Question 1

Assume that a consumer has a given budget or income of $12, and that she can buy only two goods, apples or bananas. The price of an apple is $1.50 and the price of a banana is $0.75. Refer to the information given above. What is the slope of the budget line, if the quantity of apples were measured on the horizontal axis and bananas on the vertical axis?

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A)   -0.5
B)   -0.8
C)   -1.6
D)   -2.0

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding people's wants is true?

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A)   Over time, people's wants tend to be stable and constant
B)   As people consume more products, their wants will be reduced
C)   Intangible serves, like tangible goods, may satisfy people's wants
D)   People's wants do not include their basic needs

Question 3

In a graph showing the relationship between variables X and Y, ceteris paribus means that:

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A)   X is inversely related to Y
B)   X is positively related to Y
C)   X and Y are independent
D)   Other variables not shown are held constant

Question 4

A nation can produce two products: tanks and autos. The table below is the nation's production possibilities:  Refer to the above table. In moving from combination C to B, the opportunity cost of producing 100 more autos is:

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A)   2 units of tanks
B)   1 unit of tanks
C)   850 units of autos
D)   1800 units of autos

Question 5

A nation can produce two products: steel and wheat. The table below is the nation's production possibilities schedule:  Refer to the above table. Which of the following output-combinations is unattainable:

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A)   1 steel and 80 wheat
B)   4 steel and 55 wheat
C)   30 wheat and 3 steel
D)   95 wheat and 0 steel

Question 6

Refer to the above production possibilities curves. Curve (a)  is the current curve for the economy. Focusing on curve (a) , point N suggests that the economy currently produces:

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A)   More goods for the future than at point P
B)   Less goods for the future than at point P
C)   Less goods for the present than at point P
D)   A combination of output that is less than its potential

Question 7

Economic growth is shown as an increase in production from inside the production possibilities curve out toward a point on the possibilities curve.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Economists have difficulty applying the scientific method because:

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A)   Economics has a short history
B)   The scientific method does not really apply to economics
C)   People are the focus of economics, and their behavior is highly predictable
D)   Controlled laboratory experiments in economics are often not feasible

Question 9

The budget line shows the various incomes that an individual can earn from different jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The following graph is the production possibilities curve of a nation:  Refer to the above graph. The marginal opportunity cost of the fourth unit of bread is:

Accepted Answer

A)   0 unit of drill presses
B)   1 unit of drill presses
C)   3 units of drill presses
D)   4 units of drill presses

Question 11

All of the following would affect the position and shape of a nation's production possibilities curve, except:

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A)   The amount of labor available
B)   The level of unemployment
C)   The amount of the capital resources
D)   The rate of technological progress

Question 12

Which pitfall to sound economic reasoning is illustrated when a person comments that "capitalists focus only on profits and don't care about their workers"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Abstraction
B)   Biases
C)   The fallacy of composition
D)   Confusing correlation and causation

Question 13

Refer to the following table which shows the quantities of corn demanded at various levels of corn price (hypothetical data) .  Which curve in the graph shown above best represents the data in the table?

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D

Question 14

The question below are based on the following four sets of data-pairs: (1)  A and B, (2)  C and D, (3)  E and F, and (4)  G and H. In each set, the independent variable is in the left column and the dependent variable is in the right column.  Which of the four sets of data pairs shows an inverse relationship between the independent and dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)   1 and 3
B)   2 and 3
C)   3 and 4
D)   2 and 4

Question 15

A nation can produce two products: steel and wheat. The table below is the nation's production possibilities schedule:  Refer to the above table. If the nation uses all of its resources to produce only wheat, then its production combination will be:

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   E
D)   F

Question 16

The economic principle that "unemployment rate will tend to increase as the economy moves into a recession" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   A normative statement
B)   An assumption
C)   A loaded terminology
D)   A generalization

Question 17

In a graph of the production possibilities curve, the two axes of the graph indicate the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Prices of the two products that a nation can produce
B)   Maximum quantities of the two resources that a nation possesses
C)   Price of the products on the vertical axis, and quantities on the horizontal
D)   Quantities of the two products that a nation can produce

Question 18

Which of the following would not be considered a capital resource by economists?

