Deck 1: Economics: the Core Issues Appendix: Using Graphs

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Which of the following is the best example of land?

A)The ethanol refined from corn.
B)A factory that produces new goods and services.
C)The water used to make a soft drink.
D)A barber's chair.
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In economics,scarcity means that

A)A shortage of a particular good will cause the price to fall.
B)A production possibilities curve cannot accurately represent the trade-off between two goods.
C)Society's desires exceed the want-satisfying capability of the resources available to satisfy those desires.
D) The market mechanism has failed.
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The opportunity cost of studying for an economics test is

A)Negative because it may improve your grade.
B)Zero because you knew when you registered for the class that studying would be required.
C)The money you spent on tuition for the class.
D)The best alternative use of your time.
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Factors of production are

A)Scarce in every society.
B)Scarce only in advanced countries.
C)Scarce only in the poorest countries of the world.
D)Unlimited in quantity.
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The basic factors of production include

A)Land,labor,money,and capital.
B)Land,labor,money,and inputs.
C)Labor and money.
D)Land,labor,capital,and entrepreneurship.
سؤال
Given that resources are scarce,

A)A "free lunch" is possible,but only for a limited number of people.
B)Opportunity costs are experienced whenever choices are made.
C)Poor countries must make choices,but rich countries with abundant resources do not have to make choices.
D)Some choices involve opportunity costs while other choices do not.
سؤال
The role of the entrepreneur in an economy is to

A)Bring the factors of production together and assume the risk of production.
B)Work with government planners to determine what goods are produced.
C)Arrange bank financing for the owners of new businesses.
D)Ensure full employment of labor.
سؤال
The "guns versus butter" dilemma that all nations confront is that

A)Guns and butter can be produced using the same resources at the same time.
B)An increase in national defense implies more sacrifices of civilian goods and services.
C)An increase in national defense is possible only if we produce more butter.
D)All of the choices are correct.
سؤال
Economics can be defined as the study of

A)For whom resources are allocated to increase efficiency.
B)How society spends the income of individuals.
C)How scarce resources are allocated on a macro level to best meet society's goals or on a micro level to best meet an individual's or firm's goals.
D)None of the choices are correct.
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Opportunity cost is

A)Measured only in dollars and cents.
B)The total dollar cost to society of producing the goods.
C)The difficulty associated with using one good in place of another.
D)The best alternative that must be given up in order to get something else.
سؤال
A consequence of the economic problem of scarcity is that

A)Choices have to be made about how resources are used.
B)There is never too much of any good or service produced.
C)The production of goods and services must be controlled by the government.
D)The production possibilities curve is bowed outward.
سؤال
Which of the following is not one of the three core economic issues that must be resolved?

A)How to produce the goods and services we select.
B)What to produce with unlimited resources.
C)Who should get the goods and services we produce.
D)What to produce with limited resources.
سؤال
Which economist argued that free markets unleashed the "animal spirits" of entrepreneurs,propelling innovation,technology,and growth?

A)Lord Kelvin.
B)Kenneth Olsen.
C)Irving Fisher.
D)John Maynard Keynes.
سؤال
Opportunity cost may be defined as the

A)Goods or services that are forgone in order to obtain something else.
B)Dollar prices paid for final goods and services.
C)Dollar cost of producing a particular product.
D)Difference between wholesale and retail prices.
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A production possibilities curve indicates the

A)Combinations of goods and services an economy is actually producing.
B)Maximum combinations of goods and services an economy can produce given its available resources and technology.
C)Maximum combinations of goods and services an economy can produce given unlimited resources.
D)Average combinations of goods and services an economy can produce given its available resources and technology.
سؤال
Which of the following is not a factor of production?

A)A psychiatrist.
B)The $100,000 used to start a new business.
C)A bulldozer.
D)Six thousand acres of farmland.
سؤال
The fundamental problem of economics is

A)The law of increasing opportunity costs.
B)The scarcity of resources relative to human wants.
C)How to get government to operate efficiently.
D)How to create employment for everyone.
سؤال
Capital,as economists use the term,refers to

A)The money needed to start a new business.
B)The costs of operating a business.
C)Shares of stock issued by businesses.
D)Final goods that are used to produce other goods and services.
سؤال
Which of the following is an assumption under which the production possibilities curve is drawn?

A)Total unemployment is zero.
B)The supply of resources is fixed.
C)The price level is changing.
D)Technology is changing.
سؤال
With respect to factors of production,which of the following statements is not true?

A)Factors of production are also known as resources.
B)In order to produce any good or service,it is necessary to have factors of production.
C)Factors of production include land,labor,capital,and entrepreneurship.
D)Only those resources that are privately owned are counted as factors of production.
سؤال
The production possibilities curve illustrates

A)The limitations that exist because of scarce resources.
B)That there is no limit to what an economy can produce.
C)That there is no limit to the level of output.
D)The existence of unlimited wants and resources.
سؤال
The production possibilities curve illustrates which two of the following essential principles?

A)Factors of production and price signals.
B)Scarce resources and opportunity cost.
C)Market mechanisms and laissez faire.
D)Economic growth and market failure.
سؤال
Which of the following will cause the production possibilities curve to shift inward?

A)An increase in the working-age population.
B)A decrease in the size of the labor force.
C)A technological advance.
D)An increase in knowledge.
سؤال
The points on a production possibilities curve show

A)Desired output.
B)Actual output.
C)Potential output.
D)None of the choices are correct.
سؤال
A point on a nation's production possibilities curve represents

A)An undesirable combination of goods and services.
B)Combinations of production that are unattainable,given current technology and resources.
C)Levels of production that will cause both unemployment and inflation.
D)The full employment of resources to achieve a particular combination of goods and services.
سؤال
In terms of the production possibilities curve,inefficiency is represented by

A)All points on the curve.
B)All points outside the curve.
C)All points inside the curve.
D)A rightward shift of the curve.
سؤال
Which of the following is not a basic decision that all nations must confront?

