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The allocation of resources is not efficient it |
The marginal cost of production does not equal society marginal benefit
The distribution is inequitable
Economic growth is low
Unemployment is high
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2 |
A competitive equilibrium is Pareto efficient because. |
Producers are price takers
Consumers and producer's face the same prices
Marginal costs and benefits are equal
All of the above
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3 |
We cannot say whether one allocation of resources is better than another allocation because. |
some people cant count
Some people may not be permanent residents
Not all economic activity is legal
We cant make value judgements to compare different people welfare.
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4 |
An allocation is Pareto efficient if no reallocation of resources would make some people_______ whiteout making others |
Worse off, worse off
better off, better off
better off, worse off
equal , unequal
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5 |
Moral Hazard means that the act of insuring __________ that the desired outcome will occur. |
Reduces the likelihood
Increase the likelihood
Guarantees
None of the above
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6 |
Land will be allocated between competing uses so that. |
Housing gets priority
Industry gets priority
Faming gets priority
The equilibrium rental rate equilibrium total demand with supply
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7 |
In the short run, the supply of capital is _______ and in the long run iwll depend on. |
Variable technology
Fixed, expectations
Fixed, rental rate of capital
Variable, interest rates.
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8 |
The value of an asset depends upon |
Its scrap value
Its depreciation
The present value of the failure stream of income it can earn.
the cost of loans
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9 |
The cost of using capital services is the |
wage rate of capital
Interest charges
Marginal capital cost
Rental rate for capital
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10 |
Efficiency wages are_______ that raise |
Low wages , employment
High wages, labor supply
High wages, productivity
High wages, employment
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11 |
In the UK in recent years, union membership has ______ and days of work lost because of strikes has. |
Grown, declined
declined, declined
declined, grown
grown , grown
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12 |
Women and non whiles on average receive lower comes than white men because. |
They tend to work in relatively unskilled jobs
Educational disadvantage
Firms are reluctant to invest in training
All of the above
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13 |
In the UK under a _________ of the labour force belong to a trade union. |
Quarter
Third
Half
Three quarters
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14 |
By restricting labour supply a trade union can _________ and_______ |
Increase the wage, increase employment
Maintain the wage, increase employment
Increase the wage lower employment
Maintain the wage, lower employment
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15 |
The opportunity cost of acquiring education is. |
Course fees
Course fees and living expenses
The earning foregone
Course fees, living expenses and textbooks
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16 |
Skilled labour is relatively scarce because. |
There are too few teachers
Too few student places in higher education
It is costly to acquire human capital
Teachers salaries are too low
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17 |
The most important source of wage differentiate are. |
Reginal variation
Unionization
Relative danger
Skills
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18 |
Human capital can be described as. |
The tools used by workers to entrances productivity
a persons inherited abilities.
The stock of expertise accumulated by a worker
Education
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19 |
Top footballers land to earn more than lecturers because. |
Footballers give more entertainment
Lecturers are lazy
The labour markets are imperfect
Top footballers are relatively scarce in relation to lecturers
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20 |
The participation rate in the labour force is affected by |
Higher real wages
Lower fixed costs of working
Lower non labor income
All of the above
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21 |
A profit maximizing firm will hire labor until _______ equal the |
Marginal revenue, marginal cost
Long run marginal revenue, long run marginal cost
Labour output ratio, capital output ratio
Marginal cost of labour, marginal revenue product
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22 |
A dominant strategy is. |
A winning strategy
A losing strategy
A players best strategy when moving fist
a player's best strategy whatever the strategies adopted by rivals
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23 |
In Nash equilibrium each player chooses the best strategy. |
Assuming other players move first.
Dominated by the other players
Given the strategies of other players
That is a credible threat
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24 |
The prisoners Dilemma Game demonstrates that. |
Players are better off to act independently
Monopoly is better than competition
People will always cheat
Players are better off if they con operate
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25 |
When a market is contestable , incumbent firms must.________ to avoid the entry of new competitors. |
Behave like competitive firms
Agree to act together
Differentiate their products
Practice price discrimination
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26 |
A natural monopoly has a declining ________ over a large range of output. |
Long run marginal cost
Short run marginal cost
Long run average cost
Long run marginal cost
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27 |
All of the following are types of imperfect competition except |
Monopolistic competition
Oligopoly
Monopoly
Unfair competition
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28 |
A monopoly may be self perpetuating because profits may be used for |
research
Cost saving
Technical advance
All of the above
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29 |
Perfect price discrimination means that every customer. |
Buys the same amount
Pays the same price
Pays what she thinks the product is worth
Contributes the same revenue.
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30 |
Comparing a monopoly and a competitive firm the monopolist will. |
Produce less at a lower price
Produce more at a lower price
Produce less at a higher price
Produce less at a lower price
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