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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A prices are constant
B prices are in equilibrium
C prices have a tendency to fall
D not enough information to answer
E Prices have a tendency to rise
Question #2
A Prices are in equilibrium
B Prices have a tendency to rise
C Prices have a tendency to remain constant
D Prices have a tendency to fall
E Quantity demanded will shift
Question #3
A Gain an understanding of how economic variables interact by making simplifying assumptions, and making predictions based on the insights from the model.
B Increase complexity and gain insights into that complexity.
C Gain an understanding of how economic variables converge by making the real world more complex, and making predictions based on the insights from the increased complexity.
D Gain an understanding of how economic variables converge and diverge from one another by making increased complexity an inherent part of the model.
Question #4
A No, due to the following reason: M B = 12 , 000 > M C = 5 , 000
B Yes, due to the following reason: M B = 12 , 000 > M C = 11 , 000
C Yes, due to the following reason: M C = 12 , 000 > M B = 11 , 000
Question #5
A MC=$5,000
MB=$12,000
B MC=$6,000
MB=$12,000
C MC=$5,000+$6,000=$11,000
MB=$12,000+$11,000=$23,000
D MC=$5,000+$6,000=$11,000
MB=$12,000
Question #6
A The foregone cost of education spending
B The foregone net benefit from spending $50 billion on healthcare
C The cost of paying teacher’s salaries
D The investment in building educational facilities
E The foregone benefit of improved education outcomes
Question #7
A The net benefit that they could have received from working at their job
B transportation costs
C The net benefit that they could have received by spending that 8 hours in college
D The parking fees at the factory
E Textbook costs
Question #8
A All of the answers available are correct
B The marginal cost is greater than the marginal benefit
C marginal benefit is greater than the marginal cost
D All else being equal you are worse off from the activity
E The total cost is greater than the total benefit
Question #9
A The fixed benefit of going to college over 4 years.
B The additional money a firm spends on purchasing a computer.
C The additional revenue gained from selling an additional computer.
D The additional expense incurred by engaging in an activity.
Question #10
A Are constant in the long run, but are variable in
B Are purely variable
C Cannot be recovered and thus are irrelevant to the decision at hand
D Are variable and change when you engage in some activity
E Can be recovered and thus are relevant to the decision at hand
Question #11
A Inflation, which is primarily a topic studied under macroeconomics, can impact how individuals make consumption decisions, which is a topic relegated primarily to microeconomics.
B Unemployment, which is primarily a topic studied under microeconomics, can impact aggregate demand, which is a topic relegated primarily to macroeconomics.
C Unemployment, which is primarily a topic studied under macroeconomics, can impact aggregate demand, which is a topic relegated primarily to microeconomics.
D Inflation, which is primarily a topic studied under microeconomics can impact aggregate demand, which is a topic relegated primarily to microeconomics.
Question #12
A the allocating of kidneys based on life expectancy
B the allocating of slots into Harvard based on who can afford the price of tuition
C the allocating of healthcare to those who can afford the price of care
D cost-benefit analysis
E the allocating of Ferraris to those who can afford the price of Ferraris
Question #13
A marginal costs
B social, cultural, and political means
C note enough information to answer
D marginal benefits
E the price mechanism
Question #14
A the allocating of healthcare to those who are the best candidates for treatment
B the allocating Ferrraris to those who can afford the price of a Ferrari
C the allocating of kidneys based on life expectancy
D not enough information to answer
E the allocating of slots into U.C. Berkeley based on SAT scores
Question #15
A social forces
B social, political, and cultural means
C the price mechanism
D non-economic forces
E non-market rationing
Question #16
A The fact that goods/services are highly desirable.
B The fact that there is infinite quantities of that good/service in an infinite amount of time.
C The fact that goods/services are limited by human ingenuity.
D The fact that there is finite quantities of that good/service in a fixed amount of time.