A)Should we have economic growth?
B)How should we produce goods and services?
C)For whom should goods and services be produced?
D)What goods and services should we produce?
سؤال
According to the law of increasing opportunity costs,

A)Greater production leads to greater inefficiency.
B)Greater production means factor prices rise.
C)Greater production of one good requires increasingly larger sacrifices of other goods.
D)Higher opportunity costs induce higher output per unit of input.
سؤال
Economic growth would best be represented by a

A)Shift outward of the production possibilities curve.
B)Shift inward of the production possibilities curve.
C)Movement from inside the production possibilities curve to a point on the production possibilities curve.
D)Movement from the production possibilities curve to a point inside the production possibilities curve.
سؤال
According to the law of increasing opportunity costs,

A)The more one is willing to pay for resources,the smaller will be the possible level of production.
B)Increasing the production of a particular good will cause the price of the good to remain constant.
C)In order to produce additional units of a particular good,it is necessary for society to sacrifice increasingly larger amounts of alternative goods.
D)None of the choices are correct.
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Which of the following correctly characterizes the shape of a constant opportunity cost production possibilities curve?

A)A straight line indicating that the law of increasing opportunity costs applies.
B)A straight line when there is constant opportunity costs.
C)A line that curves outward when resources are perfectly adaptable in the production of different goods.
D)A line that curves inward when resources are perfectly adaptable in the production of different goods.
سؤال
If an economy is producing inside the production possibilities curve,then

A)There is full employment of resources.
B)It is operating efficiently.
C)It can produce more of one good without giving up some of another good.
D)There are not enough resources available to produce more output.
سؤال
If the United States decides to convert automobile factories to tank production,as it did during World War II,but finds that some auto manufacturing facilities are not well suited to tank production,then

A)The production possibilities curve between tanks and automobiles will appear as a straight line.
B)The production possibilities curve between tanks and automobiles will shift outward.
C)Decreasing opportunity costs will occur with greater automobile production.
D)Increasing opportunity costs will occur with greater tank production.
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If an economy experiences increasing opportunity costs with respect to two goods,then the production possibilities curve between the two goods will be

A)Bowed outward or concave from below.
B)A straight,downward-sloping line.
C)Bowed inward or convex from below.
D)Bowed outward until the two goods are equal, and then bowed inward.
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Which of the following is true when an economy is producing efficiently?

A)The economy is producing on the production possibilities curve.
B)The economy is producing outside the production possibilities curve.
C)The economy is getting the fewest goods and services from the available resources.
D)Everyone in the economy is happy.
سؤال
If North Korea is currently producing at efficiency,and it proceeds to increase the size of its military,then,as long as nothing else changes,its

A)Production possibilities curve will shift outward.
B)Production possibilities curve will shift inward.
C)Production of nonmilitary goods will increase.
D)Production of nonmilitary goods will decrease.
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A technological advance would best be represented by

A)A shift outward of the production possibilities curve.
B)A shift inward of the production possibilities curve.
C)A movement from inside the production possibilities curve to a point on the production possibilities curve.
D)A movement from the production possibilities curve to a point inside the production possibilities curve.
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In a market economy,the people who receive the goods and services that are produced are those who

A)Need the goods and services the most.
B)Have the most political power.
C)Want the goods and services the most.
D)Are willing to pay the highest price.
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When an economy is producing efficiently,it is

A)Producing a combination of goods and services beyond the production possibilities curve.
B)Getting the most goods and services from the available resources.
C)Experiencing decreasing opportunity costs.
D)Producing equal amounts of all goods.
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Which of the following events would allow the production possibilities curve to shift outward?

A)The economy's capital stock declines.
B)More teenagers enter the labor force.
C)Technology is lost.
D)People begin to retire at earlier ages.
سؤال
When the invisible hand does not produce optimal outcomes for the economy,there is evidence of

A)Market failure.
B)Government failure.
C)Macroeconomic failure.
D)Scarcity.
سؤال
Government intervention may achieve a more optimal outcome than the market mechanism when addressing

A)Inefficient bureaucracy.
B)Consumption of cigarettes.
C)Theme park construction.
D)None of the choices are correct.
سؤال
The Latin phrase ceteris paribus means

A)The production possibilities curve never shifts.
B)Laissez faire.
C)Other things remain equal.
D)The invisible hand.
سؤال
Which of the following can be used to correct market failure?

A)The market mechanism.
B)Laws and regulations.
C)Laissez faire price policies.
D)Government failure.
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Which of the following is not a macroeconomic statement?

A)The unemployment rate for the United States rose to 5 percent in the last quarter.
B)The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates at its last meeting.
C)Congress increased the minimum wage rate in January.
D)Jenny's wage rate rose,and in response,she decided to work more hours.
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Microeconomics is concerned with issues such as

A)The demand for bottled water by individuals.
B)The level of inflation in the economy.
C)Maintaining a strong level of economic growth.
D)All of the choices are correct.
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The study of microeconomic theory focuses on the

A)Structure and performance of individual markets and the operation of the price system.
B)Operation of the entire economy.
C)Role of the banking system in the economy.
D)Interaction of international trade and domestic production of goods and services.
سؤال
A city's decision to limit smoking in public areas is an example of

A)The invisible hand at work.
B)The market mechanism at work.
C)Market success.
D)Government intervention.
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A mixed economy

A)Is justified by the superiority of laissez faire over government intervention.
B)Utilizes both market and nonmarket signals to allocate goods and services.
C)Relies on the use of central planning by private firms rather than the government.
D)Is one that allows trade with other countries.
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Macroeconomics focuses on the performance of

A)Individual consumers.
B)Government agencies.
C)The overall economy.
D)All of the choices are correct.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3 <strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3   Using Figure 1.3 and PP1,at point A,</strong> A)There is inefficient use of available resources. B)The available technology keeps production inside PP1. C)All available resources are being used efficiently. D)An increase in the production of mops would definitely require a decrease in the production of brooms. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
Using Figure 1.3 and PP1,at point A,

