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Question #1

What makes a good/service scarce?

A. The fact that there is finite quantities of that good/service in a fixed amount of time.

B. The fact that goods/services are limited by human ingenuity.

C. The fact that there is infinite quantities of that good/service in an infinite amount of time.

D. The fact that goods/services are highly desirable.

Question #2

Markets ration via:

A. non-market rationing

B. the price mechanism

C. non-economic forces

D. social, political, and cultural means

Question #3

An example of market rationing is:

B. the allocating of healthcare to those who are the best candidates for treatment

C. the allocating of kidneys based on life expectancy

D. the allocating Ferrraris to those who can afford the price of a Ferrari

E. the allocating of slots into U.C. Berkeley based on SAT scores

F. not enough information to answer

Question #4

Non-market rationing is done through:

A. note enough information to answer

B. the price mechanism

C. marginal benefits

D. social, cultural, and political means

E. marginal costs

Question #5

An example of non-market rationing is:

A. the allocating of Ferraris to those who can afford the price of Ferraris

B. the allocating of healthcare to those who can afford the price of care

C. the allocating of slots into Harvard based on who can afford the price of tuition

D. cost-benefit analysis

E. the allocating of kidneys based on life expectancy

Question #6

Even though microeconomics and macroeconomics are separate fields of study within economics, what is an example of how the two separate fields can affect each other?

A. Inflation, which is primarily a topic studied under microeconomics can impact aggregate demand, which is a topic relegated primarily to microeconomics.

B. Inflation, which is primarily a topic studied under macroeconomics, can impact how individuals make consumption decisions, which is a topic relegated primarily to microeconomics.

C. Unemployment, which is primarily a topic studied under microeconomics, can impact aggregate demand, which is a topic relegated primarily to macroeconomics.

D. Unemployment, which is primarily a topic studied under macroeconomics, can impact aggregate demand, which is a topic relegated primarily to microeconomics.

Question #7

Sunk costs are costs that:

A. Cannot be recovered and thus are irrelevant to the decision at hand

B. Are variable and change when you engage in some activity

C. Are constant in the long run, but are variable in

D. Are purely variable

E. Can be recovered and thus are relevant to the decision at hand

Question #8

An example of a marginal benefit would be:

A. The additional revenue gained from selling an additional computer.

B. The additional money a firm spends on purchasing a computer.

C. The additional expense incurred by engaging in an activity.

D. The fixed benefit of going to college over 4 years.

Question #9

The economic decision rule states that you should engage in an activity if:

A. The marginal cost is greater than the marginal benefit

B. The total cost is greater than the total benefit

C. All else being equal you are worse off from the activity

D. marginal benefit is greater than the marginal cost

E. All of the answers available are correct

Question #10

The opportunity cost for a factory worker during their 8 hour shift is:

A. transportation costs

B. The net benefit that they could have received from working at their job

C. Textbook costs

D. The net benefit that they could have received by spending that 8 hours in college

E. The parking fees at the factory

Question #11

The opportunity cost of spending $50 billion on education is:

A. The cost of paying teacher's salaries

B. The foregone benefit of improved education outcomes

C. The foregone net benefit from spending $50 billion on healthcare

D. The investment in building educational facilities

E. The foregone cost of education spending

Question #12

Suppose that an individual takes a month long vacation to Fiji that costs $5,000. They value the vacation at $12,000. This individual could have earned $6,000 after taxes over the course of that month. What is an example of the proper way to account for marginal benefits and marginal costs?

A. MC=$6,000 MB=$12,000

B. MC=$5,000+$6,000=$11,000 MB=$12,000+$11,000=$23,000

C. MC=$5,000 MB=$12,000

D. MC=$5,000+$6,000=$11,000 MB=$12,000

Question #13

A. Yes, due to the following reason: MC=12,000>MB=11,000

B. Yes, due to the following reason: MB=12,000>MC=11,000

C. No, due to the following reason: MB=12,000>MC=5,000

Question #14

Theoretical models are used to do the following:

A. Increase complexity and gain insights into that complexity.

B. Gain an understanding of how economic variables converge and diverge from one another by making increased complexity an inherent part of the model.

C. Gain an understanding of how economic variables interact by making simplifying assumptions, and making predictions based on the insights from the model.

D. Gain an understanding of how economic variables converge by making the real world more complex, and making predictions based on the insights from the increased complexity.

Question #15

A. Prices are in equilibrium

B. Quantity demanded will shift

C. Prices have a tendency to remain constant

D. Prices have a tendency to rise

E. Prices have a tendency to fall

Question #16

When quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded

A. prices have a tendency to fall

B. Prices have a tendency to rise

C. prices are constant

D. prices are in equilibrium

E. not enough information to answer

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