ECON 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Luxury Vehicle, Economic Security, Economic Efficiency
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1. Which of the following groups of countries are all advanced economies?
Hong Kong, Japan, France, and the United Kingdom |
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Italy, the United States, China, and Russia |
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Singapore, Russia, France, and Chad |
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Australia, Brazil, and the United States |
QUESTION 2
1. The most people live in ________ economies and the fewest people live in ________ economies.
developing; emerging market |
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advanced; emerging market |
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emerging market; developing |
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advanced; developing |
QUESTION 3
1. Households and firms in the U.S. economy interact with those in the rest of the world in the ________ market and the ________ market.
goods; financial |
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government; goods |
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goods; factor |
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financial; factor |
QUESTION 4
1. As a factor of production, oil reserves are counted as
labor. |
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capital. |
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entrepreneurship. |
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land. |
QUESTION 5
1. ________ the owners of the factors of production, while ________ what amounts of those factors to hire.
Households are; the government determines |
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Firms are; households that determine |
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The government is; firms determine |
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Households are; firms that determine |
QUESTION 6
1. The emerging market economies are
the nations that are currently agricultural in nature. |
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most of the nations of Western Europe. |
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the largest grouping including the nations of China and India. |
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in the transition from state-owned production to free markets. |
QUESTION 7
1. In the United States, the productive factor that, as a group, receives the largest fraction of the nation's total income was
consumption of goods and services. |
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entrepreneurship. |
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capital. |
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labor. |
QUESTION 8
1. Items bought by individuals to provide personal enjoyment are termed
personal goods. |
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consumption of goods. |
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consumption or investment goods. |
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standard goods. |
QUESTION 9
1. In the advanced economies, ________ of the factories use advanced capital equipment and in the developing economies ________ of the factories use advanced capital equipment
virtually all; none |
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some; some |
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virtually all; virtually all |
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virtually all; some |
QUESTION 10
1. The productive resource that includes all the "gifts of nature" is called
land. |
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labor. |
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entrepreneurship. |
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capital. |
QUESTION 11
1. What would be an example of government good?
Donald Trump purchases furniture for his office. |
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Antonio, the manager of the local Taco Hut, purchases a new deep fryer. |
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The local driver's license office purchases a new digital camera and printer. |
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Jake buys an iPhone. |
QUESTION 12
1. The world population is approximately ________ people.
2 trillion |
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680 million |
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6.8 billion |
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6.8 million |
QUESTION 13
1. Computers and insurance coverage produced in the United States and sold to people in other nations are categorized as
U.S. exports of goods and services. |
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U.S. government goods and services. |
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foreign capital goods. |
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U.S. consumer goods and services. |
QUESTION 14
1. Of the following, the federal government obtains most revenue from
corporate income taxes. |
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excise taxes. |
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sales taxes. |
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social security taxes. |
QUESTION 15
1. Items bought by businesses to help produce other goods and services are called
capital goods. |
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government goods and services. |
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consumption of goods and services. |
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exports of goods and services. |
QUESTION 16
1. The majority of the income earned in the United States is paid in
profit. |
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interest. |
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rent. |
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wages. |
QUESTION 17
1. Dan missed class the day the professor covered the circular flow model. Dan asked his friend Joan to explain markets to him. Joan correctly stated that a market
must include a written contract between buyers and sellers. |
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requires a physical location for buyers and sellers to get together. |
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is only a place to purchase groceries. |
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is an arrangement that brings buyers and sellers together. |
QUESTION 18
1. The United States possesses a large amount of human capital. As a result of this fact, in the United States, there is a
highly skilled and educated labor force. |
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a large number of kind and generous humans. |
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a large number of people and a great deal of land. |
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a large amount of machinery and equipment. |
QUESTION 19
1. Which of the following correctly lists the categories of factors of production?
labor, machines, buildings, capital, and entrepreneurship |
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land, buildings, capital, and entrepreneurship |
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land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship |
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forests, fish, buildings, capital, and entrepreneurship |
QUESTION 20
1. Which of the following correctly lists the categories of factors of production?
capital, money, and labor |
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hardware, software, land, and money |
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land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship |
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machines, buildings, land, and money |
