Question 1

Scarcity is a situation in which

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A)  people cannot satisfy all their wants. 
B)  most people can get only bare necessities. 
C)  people can satisfy all their wants. 
D)  some people can get all they want and some cannot. 
A)  people cannot satisfy all their wants. 
B)  most people can get only bare necessities. 
C)  people can satisfy all their wants. 
D)  some people can get all they want and some cannot.

Question 2

-In the above figure, which curve indicates that the level of food production does NOT affect the population growth rate?

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A)  F 
B)  G 
C)  H 
D)  I 
A)  F 
B)  G 
C)  H 
D)  I

Question 3

The slope of a positive relationship is

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A)  positive. 
B)  undefined. 
C)  positive to the right of the maximum point and negative to the left. 
D)  constant as long as the relationship is nonlinear. 
A)  positive. 
B)  undefined. 
C)  positive to the right of the maximum point and negative to the left. 
D)  constant as long as the relationship is nonlinear.

Question 4

If an increase in x (the variable on the horizontal axis) from 6 to 8 units causes a decrease in y (the variable on the vertical axis) from 4 to 3 units, the slope equals

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A)  2. 
B)  -2. 
C)  1/2. 
D)  -1/2. 
A)  2. 
B)  -2. 
C)  1/2. 
D)  -1/2.

Question 5

Most people with jobs in economics are

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A)  market research analysts. 
B)  financial analysts. 
C)  budget analysts. 
D)  economists. 
A)  market research analysts. 
B)  financial analysts. 
C)  budget analysts. 
D)  economists.

Question 6

-In the above figure, x is

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A)  positively related to y and negatively related to z. 
B)  positively related to both y and z. 
C)  negatively related to y and positively related to z. 
D)  negatively related to both y and z. 
A)  positively related to y and negatively related to z. 
B)  positively related to both y and z. 
C)  negatively related to y and positively related to z. 
D)  negatively related to both y and z.

Question 7

When an economist talks of scarcity, the economist is referring to the

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A)  ability of society to employ all of its resources. 
B)  ability of society to consume all that it produces. 
C)  inability of society to satisfy all human wants because of limited resources. 
D)  ability of society to continually make technological breakthroughs and increase production. 
A)  ability of society to employ all of its resources. 
B)  ability of society to consume all that it produces. 
C)  inability of society to satisfy all human wants because of limited resources. 
D)  ability of society to continually make technological breakthroughs and increase production.

Question 8

-The relationship between x and y in the above figure is

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A)  positive with an increasing slope. 
B)  positive with a decreasing slope. 
C)  negative with an increasing slope. 
D)  negative with a decreasing slope. 
A)  positive with an increasing slope. 
B)  positive with a decreasing slope. 
C)  negative with an increasing slope. 
D)  negative with a decreasing slope.

Question 9

-In the above figure, the curve's slope is

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A)  positive and is becoming steeper. 
B)  positive and is becoming less steep. 
C)  negative and is becoming steeper. 
D)  negative and is becoming less steep. 
A)  positive and is becoming steeper. 
B)  positive and is becoming less steep. 
C)  negative and is becoming steeper. 
D)  negative and is becoming less steep.

Question 10

Opportunity cost means the

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A)  accounting cost minus the marginal cost. 
B)  highest-valued alternative forgone. 
C)  accounting cost minus the marginal benefit. 
D)  monetary costs of an activity. 
A)  accounting cost minus the marginal cost. 
B)  highest-valued alternative forgone. 
C)  accounting cost minus the marginal benefit. 
D)  monetary costs of an activity.

Question 11

Most income in the United States is earned by business owners as profit.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the U.S. economy, which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A)  More goods are produced than services. 
B)  More services are produced than goods. 
C)  Production is divided evenly between goods and services. 
D)  The economy is too complex to determine the proportion of production that is devoted to producing services. 
A)  More goods are produced than services. 
B)  More services are produced than goods. 
C)  Production is divided evenly between goods and services. 
D)  The economy is too complex to determine the proportion of production that is devoted to producing services.

Question 13

The slope of a curved line can be approximated by

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A)  the average of the variable measured along the y-axis divided by the average of the variable measured along the x-axis. 
B)  the inverse of the straight-line method. 
C)  the average of the variable measured along the x-axis divided by the average of the variable measured along the y-axis. 
D)  the slope across an arc from one point on the curve to another point on the curve. 
A)  the average of the variable measured along the y-axis divided by the average of the variable measured along the x-axis. 
B)  the inverse of the straight-line method. 
C)  the average of the variable measured along the x-axis divided by the average of the variable measured along the y-axis. 
D)  the slope across an arc from one point on the curve to another point on the curve.

Question 14

When Al makes the statement, "The cost of living has increased 10 percent over the past 10 years," he is

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A)  making a normative statement. 
B)  making a positive statement. 
C)  testing an economic model. 
D)  facing the standard of living tradeoff. 
A)  making a normative statement. 
B)  making a positive statement. 
C)  testing an economic model. 
D)  facing the standard of living tradeoff.

Question 15

Suppose you are working four nights per week at your courses and your grade point average is 3.5. You want a higher grade and decide to study an extra night each week. Your GPA now rises to 3.8. What is your marginal benefit from studying for one additional night a week?

