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Technology is defined as


A) the process of developing and revising models.
B) new innovations and creations.
C) the processes used to produce goods and services.
D) the process of recycling products.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Table 1-3  Hours  Open  Total  Revenue  (dollars)  1$7021203160418452006210\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Hours } \\\text { Open }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total } \\\text { Revenue } \\\text { (dollars) }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & \$ 70 \\\hline 2 & 120 \\\hline 3 & 160 \\\hline 4 & 184 \\\hline 5 & 200 \\\hline 6 & 210 \\\hline\end{array} Santiago runs a comic book store in the town of East Arbor.He is debating whether he should extend his hours of operation.Santiago figures that his sales revenue will depend on the number of hours the store is open as shown in the table above.He would have to hire a worker for those hours at a wage rate of $18 per hour. -Refer to Table 1-3.Using marginal analysis,determine how many hours should Santiago extend his store's hours of operations?


A) 2 hours
B) 3 hours
C) 4 hours
D) 5 hours
E) 6 hours

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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There is often a trade-off between


A) productive efficiency and allocative efficiency.
B) limited and unlimited resources.
C) voluntary and involuntary exchanges.
D) economic efficiency and economic equity.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The sales revenue a seller receives from the sale of an additional unit of goods is called the marginal benefit.

A) True
B) False

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The distribution of income primarily determines which of the fundamental economic questions?


A) What goods and services are to be produced?
B) How the goods and services are to be produced?
C) Who will receive the goods and services produced?
D) How to plan the economy?

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Trinh quits his $80,000-a-year job to become a full-time volunteer at a museum.What is the opportunity cost of his decision?


A) 0 since he will no longer be earning a salary
B) depends on the "going rate" of museum employees
C) at least $80,000
D) the value he attributes to the joy of working at a museum

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Your roommate,Serafina,a psychology major,said,"The problem with economics is that it assumes that consumers and firms always make the correct decision.But we know that everyone's human,and we all make mistakes." Do you agree with her comment?


A) Yes, I agree with her.One cannot make predictions about economic behavior because in reality people make incorrect choices in many situations.
B) I disagree with her.Economics does not study correct or incorrect behaviors but rather it assumes that economic agents behave rationally, meaning they make the best decisions given their knowledge of the costs and benefits.
C) Yes, I agree with her.Economic theory should allow for irrational behavior so that we can have more reliable predictions.
D) I disagree with her.If we cannot assume that decisions are correct, then we will not be able to examine the moral implications of these decisions.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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The extra cost associated with undertaking an activity is called


A) net loss.
B) marginal cost.
C) opportunity cost.
D) foregone cost.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What is meant by the statement that "optimal decisions are made at the margin"?

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In economics,the word "marginal" means "...

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Which of the following is a microeconomics question?


A) Why do economies experience periods of high inflation?
B) Will Federal Reserve intervention lower the inflation rate?
C) Why has growth in the economy increased since the end of the recession?
D) Will the merger of American Airlines and US Airways increase or decrease airfares?

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Scenario 1-2 Suppose a hat manufacturer currently sells 2,000 hats per week and makes a profit of $5,000 per week.The plant owner observes, "Although the last 300 hats we produced and sold increased our revenue by $1,000 and our costs by $1,100, we are still making an overall profit of $5,000 per week so I think we're on the right track.We are producing the optimal number of hats." -Refer to Scenario 1-2.Using marginal analysis terminology,another economic term for the incremental revenue received from the sale of the last 300 hats is


A) gross earnings.
B) marginal revenue.
C) sales revenue.
D) gross profit.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Table 1-3  Hours  Open  Total  Revenue  (dollars)  1$7021203160418452006210\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Hours } \\\text { Open }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total } \\\text { Revenue } \\\text { (dollars) }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & \$ 70 \\\hline 2 & 120 \\\hline 3 & 160 \\\hline 4 & 184 \\\hline 5 & 200 \\\hline 6 & 210 \\\hline\end{array} Santiago runs a comic book store in the town of East Arbor.He is debating whether he should extend his hours of operation.Santiago figures that his sales revenue will depend on the number of hours the store is open as shown in the table above.He would have to hire a worker for those hours at a wage rate of $18 per hour. -Refer to Table 1-3.What is Santiago's marginal benefit if he decides to stay open for two hours instead of one hour?


A) $40
B) $50
C) $120
D) $190

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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What is equity,and how does it differ from efficiency?

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Equity refers to the fair distribution o...

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In a centrally planned economy,the government decides how economic resources will be allocated.

A) True
B) False

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In 2012,Smileytown consumed 50,000 tubes of toothpaste.In 2013,toothpaste consumption rose to 62,000 tubes.Calculate the percentage change in toothpaste consumption.


A) 12%
B) 16.42%
C) 19.35%
D) 24%

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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________ is a problem that occurs when one concludes that a change in variable X caused a change in variable Y when in actual fact,it is a change in variable Y that caused a change in variable X.


A) The omitted variable
B) The positive-to-negative relationship
C) Reverse causality
D) Nonlinear slope

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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How are the fundamental economic decisions determined in North Korea?


A) Individuals, firms, and the government interact in a market to make these economic decisions.
B) These decisions are made by the country's elders who have had much experience in answering these questions.
C) The government decides because North Korea is a centrally planned economy.
D) The United Nations decides because North Korea is a developing economy.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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At a recent company meeting,Geraldine Erwin,sales manager of Dastoria,a flavored beverage producer announced,"We have increased our sales by 8 percent in just six months." Suppose six months ago,its sales amounted to $452,000,what is the value of its sales today?


A) $36,160
B) $415,840
C) $488,160
D) $565,000

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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The revenue received from the sale of ________ of a product is a marginal benefit to the firm.


A) an additional unit
B) the total number of units
C) no units
D) only profitable units

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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An office supply store sells a ream of printer paper at a fixed price of $4.50.Which of the following is a term used by economists to describe the money received from the sale of an additional ream of paper?


A) marginal revenue
B) gross earnings
C) pure profit
D) marginal costs
E) net benefit

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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