Question 1

To improve living standards, policymakers should

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A)  impose restrictions on foreign competition. 
B)  formulate policies designed to increase productivity. 
C)  impose tougher immigration policies. 
D)  provide tax breaks for the middle class. 
A)  impose restrictions on foreign competition. 
B)  formulate policies designed to increase productivity. 
C)  impose tougher immigration policies. 
D)  provide tax breaks for the middle class.

Question 2

The price of diamonds is high, in part because the majority of the world's diamonds are controlled by a single firm. This is an example of

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A)  a market failure caused by an externality. 
B)  a market failure caused by market power. 
C)  a market failure caused by equality. 
D)  There is no market failure in this case. 
A)  a market failure caused by an externality. 
B)  a market failure caused by market power. 
C)  a market failure caused by equality. 
D)  There is no market failure in this case.

Question 3

Suppose that in Brazil total annual output is worth $600 million and people work 30 million hours. In Peru total annual output is worth $800 million and people work 50 million hours. Productivity is higher

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A)  in Brazil. Most variation in the standard of living across countries is due to differences in productivity. 
B)  in Brazil. Differences in productivity explain very little of the variation in the standard of living across countries. 
C)  in Peru. Most variation in the standard of living across countries is due to differences in productivity. 
D)  in Peru. Differences in productivity explain very little of the variation in the standard of living across countries. 
A)  in Brazil. Most variation in the standard of living across countries is due to differences in productivity. 
B)  in Brazil. Differences in productivity explain very little of the variation in the standard of living across countries. 
C)  in Peru. Most variation in the standard of living across countries is due to differences in productivity. 
D)  in Peru. Differences in productivity explain very little of the variation in the standard of living across countries.

Question 4

The increase in living standards of American workers over the past century is primarily due to

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A)  the success of labor unions. 
B)  minimum-wage laws. 
C)  improvements in productivity. 
D)  None of the above are correct. 
A)  the success of labor unions. 
B)  minimum-wage laws. 
C)  improvements in productivity. 
D)  None of the above are correct.

Question 5

The self-interest of the participants in an economy is guided into promoting general economic self-interest by

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A)  the invisible hand. 
B)  market power. 
C)  government intervention. 
D)  oikonomos. 
A)  the invisible hand. 
B)  market power. 
C)  government intervention. 
D)  oikonomos.

Question 6

Suppose the Federal Reserve announces that it will be making a change to a key interest rate to decrease the money supply. This is likely because the Federal Reserve is

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A)  worried about inflation. 
B)  worried about unemployment. 
C)  hoping to increase the demand for goods and services. 
D)  worried that the economy is growing too slowly. 
A)  worried about inflation. 
B)  worried about unemployment. 
C)  hoping to increase the demand for goods and services. 
D)  worried that the economy is growing too slowly.

Question 7

The ability of an individual to own and exercise control over scarce resources is called

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A)  market failure. 
B)  property rights. 
C)  externality. 
D)  market power. 
A)  market failure. 
B)  property rights. 
C)  externality. 
D)  market power.

Question 8

Scenario 1-5
Suppose that you have a choice between going to the movies with a friend for three hours or working at your job. If you go to the movies, you will spend $12 on a ticket and $6 on popcorn. If you choose to work, you will earn $10 an hour.
-Refer to Scenario 1-5. What is your opportunity cost of going to the movies?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Scenario 1-5
Suppose that you have a choice...

Question 9

Suppose that in Germany total annual output is worth $600 million and people work 40 million hours. In France total annual output is worth $700 million and people work 50 million hours. In which country do people enjoy a higher standard of living?

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In Germany. Almost all variati

Question 10

In the short run, which of the following is not correct?

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A)  Increasing the money supply increases the demand for goods and services. 
B)  Increasing the money supply encourages firms to hire more workers. 
C)  Lowering the money supply leads to a higher level of unemployment. 
D)  Policies that encourage higher employment will also induce a lower rate of inflation. 
A)  Increasing the money supply increases the demand for goods and services. 
B)  Increasing the money supply encourages firms to hire more workers. 
C)  Lowering the money supply leads to a higher level of unemployment. 
D)  Policies that encourage higher employment will also induce a lower rate of inflation.

Question 11

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

Question 12

While pollution regulations yield the benefit of a cleaner environment and the improved health that comes with it, the regulations come at the cost of reducing the incomes of the regulated firms' owners, workers, and customers. This statement illustrates the principle that

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

Question 13

If the government were to intervene in a market economy and fix the price of visiting a health care provider below the market price, then we would expect, relative to the market outcome,

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A)  an increase in the number of visits people want to make and an increase in the number of visits health care providers want to provide. 
B)  an increase in the number of visits people want to make and a decrease in the number of visits health care providers want to provide. 
C)  a decrease in the number of visits people want to make and an increase in the number of visits health care providers want to provide. 
D)  a decrease in the number of visits people want to make and a decrease in the number of visits health care providers want to provide. 
A)  an increase in the number of visits people want to make and an increase in the number of visits health care providers want to provide. 
B)  an increase in the number of visits people want to make and a decrease in the number of visits health care providers want to provide. 
C)  a decrease in the number of visits people want to make and an increase in the number of visits health care providers want to provide. 
D)  a decrease in the number of visits people want to make and a decrease in the number of visits health care providers want to provide.

