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- ..MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
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- 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.
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- 2. Normative economics is concerned with what:
- a. was
- b. is
- c. will be
- d. ought to be
- ..Ans 2 is d.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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