Question 1

A point on the demand curve shows the

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A)  price and the corresponding quantity demanded. 
B)  marginal benefit from that unit. 
C)  marginal cost to the seller of producing the unit. 
D)  Both answers A and B are correct. 
E)  Both answers A and C are correct. 
A)  price and the corresponding quantity demanded. 
B)  marginal benefit from that unit. 
C)  marginal cost to the seller of producing the unit. 
D)  Both answers A and B are correct. 
E)  Both answers A and C are correct. D

Question 2

When output is less than the efficient level,

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A)  consumers are willing to pay more for another unit than it costs to produce the unit. 
B)  the amount consumers are willing to pay equals the cost of production. 
C)  the cost of production is greater than the price consumers are willing to pay. 
D)  the production costs can't be measured. 
E)  the marginal cost of producing the good must be greater than the marginal benefit from the good. 
A)  consumers are willing to pay more for another unit than it costs to produce the unit. 
B)  the amount consumers are willing to pay equals the cost of production. 
C)  the cost of production is greater than the price consumers are willing to pay. 
D)  the production costs can't be measured. 
E)  the marginal cost of producing the good must be greater than the marginal benefit from the good. A

Question 3

-The figure above shows the market for pants.If the production of the pants results in an external cost from pollution that is the result of the dye used,then

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A)  6 million pairs is the efficient quantity. 
B)  fewer than 6 million pairs is the efficient quantity. 
C)  more than 6 million pairs is the efficient quantity. 
D)  None of the above answers is necessarily correct because more information is needed about the size of the external cost. 
E)  None of the above answers is correct because it is impossible to tell whether the external cost results in underproduction or overproduction. 
A)  6 million pairs is the efficient quantity. 
B)  fewer than 6 million pairs is the efficient quantity. 
C)  more than 6 million pairs is the efficient quantity. 
D)  None of the above answers is necessarily correct because more information is needed about the size of the external cost. 
E)  None of the above answers is correct because it is impossible to tell whether the external cost results in underproduction or overproduction. B

Question 4

The fair results approach to fairness

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A)  requires property rights and voluntary exchange. 
B)  supports transferring income from the rich and giving it to the poor. 
C)  requires efficient market outcomes. 
D)  ensures that marginal cost equals marginal benefit. 
E)  never creates a big tradeoff. 
A)  requires property rights and voluntary exchange. 
B)  supports transferring income from the rich and giving it to the poor. 
C)  requires efficient market outcomes. 
D)  ensures that marginal cost equals marginal benefit. 
E)  never creates a big tradeoff.

Question 5

-The figure above shows the supply and demand for pizza.
a.What is the efficient level of output?
b.If 70,000 pizzas are produced,what area represents the deadweight loss?
c.Why does the deadweight loss in part (b)occur?
d.If 20,000 pizzas are produced,what area represents the deadweight loss?
e.Why does the deadweight loss in part (d)occur?

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a.40,000 pizzas is the efficient quantit

Question 6

-The figure above shows the market for pants.If the government subsidizes the production of pants so that production expands from 6 million pairs to 7 million pairs,

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A)  there would be no deadweight loss. 
B)  the government's policy would have no effect on the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus. 
C)  a deadweight loss would result. 
D)  the government's policy would increase the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus. 
E)  production would be even more efficient than if 6 million pairs of pants are produced because more is always better than less. 
A)  there would be no deadweight loss. 
B)  the government's policy would have no effect on the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus. 
C)  a deadweight loss would result. 
D)  the government's policy would increase the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus. 
E)  production would be even more efficient than if 6 million pairs of pants are produced because more is always better than less.

Question 7

In the figure above,production efficiency occurs at ________,and allocative efficiency occurs at ________.

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A)  all points on the PPF; only one point on the PPF 
B)  only one point on the PPF; all points on the PPF 
C)  only one point on the PPF; only one point on the PPF 
D)  all points on the PPF; all points on the PPF 
E)  all points on the PPF; all points above the PPF 
A)  all points on the PPF; only one point on the PPF 
B)  only one point on the PPF; all points on the PPF 
C)  only one point on the PPF; only one point on the PPF 
D)  all points on the PPF; all points on the PPF 
E)  all points on the PPF; all points above the PPF

Question 8

Hester owns an ice cream shop.It costs her $2 per cone to make 10 ice cream cones.If she sells 10 cones for $4 each,her producer surplus on the 10 cones is equal to

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A)  $2. 
B)  $20. 
C)  $10. 
D)  $40. 
E)  $4. 
A)  $2. 
B)  $20. 
C)  $10. 
D)  $40. 
E)  $4.

