Question 1

If the number of workers in an economy doubled, all other inputs stayed the same, and there were constant returns to scale, productivity would

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A) fall to less than one-half of its former value. 
B) fall, but it would still be greater than one-half of its former value. 
C) stay the same. 
D) rise but less than double. 
A) fall to less than one-half of its former value. 
B) fall, but it would still be greater than one-half of its former value. 
C) stay the same. 
D) rise but less than double.

Question 2

Which of the following is true?

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A) Kremer argued that with greater population, society would generate more ideas so that growth of real GDP per person could continue. Malthus argued that increasing population would outstrip agricultural production. 
B) Kremer argued that increases in population would reduce the amount of human and physical capital per worker so that eventually the standard of living would decline. Malthus argued that increases in technology would allow increased output growth so that even with population growth, society would enjoy a higher standard of living. 
C) Malthus argued that with greater population, society would generate more ideas so that growth of real GDP per person could continue. Kremer argued that increasing population would outstrip agricultural production. 
D) Malthus argued that increases in population would reduce the amount of human and physical capital per worker so that eventually the standard of living would decline. Kremer argued that increases in technology would allow increased output growth so that even with population growth, society would enjoy a higher standard of living. 
A) Kremer argued that with greater population, society would generate more ideas so that growth of real GDP per person could continue. Malthus argued that increasing population would outstrip agricultural production. 
B) Kremer argued that increases in population would reduce the amount of human and physical capital per worker so that eventually the standard of living would decline. Malthus argued that increases in technology would allow increased output growth so that even with population growth, society would enjoy a higher standard of living. 
C) Malthus argued that with greater population, society would generate more ideas so that growth of real GDP per person could continue. Kremer argued that increasing population would outstrip agricultural production. 
D) Malthus argued that increases in population would reduce the amount of human and physical capital per worker so that eventually the standard of living would decline. Kremer argued that increases in technology would allow increased output growth so that even with population growth, society would enjoy a higher standard of living.

Question 3

If one wants to know how the material well-being of the average person has changed over time in a given country, one should look at the

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A) level of real GDP. 
B) growth rate of nominal GDP. 
C) growth rate of real GDP. 
D) growth rate of real GDP per person. 
A) level of real GDP. 
B) growth rate of nominal GDP. 
C) growth rate of real GDP. 
D) growth rate of real GDP per person.

Question 4

The saws, lathes, and drill presses that woodworkers at Cedar Valley Furniture use to produce furniture are called

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A) human capital. 
B) physical capital. 
C) natural resources. 
D) technological knowledge. 
A) human capital. 
B) physical capital. 
C) natural resources. 
D) technological knowledge.

Question 5

If a country's saving rate declined, then other things the same, in the long run the country would have

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A) lower productivity, but not lower real GDP per person. 
B) lower productivity and lower real GDP per person. 
C) lower real GDP per person, but not lower productivity 
D) neither lower productivity nor lower real GDP per person. 
A) lower productivity, but not lower real GDP per person. 
B) lower productivity and lower real GDP per person. 
C) lower real GDP per person, but not lower productivity 
D) neither lower productivity nor lower real GDP per person.

Question 6

Which of the following is considered human capital? Knowledge acquired from

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A) early childhood education programs 
B) job training 
C) on-the-job experience 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) early childhood education programs 
B) job training 
C) on-the-job experience 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 7

Which of the following terms is used to refer to the ability of people to exercise authority over the resources they own?

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A) natural rights 
B) property rights 
C) input control 
D) collective control 
A) natural rights 
B) property rights 
C) input control 
D) collective control

Question 8

The average income in a rich country, such as the United States or Japan, is more than

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A) 3 times, but less than 5 times, the average income in a poor country, such as Indonesia or Nigeria. 
B) 5 times, but less than 10 times, the average income in a poor country, such as Indonesia or Nigeria. 
C) 10 times, but less than 20 times, the average income in a poor country, such as Indonesia or Nigeria. 
D) more than 20 times the average income in a poor country, such as Indonesia or Nigeria. 
A) 3 times, but less than 5 times, the average income in a poor country, such as Indonesia or Nigeria. 
B) 5 times, but less than 10 times, the average income in a poor country, such as Indonesia or Nigeria. 
C) 10 times, but less than 20 times, the average income in a poor country, such as Indonesia or Nigeria. 
D) more than 20 times the average income in a poor country, such as Indonesia or Nigeria.

Question 9

Your company discovers a better way to produce mousetraps, but your better methods are not apparent from the mousetraps themselves. Your knowledge of how to more efficiently produce mousetraps is

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A) common technological knowledge. 
B) common, but not technological, knowledge. 
C) proprietary technological knowledge. 
D) proprietary, but not technological, knowledge. 
A) common technological knowledge. 
B) common, but not technological, knowledge. 
C) proprietary technological knowledge. 
D) proprietary, but not technological, knowledge.

Question 10

During the past century the average growth rate of U.S. real GDP per person implies that it doubled, on average, about every

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A) 100 years. 
B) 70 years. 
C) 35 years. 
D) 25 years. 
A) 100 years. 
B) 70 years. 
C) 35 years. 
D) 25 years.

