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Question 1

5   / 5 points

As firms enter a perfectly competitive industry,

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A) 

the price falls and the existing firms' economic profits     do not change.

 

   

B) 

the price falls and the existing firms'     economic profits decrease.

 

   

C) 

the price falls and the existing firms' economic losses     do not change.

 

   

D) 

the price rises and the existing firms' economic profits     decrease.

 

Question   2

5   / 5 points

Although tickets to the Rams/Vikings NFC Championship game had a face value of roughly $50, numerous ticket holders willingly sold their tickets for $200 (and up). Consider $200 as the maximum price obtained for a ticket. Excluding other expenses, an economist would say the opportunity cost of attending the game was

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A) 

$50.

 

   

B) 

$150.

 

   

C) 

between $150 and $200.

 

   

D) 

$200.

 

   

E) 

more than $200.

 

Question   3

5   / 5 points

Suppose that you deciding between seeing a move and going to a concert on a particular Saturday evening. You are willing to pay $20 to see the movie and the movie ticket costs $5. You are willing to pay $80 for the concert and the concert ticket costs $50. The opportunity cost of going to the movie is:

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A) 

$5.

 

   

B) 

$30.

 

   

C) 

$35.

 

   

D) 

$65.

 

Question   4

5   / 5 points

Paul runs a shop that sells printers. Paul is a perfect competitor and can sell each printer for a price of $300. The marginal cost of selling one printer a day is $200; the marginal cost of selling a second printer is $250; and the marginal cost of selling a third printer is $350. To maximize his profit, Paul should sell

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A) 

two printers a day

 

   

B) 

more than three printers a day

 

   

C) 

three printers a day

 

   

D) 

one printer a day

 

Question   5

0   / 5 points

Suppose you play a round of golf costing $75. The golf takes four hours to play. If you were not playing golf you could be working and earning $40 per hour. The opportunity cost of your golf game is:

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A) 

$75.

 

   

B) 

$235.

 

   

C) 

$155.

 

   

D) 

$160.

 

Question   6

5   / 5 points

In the long run, a perfectly competitive firm can

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A) 

earn an economic profit, earn a normal profit, or incur     an economic loss.

 

   

B) 

earn an economic profit.

 

   

C) 

incur an economic loss.

 

   

D) 

earn a normal profit.

 

Question   7

5   / 5 points

The term "opportunity cost" points out that:

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A) 

there may be such a thing as a free lunch.

 

   

B) 

executives do not always recognize opportunities for     profit as quickly as they should.

 

   

C) 

any decision regarding the use of a     resource involves a costly choice.

 

   

D) 

not all individuals will make the most of life's     opportunities because some will fail to achieve their goals

 

Question   8

5   / 5 points

Which of the following is an implicit cost of going to college?

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A) 

Tuition

 

   

B) 

Cost of books and supplies

 

   

C) 

Room and board

 

   

D) 

Foregone wages

 

Question   9

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Which of the following statements about opportunity costs is TRUE?
I. The opportunity cost of a given action is equal to the value foregone of all feasible alternative actions.
II. Opportunity costs only measure direct out of pocket expenditures.
III. To calculate accurately the opportunity cost of an action we need to first identify the next best alternative to that action.

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A) 

III only.

 

   

B) 

I and III only.

 

   

C) 

II only.

 

   

D) 

None of the statements is true.

 

Question   10

5   / 5 points

An example of a scarce good is

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A) 

free air.

 

   

B) 

free medical care in a crowded clinic.

 

   

C) 

free tumbleweeds.

 

   

D) 

empty seats at a free Chicago Bulls practice.

 

   

E) 

None of the above.

 

Question   11

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A public good is:

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A) 

a good that the public must pay for.

 

   

B) 

nonrival in consumption.

 

   

C) 

more costly than a private good.

 

   

D) 

paid for by the government.

 

Question   12

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Scarcity requires that people must:

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A) 

Trade

 

   

B) 

Cooperate

 

   

C) 

Make choices

 

   

D) 

Complete

 

Question   13

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Macroeconomics is converging with microeconomics because

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A) 

macroeconomic relationships depend on     microeconomic behavior.

 

   

B) 

macroeconomics studies total output.

 

   

C) 

government deficits and unemployment go together.

 

   

D) 

inflation means a general increase in prices.

 

   

E) 

microeconomic theories are easily testable whereas     macroeconomic theories are difficult to test.

 

Question   14

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Market failure can occur when

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A) 

monopoly power exists in the market.

 

   

B) 

markets are missing.

 

   

C) 

consumers can influence prices.

 

   

D) 

moral hazard and adverse selection exist

 

   

E) 

All of the above

 

Question   15

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The most complete definition of an economic system includes

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A) 

incentives, opportunity costs and markets.

 

   

B) 

resource allocation arrangements, property     rights and incentives.

 

   

C) 

property rights and scarcity.

 

   

D) 

the laws of supply and demand, the principle of     substitution and self-interest.

 

   

E) 

choice and the law of diminishing returns.

 

Question   16

5   / 5 points

The demand for a product produced in a perfectly competitive market permanently increases.  In the short run the price

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A) 

rises and each firm produces less output.

 

   

B) 

does not change because each firm produces more output.

 

   

C) 

rises and each firm produces more output.

 

   

D) 

does not change as new firms enter the industry

 

Question   17

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Microeconomics is the study of

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A) 

how households spend their limited income.

 

   

B) 

how business firms make choices.

 

   

C) 

how prices are determined in markets.

 

   

D) 

how people decide how many hours to work.

 

   

E) 

All of the above.

 

Question   18

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Microeconomics is the study of 

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A) 

the economy as a whole.

 

   

B) 

the behavior of households as consumers     and business as producers.

 

   

C) 

the behavior of variables such as GDP and the rate of     inflation.

 

   

D) 

the behavior of inflation and unemployment.

 

   

E) 

the behavior of inflation and interest rates.

 

Question   19

5   / 5 points

Economic profits are:

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A) 

Total revenue minus total cost

 

   

B) 

Marginal revenue minus marginal cost

 

   

C) 

Total revenue minus total opportunity cost

 

   

D) 

Total profits of the economy as a whole

 

Question   20

5   / 5 points

According to the concept of scarcity in economics,

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A) 

wants will be fully satisfied sometime in the future

 

   

B) 

the wants of society cannot be satisfied     by the goods and services that can be produced from given resources

 

   

C) 

there are no free goods

 

   

D) 

free goods and scarce goods are equally available.

 

   

E) 

all of the above.