Question 1

The Latin expression Ceteris paribus means:

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A) everything else being equal. 
B) economic model. 
C) economists are partly right. 
D) partial scarcity is certain. 
A) everything else being equal. 
B) economic model. 
C) economists are partly right. 
D) partial scarcity is certain.

Question 2

The basic difference between macroeconomics and microeconomics is:

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A) microeconomics concentrates on individual markets while macroeconomics focuses primarily on international trade. 
B) microeconomics concentrates on the behavior of individual consumers while macroeconomics focuses on the behavior of firms. 
C) microeconomics concentrates on the behavior of individual consumers and firms while macroeconomics focuses on the performance of the entire economy. 
D) microeconomics explores the causes of inflation while macroeconomics focuses on the causes of unemployment. 
A) microeconomics concentrates on individual markets while macroeconomics focuses primarily on international trade. 
B) microeconomics concentrates on the behavior of individual consumers while macroeconomics focuses on the behavior of firms. 
C) microeconomics concentrates on the behavior of individual consumers and firms while macroeconomics focuses on the performance of the entire economy. 
D) microeconomics explores the causes of inflation while macroeconomics focuses on the causes of unemployment.

Question 3

Entrepreneurs can delegate every one of the following tasks to labor except:

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A) hiring and training new employees. 
B) assuming business risk and uncertainty. 
C) supervision of the production process. 
D) researching ideas for new products. 
E) marketing the goods and services produced. 
A) hiring and training new employees. 
B) assuming business risk and uncertainty. 
C) supervision of the production process. 
D) researching ideas for new products. 
E) marketing the goods and services produced.

Question 4

Positive economics is a(n):

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A) reflection of a country's values. 
B) judgment of the correctness of an economic outcome. 
C) statement of fact. 
D) analysis of what ought to be. 
E) analysis of all the good market outcomes. 
A) reflection of a country's values. 
B) judgment of the correctness of an economic outcome. 
C) statement of fact. 
D) analysis of what ought to be. 
E) analysis of all the good market outcomes.

Question 5

Microeconomics and macroeconomics use different types of analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Economics is the study of decisions made necessary by the problem of unlimited wants and limited means to satisfy them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A model is defined as a:

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A) description of all variables affecting a situation. 
B) positive analysis of all variables affecting an event. 
C) simplified description of reality to understand and predict an economic event. 
D) prediction based on historical evidence. 
A) description of all variables affecting a situation. 
B) positive analysis of all variables affecting an event. 
C) simplified description of reality to understand and predict an economic event. 
D) prediction based on historical evidence.

Question 8

The definition of a model is a:

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A) description of all variables affecting a situation. 
B) positive analysis of all variables affecting an event. 
C) simplified description of reality to understand and predict an economic event. 
D) data adjusted for rational action. 
A) description of all variables affecting a situation. 
B) positive analysis of all variables affecting an event. 
C) simplified description of reality to understand and predict an economic event. 
D) data adjusted for rational action.

Question 9

A positive economic statement simply describes what is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An analysis of IBM's pricing decisions would be classified as a macroeconomic study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A positive economic statement must be verifiable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is a statement of positive economics?

Accepted Answer

A) Too much government spending is the biggest problem facing the U.S. economy. 
B) Creating jobs is the most serious problem facing the U.S. economy. 
C) Raising taxes provides additional revenue that should be used to finance health care. 
D) If taxes are over 50 percent of national income, job creation falls. 
A) Too much government spending is the biggest problem facing the U.S. economy. 
B) Creating jobs is the most serious problem facing the U.S. economy. 
C) Raising taxes provides additional revenue that should be used to finance health care. 
D) If taxes are over 50 percent of national income, job creation falls.

Question 13

In a congressional debate about agricultural price supports, senators, members of congress, and other experts made the following four statements. Which of these is a normative statement?

Accepted Answer

A) "Price supports are important because America should preserve the small family farm." 
B) "Without price supports, the price of wheat and corn will fall by over twenty percent." 
C) "The decline in commodity prices caused by the removal of price supports will result in fewer, larger farms." 
D) "The decline in commodity prices caused by the removal of price supports will reduce the number of tractors sold in the United States." 
A) "Price supports are important because America should preserve the small family farm." 
B) "Without price supports, the price of wheat and corn will fall by over twenty percent." 
C) "The decline in commodity prices caused by the removal of price supports will result in fewer, larger farms." 
D) "The decline in commodity prices caused by the removal of price supports will reduce the number of tractors sold in the United States."

Question 14

Which of the following is a normative economic statement?

