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