Economy questions, form of test banks, with answers
Week 1 Quiz (Chapters 1 & 2) Return to Assessment List
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Question 1 of 10
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The branch of economics that examines the impact of choices on aggregates in the economy is: A. positive economics. B. normative economics. C. macroeconomics. D. microeconomics.
Answer Key: C Question 2 of 10
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When we are forced to make choices we are facing the concept of: A. ceteris paribus. B. free goods. C. scarcity. D. the margin.
Answer Key: C Question 3 of 10
An economic system is the set of rules that define _______ and _______ . A. resources; prices B. who gets to vote; when elections will be held C. market prices; factors of production
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D. how an economy's resources are to be owned; how decisions about the resources are to be made
Answer Key: D Question 4 of 10
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In a market capitalist economy: A. factors of production are o wned privately and decisions about their use are basically made by individuals. B. factors of production are owned by the government but decisions about their use are made privately. C. private ownership exists but decisions about resource allocation are usually made centrally by the government. D. there is no role for the government.
Answer Key: A Question 5 of 10
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The branch of economics that examines the choices of consumers and firms is: A. positive economics. B. normative economics. C. macroeconomics. D. microeconomics.
Answer Key: D Question 6 of 10
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Scarcity in economics means: A. not having sufficient resources to produce all the goods and services we want. B. the wants of people are limited. C. there must be poor people in rich countries. D. economists are clearly not doing their jobs.
Answer Key: A Question 7 of 10
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In a command socialist economy: A. resources are government owned but individuals make some decisions over their use. B. resources are government owned and gov ernment exercises broad power over their use. C. resources are privately owned and individuals make decisions over their use. D. resources are privately owned but government exercises broad power over their use.
Answer Key: B Question 8 of 10
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The basic concern of economics is: A. to keep business firms from losing money. B. to prove that capitalism is better than socialism. C. to study the choices people make. D. to use unlimited resources to produce goods and services to satisfy limited wants.
Answer Key: C Question 9 of 10
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Whenever a choice is made: A. the value of all the other choice s that could have been made is cal led opportunity cost. B. normative economics is encountered. C. the problem of "all other things unchanged" results. D. the opportunity cost of that choice is the highest-valued other choice that could have been made.
Answer Key: D Question 10 of 10
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Economics is different from other social sciences because it gives special emphasis to the study of ______; it is similar to other social sciences because they are all concerned with the study of _______. A. unlimited resources; economic systems B. human interactions; limited resources C. opportunity costs; choices D. social behavior; scarcity
Answer Key: C
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Week 2 Quiz (Chapter 3) Return to Assessment List
Part 1 of 1 Question 1 of 10
A shift of a demand curve to the right, all other things unchanged, will: A. increase equilibrium price and quantity. B. decrease equilibrium price and quantity. C. decrease quantity and increase price. D. increase quantity and decrease price.
Answer Key: A
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Question 2 of 10
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If the current price is above the equilibrium price, we would expect: A. quantity demanded to exceed quantity supplied. B. upward pressure on price. C. quantity supplied to exceed quantity demanded. D. no change in the market price.
Answer Key: C Question 3 of 10
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Demand is defined as: A. an amount that is purchased at a s pecific price, given supply. B. a schedule that establishes the price of a good. C. a schedule that shows how much will be purchased at various prices during a particular period, all other things unchanged. D. the amount that will be bought at a specific price.
Answer Key: C Question 4 of 10
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The primary difference between a change in demand and a change in the quantity demanded is: A. a change in demand is a movement along the demand curve, and a change in quantity demanded is a shift in the demand curve. B. a change in quantity demanded is a mo vement along the demand curve, and a change in demand is a shift in the demand curve. C. both a change in quantity demanded and a ch ange in demand are shifts in the demand curve, only in different directions. D. both a change in quantity demanded and a change in demand are movements along the demand curve, only in different directions.
Answer Key: B Question 5 of 10
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A negative relationship between the quantity demanded and price is called the law of ______.
A. demand B. diminishing marginal returns C. market clearing D. supply
Answer Key: A Question 6 of 10
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The relationship between the quantity of a good or service sellers are willing and able to offer for sale and the independent variables that determine quantity is: A. supply. B. demand. C. equilibrium. D. disequilibrium.
Answer Key: A Question 7 of 10
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A price below the equilibrium price will: A. result in pressure for price to rise. B. result in a surplus. C. never be the case. D. result in pressure for price to fall.
Answer Key: A Question 8 of 10
It is true that the equilibrium quantity will always go up if supply: A. and demand both increase.
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B. increases and demand decreases. C. and demand both decrease. D. decreases and demand remains unchanged.
Answer Key: A Question 9 of 10
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The intersection of the supply and demand curves indicates: A. the equilibrium solution in the market. B. a surplus that will cause the price to fall. C. a shortage that will cause the price to rise. D. the quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied.
Answer Key: A Question 10 of 10
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A decrease in supply means: A. a shift to the left of the entire supply curve. B. moving downward (to the left) along the supply c urve with lower prices. C. less will be demanded at every price. D. more will be supplied at every price.
Answer Key: A
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Week 3 Quiz (Chapter 4 & 5) Return to Assessment List
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Question 1 of 10
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Demand is price inelastic if: A. the price of the good responds slightly to a quantity change. B. the demand curve shifts very little when a demand shifter changes. C. the percentage change in quantity demanded is relatively small in response to a relatively large percentage change in price. D. all of the above are true.
Answer Key: C Question 2 of 10
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If the absolute value of price elasticity is greater than 1, this means the demand curve in that region is: A. price elastic. B. price inelastic. C. unit price elastic. D. upward sloping.
Answer Key: A Question 3 of 10
Which of the following will lead to a decrease in total revenue? A. price goes up and demand is perfectly inelastic B. price goes up and demand is price inelastic C. price declines and demand is price elastic D. price increases and demand is price elastic
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Answer Key: D Question 4 of 10
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If total revenue goes up when price falls, the price elasticity of demand is said to be: A. price inelastic. B. unit price elastic. C. price elastic. D. positive.
Answer Key: C Question 5 of 10
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Price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of the change in: A. quantity demanded to a change in price. B. price to a change in quantity demanded. C. slope of the demand curve to a chan ge in price. D. slope of the demand curve to a change in quantity demanded.
Answer Key: A Question 6 of 10
The price elasticity of demand is: A. always positive. B. always greater than 1. C. usually equal to 1. D. always negative.
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Answer Key: D Question 7 of 10
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A men's tie store sold an average of 30 ties per day when the price was $5 per tie but sold 50 of the same ties per day when the price was $3 per tie. Hence, the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand is: A. greater than zero but less than 1. B. equal to 1. C. greater than 1 but less than 3. D. greater than 3.
Answer Key: B Question 8 of 10
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If the total revenue received by a firm does not change when it raises its price, this indicates that the demand for the firm's product is: A. unstable. B. price inelastic. C. price elastic. D. unit price elastic.
Answer Key: D Question 9 of 10
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The ratio of the percentage change in a dependent variable to the percentage change in an independent variable, all other things unchanged, is: A. total revenue. B. production possibilities. C. elasticity. D. slope.
Answer Key: C Question 10 of 10
The price elasticity of a good will tend to be greater: A. the longer the relevant time period. B. the fewer number of substitute goods available. C. if it is a staple or necessity w ith few substitutes. D. All of the above are true.