A)There is inefficient use of available resources.
B)The available technology keeps production inside PP1.
C)All available resources are being used efficiently.
D)An increase in the production of mops would definitely require a decrease in the production of brooms.
سؤال
Adam Smith's invisible hand is now called

A)Economic growth.
B)The market mechanism.
C)Opportunity cost.
D)Laissez faire.
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The invisible hand refers to

A)Intervention in the economy by the government bureaucrats we do not see and over whom we have no control.
B)Undiscovered natural resources.
C)The allocation of resources by market forces.
D)The person who has the responsibility to coordinate all the markets in a market economy.
سؤال
Economic models are used by economists to

A)Predict economic behavior.
B)Develop economic policies.
C)Explain economic behavior.
D)All of the choices are correct.
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The market mechanism may best be defined as

A)The use of market prices and sales to signal desired output.
B)The use of market signals and government directives to select economic outcomes.
C)The process by which the production possibilities curve shifts inward.
D)Price regulation by government.
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The doctrine of laissez faire is based on the belief that

A)Markets are likely to do a better job of allocating resources than government directives.
B)Government directives are likely to do a better job of allocating resources than markets.
C)Government failure does not exist.
D)Markets result in an unfair distribution of income.
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The market mechanism

A)Is not a very efficient means of communicating consumer demand to the producers of goods and services.
B)Works through central planning by government.
C)Eliminates market failures created by government.
D)Works because prices serve as a means of communication between consumers and producers.
سؤال
Which of the following has occurred when government directives do not produce better economic outcomes?

A)Government failure.
B)Market failure.
C)Macroeconomic failure.
D)Scarcity.
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If market signals result in pollution beyond the optimal level,then

A)The economy experiences government failure.
B)A laissez faire approach will reduce the level of pollution.
C)The market mechanism has failed to achieve social efficiency.
D)The government is allocating resources inefficiently.
سؤال
Which of the following is an example of government failure?

A)Bureaucratic delays.
B)Required use of pollution control technology that is obsolete.
C)Inefficient incentives.
D)All of the choices are correct.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3 <strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3   A movement from point F to point D in Figure 1.3 results in</strong> A)A reallocation of resources from mop production to broom production. B)Permanent unemployment of workers producing brooms. C)A reallocation of resources from broom production to mop production. D)More efficient production. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
A movement from point F to point D in Figure 1.3 results in

A)A reallocation of resources from mop production to broom production.
B)Permanent unemployment of workers producing brooms.
C)A reallocation of resources from broom production to mop production.
D)More efficient production.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.4 <strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.4   Which of the following is true about the combination of plasma televisions and MP3 players represented by point F in Figure 1.4?</strong> A)Point F is inefficient now. B)Point F is unattainable even with advances in technology. C)Point F will be more easily attainable if the government takes control of all privately run factories. D)Point F can possibly be reached if more economic resources become available or technology improves. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
Which of the following is true about the combination of plasma televisions and MP3 players represented by point F in Figure 1.4?

A)Point F is inefficient now.
B)Point F is unattainable even with advances in technology.
C)Point F will be more easily attainable if the government takes control of all privately run factories.
D)Point F can possibly be reached if more economic resources become available or technology improves.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3 <strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3   Which of the following is true about the combination of mops and brooms represented by point E in Figure 1.3 and using PP1?</strong> A)Point E is efficient now. B)Point E is attainable if this economy uses more of its available resources. C)Point E is unattainable if this economy becomes more efficient. D)Point E is attainable only if more resources become available or technological advances are made. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
Which of the following is true about the combination of mops and brooms represented by point E in Figure 1.3 and using PP1?

A)Point E is efficient now.
B)Point E is attainable if this economy uses more of its available resources.
C)Point E is unattainable if this economy becomes more efficient.
D)Point E is attainable only if more resources become available or technological advances are made.
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Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.7:
<strong>Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.7:   The cost of producing at point D rather than point J is : </strong> A)KM units of clothing. B)AC units of food. C)OM units of clothing. D)OA units of food. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
The cost of producing at point D rather than point J is :

A)KM units of clothing.
B)AC units of food.
C)OM units of clothing.
D)OA units of food.
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Table 1.2 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers. <strong>Table 1.2 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers.   On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.2 The law of increasing opportunity costs applies to</strong> A)Both B-1 and Stealth bombers. B)B-1 bombers but not to Stealth bombers. C)Stealth bombers but not to B-1 bombers. D)Neither bomber. <div style=padding-top: 35px> On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.2
The law of increasing opportunity costs applies to

A)Both B-1 and Stealth bombers.
B)B-1 bombers but not to Stealth bombers.
C)Stealth bombers but not to B-1 bombers.
D)Neither bomber.
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Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers. <strong>Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers.   On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.1 what is the opportunity cost of producing at point S rather than point T?</strong> A)1 Stealth bomber. B)1 B-1 bomber. C)10 Stealth bombers. D)0.9 Stealth bombers. <div style=padding-top: 35px> On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.1
what is the opportunity cost of producing at point S rather than point T?

A)1 Stealth bomber.
B)1 B-1 bomber.
C)10 Stealth bombers.
D)0.9 Stealth bombers.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.4 1<strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.4 1  In Figure 1.4,a shift of the production possibilities curve from PP1 to PP2 could be caused by</strong> A)An increase in the unemployment rate. B)Implementation of training programs that improve the skills of workers. C)A flu epidemic that makes many workers sick. D)Tougher pollution controls for the producers of plasma televisions and MP3 players. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
In Figure 1.4,a shift of the production possibilities curve from PP1 to PP2 could be caused by

A)An increase in the unemployment rate.
B)Implementation of training programs that improve the skills of workers.
C)A flu epidemic that makes many workers sick.
D)Tougher pollution controls for the producers of plasma televisions and MP3 players.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.4 <strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.4   A movement from point C to point A in Figure 1.4 results in</strong> A)More efficient production. B)Permanent unemployment of workers producing plasma televisions. C)A reallocation of resources from MP3 player production to plasma television production. D)A reallocation of resources from plasma television production to MP3 player production. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
A movement from point C to point A in Figure 1.4 results in