Accepted Answer

A) The unemployment rate for the United States is currently 5.4 percent. 
B) The inflation rate in the United States is too high. 
C) An increase in the price of a good will reduce the amount purchased. 
D) Higher profits in an industry will attract more entrepreneurs into the industry. 
A) The unemployment rate for the United States is currently 5.4 percent. 
B) The inflation rate in the United States is too high. 
C) An increase in the price of a good will reduce the amount purchased. 
D) Higher profits in an industry will attract more entrepreneurs into the industry.

Question 15

The person who assumes the risks and uncertainties of starting a new business is considered to be:

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A) the manager. 
B) the out-resourcer. 
C) a sales representative. 
D) an entrepreneur. 
A) the manager. 
B) the out-resourcer. 
C) a sales representative. 
D) an entrepreneur.

Question 16

Which of the following is the best example of a microeconomic topic?

Accepted Answer

A) The impact that the money supply has on inflation. 
B) The reasons for increases in the price of soft drinks. 
C) The effect that federal budget deficits have on the interest rate. 
D) The tradeoff between inflation and unemployment. 
A) The impact that the money supply has on inflation. 
B) The reasons for increases in the price of soft drinks. 
C) The effect that federal budget deficits have on the interest rate. 
D) The tradeoff between inflation and unemployment.

Question 17

The perpetual state of insufficiency of resources to satisfy people's unlimited wants is:

Accepted Answer

A) apparent only in poor countries. 
B) completely unrealistic. 
C) present in modern economies, but not in the past. 
D) the definition of scarcity. 
A) apparent only in poor countries. 
B) completely unrealistic. 
C) present in modern economies, but not in the past. 
D) the definition of scarcity.

Question 18

Financial capital by itself is not a factor of production; instead it is only a paper claim on economic capital.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

To abstract from reality in an economic model means that:

Accepted Answer

A) we include only a few of the essential aspects of reality. 
B) the economic study surveys only a very limited period of time. 
C) we include only those elements which support our hypothesis. 
D) the model includes every aspect of the real world. 
E) the model examines the actions of the consumers in the absence of producers and the government. 
A) we include only a few of the essential aspects of reality. 
B) the economic study surveys only a very limited period of time. 
C) we include only those elements which support our hypothesis. 
D) the model includes every aspect of the real world. 
E) the model examines the actions of the consumers in the absence of producers and the government.

Question 20

The perpetual problem in economics is:

Accepted Answer

A) our inability to work together effectively. 
B) our inability to satisfy everyone's wants with the available resources. 
C) a recognition of continual class differences. 
D) our inability to utilize resources efficiently. 
E) likely to be solved in resource-rich countries. 
A) our inability to work together effectively. 
B) our inability to satisfy everyone's wants with the available resources. 
C) a recognition of continual class differences. 
D) our inability to utilize resources efficiently. 
E) likely to be solved in resource-rich countries.

Exam 1: Introducing the Economic Way of Thinking

The Latin expression Ceteris paribus means:

The basic difference between macroeconomics and microeconomics is:

Entrepreneurs can delegate every one of the following tasks to labor except:

Positive economics is a(n):

Microeconomics and macroeconomics use different types of analysis.

Economics is the study of decisions made necessary by the problem of unlimited wants and limited means to satisfy them.

A model is defined as a:

The definition of a model is a:

A positive economic statement simply describes what is.

An analysis of IBM's pricing decisions would be classified as a macroeconomic study.

A positive economic statement must be verifiable.

Which of the following is a statement of positive economics?

In a congressional debate about agricultural price supports, senators, members of congress, and other experts made the following four statements. Which of these is a normative statement?

Which of the following is a normative economic statement?

The person who assumes the risks and uncertainties of starting a new business is considered to be:

Which of the following is the best example of a microeconomic topic?

The perpetual state of insufficiency of resources to satisfy people's unlimited wants is:

Financial capital by itself is not a factor of production; instead it is only a paper claim on economic capital.

To abstract from reality in an economic model means that:

The perpetual problem in economics is:

Production Possibilities, Opportunity Cost, and Economic Growth

Market Demand and Supply

Markets in Action

Gross Domestic Product

Business Cycles and Unemployment

Inflation

The Keynesian Model

The Keynesian Model in Action

Aggregate Demand and Supply

Fiscal Policy

The Public Sector

Federal Deficits, Surpluses, and the National Debt

Money and the Federal Reserve System

Money Creation

Monetary Policy

The Phillips Curve and Expectations Theory

International Trade and Finance

Economies in Transition

Growth and the Less-Developed Countries

Applying Graphs to Economics

Consumer Surplus, Producer Surplus, and Market Efficiency

the Self-Correcting Aggregate Demand and Supply Model

Policy Disputes Using the Self-Correcting Aggregate Demand and Supply Model

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