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..GLAHE AND LEE, 2nd ed.,
..CHAPTER 1
..MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. If a market is in disequilibrium and moves further from
equilibrium over time, then the equilibrium is:
a. a static equilibrium
b. a stable equilibrium
c. a general equilibrium
d. an unstable equilibrium
..Ans 1 is d.
2. Normative economics is concerned with what:
a. was
b. is
c. will be
d. ought to be
..Ans 2 is d.
3. According to the methodology of logical positivism, the
primary criterion for judging an economic theory is:
a. the ethical principles on which it is based
b. the validity of its fundamental axiom
c. the empirical accuracy of its predictions
d. its fruitfulness
..Ans 3 is c.
4. Economic efficiency refers to an allocation of resources that:
a. cannot be altered without making someone else's position worse
b. resolves the problem of scarcity
c. is determined by the collective decisions of a political process
d. must be based on the assumption of limited information
..Ans 4 is a.
5. If X = 16 - [(4/3)(Y)], then the slope of this function is:
a. -4/3
b. -3/4
c. 12
d. 16
..Ans 5 is b.
6. The proposition that every worker should receive a living
"wage":
a. is a positive economic statement.
b. is a normative economic statement.
c. describes what ought to be according to some ethical
standards.
d. may lead to policies that actually make some workers
worse off if positive economic propositions are ignored
when policies are formulated.
..Ans 6 is a, b, c.
7. Ceteris paribus assumptions are used by economists
a. in general equilibrium models.
b. when they examine the question of whether or not a market
economy has an equilibrium.
c. successfully whenever the assumption that everything else
remains constant introduces only negligible errors into
their predictions.
d. only when they examine unstable markets.
..Ans 7 is all of the above
8. Whenever one of the factors that established an initial
market equilibrium changes:
a. a new equilibrium may be established when all opposing
forces are balanced.
b. a comparative static model may provide useful predictions
about the effect of the change on the market being analyzed.
c. economists must use a dynamic economic model to make
predictions about the consequences of the change.
d. Useful economic predictions may be developed by comparing
the initial equilibrium to the static equilibrium
established after the market has adjusted to the change.
..Ans 8 is a, b, c, and d.
9. If we are to make intelligent economic decisions:
a. only expected benefits need to be considered.
b. it is essential to consider opportunity costs.
c. only normative or ethical considerations should be considered.
d. we must ignore the problem of scarcity.
..Ans 9 is b and d.
10. Microeconomic analysis can be used to:
a. establish the conditions that must be met if resources
are to be efficiently allocated.
b. examine how a price system coordinates economic activity.
c. explain why individuals may find it advantageous to make
collective decisions.
d. establish criteria for deducing whether or not a price
is fair or unfair.
..Ans 10 is a, b, c.