A)More efficient production.
B)Permanent unemployment of workers producing plasma televisions.
C)A reallocation of resources from MP3 player production to plasma television production.
D)A reallocation of resources from plasma television production to MP3 player production.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3 <strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3   In Figure 1.3,a shift of the production possibilities curve from PP1 to PP2 could be caused by</strong> A)A decrease in the quantity of raw materials available. B)A decline in the production skills of workers. C)The use of improved production technology. D)All of the choices are correct. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
In Figure 1.3,a shift of the production possibilities curve from PP1 to PP2 could be caused by

A)A decrease in the quantity of raw materials available.
B)A decline in the production skills of workers.
C)The use of improved production technology.
D)All of the choices are correct.
سؤال
Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers. <strong>Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers.   The highest opportunity cost anywhere in Table 1.1 for Stealth bombers in terms of B-1 bombers is</strong> A)1 B-1 bomber per Stealth bomber. B)3 B-1 bombers per Stealth bomber. C)2 B-1 bombers per Stealth bomber. D)0.5 B-1 bomber per Stealth bomber. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
The highest opportunity cost anywhere in Table 1.1 for Stealth bombers in terms of B-1 bombers is

A)1 B-1 bomber per Stealth bomber.
B)3 B-1 bombers per Stealth bomber.
C)2 B-1 bombers per Stealth bomber.
D)0.5 B-1 bomber per Stealth bomber.
سؤال
Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.5<strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.5  Using Figure 1.5,if an economy has the capacity to produce represented by PP2,then point E represents</strong> A)A constant trade-off between potato chips and doughnuts. B)A combination of potato chips and doughnuts that is not attainable. C)An efficient use of resources. D)None of the choices are correct. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
Using Figure 1.5,if an economy has the capacity to produce represented by PP2,then point E represents

A)A constant trade-off between potato chips and doughnuts.
B)A combination of potato chips and doughnuts that is not attainable.
C)An efficient use of resources.
D)None of the choices are correct.
سؤال
Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.5
<strong>Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.5   if an economy is currently producing on PP2,which of the following would shift the production possibilities curve toward PP1?</strong> A)An increase in the quantity of labor available. B)A decrease in the amount of capital available. C)An increase in the level of unemployment above the normal level. D)An advancement in technology. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
if an economy is currently producing on PP2,which of the following would shift the production possibilities curve toward PP1?

A)An increase in the quantity of labor available.
B)A decrease in the amount of capital available.
C)An increase in the level of unemployment above the normal level.
D)An advancement in technology.
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Table 1.2 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers. <strong>Table 1.2 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers.   On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.2, what is the opportunity cost of producing at point B rather than point C?</strong> A)45 B-1 bombers. B)35 Stealth bombers. C)180 Stealth bombers. D)10 B-1 bombers. <div style=padding-top: 35px> On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.2,
what is the opportunity cost of producing at point B rather than point C?

A)45 B-1 bombers.
B)35 Stealth bombers.
C)180 Stealth bombers.
D)10 B-1 bombers.
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Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.7:
<strong>Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.7:   The cost of producing at point G rather than point D is</strong> A)OA units of food. B)KL units of clothing. C)AB units of food. D)OL units of clothing. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
The cost of producing at point G rather than point D is

A)OA units of food.
B)KL units of clothing.
C)AB units of food.
D)OL units of clothing.
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Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.6
<strong>Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.6   If an economy has the capacity to produce represented by PP1,then point E represents</strong> A)A combination of cars and SUVs that is not attainable. B)A constant trade-off between cars and SUVs. C)A change in technology. D)An efficient use of resources. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
If an economy has the capacity to produce represented by PP1,then point E represents

A)A combination of cars and SUVs that is not attainable.
B)A constant trade-off between cars and SUVs.
C)A change in technology.
D)An efficient use of resources.
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Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers. <strong>Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers.   On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.1,you may infer that the law of increasing opportunity costs applies to</strong> A)Stealth bombers but not to B-1 bombers. B)B-1 bombers but not to Stealth bombers. C)Both B-1 bombers and Stealth bombers. D)Neither B-1 bombers nor Stealth bombers. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.1,you may infer that the law of increasing opportunity costs applies to

A)Stealth bombers but not to B-1 bombers.
B)B-1 bombers but not to Stealth bombers.
C)Both B-1 bombers and Stealth bombers.
D)Neither B-1 bombers nor Stealth bombers.
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<strong>Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.6   If the opportunity cost of producing cars was zero at all levels of production,the production possibilities curve would be best be represented by a</strong> A)Vertical line. B)45-degree line starting at the origin. C)Horizontal line. D) Circle. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
If the opportunity cost of producing cars was zero at all levels of production,the production possibilities curve would be best be represented by a

A)Vertical line.
B)45-degree line starting at the origin.
C)Horizontal line.
D) Circle.
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Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.7:
<strong>Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.7:   The benefit of producing at point G rather than point D is :</strong> A)OA units of food. B)KL units of clothing. C)AB units of food. D)OL units of clothing. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
The benefit of producing at point G rather than point D is :

A)OA units of food.
B)KL units of clothing.
C)AB units of food.
D)OL units of clothing.
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Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers. <strong>Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers.   The lowest opportunity cost anywhere in Table 1.1 for B-1 bombers in terms of Stealth bombers is</strong> A)0 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber. B)2 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber. C)1 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber. D)0.5 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
The lowest opportunity cost anywhere in Table 1.1 for B-1 bombers in terms of Stealth bombers is

A)0 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber.
B)2 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber.
C)1 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber.
D)0.5 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber.
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Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers. <strong>Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers.   The highest opportunity cost anywhere in Table 1.1 for B-1 bombers in terms of Stealth bombers is</strong> A)1 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber. B)3 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber. C)2 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber. D)0.5 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber. <div style=padding-top: 35px>
The highest opportunity cost anywhere in Table 1.1 for B-1 bombers in terms of Stealth bombers is

A)1 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber.
B)3 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber.
C)2 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber.
D)0.5 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber.
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Deck 1: Economics: the Core Issues Appendix: Using Graphs
1
Which of the following is the best example of land?

