to the entrepreneur for organizing and combining the other resources used to produce a good.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When somebody buys an insurance policy, that person is seeking to transfer risk away from herself and pass it on to the insurance company.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the circular flow diagram, households get their ability to pay for their consumption expenditures from the

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A) revenues they receive for their products. 
B) costs they incur for resources. 
C) incomes they earn for their resources. 
D) goods and services they get in the product markets. 
A) revenues they receive for their products. 
B) costs they incur for resources. 
C) incomes they earn for their resources. 
D) goods and services they get in the product markets.

Question 13

With specialization in a market economy, individual

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A) firms produce a wide range of products. 
B) producers consume little or none of the products they produce. 
C) producers consume most of the output that they produce. 
D) consumers have to produce most of what they consume.Difficulty: 01 Easy 
A) firms produce a wide range of products. 
B) producers consume little or none of the products they produce. 
C) producers consume most of the output that they produce. 
D) consumers have to produce most of what they consume.Difficulty: 01 Easy

Question 14

In a command economy, the head of each household makes the fundamental economic choices such as what to produce and how to produce output.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Risk is a problem faced

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A) only in market systems. 
B) only in command systems. 
C) in both market systems and command systems. 
D) in neither market systems nor command systems, only in laissez-faire capitalism. 
A) only in market systems. 
B) only in command systems. 
C) in both market systems and command systems. 
D) in neither market systems nor command systems, only in laissez-faire capitalism.

Question 16

Which of the following characteristics is least unique to a market system?

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A) private ownership of property resources 
B) competition among buyers and sellers pursuing monetary returns 
C) the widespread use of money 
D) freedom of enterprise and choice 
A) private ownership of property resources 
B) competition among buyers and sellers pursuing monetary returns 
C) the widespread use of money 
D) freedom of enterprise and choice

Question 17

In a market system, a firm's employees are typically shielded from business risk by

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A) profit-sharing agreements. 
B) wage contracts. 
C) the Social Security program. 
D) paid vacation leaves. 
A) profit-sharing agreements. 
B) wage contracts. 
C) the Social Security program. 
D) paid vacation leaves.

Question 18

Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of laissez-faire capitalism?

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A) public ownership of all capital 
B) central planning 
C) minimal government intervention 
D) a circular flow of goods, resources, and money 
A) public ownership of all capital 
B) central planning 
C) minimal government intervention 
D) a circular flow of goods, resources, and money

Question 19

Consumer sovereignty means that legislation now protects the rights of consumers to dispose of their incomes as they see fit.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A market system is characterized by the private ownership of resources and the use of prices to coordinate economic activity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: The Market System and the Circular Flow

In a competitive market economy, firms select the least-cost production technique because

Which of the following best describes the "invisible hand" concept?

In a market system,

If economic profits in a particular industry increase, then we would expect

Freedom of enterprise

Which of the following is one of the Five Fundamental Questions?

The division of labor means that

Property rights give the government the right to own, use, and dispose of resources in an economy.Difficulty: 01 Easy Learning Objective: 02-02 List the main characteristics of the market system.Test Bank: II Topic: Characteristics of the Market System

Which of the following statements about the right to private ownership is false?

Costs can be defined as total payments made to workers, landowners, and capital suppliers less payments to the entrepreneur for organizing and combining the other resources used to produce a good.

When somebody buys an insurance policy, that person is seeking to transfer risk away from herself and pass it on to the insurance company.

In the circular flow diagram, households get their ability to pay for their consumption expenditures from the

With specialization in a market economy, individual

In a command economy, the head of each household makes the fundamental economic choices such as what to produce and how to produce output.

Risk is a problem faced

Which of the following characteristics is least unique to a market system?

In a market system, a firm's employees are typically shielded from business risk by

Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of laissez-faire capitalism?

Consumer sovereignty means that legislation now protects the rights of consumers to dispose of their incomes as they see fit.

A market system is characterized by the private ownership of resources and the use of prices to coordinate economic activity.

Limits, Alternatives, and Choices

Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium

Market Failures: Public Goods and Externalities

Governments Role and Government Failure

Elasticity

Utility Maximization

Behavioral Economics

Businesses and the Costs of Production

Pure Competition in the Short Run

Pure Competition in the Long Run

Pure Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior

Technology, Rd, and Efficiency

The Demand for Resources

Wage Determination

Rent, Interest, and Profit

Natural Resource and Energy Economics

Public Finance: Expenditures and Taxes

Antitrust Policy and Regulation

Agriculture: Economics and Policy

Income Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination

Health Care

Immigration

An Introduction to Macroeconomics

Measuring Domestic Output and National Income

Economic Growth

Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation

Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

The Aggregate Expenditures Model

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

Fiscal Policy, Deficits, and Debt

Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions

Money Creation

Interest Rates and Monetary Policy

Financial Economics

Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply

Current Issues in Macro Theory and Policy

International Trade

The Balance of Payments, Exchange Rates, and Trade Deficits

The Economics of Developing Countries

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