QUESTION 21
1. In the United States, the poorest 20 percent of households receive roughly ________ percent of total income.
10 |
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3 |
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15 |
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20 |
QUESTION 22
1. What would be an example of a consumption service?
Jake buys an iPhone. |
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The local driver's license office purchases a new digital camera and printer. |
||
Antonio, the manager of the local Taco Hut, purchases a new deep fryer. |
||
Rhianna gets a haircut. |
QUESTION 23
1. The total value of capital in the United States is around
$47 trillion. |
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$10 trillion. |
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$100 trillion. |
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$79 trillion. |
QUESTION 24
1. An export good is a good produced
by foreigners in the United States and purchased by U.S. households. |
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in another country and purchased by U.S. residents. |
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in the United States and sold to foreigners living in the United States. |
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in the United States and sold in other countries. |
QUESTION 25
1. ________ paid for the use of land; ________ paid for the services of labor; and ________ paid for the use of capital.
Interest is; wages are; profit is |
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Rent is; wages are; interest is |
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Rent is; interest is; wages are |
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Mortgages are; interest is; wages are |
1. Which of the following groups of countries are all advanced economies?
Hong Kong, Japan, France, and the United Kingdom |
||
Italy, the United States, China, and Russia |
||
Singapore, Russia, France, and Chad |
||
Australia, Brazil, and the United States |
QUESTION 2
1. The most people live in ________ economies and the fewest people live in ________ economies.
developing; emerging market |
||
advanced; emerging market |
||
emerging market; developing |
||
advanced; developing |
QUESTION 3
1. Households and firms in the U.S. economy interact with those in the rest of the world in the ________ market and the ________ market.
goods; financial |
||
government; goods |
||
goods; factor |
||
financial; factor |
QUESTION 4
1. As a factor of production, oil reserves are counted as
labor. |
||
capital. |
||
entrepreneurship. |
||
land. |
QUESTION 5
1. ________ the owners of the factors of production, while ________ what amounts of those factors to hire.
Households are; the government determines |
||
Firms are; households determine |
||
The government is; firms determine |
||
Households are; firms determine |
QUESTION 6
1. The emerging market economies are
the nations that are currently agricultural in nature. |
||
most of the nations of Western Europe. |
||
the largest grouping including the nations of China and India. |
||
in the transition from state-owned production to free markets. |
QUESTION 7
1. In the United States, the productive factor that, as a group, receives the largest fraction of the nation's total income was
consumption of goods and services. |
||
entrepreneurship. |
||
capital. |
||
labor. |
QUESTION 8
1. Items bought by individuals to provide personal enjoyment are termed
personal goods. |
||
consumption of goods. |
||
consumption or investment goods. |
||
standard goods. |
QUESTION 9
1. In the advanced economies, ________ of the factories use advanced capital equipment and in the developing economies ________ of the factories use advanced capital equipment
virtually all; none |
||
some; some |
||
virtually all; virtually all |
||
virtually all; some |
QUESTION 10
1. The productive resource that includes all the "gifts of nature" is called
land. |
||
labor. |
||
entrepreneurship. |
||
capital. |
QUESTION 11
1. What would be an example of government good?
Donald Trump purchases furniture for his office. |
||
Antonio, the manager of the local Taco Hut, purchases a new deep fryer. |
||
The local driver's license office purchases a new digital camera and printer. |
||
Jake buys an iPhone. |
QUESTION 12
1. The world population is approximately ________ people.
2 trillion |
||
680 million |
||
6.8 billion |
||
6.8 million |
QUESTION 13
1. Computers and insurance coverage produced in the United States and sold to people in other nations are categorized as
U.S. exports of goods and services. |
||
U.S. government goods and services. |
||
foreign capital goods. |
||
U.S. consumer goods and services. |
QUESTION 14
1. Of the following, the federal government obtains most revenue from
corporate income taxes. |
||
excise taxes. |
||
sales taxes. |
||
social security taxes. |
QUESTION 15
1. Items bought by businesses to help produce other goods and services are called
capital goods. |
||
government goods and services. |
||
consumption of goods and services. |
||
exports of goods and services. |
QUESTION 16
1. The majority of the income earned in the United States is paid in
profit. |
||
interest. |
||
rent. |
||
wages. |
QUESTION 17
1. Dan missed class the day the professor covered the circular flow model. Dan asked his friend Joan to explain markets to him. Joan correctly stated that a market
must include a written contract between buyers and sellers. |
||
requires a physical location for buyers and sellers to get together. |
||
is only a place to purchase groceries. |
||
is an arrangement that brings buyers and sellers together. |
QUESTION 18
1. The United States possesses a large amount of human capital. As a result of this fact, in the United States, there is a
