Question 1

Which of the following is a positive statement?

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A)  A humidity level of 90 percent is too high.
B)  It is too hot to run outside when the temperature exceeds 80 degrees.
C)  The temperature is 92 degrees today.
D)  Summer evenings are nice when it cools off to around 70 degrees.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

You should decide to go to a movie

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A)  if the marginal cost of the movie exceeds its marginal benefit.
B)  if the marginal benefit of the movie exceeds its marginal cost.
C)  if your income will allow you to buy a ticket.
D)  because movies are enjoyable.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Scarcity

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A)  persists only because countries have failed to achieve continuous full employment.
B)  persists because economic wants exceed available resources.
C)  has been solved in all industrialized nations.
D)  has been eliminated in affluent societies such as the United States and Canada.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following is a normative economic statement?

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A)  The poverty rate hit a new high last year and income distribution also worsened.
B)  Health care accounts for roughly a third of total spending in the economy.
C)  The government needs to revamp the Social Security program to make it sustainable.
D)  Retail sales are expected to continue on their downward trend in the next three quarters.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Which question is an illustration of a macroeconomic question?

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A)  Is a corporation unresponsive to the demands of its customers?
B)  Is a consumer boycott an effective means of reducing a product's price?
C)  How will the government's budget deficit be affected by public infrastructure projects?
D)  Are oil companies ripping off consumers by charging exorbitantly high prices for gasoline?E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

An economy will always operate at some point on its production possibilities curve.Difficulty: 02 Medium
Learning Objective: 01-07 Explain how economic growth and international trade increase consumption possibilities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In constructing the demand graph to show how the price of a good price affects how much of it the buyers will buy, the convention that economists follow is to measure price on the

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A)  horizontal axis because it is the independent variable.
B)  vertical axis because it is the dependent variable.
C)  vertical axis even though it is the independent variable.
D)  horizontal axis even though it is the dependent variable.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Economics is a social science that studies how individuals, institutions, and society may

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A)  expand the amount of resources available to them.
B)  attain a minimum level of production.
C)  best use resources to maximize satisfaction of economic wants.
D)  reduce the amount of goods and services they need.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

The role of the entrepreneur in society is to

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A)  provide capital to the firm, which the management combines with labor.
B)  bring the factors of production together and take the risks of producing output.
C)  control the land upon which all production takes place and to get the most rent.
D)  regulate what products are considered safe to market.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Suppose there are two economies, Alpha and Beta, which have the same production possibilities curves.If Beta devotes more resources to produce capital goods than consumer goods as compared to Alpha, then in the future

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A)  Alpha will experience greater economic growth than Beta.
B)  Beta will experience greater economic growth than Alpha.
C)  Alpha will not be able to achieve full employment or productive efficiency.
D)  Beta will not be able to achieve full employment or productive efficiency.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

(Last Word)  The post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy suggests that

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A)  positive statements are always followed by normative judgments.
B)  positive statements can never be proven true or false.
C)  if one acts on one's expectations, those expectations will always be fulfilled.
D)  cause and effect can be determined merely by observing the sequence of events.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Economists contend that most economic decisions are

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A)  random.
B)  chaotic.
C)  spontaneous.
D)  purposeful.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following indicates an inverse relationship between x and y?

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A)  y = -3 + 5x
B)  y = 6.2x
C)  y = 7 - 0.9x
D)  y = -50E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

A nation's production possibilities curve is bowed out from the origin because

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A)  resources are not generally equally efficient in producing every good.
B)  opportunity costs of producing a good tend to fall as more of the good is produced.
C)  resources are scarce.
D)  wants are virtually unlimited.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following statements, if any, is correct for a nation that is producing only consumer and capital goods?

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A)  Other things equal, the more consumer goods a nation produces, the greater will be its future growth rate.
B)  Other things equal, the more capital goods a nation produces, the greater will be its future growth rate.
C)  There is no general relationship between the current division of output between consumer and capital goods and the future growth rate.
D)  None of these statements are correct.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The economizing problem is one of deciding how to make the best use of

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A)  virtually unlimited resources to satisfy virtually unlimited wants.
B)  limited resources to satisfy virtually unlimited wants.
C)  unlimited resources to satisfy limited wants.
D)  limited resources to satisfy limited wants.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

If a nation is initially on its production possibilities curve, then it can increase its production of one good only by

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A)  decreasing the production of the other good.
B)  increasing the production of the other good.
C)  holding constant the production of the other good.
D)  decreasing the price of the other good.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following is not considered by economists to be an economic resource?

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A)  money
B)  factory workers
C)  computers at a retail store.
D)  a forestE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

The slope of a graph relating two variables is -5.This indicates that as one variable decreases, the other variable also decreases.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In a graph of the relationship between income and saving, economists generally consider

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A)  income to be the independent variable and place it on the vertical axis.
B)  income to be the dependent variable and place it on the horizontal axis.
C)  saving to be the dependent variable and place it on the vertical axis.
D)  saving to be the independent variable and place it on the vertical axis.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Exam 1: Limits, Alternatives, and Choices

An economy will always operate at some point on its production possibilities curve.Difficulty: 02 Medium Learning Objective: 01-07 Explain how economic growth and international trade increase consumption possibilities.

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Which of the following is a normative economic statement?

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The role of the entrepreneur in society is to

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The slope of a graph relating two variables is -5.This indicates that as one variable decreases, the other variable also decreases.

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(Last Word) The post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy suggests that

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Which question is an illustration of a macroeconomic question?

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A nation's production possibilities curve is bowed out from the origin because

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Which of the following statements, if any, is correct for a nation that is producing only consumer and capital goods?

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In constructing the demand graph to show how the price of a good price affects how much of it the buyers will buy, the convention that economists follow is to measure price on the

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You should decide to go to a movie

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Economists contend that most economic decisions are

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Which of the following is a positive statement?

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If a nation is initially on its production possibilities curve, then it can increase its production of one good only by

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The economizing problem is one of deciding how to make the best use of

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Suppose there are two economies, Alpha and Beta, which have the same production possibilities curves.If Beta devotes more resources to produce capital goods than consumer goods as compared to Alpha, then in the future

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Economics is a social science that studies how individuals, institutions, and society may

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In a graph of the relationship between income and saving, economists generally consider

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Which of the following indicates an inverse relationship between x and y?

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Which of the following is not considered by economists to be an economic resource?

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Scarcity

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