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Trade-offs are required because wants are unlimited and resources are:


A) Economical.
B) Unlimited.
C) Efficient.
D) Marginal.
E) Scarce.

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The business cycle is the:


A) Relationship between unemployment and inflation.
B) Irregular fluctuations in economic activity.
C) Positive relationship between the quantity of money in an economy and inflation.
D) Predictable changes in economic activity due to changes in government spending and taxes.

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Raising taxes and increasing welfare payments:


A) Reduces market power.
B) Proves that there is such a thing as a free lunch.
C) Improves efficiency at the expense of equity.
D) None of these answers
E) Improves equity at the expense of efficiency.

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Which of the following involve a trade-off?


A) Taking a nap
B) All of these answers involve trade-offs.
C) Watching a football game on Saturday afternoon
D) Going to university
E) Buying a new car

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Which of the following situations describes the greatest market power?


A) Subaru's impact on the price of cars
B) A farmer's impact on the price of corn
C) Microsoft's impact on the price of desktop operating systems
D) A student's impact on college tuition

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Explain why there is a short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment.

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Over a period of a year or two, many eco...

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When are markets not a good way to organize economic activity?

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Markets are a poor way to organize econo...

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The inflation rate is the:


A) Price level.
B) Average price of goods and services in an economy.
C) Rate of growth of the price level.
D) Purchasing power of money.

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In the short run, a reduction in inflation tends to cause a reduction in unemployment.

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Outline one example of the principle of 'thinking at the margin.'

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Rational people think at the margin. The...

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Choices must be made in the use of resources:


A) Because they are limited in supply.
B) Because they are limited in demand.
C) Only if the resources are non-renewable.
D) Because they are in infinite supply.

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Adam Smith's "invisible hand" concept describes how corporate business reaches into the pockets of consumers like an "invisible hand."

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For which of the following individuals would the opportunity cost of going to college be highest?


A) A promising young mathematician who will command a high salary once she earns her college degree.
B) A student with average grades who has never held a job.
C) A famous, highly-paid actor who wants to take time away from show business to finish college and earn a degree.
D) A student who is the best player on his university football team, but who lacks the skills necessary to play professional football.

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When a jet flies overhead, the noise it generates is an externality.

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Resources are:


A) Scarce for households but plentiful for economies.
B) Plentiful for households but scarce for economies.
C) Scarce for households and scarce for economies.
D) Plentiful for households and plentiful for economies.

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Suppose you are considering going to the cinema, and you place a €12 value on your anticipated enjoyment of the film. The ticket price is €6 and you would be giving up two hours of work, where you earn €5 per hour. You would go to:


A) Work as the opportunity cost of the movies exceeds the expected benefit.
B) The see the film as your incentive is the €6 excess expected benefit.
C) The see the film as your enjoyment will exceed the lost wages by €2.
D) The see the film as the benefit of €18 exceeds the lost wages.

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Under what conditions might government intervention in a market economy improve the economy's performance?

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If there is a market failure, such as an...

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The opportunity cost of building an additional car park at your university is:


A) The cost of the labour, concrete, etc. used to build the car park.
B) The value of the land used in its next best alternative use, and the cost of the labour, concrete, etc. used to build the car park.
C) The value of the land and resources used in all of their alternative uses.
D) Infinite; we cannot estimate it.

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Economics is the study of how:


A) Society manages its unlimited resources.
B) To reduce our wants until we are satisfied.
C) Society manages its scarce resources.
D) To fully satisfy our unlimited wants.
E) To avoid having to make trade-offs.

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