Question 1

You know an economist has crossed the line from scientist to policy adviser when he or she

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A)  claims that the problem at hand is widely misunderstood by non-economists. 
B)  talks about the evidence. 
C)  makes normative statements. 
D)  makes a claim about how the world is. 
A)  claims that the problem at hand is widely misunderstood by non-economists. 
B)  talks about the evidence. 
C)  makes normative statements. 
D)  makes a claim about how the world is.

Question 2

Normative statements describe how the world is,while positive statements prescribe how the world should be.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is not correct?

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A)  The slope of a line will be a small positive number for a fairly flat upward-sloping line. 
B)  The slope of a line will be a large positive number for a steep upward-sloping line. 
C)  The slope of a line will be a negative number for a downward-sloping line. 
D)  The slope of a line will be infinite for a horizontal line. 
A)  The slope of a line will be a small positive number for a fairly flat upward-sloping line. 
B)  The slope of a line will be a large positive number for a steep upward-sloping line. 
C)  The slope of a line will be a negative number for a downward-sloping line. 
D)  The slope of a line will be infinite for a horizontal line.

Question 4

Figure 2-2
  
-Refer to Figure 2-2.If the owners of land,labor,and capital are represented by Box B of this circular-flow diagram,then

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A)  households are represented by Box A. 
B)  firms are represented by Box C. 
C)  firms are represented by Box A. 
D)  firms are sellers in Box B. 
A)  households are represented by Box A. 
B)  firms are represented by Box C. 
C)  firms are represented by Box A. 
D)  firms are sellers in Box B.

Question 5

A certain production possibilities frontier shows production possibilities for two goods,jewelry and clothing.Which of the following concepts cannot be illustrated by this model?

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A)  the flow of dollars between sellers of jewelry and clothing and buyers of jewelry and clothing 
B)  the tradeoff between production of jewelry and production of clothing 
C)  the opportunity cost of clothing in terms of jewelry 
D)  the effect of economic growth on production possibilities involving jewelry and clothing 
A)  the flow of dollars between sellers of jewelry and clothing and buyers of jewelry and clothing 
B)  the tradeoff between production of jewelry and production of clothing 
C)  the opportunity cost of clothing in terms of jewelry 
D)  the effect of economic growth on production possibilities involving jewelry and clothing

Question 6

In the circular-flow diagram,in the markets for

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A)  goods and services, households and firms are both sellers. 
B)  goods and services, households are sellers and firms are buyers. 
C)  the factors of production, households are sellers and firms are buyers. 
D)  the factors of production, households and firms are both buyers. 
A)  goods and services, households and firms are both sellers. 
B)  goods and services, households are sellers and firms are buyers. 
C)  the factors of production, households are sellers and firms are buyers. 
D)  the factors of production, households and firms are both buyers.

Question 7

Duties of the Council of Economic Advisers include

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A)  advising the president and writing the annual Economic Report of the President. 
B)  implementing the president's tax policies. 
C)  tracking the behavior of the nation's money supply. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  advising the president and writing the annual Economic Report of the President. 
B)  implementing the president's tax policies. 
C)  tracking the behavior of the nation's money supply. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 8

Figure 2-14
  
-Refer to Figure 2-14.It is possible for this economy to produce 30 doghouses and 20 dishwashers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Figure 2-14
  
-Refer to Figure 2-14.The opportunity cost of moving from point B to point D is 15 doghouses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A production possibilities frontier shifts outward when

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A)  the economy experiences economic growth. 
B)  the desires of the economy's citizens change. 
C)  at least one of the basic principles of economics is violated. 
D)  opportunity costs are lessened. 
A)  the economy experiences economic growth. 
B)  the desires of the economy's citizens change. 
C)  at least one of the basic principles of economics is violated. 
D)  opportunity costs are lessened.

Question 11

Economists may disagree about the validity of alternative positive theories about how the world works.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Positive statements can be evaluated using data alone,but normative statements cannot.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Since economists cannot use natural experiments offered by history,they must use carefully constructed laboratory experiments instead.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which two groups of decision makers are included in the simple circular-flow diagram?

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A)  markets and government 
B)  households and government 
C)  firms and government 
D)  households and firms 
A)  markets and government 
B)  households and government 
C)  firms and government 
D)  households and firms

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a normative,as opposed to positive,statement?

