Question 1

The market economy is regarded as "efficient" in that

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A) it achieves the lowest rate of unemployment. 
B) it leads to the lowest level of poverty in the society. 
C) it directs resources toward products that the society wants most. 
D) it puts the best people in government positions. 
A) it achieves the lowest rate of unemployment. 
B) it leads to the lowest level of poverty in the society. 
C) it directs resources toward products that the society wants most. 
D) it puts the best people in government positions.

Question 2

Explain the differences in economic systems between North and South Korea and the economic outcomes of the two systems.

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North Korea, under the influence of the

Question 3

Answer the question using the following data, which show all available techniques for producing 20 units of a particular commodity.   In view of the indicated resource prices, the economically most efficient production technique(s)is (are)technique(s)

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A) 1. 
B) 2 and 4. 
C) 3. 
D) 1 and 3. 
A) 1. 
B) 2 and 4. 
C) 3. 
D) 1 and 3.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the right to private ownership is false?

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A) It enables individuals to obtain, use, and dispose of land and capital resources as they see fit. 
B) It encourages investment and innovation, and thus fosters economic growth. 
C) It extends to intangibles such as pieces of music and computer programs. 
D) It weakens the incentive to maintain the property that one already owns. 
A) It enables individuals to obtain, use, and dispose of land and capital resources as they see fit. 
B) It encourages investment and innovation, and thus fosters economic growth. 
C) It extends to intangibles such as pieces of music and computer programs. 
D) It weakens the incentive to maintain the property that one already owns.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about self-interest in a market system is false?

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A) Self-interest applies only to consumers, not to entrepreneurs. 
B) Self-interest of entrepreneurs implies seeking maximum profits or minimum losses. 
C) Self-interest usually motivates an individual to deliver something of value to others. 
D) In a market system, self-interest motivates property owners to try to get the highest rent or price for their property. 
A) Self-interest applies only to consumers, not to entrepreneurs. 
B) Self-interest of entrepreneurs implies seeking maximum profits or minimum losses. 
C) Self-interest usually motivates an individual to deliver something of value to others. 
D) In a market system, self-interest motivates property owners to try to get the highest rent or price for their property.

Question 6

Which of the following is true of an economy that operates entirely through central planning?

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A) An individual's success in business is based on political savvy rather than economic profitability. 
B) There is relative ease in matching resource allocation to consumer demand by the central planners. 
C) Central planners receive market information and coordinate economic activity through the price mechanism. 
D) The system adapts easily to technological change, because there is a healthy entrepreneurial spirit. 
A) An individual's success in business is based on political savvy rather than economic profitability. 
B) There is relative ease in matching resource allocation to consumer demand by the central planners. 
C) Central planners receive market information and coordinate economic activity through the price mechanism. 
D) The system adapts easily to technological change, because there is a healthy entrepreneurial spirit.

Question 7

Private property

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A) does everything indicated in the other choices. 
B) encourages owners to maintain or improve their property to preserve or enhance value. 
C) discourages innovation as people are often afraid to risk losing their own property. 
D) discourages cooperation because people don't want to part with what they own. 
A) does everything indicated in the other choices. 
B) encourages owners to maintain or improve their property to preserve or enhance value. 
C) discourages innovation as people are often afraid to risk losing their own property. 
D) discourages cooperation because people don't want to part with what they own.

Question 8

What conditions are necessary for economic competition to exist?

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Broadly defined, competition requires tw

Question 9

Which of the following is assumed to be most limited in scope under a market system?

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A) entrepreneurship 
B) self-interest 
C) specialization 
D) government 
A) entrepreneurship 
B) self-interest 
C) specialization 
D) government

Question 10

Which of the following is not a typical characteristic of a market system?

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A) private property 
B) freedom of enterprise 
C) government ownership of most property resources 
D) competition in product and resource markets 
A) private property 
B) freedom of enterprise 
C) government ownership of most property resources 
D) competition in product and resource markets

Question 11

The market system is an economic system that

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A) produces more consumer goods than capital goods. 
B) produces more capital goods than consumer goods. 
C) gives private individuals the right to own resources used in production. 
D) emphasizes the government's power to control markets and direct economic activity. 
A) produces more consumer goods than capital goods. 
B) produces more capital goods than consumer goods. 
C) gives private individuals the right to own resources used in production. 
D) emphasizes the government's power to control markets and direct economic activity.

Question 12

If a nation restricts trade with other nations, then the most likely effect is

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A) lower prices of goods and services in the nation. 
B) increased specialization of production. 
C) expanded economic wealth of the nation. 
D) consumers in the nation are made worse off. 
A) lower prices of goods and services in the nation. 
B) increased specialization of production. 
C) expanded economic wealth of the nation. 
D) consumers in the nation are made worse off.

Question 13

One essential trade-off involving business risk in a market system is reflected in which of the following statements?