Question 11

Over the last 100 years which of the following had growth rates higher than that of the United States?

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A) the United Kingdom 
B) India 
C) Mexico 
D) None of the above is correct. 
A) the United Kingdom 
B) India 
C) Mexico 
D) None of the above is correct.

Question 12

In one day Madison Laundry washed 4,000 pounds of laundry with 5 workers who each worked 8 hours. What was its productivity?

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A) 4000 pounds of laundry 
B) 500 pounds of laundry per hour 
C) 100 pounds of laundry per hour 
D) None of the above is correct. 
A) 4000 pounds of laundry 
B) 500 pounds of laundry per hour 
C) 100 pounds of laundry per hour 
D) None of the above is correct.

Question 13

Which of the following nations experienced average rates of economic growth of less than 2 percent over the last 100 years?

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A) Bangladesh 
B) Pakistan 
C) United Kingdom 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) Bangladesh 
B) Pakistan 
C) United Kingdom 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 14

On a production function, as capital per worker increases, output per worker

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A) increases. This increase is larger at larger values of capital per worker. 
B) increases. This increase is smaller at larger values of capital per worker. 
C) decreases. This decrease is larger at larger value of capital per worker. 
D) decreases. This decrease is smaller at larger value of capital per worker. 
A) increases. This increase is larger at larger values of capital per worker. 
B) increases. This increase is smaller at larger values of capital per worker. 
C) decreases. This decrease is larger at larger value of capital per worker. 
D) decreases. This decrease is smaller at larger value of capital per worker.

Question 15

Other things the same, which of the following could explain an increase in productivity?

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A) either an increase in human capital or an increase in physical capital 
B) an increase in human capital but not an increase in physical capital 
C) an increase in physical capital but not an increase in human capital 
D) neither an increase in human capital nor an increase in physical capital 
A) either an increase in human capital or an increase in physical capital 
B) an increase in human capital but not an increase in physical capital 
C) an increase in physical capital but not an increase in human capital 
D) neither an increase in human capital nor an increase in physical capital

Question 16

For a given year, productivity in a particular country is most closely matched with that country's

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A) level of real GDP over that year. 
B) level of real GDP divided by hours worked over that year. 
C) growth rate of real GDP divided by hours worked over that year. 
D) growth rate of real GDP per person over that year. 
A) level of real GDP over that year. 
B) level of real GDP divided by hours worked over that year. 
C) growth rate of real GDP divided by hours worked over that year. 
D) growth rate of real GDP per person over that year.

Question 17

How do outward-oriented policies affect a nation's productivity?

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Most economists believe that poor nation

Question 18

Incentives for parents to send their children to school, such as small monthly payments to parents if their children have regular attendance, appear to increase school attendance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In a market economy, scarcity of resources is most clearly reflected in

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A) supply. 
B) demand. 
C) market prices. 
D) the stock of the resource. 
A) supply. 
B) demand. 
C) market prices. 
D) the stock of the resource.

Question 20

Suppose a country imposes new restrictions on how many hours people can work. If these restrictions reduce the total number of hours worked in the economy, but all other factors that determine output are held fixed, then

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A) productivity and output both rise. 
B) productivity rises and output falls. 
C) productivity falls and output rises. 
D) productivity and output fall. 
A) productivity and output both rise. 
B) productivity rises and output falls. 
C) productivity falls and output rises. 
D) productivity and output fall.

Exam 12: Production and Growth

If the number of workers in an economy doubled, all other inputs stayed the same, and there were constant returns to scale, productivity would

Which of the following is true?

If one wants to know how the material well-being of the average person has changed over time in a given country, one should look at the

The saws, lathes, and drill presses that woodworkers at Cedar Valley Furniture use to produce furniture are called

If a country's saving rate declined, then other things the same, in the long run the country would have

Which of the following is considered human capital? Knowledge acquired from

Which of the following terms is used to refer to the ability of people to exercise authority over the resources they own?

The average income in a rich country, such as the United States or Japan, is more than

Your company discovers a better way to produce mousetraps, but your better methods are not apparent from the mousetraps themselves. Your knowledge of how to more efficiently produce mousetraps is

During the past century the average growth rate of U.S. real GDP per person implies that it doubled, on average, about every

Over the last 100 years which of the following had growth rates higher than that of the United States?

In one day Madison Laundry washed 4,000 pounds of laundry with 5 workers who each worked 8 hours. What was its productivity?

Which of the following nations experienced average rates of economic growth of less than 2 percent over the last 100 years?

On a production function, as capital per worker increases, output per worker

Other things the same, which of the following could explain an increase in productivity?

For a given year, productivity in a particular country is most closely matched with that country's

How do outward-oriented policies affect a nation's productivity?

Incentives for parents to send their children to school, such as small monthly payments to parents if their children have regular attendance, appear to increase school attendance.

In a market economy, scarcity of resources is most clearly reflected in

Suppose a country imposes new restrictions on how many hours people can work. If these restrictions reduce the total number of hours worked in the economy, but all other factors that determine output are held fixed, then

Ten Principles of Economics

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

Application: The Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomic Models

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 Trade-Off Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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