Question 1

The best example of a good whose consumption is not excludable is:

Accepted Answer

A) a yard. 
B) a house. 
C) a bicycle. 
D) national defense. 
A) a yard. 
B) a house. 
C) a bicycle. 
D) national defense.

Question 2

Common resource goods are similar to:

Accepted Answer

A) public goods because they are both nonexcludable and nonrival in consumption. 
B) goods with negative externalities because not all users take into account the external costs imposed on society. 
C) private goods because they are both excludable and rival. 
D) artificially scarce goods because they are both are excludable and nonrival in consumption. 
A) public goods because they are both nonexcludable and nonrival in consumption. 
B) goods with negative externalities because not all users take into account the external costs imposed on society. 
C) private goods because they are both excludable and rival. 
D) artificially scarce goods because they are both are excludable and nonrival in consumption.

Question 3

Scenario: Ben and Nick Two individuals, Ben and Nick, are the only members of a hypothetical community.They have revealed the marginal private benefits they each receive from a public good whose marginal social benefit is known.In addition, the marginal social cost (MSC) of the public good is known and is constant.
(Scenario: Ben and Nick) Refer to the information and figure in the scenario Ben and Nick.At all levels of public good provision:

Accepted Answer

A) Ben places a higher value on the public good than Nick. 
B) the MSC is less than the MSB. 
C) the optimal level is not attained. 
D) the private marginal benefits cannot be determined. 
A) Ben places a higher value on the public good than Nick. 
B) the MSC is less than the MSB. 
C) the optimal level is not attained. 
D) the private marginal benefits cannot be determined.

Question 4

A small public park in a large town with many other parks often has very few visitors because of its size.There is no fee to enter the park, but few people visit it, since other parks have more amenities.This park is:

Accepted Answer

A) both rival in consumption and excludable. 
B) nonrival in consumption and excludable. 
C) both nonrival in consumption and nonexcludable. 
D) rival in consumption and nonexcludable. 
A) both rival in consumption and excludable. 
B) nonrival in consumption and excludable. 
C) both nonrival in consumption and nonexcludable. 
D) rival in consumption and nonexcludable.

Question 5

Some public goods would not be provided without government intervention because:

Accepted Answer

A) the marginal cost of the good exceeds an individual's marginal benefit. 
B) the marginal cost of the good is less than an individual's marginal benefit. 
C) the socially optimal price of the good would be zero (i.e., there is no chance of making a profit). 
D) the marginal cost of the good exceeds an individual's marginal benefit and the socially optimal price of the good would be zero (i.e., there is no chance of making a profit). 
A) the marginal cost of the good exceeds an individual's marginal benefit. 
B) the marginal cost of the good is less than an individual's marginal benefit. 
C) the socially optimal price of the good would be zero (i.e., there is no chance of making a profit). 
D) the marginal cost of the good exceeds an individual's marginal benefit and the socially optimal price of the good would be zero (i.e., there is no chance of making a profit).

Question 6

If a good is nonrival in consumption and a positive price is charged by the supplier, then:

Accepted Answer

A) more people want to use this good at the supplier's price. 
B) there is inefficiently low consumption of this good. 
C) free-riding occurs in this market. 
D) there is a socially optimal level of consumption. 
A) more people want to use this good at the supplier's price. 
B) there is inefficiently low consumption of this good. 
C) free-riding occurs in this market. 
D) there is a socially optimal level of consumption.

Question 7

For a public good, the marginal social benefit will be higher than any individual's marginal benefit of consumption.False

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Figure: An Individual's Marginal Benefit from a Public Good
(Figure: An Individual's Marginal Benefit from a Public Good) Look at the figure An Individual's Marginal Benefit from a Public Good.Assume that two individuals will share consumption of a public good; each individual has the same marginal benefit curve as the one shown in the figure.If the marginal cost of the good is $24, what is the level of this public good that would maximize society's welfare?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 units 
B) 8 units 
C) 12 units 
D) 16 units 
A) 0 units 
B) 8 units 
C) 12 units 
D) 16 units

Question 9

Public goods should be produced up to the point at which the marginal cost of production equals:

Accepted Answer

A) the maximum price any individual is willing to pay for that unit. 
B) the sum of the individual marginal benefits from all consumers of that unit. 
C) zero, which is the marginal cost of allowing another individual to consume the good. 
D) the highest marginal benefit from any individual consumer of the good. 
A) the maximum price any individual is willing to pay for that unit. 
B) the sum of the individual marginal benefits from all consumers of that unit. 
C) zero, which is the marginal cost of allowing another individual to consume the good. 
D) the highest marginal benefit from any individual consumer of the good.

