Question 1

Why is model building considered a process of understanding the economy?

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Though model building can lead to surpri...

Question 2

John is a farmer and thinks he will make a profit next year,if the weather stays the same,if the price of his crop doesn't change,and if the price of fertilizer and seed doesn't change.An economist would say that the farmer thinking he will make a profit is an example of:

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A)   laissez-faire.
B)   ceteris paribus.
C)   post hoc ergo propter hoc.
D)   e pluribus unum.

Question 3

If you plot temperature on the y axis and world carbon emissions on the x axis,then you have created a:

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A)   time series.
B)   scatter plot.
C)   pie chart.
D)   bar chart.

Question 4

___________________ costs include the time and money that could have been spent on another highly valued activity

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A)   Opportunity
B)   Marginal
C)   Social
D)   Total

Question 5

To say that economics is a way of thinking about how people make rational decisions means that people:

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A)   don't consider the cost of their decisions.
B)   consider only monetary terms in their decisions.
C)   respond to incentives.
D)   are irrational.

Question 6

The opportunity cost of buying a ticket to a major league baseball game and then going to the game is:

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A)   the price of the ticket.
B)   the next best alternative activity that could have been undertaken.
C)   the time spent at the game.
D)   all other alternative activities that could have been undertaken.

Question 7

_________ people are forced to make tradeoffs.

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A)   Only wealthy
B)   Only middle-class
C)   Only poor
D)   All

Question 8

In the study of economics,the goals of efficiency and equity are often:

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A)   compatible.
B)   conflicting with one another.
C)   objectively definable.
D)   given equal emphasis.

Question 9

When goods are produced at the lowest possible cost,an economy is said to have achieved:

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A)   production efficiency.
B)   allocative efficiency.
C)   cheap production.
D)   inferior quality goods.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about economics is correct?

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A)   Economists do not believe that criminals behave rationally.
B)   Economics has little to say about social issues.
C)   Economists consider how rational people respond to incentives.
D)   Economists assume that people don't respond to incentives.

Question 11

Economic models must fully reflect reality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The height of the bars in a bar chart may depict the number of data points in each category/class.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

There is general agreement as to which economic policies are fair,or equitable.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Another definition of opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Macroeconomics studies the outcomes of individual markets in the national economy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A pie chart is useful for business presentations but not for macroeconomic analysis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is a case when the government should intervene in the economy?

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A)   when consumers cannot make up their minds what they want to purchase
B)   when sellers make poor business decisions
C)   when producers use the least-cost methods of production
D)   when the market fails to provide goods efficiently

Question 18

Economics is a social science that involves the study of how individuals,firms,and societies:

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A)   maximum happiness.
B)   maximize incomes.
C)   choose among alternatives to satisfy their unlimited wants.
D)   develop their tastes and preferences.

Question 19

Discuss the difference between efficiency and equity.

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Efficiency deals with how well resources...

Question 20

Time series graphs:

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A)   show data that can be split into percentage parts that,combined,make up the whole.
B)   show the relative importance of some variable's components as a share of the whole.
C)   include the value of a variable on the horizontal axis and minutes,hours,days,months,quarters,or years on the vertical axis.
D)   include the value of a variable on the vertical axis and minutes,hours,days,months,quarters,or years on the horizontal axis.

Exam 1: Exploring Economics

Time series graphs:

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There is general agreement as to which economic policies are fair,or equitable.

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John is a farmer and thinks he will make a profit next year,if the weather stays the same,if the price of his crop doesn't change,and if the price of fertilizer and seed doesn't change.An economist would say that the farmer thinking he will make a profit is an example of:

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Why is model building considered a process of understanding the economy?

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A pie chart is useful for business presentations but not for macroeconomic analysis.

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___________________ costs include the time and money that could have been spent on another highly valued activity

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Economic models must fully reflect reality.

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In the study of economics,the goals of efficiency and equity are often:

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Discuss the difference between efficiency and equity.

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_________ people are forced to make tradeoffs.

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To say that economics is a way of thinking about how people make rational decisions means that people:

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Macroeconomics studies the outcomes of individual markets in the national economy.

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Another definition of opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative.

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If you plot temperature on the y axis and world carbon emissions on the x axis,then you have created a:

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Which of the following statements about economics is correct?

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Economics is a social science that involves the study of how individuals,firms,and societies:

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The height of the bars in a bar chart may depict the number of data points in each category/class.

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The opportunity cost of buying a ticket to a major league baseball game and then going to the game is:

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Which of the following is a case when the government should intervene in the economy?

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When goods are produced at the lowest possible cost,an economy is said to have achieved:

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