Question 1

Ralph Nader's book Unsafe at Any Speed caused Congress to require

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A)  safety glass in all new cars. 
B)  seat belts in all new cars. 
C)  air bags in all new cars. 
D)  stricter drunk driving laws in all states. 
A)  safety glass in all new cars. 
B)  seat belts in all new cars. 
C)  air bags in all new cars. 
D)  stricter drunk driving laws in all states.

Question 2

President Gerald Ford referred to inflation as

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A)  a blight on our nation's economy. 
B)  a necessary evil to combat high unemployment. 
C)  public enemy number one. 
D)  a fly in the ointment. 
A)  a blight on our nation's economy. 
B)  a necessary evil to combat high unemployment. 
C)  public enemy number one. 
D)  a fly in the ointment.

Question 3

One advantage market economies have over centrally-planned economies is that market economies

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A)  provide an equal distribution of goods and services to households. 
B)  establish a significant role for government in the allocation of resources. 
C)  solve the problem of scarcity. 
D)  are more efficient. 
A)  provide an equal distribution of goods and services to households. 
B)  establish a significant role for government in the allocation of resources. 
C)  solve the problem of scarcity. 
D)  are more efficient.

Question 4

Which of the following can policy do?

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A)  alter incentives 
B)  alter trade-offs 
C)  change opportunity costs 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  alter incentives 
B)  alter trade-offs 
C)  change opportunity costs 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 5

A worker in Thailand can earn $2 per day making cotton cloth on a hand loom.A worker in the United States can earn $80 per day making cotton cloth with a mechanical loom.What accounts for the difference in wages?

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A)  U.S.textile workers belong to a union. 
B)  There is little demand for cotton cloth in Thailand and great demand in the U.S. 
C)  Labor is more productive making cotton cloth with a mechanical loom than with a hand loom. 
D)  Thailand has a low-wage policy to make its textile industry more competitive in world markets. 
A)  U.S.textile workers belong to a union. 
B)  There is little demand for cotton cloth in Thailand and great demand in the U.S. 
C)  Labor is more productive making cotton cloth with a mechanical loom than with a hand loom. 
D)  Thailand has a low-wage policy to make its textile industry more competitive in world markets.

Question 6

The fact that different countries experience different standards of living is largely explained by differences in those countries'

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A)  populations. 
B)  productivity levels. 
C)  locations. 
D)  none of the above;economists are puzzled by differences in standards of living around the world. 
A)  populations. 
B)  productivity levels. 
C)  locations. 
D)  none of the above;economists are puzzled by differences in standards of living around the world.

Question 7

The "broken window fallacy"

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A)  explains why inflation is so high. 
B)  is a justification for the government to print more money. 
C)  is illustrated when a government program is justified not on its merits but on the number of jobs it will create. 
D)  has nothing to do with public policy. 
A)  explains why inflation is so high. 
B)  is a justification for the government to print more money. 
C)  is illustrated when a government program is justified not on its merits but on the number of jobs it will create. 
D)  has nothing to do with public policy.

Question 8

Which of the following principles is not one of the four principles of individual decisionmaking?

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A)  People face tradeoffs. 
B)  Trade can make everyone better off. 
C)  People respond to incentives. 
D)  Rational people think at the margin. 
A)  People face tradeoffs. 
B)  Trade can make everyone better off. 
C)  People respond to incentives. 
D)  Rational people think at the margin.

Question 9

You are considering staying in college another semester so that you can complete a major in economics.In deciding whether or not to stay you should

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A)  compare the total cost of your education to the total benefits of your education. 
B)  compare the total cost of your education to the benefits of staying one more semester. 
C)  compare the cost of staying one more semester to the benefits of staying one more semester. 
D)  compare the total benefits of your education to the cost of staying one more semester. 
A)  compare the total cost of your education to the total benefits of your education. 
B)  compare the total cost of your education to the benefits of staying one more semester. 
C)  compare the cost of staying one more semester to the benefits of staying one more semester. 
D)  compare the total benefits of your education to the cost of staying one more semester.

Question 10

Tuition is the single-largest cost of attending college for most students.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

For markets to work well,there must be

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A)  market power. 
B)  a central planner. 
C)  property rights. 
D)  abundant,not scarce,resources. 
A)  market power. 
B)  a central planner. 
C)  property rights. 
D)  abundant,not scarce,resources.

Question 12

The opportunity cost of going to college is

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A)  the total spent on food,clothing,books,transportation,tuition,lodging,and other expenses. 
B)  the value of the best opportunity a student gives up to attend college. 
C)  zero for students who are fortunate enough to have all of their college expenses paid by someone else. 
D)  zero,since a college education will allow a student to earn a larger income after graduation. 
A)  the total spent on food,clothing,books,transportation,tuition,lodging,and other expenses. 
B)  the value of the best opportunity a student gives up to attend college. 
C)  zero for students who are fortunate enough to have all of their college expenses paid by someone else. 
D)  zero,since a college education will allow a student to earn a larger income after graduation.

