Question 1

The collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe took place mainly in the

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A)  1960s. 
B)  1970s. 
C)  1980s. 
D)  1990s. 
A)  1960s. 
B)  1970s. 
C)  1980s. 
D)  1990s.

Question 2

Mike has spent $500 purchasing and repairing an old fishing boat,which he expects to sell for $800 once the repairs are complete.Mike discovers that,in addition to the $500 he has already spent,he needs to make an additional repair,which will cost another $400,in order to make the boat worth $800 to potential buyers.He can sell the boat as it is now for $300.What should he do?

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A)  He should sell the boat as it is now for $300. 
B)  He should keep the boat since it would not be rational to spend $900 on repairs and then sell the boat for $800. 
C)  He should complete the repairs and sell the boat for $800. 
D)  It does not matter which action he takes;the outcome is the same either way. 
A)  He should sell the boat as it is now for $300. 
B)  He should keep the boat since it would not be rational to spend $900 on repairs and then sell the boat for $800. 
C)  He should complete the repairs and sell the boat for $800. 
D)  It does not matter which action he takes;the outcome is the same either way.

Question 3

If the United States decides to trade with Mexico,we know that

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A)  Mexico will benefit,but trade with a less developed country could not benefit the United States. 
B)  it will not benefit Mexico because workers in the United States are more productive. 
C)  Mexico and the United States can both benefit. 
D)  it will not benefit either country because their cultural differences are too vast. 
A)  Mexico will benefit,but trade with a less developed country could not benefit the United States. 
B)  it will not benefit Mexico because workers in the United States are more productive. 
C)  Mexico and the United States can both benefit. 
D)  it will not benefit either country because their cultural differences are too vast.

Question 4

In which of the following decades was there both high inflation and rapid money supply growth in the US?

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A)  the 1970's and the 1990's 
B)  the 1970's but not the 1990's 
C)  the 1990's but not the 1970's 
D)  neither the 1970's nor the 1990's 
A)  the 1970's and the 1990's 
B)  the 1970's but not the 1990's 
C)  the 1990's but not the 1970's 
D)  neither the 1970's nor the 1990's

Question 5

Which of these activities will most likely result in an external benefit?

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A)  A college student buys a deck of cards to play solitaire in her dorm room. 
B)  An elderly woman plants a flower garden on the vacant lot next to her house. 
C)  An executive purchases a book to read on a business trip. 
D)  A ten-year-old uses his allowance to buy new Nike shoes. 
A)  A college student buys a deck of cards to play solitaire in her dorm room. 
B)  An elderly woman plants a flower garden on the vacant lot next to her house. 
C)  An executive purchases a book to read on a business trip. 
D)  A ten-year-old uses his allowance to buy new Nike shoes.

Question 6

The income of a typical worker in a country is most closely linked to which of the following?

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A)  population 
B)  productivity 
C)  market power 
D)  government policies 
A)  population 
B)  productivity 
C)  market power 
D)  government policies

Question 7

A company that formerly produced software went out of business because too many potential customers bought illegally-produced copies of the software instead of buying the product directly from the company.This instance serves as an example of

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A)  market power. 
B)  inefficient trade. 
C)  inadequate enforcement of property rights. 
D)  the invisible hand at work. 
A)  market power. 
B)  inefficient trade. 
C)  inadequate enforcement of property rights. 
D)  the invisible hand at work.

Question 8

An example of an externality is the impact of

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A)  bad weather on the income of farmers. 
B)  the personal income tax on a person's ability to purchase goods and services. 
C)  pollution from a factory on the health of people in the vicinity of the factory. 
D)  increases in health care costs on the health of individuals in society. 
A)  bad weather on the income of farmers. 
B)  the personal income tax on a person's ability to purchase goods and services. 
C)  pollution from a factory on the health of people in the vicinity of the factory. 
D)  increases in health care costs on the health of individuals in society.

Question 9

It costs a company $40,000 to produce 4000 basketballs.The company's cost will be $40,009 if it produces an additional basketball.If the company produces 4,000 basketballs then

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A)  its average cost is greater than its marginal cost. 
B)  its average cost and its marginal cost are equal. 
C)  its average cost is less than its marginal cost. 
D)  there is insufficient information to compute average and marginal costs.. 
A)  its average cost is greater than its marginal cost. 
B)  its average cost and its marginal cost are equal. 
C)  its average cost is less than its marginal cost. 
D)  there is insufficient information to compute average and marginal costs..

Question 10

An individual deciding how to allocate her limited time is dealing with both scarcity and trade-offs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The terms equality and efficiency are similar in that they both refer to benefits to society.However they are different in that

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A)  equality refers to uniform distribution of those benefits and efficiency refers to maximizing benefits from scarce resources. 
B)  equality refers to maximizing benefits from scarce resources and efficiency refers to uniform distribution of those benefits. 
C)  equality refers to everyone facing identical tradeoffs and efficiency refers to the opportunity cost of the benefits. 
D)  equality refers to the opportunity cost of the benefits and efficiency refers to everyone facing identical tradeoffs. 
A)  equality refers to uniform distribution of those benefits and efficiency refers to maximizing benefits from scarce resources. 
B)  equality refers to maximizing benefits from scarce resources and efficiency refers to uniform distribution of those benefits. 
C)  equality refers to everyone facing identical tradeoffs and efficiency refers to the opportunity cost of the benefits. 
D)  equality refers to the opportunity cost of the benefits and efficiency refers to everyone facing identical tradeoffs.