A)The ethanol refined from corn.
B)A factory that produces new goods and services.
C)The water used to make a soft drink.
D)A barber's chair.
The water used to make a soft drink.
2
In economics,scarcity means that

A)A shortage of a particular good will cause the price to fall.
B)A production possibilities curve cannot accurately represent the trade-off between two goods.
C)Society's desires exceed the want-satisfying capability of the resources available to satisfy those desires.
D) The market mechanism has failed.
Society's desires exceed the want-satisfying capability of the resources available to satisfy those desires.
3
The opportunity cost of studying for an economics test is

A)Negative because it may improve your grade.
B)Zero because you knew when you registered for the class that studying would be required.
C)The money you spent on tuition for the class.
D)The best alternative use of your time.
The best alternative use of your time.
4
Factors of production are

A)Scarce in every society.
B)Scarce only in advanced countries.
C)Scarce only in the poorest countries of the world.
D)Unlimited in quantity.
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The basic factors of production include

A)Land,labor,money,and capital.
B)Land,labor,money,and inputs.
C)Labor and money.
D)Land,labor,capital,and entrepreneurship.
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Given that resources are scarce,

A)A "free lunch" is possible,but only for a limited number of people.
B)Opportunity costs are experienced whenever choices are made.
C)Poor countries must make choices,but rich countries with abundant resources do not have to make choices.
D)Some choices involve opportunity costs while other choices do not.
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The role of the entrepreneur in an economy is to

A)Bring the factors of production together and assume the risk of production.
B)Work with government planners to determine what goods are produced.
C)Arrange bank financing for the owners of new businesses.
D)Ensure full employment of labor.
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The "guns versus butter" dilemma that all nations confront is that

A)Guns and butter can be produced using the same resources at the same time.
B)An increase in national defense implies more sacrifices of civilian goods and services.
C)An increase in national defense is possible only if we produce more butter.
D)All of the choices are correct.
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Economics can be defined as the study of

A)For whom resources are allocated to increase efficiency.
B)How society spends the income of individuals.
C)How scarce resources are allocated on a macro level to best meet society's goals or on a micro level to best meet an individual's or firm's goals.
D)None of the choices are correct.
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Opportunity cost is

A)Measured only in dollars and cents.
B)The total dollar cost to society of producing the goods.
C)The difficulty associated with using one good in place of another.
D)The best alternative that must be given up in order to get something else.
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A consequence of the economic problem of scarcity is that

A)Choices have to be made about how resources are used.
B)There is never too much of any good or service produced.
C)The production of goods and services must be controlled by the government.
D)The production possibilities curve is bowed outward.
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Which of the following is not one of the three core economic issues that must be resolved?

A)How to produce the goods and services we select.
B)What to produce with unlimited resources.
C)Who should get the goods and services we produce.
D)What to produce with limited resources.
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Which economist argued that free markets unleashed the "animal spirits" of entrepreneurs,propelling innovation,technology,and growth?

A)Lord Kelvin.
B)Kenneth Olsen.
C)Irving Fisher.
D)John Maynard Keynes.
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Opportunity cost may be defined as the

A)Goods or services that are forgone in order to obtain something else.
B)Dollar prices paid for final goods and services.
C)Dollar cost of producing a particular product.
D)Difference between wholesale and retail prices.
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A production possibilities curve indicates the

A)Combinations of goods and services an economy is actually producing.
B)Maximum combinations of goods and services an economy can produce given its available resources and technology.
C)Maximum combinations of goods and services an economy can produce given unlimited resources.
D)Average combinations of goods and services an economy can produce given its available resources and technology.
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Which of the following is not a factor of production?

A)A psychiatrist.
B)The $100,000 used to start a new business.
C)A bulldozer.
D)Six thousand acres of farmland.
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17
The fundamental problem of economics is

A)The law of increasing opportunity costs.
B)The scarcity of resources relative to human wants.
C)How to get government to operate efficiently.
D)How to create employment for everyone.
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Capital,as economists use the term,refers to

A)The money needed to start a new business.
B)The costs of operating a business.
C)Shares of stock issued by businesses.
D)Final goods that are used to produce other goods and services.
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Which of the following is an assumption under which the production possibilities curve is drawn?

A)Total unemployment is zero.
B)The supply of resources is fixed.
C)The price level is changing.
D)Technology is changing.
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With respect to factors of production,which of the following statements is not true?

A)Factors of production are also known as resources.
B)In order to produce any good or service,it is necessary to have factors of production.
C)Factors of production include land,labor,capital,and entrepreneurship.
D)Only those resources that are privately owned are counted as factors of production.
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The production possibilities curve illustrates

A)The limitations that exist because of scarce resources.
B)That there is no limit to what an economy can produce.
C)That there is no limit to the level of output.
D)The existence of unlimited wants and resources.
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The production possibilities curve illustrates which two of the following essential principles?

A)Factors of production and price signals.
B)Scarce resources and opportunity cost.
C)Market mechanisms and laissez faire.
D)Economic growth and market failure.
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Which of the following will cause the production possibilities curve to shift inward?

A)An increase in the working-age population.
B)A decrease in the size of the labor force.
C)A technological advance.
D)An increase in knowledge.
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24
The points on a production possibilities curve show

A)Desired output.
B)Actual output.
C)Potential output.
D)None of the choices are correct.
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A point on a nation's production possibilities curve represents

A)An undesirable combination of goods and services.
B)Combinations of production that are unattainable,given current technology and resources.
C)Levels of production that will cause both unemployment and inflation.
D)The full employment of resources to achieve a particular combination of goods and services.
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In terms of the production possibilities curve,inefficiency is represented by

A)All points on the curve.
B)All points outside the curve.
C)All points inside the curve.
D)A rightward shift of the curve.
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Which of the following is not a basic decision that all nations must confront?

