Wednesday, January 13, 2010

ECO401 Quiz # 3

 
Quiz No 3  Omer Ch

Question # 1 of 15 ( Start time: 02:25:39 AM ) Total Marks: 1
If the total product of labor per day is as shown in the chart below and the price of the product is $10/unit, how many employees will be hired if the wage rate is $99/day? Labor Total output 1 10 2 25 3 35 4 40 5 41
Select correct option:

1

2

3

4


Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 02:26:53 AM ) Total Marks: 1
According to economy is always at full employment level. Economy would automatically find the new equilibrium in the short run.
Select correct option:

True

False

(Well this question seems to be incomplete, the question is "According to...", now according to what/who? I think this question is taken from Revised handouts, page 110, which says, "According to classicals, economy is always at full employment level. Economy would automatically find the new equilibrium in the long run; they did not talk about short run". So according to this statement, the correct answer to this question should be option # 2 "False")


Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 02:28:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
In monopolist market, a new entrant firm should produce where:
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Marginal Cost < Marginal Revenue.

Marginal Cost > Marginal Revenue.

Marginal Cost = Marginal Revenue.

Marginal Cost = Average Revenue.


(I got confused after reading the statement of the question... Coz according to my knowledge if a new entrant enters a market, it no longer remains a monopoly...? Right? Can someone explain this question please...?)


Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 02:29:14 AM ) Total Marks: 1
We know that the demand for a product is elastic if:
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When price rises, revenue rises

When price rises, revenue falls

When price rises, quantity demanded rises

When price falls, quantity demanded rises


Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 02:29:57 AM ) Total Marks: 1
A partial explanation for the inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded is that a:
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Lower price shifts the supply curve to the left

Higher price shifts the demand curve to the left

Lower price shifts the demand curve to the right

Higher price reduces the real incomes of buyers



Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 02:30:56 AM ) Total Marks: 1
According to the model of aggregate supply and aggregate demand, in the long run, an increase in the money supply should cause
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Prices to rise and output to rise.

Prices to fall and output to remain unchanged

Prices to fall and output to fall.

Prices to rise and output to remain unchanged


Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 02:32:03 AM )
Which of the following is a flow variable?
Select correct option:

The value of the house in which you live

The balance in your savings account

Your monthly consumption of hamburgers

The number of hamburgers in your refrigerator at the beginning of the month

(Option # 3 seems more appropriate "Your monthly consumption of hamburgers".)



Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 02:33:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Other things equal, expected income can be used as a direct measure of well-being:
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No matter what a person's preference to risk.

If and only if individuals are not risk-loving.

If and only if individuals are risk averse.

If and only if individuals are risk neutral.


Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 02:34:23 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Cartels are:
Select correct option:

Organizations of independent firms, producing similar products, that work together to raise prices and restrict output

Organizations of interdependent firms

Oligopolies

All of the above

Cartels are organization of independent firms, producing similar products, that work together to raise prices and restrict output. For the most part, cartels are illegal in the United States. Cartels are oligopolistic firms that collude. All of the above is the correct answer

Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 02:35:10 AM ) Total Marks: 1
One explanation why the economy does not self correct quickly is
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With less consumption and more savings the interest rate will drop

In the short run workers are fully employed and cannot produce enough to get to long run equilibrium

Wages and prices are flexible

Wages and prices are sticky


Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 02:36:19 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following events shifts the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right?
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A decrease in the money supply

A drop in oil prices

An increase in government spending on military equipment

An increase in price expectations



Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 02:37:35 AM ) Total Marks: 1
In pure capitalism, freedom of enterprise means that:
Select correct option:
Businesses are free to produce products that consumers want
Consumers are free to buy goods and services that they want
Resources are distributed freely to businesses that want them
Government is free to direct the actions of businesses
(I selected option # 3, and it seems to be correct, Read page # 1 here: http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~poyofo/OldChapters/Chapter4.pdf)



Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 02:38:48 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The AD Curve is downward sloping because of all of the following reasons except that:
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The Fed raises real interest rates as inflation increases

The Fed raises nominal interest rates as inflation rises

The Fed intentionally tries to reduce the level of aggregate demand when inflation rises.