Question 12

With careful planning,we can usually get something that we like without having to give up something else that we like.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

People are likely to respond to a policy change

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A)  only if they think the policy is a good one. 
B)  only if the policy change changes the costs of their behavior. 
C)  only if the policy change changes the benefits of their behavior. 
D)  if the policy changes either the costs or benefits of their behavior. 
A)  only if they think the policy is a good one. 
B)  only if the policy change changes the costs of their behavior. 
C)  only if the policy change changes the benefits of their behavior. 
D)  if the policy changes either the costs or benefits of their behavior.

Question 14

Prior to the collapse of communism,communist countries worked on the premise that economic well-being could be best attained by

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A)  a market economy. 
B)  a strong reliance on prices and individuals' self-interests. 
C)  a system of large privately-owned firms. 
D)  the actions of government central planners. 
A)  a market economy. 
B)  a strong reliance on prices and individuals' self-interests. 
C)  a system of large privately-owned firms. 
D)  the actions of government central planners.

Question 15

Economics is the study of

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A)  production methods. 
B)  how society manages its scarce resources. 
C)  how households decide who performs which tasks. 
D)  the interaction of business and government. 
A)  production methods. 
B)  how society manages its scarce resources. 
C)  how households decide who performs which tasks. 
D)  the interaction of business and government.

Question 16

Sam and Sadie charge people to park on their lawn while attending a nearby craft fair.At the current price of $10,eight people park on their lawn.If they raise the price to $15,they know that only six people will want to park on their lawn.Whether they have eight or six cars parked on their lawn does not affect their costs.From this information it follows that

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A)  they should leave the price at $10. 
B)  it does not matter if they charge $10 or $15. 
C)  they would do better charging $15 than $10. 
D)  they should raise the price even more. 
A)  they should leave the price at $10. 
B)  it does not matter if they charge $10 or $15. 
C)  they would do better charging $15 than $10. 
D)  they should raise the price even more.

Question 17

In a particular country in 1998,the average worker needed to work 40 hours to produce 60 units of output.In that same country in 2008,the average worker needed to work 35 hours to produce 55 units of output.In that country,the productivity of the average worker

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A)  decreased between 1998 and 2008,so we would expect the standard of living to have decreased accordingly. 
B)  increased between 1998 and 2008,so we would expect the standard of living to have increased accordingly. 
C)  decreased between 1998 and 2008,so we would expect inflation to have decreased accordingly. 
D)  increased between 1998 and 2008,so we would expect inflation to have increased accordingly. 
A)  decreased between 1998 and 2008,so we would expect the standard of living to have decreased accordingly. 
B)  increased between 1998 and 2008,so we would expect the standard of living to have increased accordingly. 
C)  decreased between 1998 and 2008,so we would expect inflation to have decreased accordingly. 
D)  increased between 1998 and 2008,so we would expect inflation to have increased accordingly.

Question 18

In the 1990s,inflation in the United States was

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A)  very close to zero. 
B)  about 3 percent per year. 
C)  about 6 percent per year. 
D)  commonly referred to as "public enemy number one." 
A)  very close to zero. 
B)  about 3 percent per year. 
C)  about 6 percent per year. 
D)  commonly referred to as "public enemy number one."

Question 19

The term "productivity"

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A)  means the same thing as "efficiency." 
B)  is seldom used by economists,as its meaning is not precise. 
C)  refers to the quantity of goods and services produced from each unit of labor input. 
D)  refers to the variety of goods and services from which households can choose when they shop. 
A)  means the same thing as "efficiency." 
B)  is seldom used by economists,as its meaning is not precise. 
C)  refers to the quantity of goods and services produced from each unit of labor input. 
D)  refers to the variety of goods and services from which households can choose when they shop.

Question 20

The basic principles of economics suggest that

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A)  markets are seldom,if ever,a good way to organize economic activity. 
B)  government should become involved in markets when trade between countries is involved. 
C)  government should become involved in markets when those markets fail to produce efficient or fair outcomes. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  markets are seldom,if ever,a good way to organize economic activity. 
B)  government should become involved in markets when trade between countries is involved. 
C)  government should become involved in markets when those markets fail to produce efficient or fair outcomes. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Exam 1: Ten Principles of Economics

The collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe took place mainly in the

If the United States decides to trade with Mexico,we know that

In which of the following decades was there both high inflation and rapid money supply growth in the US?

Which of these activities will most likely result in an external benefit?

The income of a typical worker in a country is most closely linked to which of the following?

A company that formerly produced software went out of business because too many potential customers bought illegally-produced copies of the software instead of buying the product directly from the company.This instance serves as an example of

An example of an externality is the impact of

It costs a company $40,000 to produce 4000 basketballs.The company's cost will be $40,009 if it produces an additional basketball.If the company produces 4,000 basketballs then

An individual deciding how to allocate her limited time is dealing with both scarcity and trade-offs.

The terms equality and efficiency are similar in that they both refer to benefits to society.However they are different in that

With careful planning,we can usually get something that we like without having to give up something else that we like.

People are likely to respond to a policy change

Prior to the collapse of communism,communist countries worked on the premise that economic well-being could be best attained by

Economics is the study of

In a particular country in 1998,the average worker needed to work 40 hours to produce 60 units of output.In that same country in 2008,the average worker needed to work 35 hours to produce 55 units of output.In that country,the productivity of the average worker

In the 1990s,inflation in the United States was

The term "productivity"

The basic principles of economics suggest that

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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