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The equilibrium price clears the market it is the price at which. |
Everything is sold
Buyers spend all their money
Excess demand is zero
c and d
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2 |
When we know the quantity of a product that buyers wish to purchases at each possible price we know. |
Demand
Supply
excess demand
Excess supply
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3 |
If the diagram of a line shows that lower values on the vertical scale are associated with higher values on the horizontal scale this is an example of. |
a nonlinear relationship
A positive linear relationship
A scatter diagram
A negative linear relationship
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4 |
On a graph a positive linear relation ship. |
Moves down to the right
Moves up to the left
Moves up to the right
Modes down to the left
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5 |
A straight line diagram can be drawn knowing the _______ and _____ |
Vertical axis and horizontal axis
Intercept and slope
Scale and slope
Intercept and scale.
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6 |
If your income during one year is L 10,000 ad the following year it is L,12,000 then it has grown by |
20%
2%
12%
15%
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7 |
The real value can be derived from a nominal value by |
Adjusting changes over time
Adjusting for data collection errors
Adjusting for population changes
Adjusting for changes in prices
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8 |
The retail price index is used to. |
Construct price lists
Compare shop prices
Measure changes in the cost of living
None of the above
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9 |
Macro economics is the study of. |
Individual building blocks in the economy
The relationship between different sectors of the economy
Household purchased decisions
The economy as a whole
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10 |
Micro economics is conceded with |
The economy as a whole
The electronics industry
The study of individual economic behavior
the interactions within the entire economy
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11 |
Normative economics form ______ based on. |
Positive statements facts
Opinions, personal values
Positive statements values
Opinions facts
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12 |
In a free market |
Government intervene
Government plan production
Government interfere
Price adjust to reconcile scarcity and desires.
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13 |
A market can accuretaly be described as |
A place to buy things
a place to sell things
The process by which prices adjust to reconcile the allocation of resources
a place where buyers and sellers meet.
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14 |
The opportunity cost of a good is. |
The time lost in finding it
The quantity of other goods sacrificed to get another unit of that good
The expenditure on the good
The loss of interest in using savings
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15 |
Economics is the study of |
Production technology
Consumption decisions
How society decides what how and for whom to produce
The best way to run society
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16 |
Which of the following organization primely provides long term loans to developing countries to help them develop the infrastructure such as schools hospitals and roads. |
World Bank
International Monetary fund
Council on Foreign Relations
Organization of petroleum Exporting countries.
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17 |
Suppose that the supply curve of lin is highly inelastic if the demand curve of lin decreases and increases cyclically along the supply curve of lin then in this market the size of the quantity fluctuations will be _____ the size of the price fluctuations. |
Relatively greater than
Relatively less than
the same as
Any of the above
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18 |
Export led growth strategies tend to emphasize. |
Resource allocation based on the principle of absolute advantage.
Resource allocation based on the principle of comparative advantage.
Trade protection for exporting competing firms
Trade protection for import competing firms
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19 |
Import substitution is an example of. |
The principle of comparative advantage
The principle of absolute advantage
An outward looking growth strategy
An inward looking growth strategy
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20 |
Which of the following strategies have developing countries not used to deal with the problem of unstable expert markets. |
Multilateral contracts
Production and export controls
Buffer stock arrangements
Tariff rate quotes
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21 |
The arrangement were goods imported from trading partners in the developing world are subject to lower tariff rates than good from other countries is referred to as. |
Normal trade relation status.
Most favored nation status
Generalized system of Preferences.
Offshore assembly provisions
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22 |
Which industrialization policy have developing countries used which places emphasis on the comparative advantage principle as agued rto resource allocation. |
Export promotion
Import substitution
International commodity agreements
Multiateral contracts
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23 |
The theory of ___________ suggests that government can assist domestic competitors. |
International dumping
Countervailing duties
Strategic trade policy
Export promotion policy
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24 |
The effect of the most favored nation clause is to |
Eliminate at tariffs between countries.
Increase all tariff rates between countries
Maintain a nondiscriminatory structure of tariffs
Marlein a discriminatory structure of tariffs.
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25 |
Those who argue in favor of import protection generally give the impression that such restricted trade will |
Decrease the level of national security
Provide benefits to some particular industry
Provides benefits to the entire nation
Not yield welfare losses for the nation
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26 |
According to the cost based definition of dumping dumping occurs when a firm sets a product abroad at a price that is less than |
Average total cost
Average variable cost
Average foxed cost
Marginal cost
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27 |
The form of dumping that represents the greatest potential net welfare loss the for importing nation is. |
Predatory dumping
Sporadic dumping
Persistent dumping
Year end dumping
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28 |
The form of intonational price discrimination normally associated with economic recession or excess inventions in the exporting nation is known as. |
Predatory dumping
sporadic dumpling
Persistent dumpling
Year and dumping
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29 |
Non tariff trade barriers could include all of the following except |
Domestic content laws
Government procurement policies.
Health , safety and environmental standards
Autidumpiing /countervailing duties applied to imports
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30 |
A_______ is an example of a quota where foreigners hold quota licenses. |
Export quota
Embargo
Auction quota
Tariff quota
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