Econ 001 - Microeconomics Principles » Fall 2020 » Quiz 2

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Question #1
Trade can benefit a family
A.   by allowing the family to buy a greater variety of goods and services at a lower cost.
B.   by allowing each person to specialize in the activities he or she does best.
C.   only if the family is not in economic competition with other families.
D.   Both a and b are correct.
E.   All of the above are correct.
Question #2
When a production possibilities frontier shifts outward, it is demonstrating the concept of
A.   opportunity cost.
B.   economic growth.
C.   recession and unemployment
D.   supply and demand.
E.   tradeoffs.
Question #3
Macroeconomics is the study of
A.   how firms maximize profit.
B.   individual decision-makers.
C.   economic history.
D.   economy-wide phenomena.
E.   economic growth and GDP
Question #4
An increase in quantity supplied can be caused by a(n)
A.   decrease in the number of firms in the market
B.   increase in quantity demanded
C.   increase in price
D.   rise in resource input prices
Question #5
Which of the following is most closely associated with positive economics?
A.   determining whether the government should reduce poverty
B.   determining whether too many luxury goods are being produced
C.   determining the impact of government spending on the actual level of total employment
D.   determining the best level of immigration into the country
Question #6
An decrease in both equilibrium price and quantity could be produced by a(n)
A.   decrease in supply and demand together
B.   increase in demand, with supply constant
C.   rise in supply and demand together
D.   decrease in demand, with supply constant
E.   increase in supply, with demand constant
Question #7
Under a market system of resource allocation
A.   prices determine what firms produce while the government determines what consumers buy
B.   prices determine both what firms produce and what consumers buy
C.   the government, producers, and consumers work together and allocate resources while prices allocate goods and services
D.   the government allocates resources while prices allocate goods and services
E.   prices determine what consumers buy while the government determines what firms produce
Question #8
All production involves an opportunity cost because
A.   when an individual obtains more of a good, he may not be fully satisfied
B.   costs of production are sky rocketing
C.   to produce more of one thing, we must produce more of everything
D.   to produce more of one thing, we must produce less of something else
Question #9
If the supply of coffee falls due to bad weather conditions in coffee-exporting countries, then the
A.   price will fall and quantity will rise
B.   price and quantity will rise
C.   quantity will fall, but price may rise or fall
D.   price will rise and quantity will fall
E.   price and quantity will fall
Question #10
Since producers must be compensated for the rising opportunity cost that accompanies increases in output,
A.   the demand curve usually slopes downward
B.   technical inefficiency would not exist in the long run
C.   the law of demand applies to most markets
D.   the supply curve usually slopes upward
Question #11
All of the following except one would increase the amount of a particular model of a Tesla automobile that buyers would like to buy. Which is the exception?
A.   increase in price of similar model produced by Chevy and Dodge
B.   increased prices of other Ford models
C.   an increase in the U.S. population
D.   an increase in buyers' incomes
E.   a decrease in the price of steel
Question #12
Price ceilings set below the equilibrium price cause
A.   a greater number of exchanges.
B.   a new market equilibrium.
C.   shortages.
D.   surpluses.
Question #13
What do supply and demand curves have in common?
A.   they both usually slope upward
B.   neither of them is influenced by the size of the population
C.   they both show a relationship between quantity and price
D.   they both usually slope downward
Question #14
If the price of a substitute to good X increases, then the
A.   market price for good X will decrease
B.   demand for good X will decrease
C.   demand for good X will increase
D.   market price for good X will rise
Question #15
"The stock market was freaking out by the surge of Sen. Bernie Sanders's popularity in democratic party's presidential primary campaign" from MarketWatch.com (January 2020) is
A.   macroeconomic observation
B.   a positive statement
C.   a normative statement
D.   a political statement
E.   a financial statement
Question #16
Which of the following statements is correct?
A.   both the demand and supply curves typically slope downward
B.   both the demand and supply curve typically slope upward
C.   the demand curve typically slopes upward; the supply curve typically slopes downward
D.   the demand curve typically slopes downward; the supply curve typically slopes upward
Question #17
"As income rises, the demand for some goods falls." This statement
A.   suggests that consumers become less fashionable for those goods.
B.   does not apply to goods traded in competitive markets
C.   shows that the quantity demanded is inversely related to price
D.   suggests that most goods are normal goods
E.   suggests that those goods are inferior goods
Question #18
Suppose that the Director of White House National Economic Policy, Larry Ludlow, told President Trump in January 2019 that "the unemployment rate is 4 percent." The President responds, "That is still too high. let's get it down to 3." The President's statement is
A.   an incorrect positive statement
B.   an indisputable statistical fact
C.   empirically verifiable by checking economic data
D.   a normative statement
E.   a positive statement
Question #19
In one year, a weapons plant can manufacture either 1,000 more guns or 50 more tanks. The plant's opportunity cost of an extra tank is approximately
A.   1/50 of a tank
B.   50 guns
C.   1/50 of a gun
D.   20 guns

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