Question 1

The effects of foreign competition on the U.S. textile industry would be studied by a microeconomist rather than a macroeconomist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The production possibilities frontier is a graph that shows the various combinations of output that an economy

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A)   should produce.
B)   wants to produce.
C)   can produce.
D)   demands.

Question 3

Among economic models, the circular-flow diagram is unusual in that it

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A)   drastically simplifies the real world.
B)   features more than one type of market.
C)   features flows of dollars.
D)   does not involve mathematics.

Question 4

Economists believe that production possibilities frontiers

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A)   never have a bowed shape.
B)   rarely have a bowed shape.
C)   often have a bowed shape.
D)   always have a bowed shape.

Question 5

In the ordered pair (10,30), 10 is the y-coordinate and 30 is the z-coordinate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the circular-flow diagram, which of the following items represents a payment for a factor of production?

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A)   interest
B)   capital
C)   spending by households on goods
D)   spending by households on services

Question 7

When a variable that is named on an axis of a graph changes, the curve shifts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A demand curve shows the relationship

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A)   between income and quantity demanded.
B)   between price and income.
C)   between price and quantity demanded.
D)   among income, price, and quantity demanded.

Exam 2: Thinking Like an Economist

Economists believe that production possibilities frontiers

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The effects of foreign competition on the U.S. textile industry would be studied by a microeconomist rather than a macroeconomist.

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When a variable that is named on an axis of a graph changes, the curve shifts.

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Among economic models, the circular-flow diagram is unusual in that it

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The production possibilities frontier is a graph that shows the various combinations of output that an economy

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In the circular-flow diagram, which of the following items represents a payment for a factor of production?

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A demand curve shows the relationship

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In the ordered pair (10,30), 10 is the y-coordinate and 30 is the z-coordinate.

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Exam 2: Thinking Like an Economist

Economists believe that production possibilities frontiers

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The effects of foreign competition on the U.S. textile industry would be studied by a microeconomist rather than a macroeconomist.

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When a variable that is named on an axis of a graph changes, the curve shifts.

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Among economic models, the circular-flow diagram is unusual in that it

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The production possibilities frontier is a graph that shows the various combinations of output that an economy

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In the circular-flow diagram, which of the following items represents a payment for a factor of production?

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A demand curve shows the relationship

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In the ordered pair (10,30), 10 is the y-coordinate and 30 is the z-coordinate.

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