Question 10

Figure: Market Failure   (Figure: Market Failure) Look at the figure Market Failure.Suppose it represents the demand and marginal cost of pounds of shrimp in the bay.The additional cost of the shrimp due to the depletion of the common resource is equal to AC.The efficient price of shrimp is

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) A 
C) B 
D) C 
A) 0 
B) A 
C) B 
D) C

Question 11

Which of the following goods is most likely a public good?

Accepted Answer

A) the Internet 
B) a public park 
C) a pair of pants 
D) fire protection provided by the local fire department 
A) the Internet 
B) a public park 
C) a pair of pants 
D) fire protection provided by the local fire department

Question 12

Whether or not they pay for them, people cannot be excluded from receiving the benefits of:

Accepted Answer

A) private goods. 
B) public goods. 
C) common resources. 
D) either public goods or common resources. 
A) private goods. 
B) public goods. 
C) common resources. 
D) either public goods or common resources.

Question 13

One way the government of Alaska could prevent an inefficiently large production of crab fishing would be to:

Accepted Answer

A) subsidize fishermen to create more competition. 
B) sell exclusive licenses for the right to fish. 
C) offer tax breaks for more efficient boats. 
D) allow competition from foreign fishermen. 
A) subsidize fishermen to create more competition. 
B) sell exclusive licenses for the right to fish. 
C) offer tax breaks for more efficient boats. 
D) allow competition from foreign fishermen.

Question 14

Airplane seats are rival in consumption.
False

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A common resource is a good or service for which exclusion is:

Accepted Answer

A) possible and which is rival in consumption. 
B) possible and which is nonrival in consumption. 
C) not possible and which is rival in consumption. 
D) not possible and which is nonrival in consumption. 
A) possible and which is rival in consumption. 
B) possible and which is nonrival in consumption. 
C) not possible and which is rival in consumption. 
D) not possible and which is nonrival in consumption.

Question 16

Figure: Demand and Marginal Revenue   (Figure: Demand and Marginal Revenue) The figure Demand and Marginal Revenue refers to a software upgrade.The producer incurred fixed costs of $10 million to produce the upgrade; the marginal cost of allowing consumers to download the upgrade is zero.What is the efficient level of output for the upgrade?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 80,000 
C) 125,000 
D) 250,000 
A) 0 
B) 80,000 
C) 125,000 
D) 250,000

Question 17

When the allocation of resources is such that a different allocation would increase society's welfare, economists say:

Accepted Answer

A) there is market failure. 
B) the efficiency condition is met. 
C) decision makers have faced the marginal benefits and marginal costs of their decisions. 
D) producers have maximized total cost. 
A) there is market failure. 
B) the efficiency condition is met. 
C) decision makers have faced the marginal benefits and marginal costs of their decisions. 
D) producers have maximized total cost.

Question 18

Scenario: Ben and Nick Two individuals, Ben and Nick, are the only members of a hypothetical community.They have revealed the marginal private benefits they each receive from a public good whose marginal social benefit is known.In addition, the marginal social cost (MSC) of the public good is known and is constant.     (Scenario: Ben and Nick) Refer to the information and figure in the scenario Ben and Nick.Q4:

Accepted Answer

A) is the socially optimal level of public good provision. 
B) is equal to P₄ + P₃ in marginal social benefits. 
C) represents an amount at which the MSB is greater than the MSC. 
D) will not be produced, since neither Ben nor Nick finds benefit in it at this level. 
A) is the socially optimal level of public good provision. 
B) is equal to P₄ + P₃ in marginal social benefits. 
C) represents an amount at which the MSB is greater than the MSC. 
D) will not be produced, since neither Ben nor Nick finds benefit in it at this level.