A)Should we have economic growth?
B)How should we produce goods and services?
C)For whom should goods and services be produced?
D)What goods and services should we produce?
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According to the law of increasing opportunity costs,

A)Greater production leads to greater inefficiency.
B)Greater production means factor prices rise.
C)Greater production of one good requires increasingly larger sacrifices of other goods.
D)Higher opportunity costs induce higher output per unit of input.
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29
Economic growth would best be represented by a

A)Shift outward of the production possibilities curve.
B)Shift inward of the production possibilities curve.
C)Movement from inside the production possibilities curve to a point on the production possibilities curve.
D)Movement from the production possibilities curve to a point inside the production possibilities curve.
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According to the law of increasing opportunity costs,

A)The more one is willing to pay for resources,the smaller will be the possible level of production.
B)Increasing the production of a particular good will cause the price of the good to remain constant.
C)In order to produce additional units of a particular good,it is necessary for society to sacrifice increasingly larger amounts of alternative goods.
D)None of the choices are correct.
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Which of the following correctly characterizes the shape of a constant opportunity cost production possibilities curve?

A)A straight line indicating that the law of increasing opportunity costs applies.
B)A straight line when there is constant opportunity costs.
C)A line that curves outward when resources are perfectly adaptable in the production of different goods.
D)A line that curves inward when resources are perfectly adaptable in the production of different goods.
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If an economy is producing inside the production possibilities curve,then

A)There is full employment of resources.
B)It is operating efficiently.
C)It can produce more of one good without giving up some of another good.
D)There are not enough resources available to produce more output.
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If the United States decides to convert automobile factories to tank production,as it did during World War II,but finds that some auto manufacturing facilities are not well suited to tank production,then

A)The production possibilities curve between tanks and automobiles will appear as a straight line.
B)The production possibilities curve between tanks and automobiles will shift outward.
C)Decreasing opportunity costs will occur with greater automobile production.
D)Increasing opportunity costs will occur with greater tank production.
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If an economy experiences increasing opportunity costs with respect to two goods,then the production possibilities curve between the two goods will be

A)Bowed outward or concave from below.
B)A straight,downward-sloping line.
C)Bowed inward or convex from below.
D)Bowed outward until the two goods are equal, and then bowed inward.
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Which of the following is true when an economy is producing efficiently?

A)The economy is producing on the production possibilities curve.
B)The economy is producing outside the production possibilities curve.
C)The economy is getting the fewest goods and services from the available resources.
D)Everyone in the economy is happy.
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If North Korea is currently producing at efficiency,and it proceeds to increase the size of its military,then,as long as nothing else changes,its

A)Production possibilities curve will shift outward.
B)Production possibilities curve will shift inward.
C)Production of nonmilitary goods will increase.
D)Production of nonmilitary goods will decrease.
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A technological advance would best be represented by

A)A shift outward of the production possibilities curve.
B)A shift inward of the production possibilities curve.
C)A movement from inside the production possibilities curve to a point on the production possibilities curve.
D)A movement from the production possibilities curve to a point inside the production possibilities curve.
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In a market economy,the people who receive the goods and services that are produced are those who

A)Need the goods and services the most.
B)Have the most political power.
C)Want the goods and services the most.
D)Are willing to pay the highest price.
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When an economy is producing efficiently,it is

A)Producing a combination of goods and services beyond the production possibilities curve.
B)Getting the most goods and services from the available resources.
C)Experiencing decreasing opportunity costs.
D)Producing equal amounts of all goods.
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Which of the following events would allow the production possibilities curve to shift outward?

A)The economy's capital stock declines.
B)More teenagers enter the labor force.
C)Technology is lost.
D)People begin to retire at earlier ages.
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When the invisible hand does not produce optimal outcomes for the economy,there is evidence of

A)Market failure.
B)Government failure.
C)Macroeconomic failure.
D)Scarcity.
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Government intervention may achieve a more optimal outcome than the market mechanism when addressing

A)Inefficient bureaucracy.
B)Consumption of cigarettes.
C)Theme park construction.
D)None of the choices are correct.
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The Latin phrase ceteris paribus means

A)The production possibilities curve never shifts.
B)Laissez faire.
C)Other things remain equal.
D)The invisible hand.
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Which of the following can be used to correct market failure?

A)The market mechanism.
B)Laws and regulations.
C)Laissez faire price policies.
D)Government failure.
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Which of the following is not a macroeconomic statement?

A)The unemployment rate for the United States rose to 5 percent in the last quarter.
B)The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates at its last meeting.
C)Congress increased the minimum wage rate in January.
D)Jenny's wage rate rose,and in response,she decided to work more hours.
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Microeconomics is concerned with issues such as

A)The demand for bottled water by individuals.
B)The level of inflation in the economy.
C)Maintaining a strong level of economic growth.
D)All of the choices are correct.
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The study of microeconomic theory focuses on the

A)Structure and performance of individual markets and the operation of the price system.
B)Operation of the entire economy.
C)Role of the banking system in the economy.
D)Interaction of international trade and domestic production of goods and services.
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A city's decision to limit smoking in public areas is an example of

A)The invisible hand at work.
B)The market mechanism at work.
C)Market success.
D)Government intervention.
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A mixed economy

A)Is justified by the superiority of laissez faire over government intervention.
B)Utilizes both market and nonmarket signals to allocate goods and services.
C)Relies on the use of central planning by private firms rather than the government.
D)Is one that allows trade with other countries.
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Macroeconomics focuses on the performance of

A)Individual consumers.
B)Government agencies.
C)The overall economy.
D)All of the choices are correct.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3 <strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3   Using Figure 1.3 and PP1,at point A,</strong> A)There is inefficient use of available resources. B)The available technology keeps production inside PP1. C)All available resources are being used efficiently. D)An increase in the production of mops would definitely require a decrease in the production of brooms.
Using Figure 1.3 and PP1,at point A,

