Question 1

Which question is an example of a macroeconomic question?

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A)   What is the level of industrial concentration in the U.S. automobile industry?
B)   What economic incentives can be used to reduce the cost of health care in the nation?
C)   What policies would be recommended for stimulating national economic growth?
D)   What market conditions are expected for milk in the nation this year?E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Macroeconomics can best be described as the

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A)   analysis of how a consumer tries to spend income.
B)   study of the large aggregates of the economy or the economy as a whole.
C)   analysis of how firms attempt to maximize their profits.
D)   study of how supply and demand determine prices in individual markets.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following do economists consider to be capital?

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A)   a pair of stockings
B)   a construction crane
C)   a savings account
D)   a share of IBM stockE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

The concept of opportunity cost

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A)   is irrelevant in socialistic economies because of central planning.
B)   suggests that the use of resources in any particular line of production means that alternative outputs must be forgone.
C)   is irrelevant if the production possibilities curve is shifting to the right.
D)   suggests that insatiable wants can be fulfilled.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

If we say that two variables are inversely related, this means that

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A)   the two graph as an upsloping line.
B)   an increase in one variable is associated with a decrease in the other.
C)   an increase in one variable is associated with an increase in the other.
D)   the resulting relationship can be portrayed by a straight line parallel to the horizontal axis.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

The study of global businesses such as Apple Inc is one major focus of macroeconomic analysis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is not correct? A typical production possibilities curve

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A)   indicates how much of two products society can produce.
B)   reveals how much each additional unit of one product will cost in terms of the other product.
C)   specifies how much of each product a society will want to produce.
D)   indicates that to produce more of one product, a society must forgo larger and larger amounts of the other product.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

The question below is based on the following four sets of data-pairs: (1)  A and B, (2)  C and D, (3)  E and F, and (4)  G and H. In each set, the independent variable is in the left column and the dependent variable is in the right column.  The linear equation for the relationship in data set 3 above is

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A)   F = 12E.
B)   F = 12 - 2E.
C)   E = 12F.
D)   E = 12 −2 F.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Because of increasing opportunity costs, the production possibilities curve

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A)   is bowed out from (or concave to)  the origin.
B)   can be either downward- or upward-sloping.
C)   at first rises, then falls eventually.
D)   is a straight downward-sloping line.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The comment that "taxes must be reduced for the good of the economy" is an example of a normative economic statement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A production possibilities curve shows

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A)   that resources are unlimited.
B)   that people prefer one of the goods more than the other.
C)   the maximum amounts of two goods that can be produced, assuming the full use of available resources.
D)   combinations of capital and labor necessary to produce specific levels of output.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

The economizing problem is one of deciding how to make the best use of

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A)   virtually unlimited resources to satisfy virtually unlimited wants.
B)   limited resources to satisfy virtually unlimited wants.
C)   unlimited resources to satisfy limited wants.
D)   limited resources to satisfy limited wants.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

A normative statement is one that

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A)   is based on the law of averages.
B)   applies only to microeconomics.
C)   applies only to macroeconomics.
D)   is based on value judgments.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The law of increasing opportunity costs is reflected in a production possibilities curve that is

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A)   an upsloping straight line.
B)   a downsloping straight line.
C)   bowed out from the origin.
D)   bowed in toward the origin.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which one of the following is a normative economic statement?

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A)   The unemployment rate fell for the fourth straight month, reflecting the effects from stronger economic growth in the second quarter.
B)   The worsening balance of trade must be corrected if this nation is to remain competitive in the world economy.
C)   Consumer prices are rising at a faster rate than in past months, indicating a renewal of inflationary pressures on the economy.
D)   To help balance the Federal budget, Congress increased the tax on gasoline to its highest level in the past 10 years.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following will shift the production possibilities curve to the right?

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A)   an increase in the unemployment rate from 6 to 8 percent
B)   a decline in the efficiency with which the present labor force is allocated
C)   a decrease in the unemployment rate from 8 to 6 percent
D)   a technological advance that allows farmers to produce more output from given inputsE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

The question below is based on the following four sets of data-pairs: (1)  A and B, (2)  C and D, (3)  E and F, and (4)  G and H. In each set, the independent variable is in the left column and the dependent variable is in the right column.  Which of the four sets of data pairs show an inverse relationship between the independent and dependent variable?

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A)   1 and 3
B)   2 and 3
C)   3 and 4
D)   2 and 4E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Any combination of goods lying outside of the budget line

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A)   implies that the consumer is not spending all of the consumer's income.
B)   yields less utility than any point on the budget line.
C)   yields less utility than any point inside the budget line.
D)   is unattainable, given the consumer's income.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

(Last Word)  The fallacy of composition states that

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A)   because economic systems are composed of so many diverse economic units, economic laws are necessarily inexact.
B)   the anticipation of a particular event can affect the composition of that event when it occurs.
C)   what is true for the individual must necessarily be true for the group.
D)   because event A precedes event B, A is necessarily the cause of B.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Which pitfall to sound economic reasoning is illustrated when a person comments that "capitalists focus only on profits and don't care about their workers"?

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A)   abstraction
B)   biases
C)   the fallacy of composition
D)   confusing correlation and causationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A production possibilities curve shows

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Which of the following will shift the production possibilities curve to the right?

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The economizing problem is one of deciding how to make the best use of

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Because of increasing opportunity costs, the production possibilities curve

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A normative statement is one that

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Which pitfall to sound economic reasoning is illustrated when a person comments that "capitalists focus only on profits and don't care about their workers"?

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Which of the following do economists consider to be capital?

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Which question is an example of a macroeconomic question?

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The concept of opportunity cost

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The comment that "taxes must be reduced for the good of the economy" is an example of a normative economic statement.

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Any combination of goods lying outside of the budget line

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Which of the following is not correct? A typical production possibilities curve

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The law of increasing opportunity costs is reflected in a production possibilities curve that is

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Which one of the following is a normative economic statement?

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(Last Word) The fallacy of composition states that

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If we say that two variables are inversely related, this means that

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The study of global businesses such as Apple Inc is one major focus of macroeconomic analysis.

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Which of the following will shift the production possibilities curve to the right?

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Which pitfall to sound economic reasoning is illustrated when a person comments that "capitalists focus only on profits and don't care about their workers"?

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Which of the following do economists consider to be capital?

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The concept of opportunity cost

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