Question 19

The tendency of people to avoid paying for a good's benefits when the benefits can be obtained free is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) free-cost problem. 
B) free-rider problem. 
C) free-goods problem. 
D) free-market problem. 
A) free-cost problem. 
B) free-rider problem. 
C) free-goods problem. 
D) free-market problem.

Question 20

(Table: Marginal Benefit, Cost, and Consumer Surplus) The table Marginal Benefit, Cost, and Consumer Surplus shows six consumers' willingness to pay (his or her individual marginal benefit) for one iTunes download of a Jack Johnson song.If the marginal social cost is constant at ________, then consumers will purchase this good and consumer
Surplus is _.

Accepted Answer

A) $5; three; $30 
B) $4; four; $18 
C) $5; two; $37 
D) $4; four; $34 
A) $5; three; $30 
B) $4; four; $18 
C) $5; two; $37 
D) $4; four; $34

The best example of a good whose consumption is not excludable is:

Common resource goods are similar to:

A small public park in a large town with many other parks often has very few visitors because of its size.There is no fee to enter the park, but few people visit it, since other parks have more amenities.This park is:

Some public goods would not be provided without government intervention because:

If a good is nonrival in consumption and a positive price is charged by the supplier, then:

For a public good, the marginal social benefit will be higher than any individual's marginal benefit of consumption.False

Public goods should be produced up to the point at which the marginal cost of production equals:

Figure: Market Failure (Figure: Market Failure) Look at the figure Market Failure.Suppose it represents the demand and marginal cost of pounds of shrimp in the bay.The additional cost of the shrimp due to the depletion of the common resource is equal to AC.The efficient price of shrimp is

Which of the following goods is most likely a public good?

Whether or not they pay for them, people cannot be excluded from receiving the benefits of:

One way the government of Alaska could prevent an inefficiently large production of crab fishing would be to:

Airplane seats are rival in consumption. False

A common resource is a good or service for which exclusion is:

When the allocation of resources is such that a different allocation would increase society's welfare, economists say:

The tendency of people to avoid paying for a good's benefits when the benefits can be obtained free is called the:

First Principles

Economic Models: Trade-Offs and Trade

Supply and Demand

Consumer and Producer Surplus

Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling With Markets

Elasticity

Taxes

International Trade

Decision Making by Individuals and Firms

The Rational Consumer

Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs

Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve

Monopoly

Oligopoly

Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation

Externalities

The Economics of the Welfare State

Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income

Uncertainty, Risk, and Private Information

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Exam 17: Public Goods and Common Resources

The best example of a good whose consumption is not excludable is:

Common resource goods are similar to:

A small public park in a large town with many other parks often has very few visitors because of its size.There is no fee to enter the park, but few people visit it, since other parks have more amenities.This park is:

Some public goods would not be provided without government intervention because:

If a good is nonrival in consumption and a positive price is charged by the supplier, then:

For a public good, the marginal social benefit will be higher than any individual's marginal benefit of consumption.False

Public goods should be produced up to the point at which the marginal cost of production equals:

Figure: Market Failure (Figure: Market Failure) Look at the figure Market Failure.Suppose it represents the demand and marginal cost of pounds of shrimp in the bay.The additional cost of the shrimp due to the depletion of the common resource is equal to AC.The efficient price of shrimp is

Which of the following goods is most likely a public good?

Whether or not they pay for them, people cannot be excluded from receiving the benefits of:

One way the government of Alaska could prevent an inefficiently large production of crab fishing would be to:

Airplane seats are rival in consumption. False

A common resource is a good or service for which exclusion is:

When the allocation of resources is such that a different allocation would increase society's welfare, economists say:

The tendency of people to avoid paying for a good's benefits when the benefits can be obtained free is called the:

First Principles

Economic Models: Trade-Offs and Trade

Supply and Demand

Consumer and Producer Surplus

Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling With Markets

Elasticity

Taxes

International Trade

Decision Making by Individuals and Firms

The Rational Consumer

Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs

Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve

Monopoly

Oligopoly

Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation

Externalities

The Economics of the Welfare State

Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income

Uncertainty, Risk, and Private Information

Filters