Question 1

The term refers to the size of the economic pie, and the term refers to how the pie is divided.

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Question 2

One tradeoff society faces is between efficiency and equality. Define each term. If the U.S. government redistributes income from the rich to the poor, explain how this action affects equality as well as efficiency in the economy.

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Question 3

Explain how an attempt by the government to lower inflation could cause unemployment to increase in the short-run.

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Question 4

Scenario 1-2
Suppose that you have a choice between going to the movies with a friend for two hours or working at your job. If you go to the movies, you will spend $7 on a ticket and $5 on popcorn. If you choose to work, you will earn $10 an hour.
-Refer to Scenario 1-2. What is your opportunity cost of working?

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Question 5

Economics is the study of ______.

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Question 6

Scenario 1-1
You have the afternoon free. You have a choice between going to the movies with a friend or studying economics for three hours. If you go to the movies, you will spend $8.00 on a ticket and $4.50 on popcorn. If you choose to study economics for three hours, you will raise your exam grade by 10 points.
-Refer to Scenario 1-1. What is your opportunity cost of studying economics?

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Question 7

Scenario 1-1
You have the afternoon free. You have a choice between going to the movies with a friend or studying economics for three hours. If you go to the movies, you will spend $8.00 on a ticket and $4.50 on popcorn. If you choose to study economics for three hours, you will raise your exam grade by 10 points.
-Refer to Scenario 1-1. What is your opportunity cost of going to the movies?

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You have the afternoon free. You...

Question 8

Debbie quits her job, which pays $30,000 a year, to finish her college degree. Her annual college expenses are $10,000 for tuition, $2,000 for books, and $700 for food. What is her opportunity cost of attending college for the year?

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Question 9

Zack quits his job at a consulting firm, which pays $40,000 a year, to enroll in a two-year graduate program. His annual school expenses are $30,000 for tuition, $2,000 for books, and $600 for food. What is his opportunity cost of attending the two-year graduate program?

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Question 10

Scenario 1-2
Suppose that you have a choice between going to the movies with a friend for two hours or working at your job. If you go to the movies, you will spend $7 on a ticket and $5 on popcorn. If you choose to work, you will earn $10 an hour.
-Refer to Scenario 1-2. What is your opportunity cost of going to the movies?

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Question 11

Give an example of a trade-off faced by society.

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Question 12

Scenario 1-3
It costs a company $35,000 to produce 700 graphing calculators. The company's cost will be $35,070 if it produces an additional graphing calculator. The company is currently producing 700 graphing calculators.
-Refer to Scenario 1-3. What is the company's average cost?

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Question 13

Define opportunity cost. What is the opportunity cost to you of attending college? What was your opportunity cost of coming to class today?

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Question 14

Scenario 1-3
It costs a company $35,000 to produce 700 graphing calculators. The company's cost will be $35,070 if it produces an additional graphing calculator. The company is currently producing 700 graphing calculators.
-Refer to Scenario 1-3. What is the company's marginal cost?

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It costs a company $35,000 to...

Question 15

The broken window fallacy states that when a window breaks and someone spends money to repair it, they have created new economic activity that would not have otherwise taken place.

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The broken window fallacy highlights how spending money to repair damages, like a broken window, creates economic activity (e.g., paying for repairs) but overlooks the opportunity cost of what could have been done with the money if the window had not been broken.

Question 16

Explain how government policies that redistribute income from the rich to the poor might reduce efficiency.

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Question 17

With the understanding that people respond to incentives, outline the possible outcome for teachers if the K-12 school year is extended to 11 months per year instead of the existing 9 months per year.

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Question 18

Under what conditions might government intervention in a market economy improve the economy's performance?

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Question 19

How does the study of economics depend upon the phenomenon of scarcity?

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Question 20

The business cycle refers to fluctuations in economic activity such as employment and production.

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The statement is true. The business cycle is a term used to describe the natural fluctuations in economic activity including employment levels, production output, and other measures of economic growth and stability. These cycles are characterized by periods of expansion followed by contraction, with peaks and troughs indicating the levels of economic growth and recession.

Quiz 1: Ten Principles of Economics