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Economics given can be shown by |
An inward shift of the production possibility frontier
A movement down the production possibility frontier
An outward shift of the production possibility frontier
A movement up the production possibility frontier
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If an economy is productively efficient. |
Everyone is wealthy
Resources are unemployed
More of one product can only be produced if less of another product is produced.
The distribution of income is equal
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Which of the following is a normative statement in economics. |
More spending by the government reduces poverty
Higher taxes lead to less desire to work
the UK Economy is growing fast relative to other European Union members
The Government should concentrate on reducing unemployment
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4 |
The public sector includes. |
Investors owning companies
Government ownership of assets
Market forces of supply and demand
All trade via barter
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5 |
In a command economy |
The price mechanism acts as an incentive
Resources are allocated by market forces
Individual firms make decisions for themselves about what to produce and how to produce it.
The public sector is large
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A mixed economy |
Has supply but not demand
Has demand but not supply
Has supply and demant
Has market forces and government intervention
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The free market involves |
The free provision of products
The subsidizing of products by the government
Market forces of supply and demand
All trade via barter
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8 |
The fundamental economic problem faced by all societies is. |
Unemployment
Inequality
Poverty
Scarcity
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9 |
Revealed preference theory was presented by. |
Samuelson
Hicks
Marshall
rICARDO
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Which of the following is not one of the basic economic questions. |
What is produce
Who to produce for
How to produce
How to maximize economic growth
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11 |
The sacrifice involved when you choose a particular course of action is called the |
Alterative
Opportunity cost
Consumer cost
Producer cost
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12 |
Human wants are |
Always fixed
Limited
Unlimited
Likely to decrease over time
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Resources in an economy |
Are always fixed
Can never decrease
Always increase over time
Are limited at any moment in time
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14 |
Ordinal measurement approach was not presented by |
Allen
Hicks
Edge worth
Robbins
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Who advocates laissez fair. |
Monetarists
Classical
Neo classical
Modern
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Market is called father of economics |
Marshall
Robbins
Keynes
Friedman
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Profit making is basic motive in. |
Socialism
Mixed economy
Communism
<sup>Capitalism</sup>
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18 |
In land intensive method which mean production is used comparativelymore |
Labour
Land
Capital
Organization
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19 |
What does ceteris paribus mean. |
"Scientific method"
"Rational thinking"
"Other things remaining the same"
"There is no such thing as a free lunc"
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What makes economics scientific. |
It tests theories against observations and modifies the theories if needed.
It uses numbers to measure things
It involves the use of experiments
It is a description of how thing work
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If economics when we say that people are rational, we mean that they. |
Never make mistakes
Try to get what they desire as best they can, given the limitations they face.
Logically figure out what to do
Behave in a random unpredictable manner
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A scarce good. |
Does not exist
Is a good that can only be purchased with money
Is a good that can never be purchased with money
Is a good that is available in limited quantities, but is desired in greater quantities.
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Which of the following rights be a scarce good. |
Love
faith
Self control
All of above
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24 |
Which kind economics deals with issues such as unemployment inflation, and economic growth. |
Macro economics
Micro economics
Growth economics
Political economics
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25 |
Macro economics deals with |
Only the decisions made by individuals and their results.
Only the decisions made by businesses and their results.
Mostly large scale decisions made by countries and governments, and their results.
Only the decisions made by individuals but not the results.
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Why does it make sense in assume that people are rational, if you want to predict their behavior. |
People are not guided by emotions when making decisions
People wheo act in the way that best gets them what they want will tend to repeat that behavior, and will tend to learn from mistakes that they do make
People never make mistakes, and tend to make the correct choices all of the time
People always logically figure out what to do.
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Economic theory assumes that people |
Act in greedy and selfish ways, without regard for the welfare of others.
Act without regard for their own interests.
Are not motivated by self interest
Are motivated by self interest but still might be concerned for the welfare of others.
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In economics we ofthe say that a particular event will occur "as long as other things stay the same. " The conduction that other thing saty the same is also called. |
Ceteris paribus
Marginal decision making
Incentives
Secondary effects
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Can economic theories be tested. |
No since individuals will seldom respond in predictable ways
Yes, since all individuals respond int he same ways to the same situation.
No , since the general behavior of a large numebr of individuals cannot be predicated
Yes , since people will, on average, respond in predictable ways to changes in costs and benefits.
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What does the phrases "there is no such thing as a free lunch'mean" |
Individuals must always pay money for the food the eat.
No restaurant wner will provide food to patrons unless they pay her
Restaurant owners act selfishly
Consumption of any good requires that other goods be given up
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