Question 14

Ramona decides to spend two hours taking a nap rather than attending her classes. Her opportunity cost of napping is

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A)  the value of the knowledge she would have received had she attended class. 
B)  the $24 she could have earned if she had worked at her job for those two hours. 
C)  the value of her nap minus the value of attending class. 
D)  nothing, since she valued sleep more than attendance at class. 
A)  the value of the knowledge she would have received had she attended class. 
B)  the $24 she could have earned if she had worked at her job for those two hours. 
C)  the value of her nap minus the value of attending class. 
D)  nothing, since she valued sleep more than attendance at class.

Question 15

A rational decisionmaker takes an action if and only if the marginal cost exceeds the marginal benefit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Suppose Country A has a high average wage level and a high level of output per person, while Country B has a low average wage level and a low level of output per person. Which country can benefit from trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only Country A can benefit. 
B)  Only Country B can benefit. 
C)  Both Country A and Country B can benefit. 
D)  Neither Country A nor Country B can benefit. 
A)  Only Country A can benefit. 
B)  Only Country B can benefit. 
C)  Both Country A and Country B can benefit. 
D)  Neither Country A nor Country B can benefit.

Question 17

Scenario 1-3
It costs a company $35,000 to produce 700 graphing calculators. The company's cost will be $35,070 if it produces an additional graphing calculator. The company is currently producing 700 graphing calculators.
-Refer to Scenario 1-3. A customer is willing to pay $60 for the 701th calculator. Should the company produce and sell it? Explain.

Accepted Answer

No, because the marg

Question 18

When computing the opportunity cost of attending a basketball game you should include

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A)  the price you pay for the ticket and the value of your time. 
B)  the price you pay for the ticket, but not the value of your time. 
C)  the value of your time, but not the price you pay for the ticket. 
D)  neither the price of the ticket nor the value of your time. 
A)  the price you pay for the ticket and the value of your time. 
B)  the price you pay for the ticket, but not the value of your time. 
C)  the value of your time, but not the price you pay for the ticket. 
D)  neither the price of the ticket nor the value of your time.

Question 19

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 20

In economics, the cost of something is

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A)  the dollar amount of obtaining it. 
B)  always measured in units of time given up to get it. 
C)  what you give up to get it. 
D)  often impossible to quantify, even in principle. 
A)  the dollar amount of obtaining it. 
B)  always measured in units of time given up to get it. 
C)  what you give up to get it. 
D)  often impossible to quantify, even in principle.

To improve living standards, policymakers should

The price of diamonds is high, in part because the majority of the world's diamonds are controlled by a single firm. This is an example of

Suppose that in Brazil total annual output is worth $600 million and people work 30 million hours. In Peru total annual output is worth $800 million and people work 50 million hours. Productivity is higher

The increase in living standards of American workers over the past century is primarily due to

The self-interest of the participants in an economy is guided into promoting general economic self-interest by

Suppose the Federal Reserve announces that it will be making a change to a key interest rate to decrease the money supply. This is likely because the Federal Reserve is

The ability of an individual to own and exercise control over scarce resources is called

Suppose that in Germany total annual output is worth $600 million and people work 40 million hours. In France total annual output is worth $700 million and people work 50 million hours. In which country do people enjoy a higher standard of living?

In the short run, which of the following is not correct?

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

While pollution regulations yield the benefit of a cleaner environment and the improved health that comes with it, the regulations come at the cost of reducing the incomes of the regulated firms' owners, workers, and customers. This statement illustrates the principle that

If the government were to intervene in a market economy and fix the price of visiting a health care provider below the market price, then we would expect, relative to the market outcome,

Ramona decides to spend two hours taking a nap rather than attending her classes. Her opportunity cost of napping is

A rational decisionmaker takes an action if and only if the marginal cost exceeds the marginal benefit.

Suppose Country A has a high average wage level and a high level of output per person, while Country B has a low average wage level and a low level of output per person. Which country can benefit from trade?

When computing the opportunity cost of attending a basketball game you should include

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

In economics, the cost of something is

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

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Exam 1: Ten Principles of Economics

To improve living standards, policymakers should

The price of diamonds is high, in part because the majority of the world's diamonds are controlled by a single firm. This is an example of

Suppose that in Brazil total annual output is worth $600 million and people work 30 million hours. In Peru total annual output is worth $800 million and people work 50 million hours. Productivity is higher

The increase in living standards of American workers over the past century is primarily due to

The self-interest of the participants in an economy is guided into promoting general economic self-interest by

Suppose the Federal Reserve announces that it will be making a change to a key interest rate to decrease the money supply. This is likely because the Federal Reserve is

The ability of an individual to own and exercise control over scarce resources is called

Suppose that in Germany total annual output is worth $600 million and people work 40 million hours. In France total annual output is worth $700 million and people work 50 million hours. In which country do people enjoy a higher standard of living?

In the short run, which of the following is not correct?

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

While pollution regulations yield the benefit of a cleaner environment and the improved health that comes with it, the regulations come at the cost of reducing the incomes of the regulated firms' owners, workers, and customers. This statement illustrates the principle that

If the government were to intervene in a market economy and fix the price of visiting a health care provider below the market price, then we would expect, relative to the market outcome,

Ramona decides to spend two hours taking a nap rather than attending her classes. Her opportunity cost of napping is

A rational decisionmaker takes an action if and only if the marginal cost exceeds the marginal benefit.

Suppose Country A has a high average wage level and a high level of output per person, while Country B has a low average wage level and a low level of output per person. Which country can benefit from trade?

When computing the opportunity cost of attending a basketball game you should include

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

In economics, the cost of something is

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

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