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Marginal benefit is the benefit that ari

Question 16

The fact that a rock star earns $5 million a year while a teacher earns $25,000 annually is most directly an example of an economy answering the ________ part of one of the two big economic questions.

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A)  "when" 
B)  "for whom" 
C)  "how" 
D)  "why" 
A)  "when" 
B)  "for whom" 
C)  "how" 
D)  "why"

Question 17

A scatter diagram plots the value of one economic variable against time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Macroeconomics is concerned with

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A)  individual consumers. 
B)  government decision making concerning farm price supports. 
C)  economy-wide variables. 
D)  the effects on Ford Motor of a strike by the United Auto Workers. 
A)  individual consumers. 
B)  government decision making concerning farm price supports. 
C)  economy-wide variables. 
D)  the effects on Ford Motor of a strike by the United Auto Workers.

Question 19

What is the relationship between wants, factors of production, scarcity, and choices? Discuss the relationship for an individual and for a society.

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A person faces scarcity whenever his or

Question 20

A student athlete is deciding whether to work out for an extra hour. Her marginal benefit from another hour of exercise

Accepted Answer

A)  is the benefit she gets from all the hours she's worked out all week. 
B)  is the benefit she receives from exercising the additional hour. 
C)  is less than the marginal cost of the additional hour. 
D)  depends on the cost of the workout. 
A)  is the benefit she gets from all the hours she's worked out all week. 
B)  is the benefit she receives from exercising the additional hour. 
C)  is less than the marginal cost of the additional hour. 
D)  depends on the cost of the workout.

Scarcity is a situation in which

-In the above figure, which curve indicates that the level of food production does NOT affect the population growth rate?

The slope of a positive relationship is

If an increase in x (the variable on the horizontal axis) from 6 to 8 units causes a decrease in y (the variable on the vertical axis) from 4 to 3 units, the slope equals

Most people with jobs in economics are

-In the above figure, x is

When an economist talks of scarcity, the economist is referring to the

-The relationship between x and y in the above figure is

-In the above figure, the curve's slope is

Opportunity cost means the

Most income in the United States is earned by business owners as profit.

In the U.S. economy, which of the following statements is TRUE?

The slope of a curved line can be approximated by

When Al makes the statement, "The cost of living has increased 10 percent over the past 10 years," he is

Suppose you are working four nights per week at your courses and your grade point average is 3.5. You want a higher grade and decide to study an extra night each week. Your GPA now rises to 3.8. What is your marginal benefit from studying for one additional night a week?

The fact that a rock star earns $5 million a year while a teacher earns $25,000 annually is most directly an example of an economy answering the ________ part of one of the two big economic questions.

A scatter diagram plots the value of one economic variable against time.

Macroeconomics is concerned with

What is the relationship between wants, factors of production, scarcity, and choices? Discuss the relationship for an individual and for a society.

A student athlete is deciding whether to work out for an extra hour. Her marginal benefit from another hour of exercise

The Economic Problem

Demand and Supply

Elasticity

Efficiency and Equity

Government Actions in Markets

Global Markets in Action

Utility and Demand

Organizing Production

Output and Costs

Perfect Competition

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly

Public Choices, Public Goods, and Healthcare

Externalities

Markets for Factors of Production

Economic Inequality

Uncertainty and Information

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Exam 1: What Is Economics

Scarcity is a situation in which

-In the above figure, which curve indicates that the level of food production does NOT affect the population growth rate?

The slope of a positive relationship is

If an increase in x (the variable on the horizontal axis) from 6 to 8 units causes a decrease in y (the variable on the vertical axis) from 4 to 3 units, the slope equals

Most people with jobs in economics are

-In the above figure, x is

When an economist talks of scarcity, the economist is referring to the

-The relationship between x and y in the above figure is

-In the above figure, the curve's slope is

Opportunity cost means the

Most income in the United States is earned by business owners as profit.

In the U.S. economy, which of the following statements is TRUE?

The slope of a curved line can be approximated by

When Al makes the statement, "The cost of living has increased 10 percent over the past 10 years," he is

Suppose you are working four nights per week at your courses and your grade point average is 3.5. You want a higher grade and decide to study an extra night each week. Your GPA now rises to 3.8. What is your marginal benefit from studying for one additional night a week?

The fact that a rock star earns $5 million a year while a teacher earns $25,000 annually is most directly an example of an economy answering the ________ part of one of the two big economic questions.

A scatter diagram plots the value of one economic variable against time.

Macroeconomics is concerned with

What is the relationship between wants, factors of production, scarcity, and choices? Discuss the relationship for an individual and for a society.

A student athlete is deciding whether to work out for an extra hour. Her marginal benefit from another hour of exercise

The Economic Problem

Demand and Supply

Elasticity

Efficiency and Equity

Government Actions in Markets

Global Markets in Action

Utility and Demand

Organizing Production

Output and Costs

Perfect Competition

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly

Public Choices, Public Goods, and Healthcare

Externalities

Markets for Factors of Production

Economic Inequality

Uncertainty and Information

Filters