Econ Test 1 example #34333

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Comparative advantage is related most closely to which of the following? -output per hour -opportunity cost -efficiency -bargaining strength in international trade
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opportunity cost
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The quantity demanded of a good is the amount that buyers are -willing to purchase -willing and able to purchase -willing able and need to purchase -able to purchase
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willing and able to purchase
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A decrease in demand could be caused by -increase in price -decrease in the price of complement -technological advance -decrease in price of a substitute
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decrease in price of a substitute
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Elastic demand is correlated with a -flat demand curve -steep demand curve
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flat demand curve
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Using the midpoint method, the price elasticity of demand between point B and point C is -0.5 -0.75 -1.0 -1.3
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0.75
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Using the midpoint method, the price elasticity of demand between point A and point B is -1 -1.5 -2 -2.5
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2.5
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A decrease in the price of a good will a. increase demand. b. decrease demand. c. increase quantity demanded. d. decrease quantity demanded.
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c. increase in quantity demanded
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Which of the following might cause the supply curve for an inferior good to shift to the right? a. an increase in input prices b. a decrease in consumer income c. an improvement in production technology that makes production of the good more profitable d. a decrease in the number of sellers in the market
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c. an improvement in production technology that makes production of the good more profitable
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Elasticity of demand is closely related to the slope of the demand curve. The more responsive buyers are to a change in price, the
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b. flatter the demand curve will be.
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Which of the following events must cause equilibrium price to rise?
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a. demand increases and supply decreases
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An increase in the price of a good will
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c. increase quantity supplied.
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Andia has a comparative advantage in the production of
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b. beef and Zardia has a comparative advantage in the production of wheat.
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Andia has an absolute advantage in the production of
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d. neither good and Zardia has an absolute advantage in the production of both goods.
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At which of the following prices would both Andia and Zardia gain from trade with each other?
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b. 12 bushels of wheat for 19 pounds of beef
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What is Andia's opportunity cost of producing one pound of beef?
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a. 3/5 bushel of wheat
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Andia should specialize in the production of
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b. beef and Zardia should specialize in the production of wheat.
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What is Zardia's opportunity cost of producing one bushel of wheat?
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d. 3/2 pounds of beef
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When we move along a given demand curve,
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c. all nonprice determinants of demand are held constant.
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Which of the following is an example of a market?
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d. all of the above are examples of markets
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Which of the following is not a determinant of demand?
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a. the price of a resource that is used to produce the good
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The rate of tradeoff between producing chairs and producing couches depends on how many chairs and couches are being produced in
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a. Panel (a).
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When we move along a given supply curve,
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c. all nonprice determinants of supply are held constant.
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At the equilibrium price, the quantity of the good that buyers are willing and able to buy
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b. exactly equals the quantity that sellers are willing and able to sell.
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What effect if price = $2
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a. shortage of 900 unitcshai
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What price would generate a surplus of 450 units?
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c. price = $3.50
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Calculate equilibrium price (Pe) and equilibrium quantity (Qe):
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b. Pe = $3; Qe = 600
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Specialization and trade are closely linked to
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b. comparative advantage.
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Suppose the incomes of buyers in a market for a particular normal good decrease and there is also a reduction in input prices. What would we expect to occur in this market?
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a. Equilibrium price would decrease, but the impact on equilibrium quantity would be ambiguous.
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"Other things equal, when the price of a good rises, the quantity demanded of the good falls, and when the price falls, the quantity demanded rises." This relationship between price and quantity demanded is referred to as
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b. the law of demand.
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Which of the following is not a determinant of the price elasticity of demand for a good?
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b. the steepness or flatness of the supply curve for the good
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A supply curve slopes upward because
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d. an increase in price gives producers an incentive to supply a larger quantity.
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Suppose goods A and B are substitutes for each other. We would expect the cross-price elasticity between these two goods to be
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a. positive.
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When each person specializes in producing the good in which he or she has a comparative advantage, total production in the economy
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c. rises.
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Which of the following is likely to have the most price inelastic demand?
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b. toothpaste
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Years ago, thousands of country music fans risked their lives by rushing to buy tickets for a Willie Nelson concert at Carnegie Hall. This behavior indicates
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b. the ticket price was below the equilibrium price.
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Last year, Shelley bought 6 pairs of designer jeans when her income was $40,000. This year, her income is $50,000, and she purchased 10 pairs of designer jeans. Holding other factors constant, it follows that Shelley
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c. considers designer jeans to be a normal good.
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If the price elasticity of demand for a good is 4.0, then a 10 percent increase in price results in a
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d. 40 percent decrease in the quantity demanded
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New cars are normal goods. What will happen to the equilibrium price of new cars if the price of gasoline rises, the price of steel falls, public transportation becomes cheaper and more comfortable, auto-workers accept lower wages, and automobile insurance becomes more expensive?
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b. Price will fall.
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Which of the four panels represents the market for peanut butter after a major hurricane hits the peanut-growing south?
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d. Panel (d)
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Kelly and David are both capable of repairing cars and cooking meals. Which of the following scenarios is not possible?
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c. Kelly has a comparative advantage in repairing cars and in cooking meals.
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A production possibilities frontier is a straight line when
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c. the rate of tradeoff between the two goods being produced is constant.
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A movement upward and to the left along the demand curve is called a(n)
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c. a decrease in quantity demanded
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Which of the following is a valid expression for price elasticity of demand?
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B.
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What would happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of coffee if the wages of coffee-bean pickers fell and the price of tea fell?
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a. Price would fall, and the effect on quantity would be ambiguous.
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The opportunity cost of an item is
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b. what you give up to get that item.
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Demand is inelastic if the price elasticity of demand is
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a. less than 1
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The producer that requires a smaller quantity of inputs to produce a certain amount of a good, relative to the quantities of inputs required by other producers to produce the same amount of that good,
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c. has an absolute advantage in the production of that good.
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The local bakery makes such great cinnamon rolls that consumers do not respond much at all to a change in the price. If the owner is only interested in increasing revenue, she should
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c. raise the price of the cinnamon rolls.
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At a price of
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d. $7, there is a surplus of 4 units.
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Which of the following would cause the demand curve to shift from Demand B to Demand C in the market for DVDs in the United States?
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b. a decrease in the price of DVD players
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Collusion
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an agreement among firms in a market about quantities to produce or prices to charge.
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Cartel
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a group of firms acting in unison
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Nash Equilibrium
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a situation in which economic actors interacting with one another each choose their best strategy given the strategies that all the other actors have chosen.
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Prisoner's Dilemma
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a particular "game" between two captured prisoners that illustrates why cooperation is difficult to maintain even when it is mutually beneficial.
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Dominant Strategy
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a strategy that is best for a player in the game regardless of the strategies chosen by the other players.
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Monopoly
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a firm that is a sole seller of a product without close substitutes.
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Natural Monopoly
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a monopoly that arises because a single firm can supply a good or service to an entire market at a smaller cost than could 2 or more firms.
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price discrimination
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the business practice of selling the same good at a different price to different customers.
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Oligopoly
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a market structure which only a few sellers offer similar or identical products
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monopolistic competition
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a market structure in which many firms sell products that are similar but not identical.