Question 1

"The government should provide health care for all citizens." This statement is an illustration of:

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A)   positive economic analysis.
B)   correlation analysis.
C)   fallacy of association analysis.
D)   normative economic analysis.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following represents a positive statement?

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A)   A higher income tax rate will reduce the amount of time that people spend working.
B)   Teenage unemployment should be reduced.
C)   We should raise the standard of living for the elderly.
D)   A decrease in tax rates is needed to help the poor.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

A sub-discipline of economics that looks at the economy as a whole is:

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A)   macroeconomics.
B)   microeconomics.
C)   positive economics.
D)   normative economics.
E)   impossible to model.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

The slope of a line parallel to the vertical axis is:

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A)   1.
B)   0.
C)   infinite.
D)   undefined.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

If the price of a textbook rises and then students purchase fewer textbooks, an economic model can show a cause-and-effect relationship only if which of the following conditions holds:

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A)   students' incomes fall.
B)   tuition decreases.
C)   the number of students increases.
D)   everything else is constant.
E)   the bookstore no longer accepts used book trade-ins.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Campaign speeches normally include normative economic statements.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Money is one of our nation's resources (factors or means of production).

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Economists use models to:

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A)   abstract from the complexities of the world.
B)   understand economic behavior.
C)   explain and help predict human behavior.
D)   do all of these.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Exhibit 1A-6 Straight line 
-A change in a third variable not on either axis of a graph is illustrated with a:

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A)   horizontal or vertical line.
B)   movement along a curve.
C)   shift of a curve.
D)   point of intersection.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

"Ceteris paribus" is a Latin expression that essentially means "holding everything else constant."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is used to illustrate an independent relationship between two variables?

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A)   An upward-sloping curve
B)   A downward-sloping curve
C)   A hill-shaped curve
D)   A horizontal or vertical lineE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Exhibit 1A-6 Straight line 
-In Exhibit 1A-6, the slope of straight line A-D is:

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A)   greater than 1.
B)   equal to 1.
C)   less than 1.
D)   zero.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Normative economics deals with ____ and positive economics deals with ____.

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A)   what should be; what is
B)   fiction; fact
C)   microeconomics; macroeconomics
D)   negative aspects; positive aspects
E)   changing circumstances; same circumstancesF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Exhibit 1A-1 Straight line
​ 
-In Exhibit 1A-1, as X increases along the horizontal axis, corresponding to points A-B on the line, the Y values increase. The relationship between the X and Y variables is:

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A)   direct.
B)   inverse.
C)   independent.
D)   variable.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

When building a model, an economist must:

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A)   adjust for exceptional situations.
B)   provide a complete description of reality.
C)   make simplifying assumptions.
D)   develop a set of behavioral equations.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

A downward-sloping straight line exhibits a direct relationship between two variables.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of a positive economic statement?

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A)   The economy's real output increased at about 3 percent last year and the unemployment rate decreased.
B)   A central bank should not print too much money because inflation could result.
C)   Congress should stabilize the social security system by raising taxes now.
D)   The government farm products surplus should be distributed to the needy.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is included in the study of macroeconomics?

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A)   Wage rate of college students.
B)   Prices of automobiles.
C)   Unemployment in the nation.
D)   Price of silver and gold.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

The slope of a line is calculated as the ratio of the "rise" over the "run".

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In a congressional debate about agricultural price supports, senators, members of congress, and other experts made the following four statements. Which of these is a normative statement?

Accepted Answer

A)   "Price supports are important because America should preserve the small family farm."
B)   "Without price supports, the price of wheat and corn will fall by over twenty percent."
C)   "The decline in commodity prices caused by the removal of price supports will result in fewer, larger farms."
D)   "The decline in commodity prices caused by the removal of price supports will reduce the number of tractors sold in the United States."E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 1: Introducing the Economic Way of Thinking

Which of the following is included in the study of macroeconomics?

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The slope of a line parallel to the vertical axis is:

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Money is one of our nation's resources (factors or means of production).

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A downward-sloping straight line exhibits a direct relationship between two variables.

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Exhibit 1A-6 Straight line -In Exhibit 1A-6, the slope of straight line A-D is:

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Which of the following is an example of a positive economic statement?

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When building a model, an economist must:

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Campaign speeches normally include normative economic statements.

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Which of the following represents a positive statement?

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In a congressional debate about agricultural price supports, senators, members of congress, and other experts made the following four statements. Which of these is a normative statement?

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The slope of a line is calculated as the ratio of the "rise" over the "run".

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Normative economics deals with ____ and positive economics deals with ____.

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Exhibit 1A-1 Straight line ​ -In Exhibit 1A-1, as X increases along the horizontal axis, corresponding to points A-B on the line, the Y values increase. The relationship between the X and Y variables is:

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"The government should provide health care for all citizens." This statement is an illustration of:

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"Ceteris paribus" is a Latin expression that essentially means "holding everything else constant."

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Exhibit 1A-6 Straight line -A change in a third variable not on either axis of a graph is illustrated with a:

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If the price of a textbook rises and then students purchase fewer textbooks, an economic model can show a cause-and-effect relationship only if which of the following conditions holds:

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A sub-discipline of economics that looks at the economy as a whole is:

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Economists use models to:

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Which of the following is used to illustrate an independent relationship between two variables?

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Exhibit 1A-1 Straight line -In Exhibit 1A-1, as X increases along the horizontal axis, corresponding to points A-B on the line, the Y values increase. The relationship between the X and Y variables is:

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