Question 13

In the short run,an increase in the money supply is likely to lead to

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A)  lower unemployment and lower inflation. 
B)  lower unemployment and higher inflation. 
C)  higher unemployment and lower inflation. 
D)  higher unemployment and higher inflation. 
A)  lower unemployment and lower inflation. 
B)  lower unemployment and higher inflation. 
C)  higher unemployment and lower inflation. 
D)  higher unemployment and higher inflation.

Question 14

Incomes of U.S.households in the 1970s and 1980s

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A)  grew rapidly,due to the widespread success of labor unions in pushing up wages during those decades. 
B)  grew rapidly,due to several increases in the minimum wage during those decades. 
C)  grew rapidly,due to government policies that discouraged the importation of foreign products during those decades. 
D)  grew slowly,due to slow growth of the output of goods and services per hour of U.S.workers' time during those decades. 
A)  grew rapidly,due to the widespread success of labor unions in pushing up wages during those decades. 
B)  grew rapidly,due to several increases in the minimum wage during those decades. 
C)  grew rapidly,due to government policies that discouraged the importation of foreign products during those decades. 
D)  grew slowly,due to slow growth of the output of goods and services per hour of U.S.workers' time during those decades.

Question 15

Economics is the study of how evenly goods and services are distributed within society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The famous observation that households and firms interacting in markets act as if they are guided by an "invisible hand" that leads them to desirable market outcomes comes from whose 1776 book?

Accepted Answer

A)  David Ricardo 
B)  Thorstein Veblen 
C)  John Maynard Keynes 
D)  Adam Smith 
A)  David Ricardo 
B)  Thorstein Veblen 
C)  John Maynard Keynes 
D)  Adam Smith

Question 17

The adage,"There is no such thing as a free lunch," is used to illustrate the principle that

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A)  goods are scarce. 
B)  people face tradeoffs. 
C)  income must be earned. 
D)  households face many decisions. 
A)  goods are scarce. 
B)  people face tradeoffs. 
C)  income must be earned. 
D)  households face many decisions.

Question 18

Suppose a typical worker in France can produce 32 units of product in an eight-hour day,while a typical worker in Germany can produce 30 units of product in a 10-hour day.We can conclude that

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A)  worker productivity in Germany is higher than in France. 
B)  the standard of living will likely be higher in France than in Germany. 
C)  productivity is 4 units per hour for the German worker and 3 units per hour for the French worker. 
D)  there will be no difference between the standard of living in France and Germany. 
A)  worker productivity in Germany is higher than in France. 
B)  the standard of living will likely be higher in France than in Germany. 
C)  productivity is 4 units per hour for the German worker and 3 units per hour for the French worker. 
D)  there will be no difference between the standard of living in France and Germany.

Question 19

Sue drinks three sodas during a particular day.The marginal benefit she enjoys from drinking the third soda

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A)  can be thought of as the total benefit Sue enjoys by drinking three sodas minus the total benefit she would have enjoyed by drinking just two sodas. 
B)  determines Sue's willingness to pay for the third soda. 
C)  is likely different from the marginal benefit provided to Sue by the second soda. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  can be thought of as the total benefit Sue enjoys by drinking three sodas minus the total benefit she would have enjoyed by drinking just two sodas. 
B)  determines Sue's willingness to pay for the third soda. 
C)  is likely different from the marginal benefit provided to Sue by the second soda. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 20

The amount of goods and services produced from each unit of labor input is called

Accepted Answer

A)  opportunity cost. 
B)  productivity. 
C)  externality. 
D)  marginal benefit. 
A)  opportunity cost. 
B)  productivity. 
C)  externality. 
D)  marginal benefit.

Exam 1: Ten Principles of Economics

Ralph Nader's book Unsafe at Any Speed caused Congress to require

President Gerald Ford referred to inflation as

One advantage market economies have over centrally-planned economies is that market economies

Which of the following can policy do?

A worker in Thailand can earn $2 per day making cotton cloth on a hand loom.A worker in the United States can earn $80 per day making cotton cloth with a mechanical loom.What accounts for the difference in wages?

The fact that different countries experience different standards of living is largely explained by differences in those countries'

The "broken window fallacy"

Which of the following principles is not one of the four principles of individual decisionmaking?

You are considering staying in college another semester so that you can complete a major in economics.In deciding whether or not to stay you should

Tuition is the single-largest cost of attending college for most students.

For markets to work well,there must be

The opportunity cost of going to college is

In the short run,an increase in the money supply is likely to lead to

Incomes of U.S.households in the 1970s and 1980s

Economics is the study of how evenly goods and services are distributed within society.

The famous observation that households and firms interacting in markets act as if they are guided by an "invisible hand" that leads them to desirable market outcomes comes from whose 1776 book?

The adage,"There is no such thing as a free lunch," is used to illustrate the principle that

Suppose a typical worker in France can produce 32 units of product in an eight-hour day,while a typical worker in Germany can produce 30 units of product in a 10-hour day.We can conclude that

Sue drinks three sodas during a particular day.The marginal benefit she enjoys from drinking the third soda

The amount of goods and services produced from each unit of labor input is called

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

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 of Microeconomics

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment

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 Trade-Off Between Inflation and Unemployment

Five Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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