Question 9

The supply curve is upward sloping because of

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A)  increasing marginal cost. 
B)  decreasing marginal benefit. 
C)  decreasing marginal cost. 
D)  increasing marginal benefit. 
E)  increasing total cost. 
A)  increasing marginal cost. 
B)  decreasing marginal benefit. 
C)  decreasing marginal cost. 
D)  increasing marginal benefit. 
E)  increasing total cost.

Question 10

If the price is greater than the marginal cost of producing a good,the seller has

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A)  no benefit from the sale. 
B)  a loss. 
C)  some producer surplus from the sale. 
D)  some negative consumer surplus from the sale. 
E)  None of the above answers is correct. 
A)  no benefit from the sale. 
B)  a loss. 
C)  some producer surplus from the sale. 
D)  some negative consumer surplus from the sale. 
E)  None of the above answers is correct.

Question 11

-The figure above shows the demand curve for pizza.
a.What is the marginal benefit of the 20th pizza?
b.What is the maximum price the consumer is willing to pay for the 20th pizza?
c.If the price of a pizza is $6,what is the consumer surplus of the 20th pizza?
d. If the price of a pizza is $10,what is the consumer surplus on all the pizzas consumed?
e.If the price of a pizza is $6,what is the consumer surplus on all the pizzas consumed?

Accepted Answer

a.The marginal benefit of the 20th pizza

Question 12

The concept of "the invisible hand" suggests that to attain efficiency,the government should

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A)  guide economic activity. 
B)  set prices. 
C)  leave prices and output decisions to the competitive market. 
D)  regulate all production decisions, but not price decisions. 
E)  make sure that a command system is used to allocate resources. 
A)  guide economic activity. 
B)  set prices. 
C)  leave prices and output decisions to the competitive market. 
D)  regulate all production decisions, but not price decisions. 
E)  make sure that a command system is used to allocate resources.

Question 13

To achieve ________,marginal cost ________ marginal benefit.

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A)  production efficiency; must equal 
B)  production efficiency; must be greater than 
C)  allocative efficiency; must be greater than 
D)  allocation efficiency; must be less than 
E)  allocative efficiency; must equal 
A)  production efficiency; must equal 
B)  production efficiency; must be greater than 
C)  allocative efficiency; must be greater than 
D)  allocation efficiency; must be less than 
E)  allocative efficiency; must equal

Question 14

The figure above shows the demand curve for pizza and the market price of pizza.
-In the figure above,the total benefit from pizza is ________ per day.

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A)  $100,000 
B)  $50,000 
C)  $125,000 
D)  $150,000 
E)  None of the above answers is correct. 
A)  $100,000 
B)  $50,000 
C)  $125,000 
D)  $150,000 
E)  None of the above answers is correct.

Question 15

Overproduction results in

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A)  external costs. 
B)  external benefits. 
C)  deadweight loss. 
D)  super-efficiency. 
E)  the marginal benefit of the last unit produced being larger than the marginal cost. 
A)  external costs. 
B)  external benefits. 
C)  deadweight loss. 
D)  super-efficiency. 
E)  the marginal benefit of the last unit produced being larger than the marginal cost.

Question 16

If a firm is willing to supply the 1,000th unit of a good at a price of $23 or more,we know that $23 is the

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A)  highest price the seller hopes to realize for this output. 
B)  minimum price the seller must receive to produce this unit. 
C)  average price of all the prices the seller could charge. 
D)  price that sets the marginal benefit equal to the price. 
E)  only price for which the seller is willing to sell this unit of the good. 
A)  highest price the seller hopes to realize for this output. 
B)  minimum price the seller must receive to produce this unit. 
C)  average price of all the prices the seller could charge. 
D)  price that sets the marginal benefit equal to the price. 
E)  only price for which the seller is willing to sell this unit of the good.

Question 17

The principle of decreasing marginal benefit explains why the marginal benefit curve

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A)  is upward sloping. 
B)  has an infinite slope. 
C)  is vertical. 
D)  is downward sloping. 
E)  is horizontal. 
A)  is upward sloping. 
B)  has an infinite slope. 
C)  is vertical. 
D)  is downward sloping. 
E)  is horizontal.

Question 18

"If there is an inefficient level of nursing care in South America,a deadweight loss exists." Is this statement true or false?