A)There is inefficient use of available resources.
B)The available technology keeps production inside PP1.
C)All available resources are being used efficiently.
D)An increase in the production of mops would definitely require a decrease in the production of brooms.
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Adam Smith's invisible hand is now called

A)Economic growth.
B)The market mechanism.
C)Opportunity cost.
D)Laissez faire.
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The invisible hand refers to

A)Intervention in the economy by the government bureaucrats we do not see and over whom we have no control.
B)Undiscovered natural resources.
C)The allocation of resources by market forces.
D)The person who has the responsibility to coordinate all the markets in a market economy.
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Economic models are used by economists to

A)Predict economic behavior.
B)Develop economic policies.
C)Explain economic behavior.
D)All of the choices are correct.
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The market mechanism may best be defined as

A)The use of market prices and sales to signal desired output.
B)The use of market signals and government directives to select economic outcomes.
C)The process by which the production possibilities curve shifts inward.
D)Price regulation by government.
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The doctrine of laissez faire is based on the belief that

A)Markets are likely to do a better job of allocating resources than government directives.
B)Government directives are likely to do a better job of allocating resources than markets.
C)Government failure does not exist.
D)Markets result in an unfair distribution of income.
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The market mechanism

A)Is not a very efficient means of communicating consumer demand to the producers of goods and services.
B)Works through central planning by government.
C)Eliminates market failures created by government.
D)Works because prices serve as a means of communication between consumers and producers.
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Which of the following has occurred when government directives do not produce better economic outcomes?

A)Government failure.
B)Market failure.
C)Macroeconomic failure.
D)Scarcity.
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If market signals result in pollution beyond the optimal level,then

A)The economy experiences government failure.
B)A laissez faire approach will reduce the level of pollution.
C)The market mechanism has failed to achieve social efficiency.
D)The government is allocating resources inefficiently.
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Which of the following is an example of government failure?

A)Bureaucratic delays.
B)Required use of pollution control technology that is obsolete.
C)Inefficient incentives.
D)All of the choices are correct.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3 <strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3   A movement from point F to point D in Figure 1.3 results in</strong> A)A reallocation of resources from mop production to broom production. B)Permanent unemployment of workers producing brooms. C)A reallocation of resources from broom production to mop production. D)More efficient production.
A movement from point F to point D in Figure 1.3 results in

A)A reallocation of resources from mop production to broom production.
B)Permanent unemployment of workers producing brooms.
C)A reallocation of resources from broom production to mop production.
D)More efficient production.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.4 <strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.4   Which of the following is true about the combination of plasma televisions and MP3 players represented by point F in Figure 1.4?</strong> A)Point F is inefficient now. B)Point F is unattainable even with advances in technology. C)Point F will be more easily attainable if the government takes control of all privately run factories. D)Point F can possibly be reached if more economic resources become available or technology improves.
Which of the following is true about the combination of plasma televisions and MP3 players represented by point F in Figure 1.4?

A)Point F is inefficient now.
B)Point F is unattainable even with advances in technology.
C)Point F will be more easily attainable if the government takes control of all privately run factories.
D)Point F can possibly be reached if more economic resources become available or technology improves.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3 <strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3   Which of the following is true about the combination of mops and brooms represented by point E in Figure 1.3 and using PP1?</strong> A)Point E is efficient now. B)Point E is attainable if this economy uses more of its available resources. C)Point E is unattainable if this economy becomes more efficient. D)Point E is attainable only if more resources become available or technological advances are made.
Which of the following is true about the combination of mops and brooms represented by point E in Figure 1.3 and using PP1?

A)Point E is efficient now.
B)Point E is attainable if this economy uses more of its available resources.
C)Point E is unattainable if this economy becomes more efficient.
D)Point E is attainable only if more resources become available or technological advances are made.
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Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.7:
<strong>Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.7:   The cost of producing at point D rather than point J is : </strong> A)KM units of clothing. B)AC units of food. C)OM units of clothing. D)OA units of food.
The cost of producing at point D rather than point J is :

A)KM units of clothing.
B)AC units of food.
C)OM units of clothing.
D)OA units of food.
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Table 1.2 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers. <strong>Table 1.2 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers.   On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.2 The law of increasing opportunity costs applies to</strong> A)Both B-1 and Stealth bombers. B)B-1 bombers but not to Stealth bombers. C)Stealth bombers but not to B-1 bombers. D)Neither bomber. On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.2
The law of increasing opportunity costs applies to

A)Both B-1 and Stealth bombers.
B)B-1 bombers but not to Stealth bombers.
C)Stealth bombers but not to B-1 bombers.
D)Neither bomber.
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Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers. <strong>Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers.   On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.1 what is the opportunity cost of producing at point S rather than point T?</strong> A)1 Stealth bomber. B)1 B-1 bomber. C)10 Stealth bombers. D)0.9 Stealth bombers. On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.1
what is the opportunity cost of producing at point S rather than point T?

A)1 Stealth bomber.
B)1 B-1 bomber.
C)10 Stealth bombers.
D)0.9 Stealth bombers.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.4 1<strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.4 1  In Figure 1.4,a shift of the production possibilities curve from PP1 to PP2 could be caused by</strong> A)An increase in the unemployment rate. B)Implementation of training programs that improve the skills of workers. C)A flu epidemic that makes many workers sick. D)Tougher pollution controls for the producers of plasma televisions and MP3 players.
In Figure 1.4,a shift of the production possibilities curve from PP1 to PP2 could be caused by

A)An increase in the unemployment rate.
B)Implementation of training programs that improve the skills of workers.
C)A flu epidemic that makes many workers sick.
D)Tougher pollution controls for the producers of plasma televisions and MP3 players.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.4 <strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.4   A movement from point C to point A in Figure 1.4 results in</strong> A)More efficient production. B)Permanent unemployment of workers producing plasma televisions. C)A reallocation of resources from MP3 player production to plasma television production. D)A reallocation of resources from plasma television production to MP3 player production.
A movement from point C to point A in Figure 1.4 results in

