Microeconomics Exam 1 Chapter 1-6
What do points inside of the PPF represent?
Inefficient
If income elasticity is negative, this good must be
Inferior good
Absolute advantage is found by comparing different producers'
Input requirement per unit of output
Another word for "factors of production" is
Inputs
Something that induces a person to act is called
Incentive
What's the opportunity of Fish in Peru?
3/5 corn
What is the amount of tax revenue collected by government?
420
What is the opportunity cost moving rom point A to B?
50 dryers
What is the opportunity cost to Footlocker of increase the production of shoes from 400 to 800?
700 socks
Which economist coined the term "invisible hand"
Adam Smith
Which of the following economy is operating under the centrally planned economy?
Cuba
A movement downward and to the right along the demand curve is called
Decrease in quantity demanded
Demand is unit elastic if the price elasticity of demand is
Equal to 1
A legal minimum price a good can be charged is called price
Floor
Demand is elastic if the price elasticity of demand is
Greater than 1
In the circular-flow diagram, who buys the good and services?
Households
What do points outside of the production possibility curve represent?
Impossible
If tax is levied on sellers of the product, the supply curve will
Shift up
Which of the following would cause price to rise?
Shortage of the good
For a good that is narrowly defined, demand
Tends to be elastic
What factor decides between buyers and sellers who pay a bigger portion of the tax?
Whoever is more inelastic
Suppose the cost of driving a 20 seat bus is $500 and there are 5 empty seats on a bus. The marginal cost of one additional passenger is
$0
What is the amount of tax per unit?
$4
Consider Jack's decision to go to college. If he goes to college, he will spend $19,000 on tuition, $9,000 on room and board, and $1,000 on books. If he does not go to college, he will earn $20,000 working in a store and spend $7,500 on room and board. Jack's cost of going to college is
$41,500
Consider Jason's decision to go to college. If he goes to college, he will spend $25,000 on tuition, $10,000 on room and board, and $3,000 on books. If he does not go to college, he will earn $22,000 working in a store and spend $9,000 on room and board. Jason's cost of going to college is
$51,000
Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of demand when price rises from $8 to $12
1
What's the opportunity cost Bread in Spain?
1/2 bread
What's the opportunity of corn in Argentina?
2/3 fish
Which one of the following is an example of perfectly competitive market?
Bananas
A price ceiling is binding when it is set
Below the equilibrium price, cause a shortage
Market consists of
Both buyers and sellers
Which one of the following is not part of the factors of production?
Money
If income elasticity is positive, this good must be
Normal good
If the income increase lead to demand increase, this implies that the good is
Normal goods
Which of the following economy is under the centrally planned economy?
North Korea
A government imposed price floor at $6, it's
Not binding, and nothing happens
At which point is the economy producing efficiently?
Point R
At which point is the economy producing the maximum number of windows?
Point R
At which point is the economy producing inefficiently?
Point T
Minimum wage is an example of
Price floor
When supply and demand both decrease, equilibrium
Price may increase, decrease, or remain unchanged
Which one of the following is not a supply shifter
Price of the good
Which one of the following is an example of perfectly competitive market?
Printer papers
The price elasticity of demand measures how much
Quantity demanded changes due to a change in price
The cross price elasticity of demand measures how much
Quantity demanded changes due to a change in price of other good
When countries realize their comparative advantage and specialize in their advantage, the total production in the world will
Rise
It is possible for this economy to produce a. 60 dryers and 50 washer b. 40 dryers and 70 washers c. 40 dryers and 50 washers d. all of the above
d. all of the above
The principle of trade can benefit everybody refer to a.consumers b. business c. countries d. all of the above
d. all of the above
What do points on the PPF represent?
efficient
Which one of the following is an example of substitute goods
iPhone and Samsung Galaxy