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A)  Gasoline prices ought to be lower than they are now. 
B)  The federal government should raise taxes on wealthy people. 
C)  The social security system is a good system and it deserves to be preserved as it is. 
D)  All of the above are normative statements. 
A)  Gasoline prices ought to be lower than they are now. 
B)  The federal government should raise taxes on wealthy people. 
C)  The social security system is a good system and it deserves to be preserved as it is. 
D)  All of the above are normative statements.

Question 16

A production possibilities frontier will be bowed outward if some of the economy's resources are better suited to producing one good than another.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Figure 2-12
  
-Refer to Figure 2-12.Which points are not currently attainable but could become achievable for this economy if there is an improvement in technology?

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

Question 18

Economic models

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A)  are not useful because they omit many real-world details. 
B)  are usually composed of diagrams and equations. 
C)  are useful because they do not omit any real-world details. 
D)  are usually plastic representations of the economy. 
A)  are not useful because they omit many real-world details. 
B)  are usually composed of diagrams and equations. 
C)  are useful because they do not omit any real-world details. 
D)  are usually plastic representations of the economy.

Question 19

In the ordered pair (10,30),10 is the horizontal location of the point and 30 is the vertical location of the point.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Sometimes economists disagree because their scientific judgments differ.Which of the following instances best reflects this source of disagreement?

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A)  One economist believes income tax cuts are unfair to those with low incomes; another economist believes income tax cuts are not unfair to those with low incomes. 
B)  One economist believes unemployment causes more human suffering than does inflation; another economist believes inflation causes more human suffering than does unemployment. 
C)  One economist believes the policies of the Democratic party offer the best hope for America's future; another economist believes the policies of the Republican party offer the best hope for America's future. 
D)  One economist believes increases in the minimum wage increase unemployment; another economist believes increases in the minimum wage do not increase unemployment. 
A)  One economist believes income tax cuts are unfair to those with low incomes; another economist believes income tax cuts are not unfair to those with low incomes. 
B)  One economist believes unemployment causes more human suffering than does inflation; another economist believes inflation causes more human suffering than does unemployment. 
C)  One economist believes the policies of the Democratic party offer the best hope for America's future; another economist believes the policies of the Republican party offer the best hope for America's future. 
D)  One economist believes increases in the minimum wage increase unemployment; another economist believes increases in the minimum wage do not increase unemployment.

Exam 2: Thinking Like an Economist.

You know an economist has crossed the line from scientist to policy adviser when he or she

Normative statements describe how the world is,while positive statements prescribe how the world should be.

Which of the following is not correct?

Figure 2-2 -Refer to Figure 2-2.If the owners of land,labor,and capital are represented by Box B of this circular-flow diagram,then

A certain production possibilities frontier shows production possibilities for two goods,jewelry and clothing.Which of the following concepts cannot be illustrated by this model?

In the circular-flow diagram,in the markets for

Duties of the Council of Economic Advisers include

Figure 2-14 -Refer to Figure 2-14.It is possible for this economy to produce 30 doghouses and 20 dishwashers.

Figure 2-14 -Refer to Figure 2-14.The opportunity cost of moving from point B to point D is 15 doghouses.

A production possibilities frontier shifts outward when

Economists may disagree about the validity of alternative positive theories about how the world works.

Positive statements can be evaluated using data alone,but normative statements cannot.

Since economists cannot use natural experiments offered by history,they must use carefully constructed laboratory experiments instead.

Which two groups of decision makers are included in the simple circular-flow diagram?

Which of the following is an example of a normative,as opposed to positive,statement?

A production possibilities frontier will be bowed outward if some of the economy's resources are better suited to producing one good than another.

Figure 2-12 -Refer to Figure 2-12.Which points are not currently attainable but could become achievable for this economy if there is an improvement in technology?

Economic models

In the ordered pair (10,30),10 is the horizontal location of the point and 30 is the vertical location of the point.

Sometimes economists disagree because their scientific judgments differ.Which of the following instances best reflects this source of disagreement?

Ten Principles of Economics.

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.

Application: 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 Market For the Factors of Production.

Earnings and Discrimination.

Income Inequality and Poverty.

The Theory of Consumer Choice.

Frontiers in Microeconomics.

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