highly skilled and educated labor force. |
||
a large number of kind and generous humans. |
||
a large number of people and a great deal of land. |
||
a large amount of machinery and equipment. |
QUESTION 19
1. Which of the following correctly lists the categories of factors of production?
labor, machines, buildings, capital, and entrepreneurship |
||
land, buildings, capital, and entrepreneurship |
||
land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship |
||
forests, fish, buildings, capital, and entrepreneurship |
QUESTION 20
1. Which of the following correctly lists the categories of factors of production?
capital, money, and labor |
||
hardware, software, land, and money |
||
land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship |
||
machines, buildings, land, and money |
QUESTION 21
1. In the United States, the poorest 20 percent of households receive roughly ________ percent of total income.
10 |
||
3 |
||
15 |
||
20 |
QUESTION 22
1. What would be an example of a consumption service?
Jake buys an iPhone. |
||
The local driver's license office purchases a new digital camera and printer. |
||
Antonio, the manager of the local Taco Hut, purchases a new deep fryer. |
||
Rhianna gets a haircut. |
QUESTION 23
1. The total value of capital in the United States is around
$47 trillion. |
||
$10 trillion. |
||
$100 trillion. |
||
$79 trillion. |
QUESTION 24
1. An export good is a good produced
by foreigners in the United States and purchased by U.S. households. |
||
in another country and purchased by U.S. residents. |
||
in the United States and sold to foreigners living in the United States. |
||
in the United States and sold in other countries. |
QUESTION 25
1. ________ paid for the use of land; ________ paid for the services of labor; and ________ paid for the use of capital.
Interest is; wages are; profit is |
||
Rent is; wages are; interest is |
||
Rent is; interest is; wages are |
||
Mortgages are; interest is; wages are |
The opportunity cost of one more slice of pizza in terms of sodas is the
the total number of pizza slices that we have divided by the total number of sodas that we have. |
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the number of sodas we have to give up to get one extra pizza slice. |
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the number of pizza slices we have to give up to get one extra soda. |
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the total number of sodas that we have divided by the total number of pizza slices that we have. |
1 point
QUESTION 2
A production possibilities frontier shows
how money can be allocated among two kinds of goods. |
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the limits to the future growth of a nation. |
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the various combinations of output a nation can produce at a certain time, given its available resources and technology. |
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that if the price of one good decreases, the price of the other has to increase. |
1 point
QUESTION 3
When a production possibilities frontier is bowed outward, as more of one good is produced, its opportunity cost
remains constant. |
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might increase, decrease, or remain constant depending on how much people value the additional units of the good. |
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increases. |
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decreases. |
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QUESTION 4
When all of the available factors of production are being efficiently employed, the
the economy is producing at a point within its PPF. |
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PPF disappears. |
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the economy is producing at a point beyond its PPF. |
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the economy is producing at a point on its PPF. |
1 point
QUESTION 5
If a nation devotes a larger share of its current production to consumer goods, then
its PPF will shift inward. |
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its economic growth will slow down. |
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its PPF will shift outward. |
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some productive factors will become unemployed. |
1 point
QUESTION 6
A point on the production possibilities frontier reflects an
the attainable point with full employment of all resources. |
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attainable point without full employment of all resources. |
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unattainable point without full employment of all resources. |
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the unattainable point with full employment of all resources. |
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QUESTION 7
When drawing a production possibilities frontier, which of the following is held constant?
the available factors of production and the state of technology |
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the amount of money in the economy |
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the prices of goods and services |
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the quantity of the goods and services that are produced |
1 point
QUESTION 8
As we move along the production possibilities frontier,
more of both goods can be produced. |
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the possibilities of tradeoffs diminish. |
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a tradeoff is not possible because nations need all goods. |
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the production of one good increases as the production of the other good decreases. |
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QUESTION 9
Which of the following is an assumption used when drawing a production possibilities frontier?
i.Human wants and desires are limited to what is available.
ii. Only two goods are considered.
iii. The level of technology is fixed and unchanging.