Accepted Answer

A)   A van used by a mother to transport the family around
B)   An office computer used by an accountant
C)   A crane used by a building contractor
D)   A camera used by a professional photographer

Question 19

The law of increasing opportunity costs states that:

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A)   Costs of production increase for one good, but costs decrease for the other good
B)   Increases in wages and other resource costs is what the increasing opportunity costs refer to
C)   Increases in the production of one good require larger and larger sacrifices of the other good
D)   Increases in the production of one good make the production of that good and easier

Question 20

Refer to the above graph. Which of the following statements about combination G is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   The nation cannot produce combination G even if the nation gets additional resources
B)   The nation can currently produce combination G if the nation specializes and trades with another nation
C)   The nation may not be able to produce combination G, but it can consume that combination if it specializes and trades
D)   The nation would much prefer to be at combination F than at combination G

Exam 1: Limits, Alternatives, and Choices

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Refer to the following table which shows the quantities of corn demanded at various levels of corn price (hypothetical data) . Which curve in the graph shown above best represents the data in the table?

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Which of the following statements regarding people's wants is true?

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The economic principle that "unemployment rate will tend to increase as the economy moves into a recession" is an example of:

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A nation can produce two products: steel and wheat. The table below is the nation's production possibilities schedule: Refer to the above table. Which of the following output-combinations is unattainable:

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Economic growth is shown as an increase in production from inside the production possibilities curve out toward a point on the possibilities curve.

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Which of the following would not be considered a capital resource by economists?

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Which pitfall to sound economic reasoning is illustrated when a person comments that "capitalists focus only on profits and don't care about their workers"?

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The budget line shows the various incomes that an individual can earn from different jobs.

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A nation can produce two products: steel and wheat. The table below is the nation's production possibilities schedule: Refer to the above table. If the nation uses all of its resources to produce only wheat, then its production combination will be:

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Refer to the above production possibilities curves. Curve (a) is the current curve for the economy. Focusing on curve (a) , point N suggests that the economy currently produces:

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Economists have difficulty applying the scientific method because:

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The law of increasing opportunity costs states that:

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Refer to the above graph. Which of the following statements about combination G is true?

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In a graph showing the relationship between variables X and Y, ceteris paribus means that:

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All of the following would affect the position and shape of a nation's production possibilities curve, except:

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The following graph is the production possibilities curve of a nation: Refer to the above graph. The marginal opportunity cost of the fourth unit of bread is:

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In a graph of the production possibilities curve, the two axes of the graph indicate the:

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A nation can produce two products: tanks and autos. The table below is the nation's production possibilities: Refer to the above table. In moving from combination C to B, the opportunity cost of producing 100 more autos is:

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Exam 1: Limits, Alternatives, and Choices

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Refer to the following table which shows the quantities of corn demanded at various levels of corn price (hypothetical data) . Which curve in the graph shown above best represents the data in the table?

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Which of the following statements regarding people's wants is true?

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The economic principle that "unemployment rate will tend to increase as the economy moves into a recession" is an example of:

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A nation can produce two products: steel and wheat. The table below is the nation's production possibilities schedule: Refer to the above table. Which of the following output-combinations is unattainable:

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Economic growth is shown as an increase in production from inside the production possibilities curve out toward a point on the possibilities curve.

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Which of the following would not be considered a capital resource by economists?

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Which pitfall to sound economic reasoning is illustrated when a person comments that "capitalists focus only on profits and don't care about their workers"?

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The budget line shows the various incomes that an individual can earn from different jobs.

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A nation can produce two products: steel and wheat. The table below is the nation's production possibilities schedule: Refer to the above table. If the nation uses all of its resources to produce only wheat, then its production combination will be:

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Refer to the above production possibilities curves. Curve (a) is the current curve for the economy. Focusing on curve (a) , point N suggests that the economy currently produces:

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Economists have difficulty applying the scientific method because:

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The law of increasing opportunity costs states that:

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Refer to the above graph. Which of the following statements about combination G is true?

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In a graph showing the relationship between variables X and Y, ceteris paribus means that:

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All of the following would affect the position and shape of a nation's production possibilities curve, except:

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The following graph is the production possibilities curve of a nation: Refer to the above graph. The marginal opportunity cost of the fourth unit of bread is:

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In a graph of the production possibilities curve, the two axes of the graph indicate the:

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A nation can produce two products: tanks and autos. The table below is the nation's production possibilities: Refer to the above table. In moving from combination C to B, the opportunity cost of producing 100 more autos is:

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