Accepted Answer

The statement is tru

Question 19

When efficiency is attained,the consumer surplus

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A)  must be larger than the producer surplus. 
B)  must be smaller than the producer surplus. 
C)  must equal the producer surplus. 
D)  can be either smaller than or larger than but cannot equal the producer surplus. 
E)  can be smaller than, equal to, or larger than the producer surplus. 
A)  must be larger than the producer surplus. 
B)  must be smaller than the producer surplus. 
C)  must equal the producer surplus. 
D)  can be either smaller than or larger than but cannot equal the producer surplus. 
E)  can be smaller than, equal to, or larger than the producer surplus.

Question 20

All points on the production possibilities frontier

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A)  are production inefficient. 
B)  achieve allocative efficiency. 
C)  are production efficient but only one point achieves allocative efficiency. 
D)  are allocatively efficient but only one point achieves production efficiency. 
E)  are allocatively inefficient. 
A)  are production inefficient. 
B)  achieve allocative efficiency. 
C)  are production efficient but only one point achieves allocative efficiency. 
D)  are allocatively efficient but only one point achieves production efficiency. 
E)  are allocatively inefficient.

A point on the demand curve shows the

When output is less than the efficient level,

-The figure above shows the market for pants.If the production of the pants results in an external cost from pollution that is the result of the dye used,then

The fair results approach to fairness

-The figure above shows the market for pants.If the government subsidizes the production of pants so that production expands from 6 million pairs to 7 million pairs,

In the figure above,production efficiency occurs at ,and allocative efficiency occurs at .

Hester owns an ice cream shop.It costs her $2 per cone to make 10 ice cream cones.If she sells 10 cones for $4 each,her producer surplus on the 10 cones is equal to

The supply curve is upward sloping because of

If the price is greater than the marginal cost of producing a good,the seller has

The concept of "the invisible hand" suggests that to attain efficiency,the government should

To achieve ,marginal cost marginal benefit.

The figure above shows the demand curve for pizza and the market price of pizza. -In the figure above,the total benefit from pizza is ________ per day.

Overproduction results in

If a firm is willing to supply the 1,000th unit of a good at a price of $23 or more,we know that $23 is the

The principle of decreasing marginal benefit explains why the marginal benefit curve

"If there is an inefficient level of nursing care in South America,a deadweight loss exists." Is this statement true or false?

When efficiency is attained,the consumer surplus

All points on the production possibilities frontier

Getting Started

The U.S.and Global Economies

The Economic Problem

Demand and Supply

Elasticities of Demand and Supply

Government Actions in Markets

Taxes

Global Markets in Action

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

Markets with Private Information

Consumer Choice and Demand

Production and Cost

Perfect Competition

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly

Markets for Factors of Production

Economic Inequality

Filters

Exam 6: Efficiency and Fairness of Markets

A point on the demand curve shows the

When output is less than the efficient level,

-The figure above shows the market for pants.If the production of the pants results in an external cost from pollution that is the result of the dye used,then

The fair results approach to fairness

-The figure above shows the market for pants.If the government subsidizes the production of pants so that production expands from 6 million pairs to 7 million pairs,

In the figure above,production efficiency occurs at ________,and allocative efficiency occurs at ________.

Hester owns an ice cream shop.It costs her $2 per cone to make 10 ice cream cones.If she sells 10 cones for $4 each,her producer surplus on the 10 cones is equal to

The supply curve is upward sloping because of

If the price is greater than the marginal cost of producing a good,the seller has

The concept of "the invisible hand" suggests that to attain efficiency,the government should

To achieve ________,marginal cost ________ marginal benefit.

The figure above shows the demand curve for pizza and the market price of pizza. -In the figure above,the total benefit from pizza is ________ per day.

Overproduction results in

If a firm is willing to supply the 1,000th unit of a good at a price of $23 or more,we know that $23 is the

The principle of decreasing marginal benefit explains why the marginal benefit curve

"If there is an inefficient level of nursing care in South America,a deadweight loss exists." Is this statement true or false?

When efficiency is attained,the consumer surplus

All points on the production possibilities frontier

Getting Started

The U.S.and Global Economies

The Economic Problem

Demand and Supply

Elasticities of Demand and Supply

Government Actions in Markets

Taxes

Global Markets in Action

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

Markets with Private Information

Consumer Choice and Demand

Production and Cost

Perfect Competition

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly

Markets for Factors of Production

Economic Inequality

Filters

In the figure above,production efficiency occurs at ,and allocative efficiency occurs at .

To achieve ,marginal cost marginal benefit.