I and iii |
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ii only |
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I, ii, and iii |
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I only |
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QUESTION 10
To achieve gains from trade, a country
needs to have an absolute advantage in the production of all goods. |
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specializes in producing a good in which it has a lower opportunity cost. |
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must produce at a point beyond its PPF. |
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should produce at the midpoint of its PPF. |
1 point
QUESTION 11
Relative to Al, Joe has ________ if Joe can produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than Al.
a comparative advantage |
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more production efficiency |
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a marginal benefit |
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a comparative benefit |
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QUESTION 12
Does economic growth depend upon which of the following?
i.Improving the quality of labor
ii. Technological advancement
iii. Increasing the amount of capital
iii only |
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ii only |
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I only |
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I, ii, and iii |
1 point
QUESTION 13
In one hour John can produce 20 loaves of bread or 18 cakes. In one hour Phyllis can produce 30 loaves of bread or 15 cakes. Which of the following statements is true?
John has a comparative advantage in producing cakes. |
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Phyllis has an absolute advantage in both goods. |
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Phyllis has a comparative advantage in producing cakes. |
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John has an absolute advantage in both goods. |
1 point
QUESTION 14
As an economy produces more of one of the goods on a bowed out production possibilities frontier, what happens to the opportunity cost of producing the good?
It decreases. |
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It might increase, decrease, or remain constant depending on how much people value the additional units of the good. |
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It remains constant. |
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It increases. |
1 point
QUESTION 15
The production possibilities frontier illustrates the
goods and services that people want. |
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maximum combinations of goods and services that can be produced. |
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resources the economy possesses, but not it is the level of technology. |
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limits to people's wants. |
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QUESTION 16
The United States produced approximately ________ worth of goods and services in 2007.
$14 billion |
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$14 trillion |
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$140 billion |
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$140 trillion |
1 point
QUESTION 17
The fact of increasing opportunity cost when moving on the PPF means that
to increase the production of one product requires smaller and smaller sacrifices of the other good. |
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to decrease the production of one product requires smaller and smaller sacrifices of the other good. |
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to increase the production of one product requires larger and larger sacrifices of the other good. |
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when the government forces a movement from one point on the PPF to another point, no production is lost. |
1 point
QUESTION 18
Other things equal, if India devotes more resources to educate its population than China,
China will grow faster than India. |
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India will be able to eliminate scarcity faster than China. |
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India will be able to eliminate opportunity cost faster than China. |
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India will grow faster than China. |
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QUESTION 19
For Ireland to grow more potatoes, wool production must decrease. This situation is an example of
zero opportunity cost. |
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producing at a point that lies beyond the PPF. |
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opportunity benefit. |
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a tradeoff. |
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QUESTION 20
Moving from one point to another on a production possibilities frontier implies
increasing the production of both goods. |
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increasing the production of one good and decreasing the production of another. |
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holding the production levels of both goods constant. |
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decreasing the production of both goods. |
1 point
QUESTION 21
The United States is one of the richest nations in the world,
but it can still benefit from specialization and trade. |
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so does not need to trade with poor nations to achieve any gains from trade. |
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so might not have a comparative advantage in producing any goods. |
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so it must have a comparative advantage in the production of all goods. |
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QUESTION 22
"Comparative advantage" is defined as a situation in which one person can produce
more of all goods than another person. |
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a good for a lower opportunity cost than another person. |
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a good for a lower dollar cost than another person. |
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more of a good than another person. |
1 point
QUESTION 23
The idea of increasing opportunity cost is reflected in the
the linear shape of the production possibilities frontier. |
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bowed in the shape of the production possibilities frontier. |
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bowed out the shape of the production possibilities frontier. |
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the positive slope of the production possibilities frontier. |
1 point
QUESTION 24
Suppose that after specializing according to comparative advantage, a country is trading with another nation that also specializes according to its comparative advantage. Which of the following statements are true for the first country?
i)It enjoys gains from trade.
ii)It must have an absolute advantage in the production of the good it produces.
iii)It is producing at a point beyond its PPF.
I only. |
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I and ii. |
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I and iii. |
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ii and iii. |
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QUESTION 25
If society moves from a period of time with significant unemployment to a time with full employment, its production possibilities frontier will
shift rightward. |
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not shift because the society moves from one point on the frontier to a point inside the frontier. |
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not shift because the society moves from a point inside the frontier to a point on the frontier. |
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shift leftward. |
1 point