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The economic surplus of a particular action is
The difference between the benefit and the cost of the action.
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Marginal utility
Additional utility gained by consuming an extra unit of a good.
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If the price elasticity of a demand for a good is greater than one, then the demand for that good, with respect to price is:
Elastic
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which one of the following determinants will cause movements along the supply curve of good X?
the price of good x
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between USA and Nepal, Nepal invests less in new favorites and equipments. This will cause
usas production possibilities curve will shift outward faster than Nepal
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if a nation has the lowest opportunity cost of producing a good, that nation has an
comparative advantage
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Deadweight loss is
positive in markets where equilibrium is distorted by price controls or taxes
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a profit maximizing perfectly competitive form must decide
only on how much to produce, taking price of the good as fixed
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the reason we observe the law of diminishing marginal returns is that
the production facility eventually becomes congested if the firm keeps hiring workers
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if a monopolist is facing a market demand curve equal to P=70-14*Q, then the slope of the monopolists marginal revenue curve is
-28
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which of the following is an example of an activity with and external cost?
dumping chemicals in a lake
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the tradegy of the commons refers to the
overuse of resources that have no price
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suppose, production of a good is accompanied by and external cost = $2/Unit, social MC equals
private MC +2
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in the case of either a positive or negative externality, it will always be true that, relative to the social optimum
the quantity will be too large
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constants returns to scale occur when doubling of all inputs
exactly doubles output
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as the price of gasoline increases, the quantity demanded of gasoline decreases, this is an application of
the law of demand
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market power measures the firms ability to
raise its price without losing all of its sales
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for two goods A and B, the rational spending rule is expressed as
(MU A/ P A)= MU B / P B)
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in a competitive labor market, the equilibrium wage rate is determined by
the interesection of labor demand and labor supply
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the general rule governing the hiring of workers it to
equate marginal labor costs to marginal labor benefits
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the percentage change in quantity demanded that results from the percentage change in price is known as the
price elasticity of demand
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if Leslie can produce two pairs of pants an hour while Eva can make one pair an hour, then it must be the case that
Leslie has an absolute advantage
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as the price of gasoline increases, the quantity demanded of gasoline decreases. this is an application of
the law of demand
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choosing to study for an exam until the extra benefit (improved score) equals the extra cost (mental fatigue) is
an application of the cost-benefit principle
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market power measures the firms ability to
raise its prices without losing all of its sales
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which of the following circumstances does not involve game theory
firm behavior in a perfectly competitive market
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which of the following strategies could be used in collecting information about a good or service 1. visit stirs and ask a salesperson about the product or service 2. ask friends and family members for opinion 3. read consumer reports
1,2,3
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the quantity demanded of Honda civics went down as the price increased, and the consumers that preferred civics started to buy Toyota corollas. this is because of
the substitution effect
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which of the following determinants will cause movements along the supply curve of good x
the price of good x
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during thanksgiving you participated in a pumpkin pie eating contest since you love pumpkin pie. you really enjoyed the first two pies, third one was on, but as soon as you ate the 4th you became I’ll and lost the contest.
decreases
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the economic surplus of a particular action is
the difference between the benefit and the cost of the action
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a profit maximizing perfectly competitive firm must decide
only on how much to produce, taking the price of the good as fixed.
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a variabel factor of production
is variable in both the short run and the long run
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the reason an efficient market outcome may not be considered a good outcome is
incomes of consumers are taken as given
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deadweight loss is
positive in markets where equilibrium is distorted by price controls or taxes
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constant returns to scale occur when a doubling of all inputs
exactly doubles output
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game theory is important in understanding
interdependent outcomes
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for a given question to be considered an economic question it would need to involve
limited resources and making a choice
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the principle of scarcity applies ti
everyone; consumers, firms, governments and nations
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the economic surplus of a particular action is
the difference between the benefit and the cost of the action
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to increase total revenues, firms with ….. demand should lower price and firms with ….:. demand should increase price
elastic; inelastic
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given the total cost function; TC=200+20*Q marginal costs are
20$
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if the equilibrium quantity is less than the socially optimal quantity, one can infer that
the production of this good has a positive externality
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if the external cost of an activity is added to the private costs, then the
supply curve shifts left
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the optimal amount of information to acquire before making a purchase is
the amount where the marginal cost of acquiring information equals the marginal benefit
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the law of demand indicates that as the cost of an acitivity
falls, more of the activity will occur
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the relationship between the cost of an activity and the amount of the acitivity consumers want is
negative
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marginal utility is defined as the
additional utility gained by consuming an extra unit of a good
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of the following characteristics, which one applies exclusively to a perfectly competitive firm
it can sell all it wants to at the market price
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if the firms demand curve is perfectly elastic the firm must be
a perfect competitor
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a single price, profit maximizing monopolist
chooses the output level at which marginal revenue begins to increase
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if a monopolist could perfectly price discriminate
the marginal revenue curve and the demand curve would coincide
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in order ti understand how the price of a good is determined in the free market, one must account for
the desires of demanders and suppliers
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the quantity of revlon nail polish demanded by Jen decreased after the price of revlon nail polish increased. Jen decides to find a cheaper brand of nail polish, this is called.
substitution effect of a price change
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if the price elasticity of demand for a pineapple is 0.75, a 4% increase in the price of pineapple will lead to a
3% decrease in the quantity demanded of pineapple
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which of the following factors of production is likely to be variable in the short run?
the number of of employee-hours
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if the price is 10$ each the quantity exchanged in the market if soccerbrough will be
more than 200 balls.
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if the price is 10$ the quantity sold will be an amount that
sellers offer
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if the price is $15, the quantity sold will be an amount that
buyers wish to buy
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suppose all firms in a perfectly competitive industry are experiencing economic profits, one can hypothesize that
the numbers of firms will not change
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constant returns to scale occur when a doubling of all inputs
exactly doubles output
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given the total cost function TC=120+12*Q the average cost function is
120/Q+12