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Question 1 (1 point)
If two variables move together but are otherwise unrelated, we have
Question 1 options:
a fallacy of composition.
an econometric model.
a spurious correlation.
an efficiency problem.
evidence of a weak correlation but strong causation.
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Question 2 (1 point)
The Latin expression "ceteris paribus": is essential in ______.
Question 2 options:
collecting data.
identifying sunk costs.
evaluating theories.
recognizing scarcity.
developing spurious relationships.
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Question 3 (1 point)
Opportunity cost is best defined as
Question 3 options:
marginal cost minus marginal benefit.
the time spent on an economic activity.
the value of the best forgone alternative.
the monetary cost of an economic decision.
marginal cost plus marginal benefit.
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Question 4 (1 point)
A cost that cannot be recovered at the time a decision is being made is termed a(n)
Question 4 options:
marginal cost.
scarcity cost.
sunk cost.
average cost.
opportunity cost.
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Question 5 (1 point)
If the marginal costs of 1, 2, and 3 hours of talking on the phone are $50, $75, and $105, then the total costs are
Question 5 options:
$50, $150, and $315.
$50, $41.67, and $115.
$50, 125, and $230.
$50, $175, and $405.
impossible to calculate with information given.
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Question 6 (1 point)
In general, individuals should specialize in producing those goods for which they
Question 6 options:
can produce more quickly than others.
can produce less quickly than others.
have the lowest opportunity cost compared to others.
have the highest opportunity cost compared to others.
have an average opportunity cost.
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Question 7 (1 point)
The extra benefit that comes from an extra unit of activity is called the _________ of the activity.
Question 7 options:
benefit
marginal benefit
marginal cost
average benefit
reservation benefit
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Question 8 (1 point)
The marginal benefit of an activity is the
Question 8 options:
same as the total benefits of the activity.
total benefit divided by the level of the activity.
change in the activity divided by the change in benefits.
extra benefit associated with an extra unit of the activity.
total benefit divided by the change in the level of the activity.
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Question 9 (1 point)
The fundamental problem that is studied in economics is that
Question 9 options:
consumers have limited wants in the face of unlimited resources.
markets should function without government interference.
Canada is too wealthy.
consumers have unlimited wants in the face of limited resources.
there are unlimited resources.
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Question 10 (1 point)
The range of topics, or issues, that fit within the definition of economics is
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limited to market activities, e.g., buying soap.
limited to individuals and firms.
extremely wide, requiring only the ideas of choice and scarcity.
limited to governments and nations.
very limited.
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Question 11 (1 point)
When economists make predictions using the framework of a given economic model, it is usually based on
Question 11 options:
personal experiences.
important relationships between particular variables.
mathematical abstractions.
political implications.
the profit-maximizing objective.
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Question 12 (1 point)
The cost of spending an evening partying instead of studying economics is
Question 12 options:
the resulting decrease in the test score in Economics.
the time spent at the party.
the score of the test.
the cost of the textbook.
university tuition.
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Question 13 (1 point)
As one progresses from a one-person economy to a large, multi-person economy, the shape of production possibilities curve changes from
Question 13 options:
downward sloping to upwards sloping.
linear to convex (bowed into the origin).
concave (bowed out from the origin) to linear.
convex (bowed into the origin) to concave (bowed out from the origin).
linear to concave (bowed out from the origin).
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Question 14 (1 point)
Which is NOT a sunk cost?
Question 14 options:
Monthly rent of $1,000 contractually specified in a one-year lease.
An insurance premium of $50 per year, paid last month.
An attorney's retainer of $50,000 per year.
A worker's wage of $15 per hour.
A non-refundable deposit for a tender.
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Question 15 (1 point)
"We should support government intervention because the market produces undesirable outcomes" is an example of
Question 15 options:
positive economics.
normative economics.
comparative economics.
negative economics.
formative economics.
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