The Fed intentionally tries to increase the level of output as unemployment increases


Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 02:40:03 AM ) Total Marks: 1
If there is a price ceiling, there will be:
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Shortages

Surpluses

Equilibrium

None of the given options.


Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 02:40:42 AM ) Total Marks: 1
A schedule which shows the various amounts of a product consumers are willing and able to purchase at each price in a series of possible prices during a specified period of time is called:
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Supply

Demand

Quantity supplied

Quantity demanded

Other Quiz

Question # 1 of 15 ( Start time: 09:35:51 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following events shifts the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right?
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A decrease in the money supply

A drop in oil prices

An increase in government spending on military equipment

An increase in price expectations


Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 09:37:09 AM ) Total Marks: 1
In the long run, competitive firms MUST be profit maximizes, because if they do not maximize profits:
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They will attract new competitors.

They will not be price takers.

The profits that they do earn will only cover variable costs.

They will not survive.


Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 09:37:47 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The demand for chicken is downward-sloping. Suddenly the price of chicken rises from $130 per kilo to $140 per kilo. This will cause:
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The demand curve to shift to the left

The demand curve to shift to the right

Quantity demanded to increase

Quantity demanded to decrease


Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 09:38:28 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Our economy is characterized by:
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Unlimited wants and needs

Unlimited material resources

No energy resources

Abundant productive labor

Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 09:38:59 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Those who hold the classical view of the labour market are likely to believe that
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Monetary, but not fiscal policy will have an effect on output and employment

Fiscal but not monetary policy will have an effect on output and employment.

Both monetary and fiscal policy will have an effect on output and employment.

Neither monetary nor fiscal policy will have an effect on output and employment.

Saving...

Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 09:40:29 AM ) Total Marks: 1
A function that indicates the maximum output per unit of time that a firm can produce, for every combination of inputs with a given technology, is called:
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An isoquant

A production possibility curve

A production function

An isocost function


Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 09:41:25 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not a stock variable?
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Government debt

The labor force

The amount of money held by the public

Inventory investment


Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 09:42:40 AM ) Total Marks: 1
At the equilibrium price:
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There will be a shortage

There will be neither a shortage nor a surplus

There will be a surplus

There are forces that cause the price to change



Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 09:43:38 AM ) Total Marks: 1
A self-employed accountant spends a lot of money identifying clients and advertising her services. These activities are an example of:
Select correct option:



External costs

Transaction costs

Fixed inputs

Marginal returns


Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 09:44:26 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Moving from left to right, the typical production possibilities curve:
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Has a constant negative slope

Has a constant positive slope

Illustrates increasing opportunity costs

Illustrates decreasing opportunity costs


Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 09:45:29 AM ) Total Marks: 1
A schedule which shows the various amounts of a product consumers are willing and able to purchase at each price in a series of possible prices during a specified period of time is called:
Select correct option:



Supply

Demand

Quantity supplied

Quantity demanded


Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 09:46:54 AM ) Total Marks: 1
If a sales tax on beer leads to reduced tax revenue, this means:
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Elasticity of demand is < 1.

Elasticity of demand is > 1.

Demand is upward-sloping.

Demand is perfectly inelastic.

Saving...


Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 09:47:34 AM ) Total Marks: 1
In the complete classical model, a rightward shift of the labor supply curve will:
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Decrease the price level and increase the nominal wage

Decrease the nominal wage and increase the price leve

Decrease both the price level and the nominal wage

Increase both the price level and the nominal wage


Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 09:49:01 AM ) Total Marks: 1
If marginal product is equal to average product:
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The total product will fall

The average product will not change

Average variable costs will fall

Total revenue will fall


Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 09:49:27 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The level of aggregate demand will decrease if the level of:
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Consumption spending increases

Imports decreases

Investment spending decreases

Government spending increases
 







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