A)More efficient production.
B)Permanent unemployment of workers producing plasma televisions.
C)A reallocation of resources from MP3 player production to plasma television production.
D)A reallocation of resources from plasma television production to MP3 player production.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3 <strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.3   In Figure 1.3,a shift of the production possibilities curve from PP1 to PP2 could be caused by</strong> A)A decrease in the quantity of raw materials available. B)A decline in the production skills of workers. C)The use of improved production technology. D)All of the choices are correct.
In Figure 1.3,a shift of the production possibilities curve from PP1 to PP2 could be caused by

A)A decrease in the quantity of raw materials available.
B)A decline in the production skills of workers.
C)The use of improved production technology.
D)All of the choices are correct.
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Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers. <strong>Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers.   The highest opportunity cost anywhere in Table 1.1 for Stealth bombers in terms of B-1 bombers is</strong> A)1 B-1 bomber per Stealth bomber. B)3 B-1 bombers per Stealth bomber. C)2 B-1 bombers per Stealth bomber. D)0.5 B-1 bomber per Stealth bomber.
The highest opportunity cost anywhere in Table 1.1 for Stealth bombers in terms of B-1 bombers is

A)1 B-1 bomber per Stealth bomber.
B)3 B-1 bombers per Stealth bomber.
C)2 B-1 bombers per Stealth bomber.
D)0.5 B-1 bomber per Stealth bomber.
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Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.5<strong>Use the following figure to answer questions: Figure 1.5  Using Figure 1.5,if an economy has the capacity to produce represented by PP2,then point E represents</strong> A)A constant trade-off between potato chips and doughnuts. B)A combination of potato chips and doughnuts that is not attainable. C)An efficient use of resources. D)None of the choices are correct.
Using Figure 1.5,if an economy has the capacity to produce represented by PP2,then point E represents

A)A constant trade-off between potato chips and doughnuts.
B)A combination of potato chips and doughnuts that is not attainable.
C)An efficient use of resources.
D)None of the choices are correct.
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Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.5
<strong>Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.5   if an economy is currently producing on PP2,which of the following would shift the production possibilities curve toward PP1?</strong> A)An increase in the quantity of labor available. B)A decrease in the amount of capital available. C)An increase in the level of unemployment above the normal level. D)An advancement in technology.
if an economy is currently producing on PP2,which of the following would shift the production possibilities curve toward PP1?

A)An increase in the quantity of labor available.
B)A decrease in the amount of capital available.
C)An increase in the level of unemployment above the normal level.
D)An advancement in technology.
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Table 1.2 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers. <strong>Table 1.2 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers.   On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.2, what is the opportunity cost of producing at point B rather than point C?</strong> A)45 B-1 bombers. B)35 Stealth bombers. C)180 Stealth bombers. D)10 B-1 bombers. On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.2,
what is the opportunity cost of producing at point B rather than point C?

A)45 B-1 bombers.
B)35 Stealth bombers.
C)180 Stealth bombers.
D)10 B-1 bombers.
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Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.7:
<strong>Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.7:   The cost of producing at point G rather than point D is</strong> A)OA units of food. B)KL units of clothing. C)AB units of food. D)OL units of clothing.
The cost of producing at point G rather than point D is

A)OA units of food.
B)KL units of clothing.
C)AB units of food.
D)OL units of clothing.
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Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.6
<strong>Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.6   If an economy has the capacity to produce represented by PP1,then point E represents</strong> A)A combination of cars and SUVs that is not attainable. B)A constant trade-off between cars and SUVs. C)A change in technology. D)An efficient use of resources.
If an economy has the capacity to produce represented by PP1,then point E represents

A)A combination of cars and SUVs that is not attainable.
B)A constant trade-off between cars and SUVs.
C)A change in technology.
D)An efficient use of resources.
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Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers. <strong>Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers.   On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.1,you may infer that the law of increasing opportunity costs applies to</strong> A)Stealth bombers but not to B-1 bombers. B)B-1 bombers but not to Stealth bombers. C)Both B-1 bombers and Stealth bombers. D)Neither B-1 bombers nor Stealth bombers.
On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.1,you may infer that the law of increasing opportunity costs applies to

A)Stealth bombers but not to B-1 bombers.
B)B-1 bombers but not to Stealth bombers.
C)Both B-1 bombers and Stealth bombers.
D)Neither B-1 bombers nor Stealth bombers.
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Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.6
<strong>Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.6   If the opportunity cost of producing cars was zero at all levels of production,the production possibilities curve would be best be represented by a</strong> A)Vertical line. B)45-degree line starting at the origin. C)Horizontal line. D) Circle.
If the opportunity cost of producing cars was zero at all levels of production,the production possibilities curve would be best be represented by a

A)Vertical line.
B)45-degree line starting at the origin.
C)Horizontal line.
D) Circle.
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Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.7:
<strong>Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.7:   The benefit of producing at point G rather than point D is :</strong> A)OA units of food. B)KL units of clothing. C)AB units of food. D)OL units of clothing.
The benefit of producing at point G rather than point D is :

A)OA units of food.
B)KL units of clothing.
C)AB units of food.
D)OL units of clothing.
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Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers. <strong>Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers.   The lowest opportunity cost anywhere in Table 1.1 for B-1 bombers in terms of Stealth bombers is</strong> A)0 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber. B)2 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber. C)1 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber. D)0.5 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber.
The lowest opportunity cost anywhere in Table 1.1 for B-1 bombers in terms of Stealth bombers is

A)0 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber.
B)2 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber.
C)1 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber.
D)0.5 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber.
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Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers. <strong>Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S.capacity,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for both the B-1 and Stealth bombers.   The highest opportunity cost anywhere in Table 1.1 for B-1 bombers in terms of Stealth bombers is</strong> A)1 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber. B)3 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber. C)2 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber. D)0.5 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber.
The highest opportunity cost anywhere in Table 1.1 for B-1 bombers in terms of Stealth bombers is

A)1 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber.
B)3 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber.
C)2 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber.
D)0.5 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber.
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