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A) Access to the firm's profits and gains are open only to those who take on the business risk of the firm. 
B) Those who receive guaranteed payments from the firm are also guaranteed a share of the firm's profits. 
C) Those who make bad decisions regarding risk will suffer losses; those who decide wisely will gain profits. 
D) Those who bear the business risk of the firm are guaranteed to always gain profits. 
A) Access to the firm's profits and gains are open only to those who take on the business risk of the firm. 
B) Those who receive guaranteed payments from the firm are also guaranteed a share of the firm's profits. 
C) Those who make bad decisions regarding risk will suffer losses; those who decide wisely will gain profits. 
D) Those who bear the business risk of the firm are guaranteed to always gain profits.

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the invisible-hand concept?

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A) The desires of resource suppliers and producers to further their own self-interest will automatically further the public interest. 
B) The inability to substitute resources creates a conflict between private and public interests and calls for government intervention. 
C) The market system is the best system for overcoming the scarce resources-unlimited wants problem. 
D) Central direction by the government will improve resource allocation in a capitalistic economy. 
A) The desires of resource suppliers and producers to further their own self-interest will automatically further the public interest. 
B) The inability to substitute resources creates a conflict between private and public interests and calls for government intervention. 
C) The market system is the best system for overcoming the scarce resources-unlimited wants problem. 
D) Central direction by the government will improve resource allocation in a capitalistic economy.

Question 15

The guiding function of prices tends to keep resources flowing toward their most highly valued uses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following characteristics is least unique to a market system?

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A) private ownership of property resources 
B) competition among buyers and sellers pursuing monetary returns 
C) the widespread use of money 
D) freedom of enterprise and choice 
A) private ownership of property resources 
B) competition among buyers and sellers pursuing monetary returns 
C) the widespread use of money 
D) freedom of enterprise and choice

Question 17

In a market system, self-interest is the motivating force that

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A) makes individuals unwilling to deliver anything of value to others. 
B) makes owners of resources always want to use their resources themselves. 
C) leads the economy to chaos and confusion, especially the larger economies. 
D) coordinates and creates consistency in the operations of various parts of the economy. 
A) makes individuals unwilling to deliver anything of value to others. 
B) makes owners of resources always want to use their resources themselves. 
C) leads the economy to chaos and confusion, especially the larger economies. 
D) coordinates and creates consistency in the operations of various parts of the economy.

Question 18

Private property

Accepted Answer

A) discourages cooperation because people don't want to part with what they own. 
B) discourages innovation, as people are often afraid to risk losing their own property. 
C) encourages owners to maintain or improve their property to preserve or enhance value. 
D) does everything indicated by the other answers. 
A) discourages cooperation because people don't want to part with what they own. 
B) discourages innovation, as people are often afraid to risk losing their own property. 
C) encourages owners to maintain or improve their property to preserve or enhance value. 
D) does everything indicated by the other answers.

Question 19

Copyrights and trademarks are examples of

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A) capital goods. 
B) human capital. 
C) property rights. 
D) public goods. 
A) capital goods. 
B) human capital. 
C) property rights. 
D) public goods.

Question 20

One of the most important economic resources is money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: The Market System and the Circular Flow

The market economy is regarded as "efficient" in that

Explain the differences in economic systems between North and South Korea and the economic outcomes of the two systems.

Answer the question using the following data, which show all available techniques for producing 20 units of a particular commodity. In view of the indicated resource prices, the economically most efficient production technique(s)is (are)technique(s)

Which of the following statements about the right to private ownership is false?

Which of the following statements about self-interest in a market system is false?

Which of the following is true of an economy that operates entirely through central planning?

Private property

What conditions are necessary for economic competition to exist?

Which of the following is assumed to be most limited in scope under a market system?

Which of the following is not a typical characteristic of a market system?

The market system is an economic system that

If a nation restricts trade with other nations, then the most likely effect is

One essential trade-off involving business risk in a market system is reflected in which of the following statements?

Which of the following best describes the invisible-hand concept?

The guiding function of prices tends to keep resources flowing toward their most highly valued uses.

Which of the following characteristics is least unique to a market system?

In a market system, self-interest is the motivating force that

Private property

Copyrights and trademarks are examples of

One of the most important economic resources is money.

Limits, Alternatives, and Choices

Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium

Market Failures Caused by Externalities Asymmetric Information

Public Goods, Public Choice, and Government Failure

Elasticity

Utility Maximization

Behavioral Economics

Businesses and the Costs of Production

Pure Competition in the Short Run

Pure Competition in the Long Run

Pure Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior

Technology, RD, and Efficiency

The Demand for Resources

Wage Determination

Rent, Interest, and Profit

Natural Resource and Energy Economics

Public Finance: Expenditures and Taxes

Antitrust Policy and Regulation

Agriculture: Economics and Policy

Income Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination

Health Care

Immigration

International Trade

The Balance of Payments, Exchange Rates, and Trade Deficits

The Economics of Developing Countries

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