lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1 _ The Ten Principles of Economics Principle of Economics (Trường Đại học Kinh tế Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) StuDocu is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 The opportunityChapter 1 Ten Principles of Economics MULTI PLECHOI CE 1. Thewor dt ha tc ome sf r om t heGr e e kwor df or“ onewhomana ge sahous e hol d”i s a . mar ke t . b. c ons ume r . c . pr oduc e r . d. e c onomy . ANSWER: d. e c onomy . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 2. Thewor de c onomyc ome sf r om t heGr e e kwor df or a . “ e nvi r onme nt . ” b. “ onewhomana ge sahous e hol d. ” c . “ onewhopar t i c i pa t e si namar ke t . ” d. “ c ons e r va t i on. ” ANSWER: b. “ onewhomana ge sahous e hol d. ” TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 3. Hous e hol dsande c onomi e sha vee ac hoft hef ol l owi ngi nc ommonEXCEPTbot h a . mus tal l oc a t es c ar c er e s our c e s . b. f ac emanyde c i s i ons . c . mus tal l oc a t et hegoodsands e r vi c e st he ypr oduc e . d. mus tha veac e nt r alde c i s i onmake r . ANSWER: d. mus tha veac e nt r alde c i s i onmake r . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 4. Ec onomi c sde al spr i mar i l ywi t ht hec onc e ptof a . s c ar c i t y . b. pove r t y . c . c hange . d. powe r . ANSWER: a . s c ar c i t y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 5. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngi sNOTi nc l ude di nt hede c i s i onst ha te ve r ys oc i e t ymus tmake ? a . wha tgoodswi l lbepr oduc e d b. whowi l lpr oduc egoods c . wha tde t e r mi ne sc ons ume rpr e f e r e nc e s d. whowi l lc ons umet hegoods ANSWER: c . wha tde t e r mi ne sc ons ume rpr e f e r e nc e s TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 6. Bot hhous e hol dsands oc i e t i e sf ac emanyde c i s i onsbe c aus e a . r e s our c e sar es c ar c e . b. popul a t i onsma yi nc r e as eorde c r e as eove rt i me . c . wa ge sf orhous e hol dsandt he r e f or es oc i e t yfluc t ua t ewi t hbus i ne s sc yc l e s . d. pe opl e ,byna t ur e ,t e ndt odi s a gr e e . ANSWER: a . r e s our c e sar es c ar c e . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 7. A goodi sc ons i de r e ds c a r c ei nas oc i e t ywhe n a . mor eout putoft hegoodi spos s i bl e . b. e ve r yonei nt ha ts oc i e t yc annotha veal lt he ywantoft hegood. c . t hegove r nme ntr e s t r i c t spr oduc t i onoft hegood. d. onl yt her i c he s tpe opl ei nt hee c onomyc anbuyal lt he ywantoft hegood. ANSWER: b. e ve r yonei nt ha ts oc i e t yc annotha veal lt he ywantoft hegood. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 8. Sc ar c i t ye xi s t swhe n a . t he r ei sl e s st hanani nfini t eamountofar e s our c eorgood. b. s oc i e t yc anme e tt hewant sofe ve r yi ndi vi dual . c . t he r ei sl e s sofagoodorr e s our c ea vai l abl et ha npe opl ewi s ht oha ve . d. t hegove r nme ntf ai l st opr oduc egoods . ANSWER: c . t he r ei sl e s sofagoodorr e s our c ea vai l abl et hanpe opl ewi s ht oha ve . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 1 Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 2 9. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngwoul dNOTbet r uei nawor l dwi t houts c ar c i t y? a . The r ewoul dbenone e df ort hes c i e nc eofe c onomi c s . b. Eve r yonewoul dha veal lt hegoodsands e r vi c e st he ywant e d. c . The r ewoul dha vet obeani nfini t es uppl yofe ve r yr e s our c e . d. The r ewoul dbeoppor t uni t yc os t s . ANSWER: c . The r ewoul dha vet obeani nfini t es uppl yofe ve r yr e s our c e . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 10. Appr oxi ma t e l ywha tpe r c e nt a geoft hewor l d’ se c onomi e se xpe r i e nc es c ar c i t y? a . 25% b. 50% c . 75% d. 100% ANSWER: d. 100% TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 11. Whe nas oc i e t yc annotpr oduc eal lt hegoodsands e r vi c e spe opl ewi s ht oha vei ti ss ai dt ha tt hee c onomyi s e xpe r i e nc i ng a . s c ar c i t y . b. c ommuni s m. c . e xt e r nal i t i e s . d. mar ke tf ai l ur e . ANSWER: a . s c ar c i t y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 12. Fors oc i e t y ,agoodi snots c ar c ei f a . a tl e as tonei ndi vi duali ns oc i e t yc anobt ai nal lheors hewant soft hegood. b. fir msar epr oduc i nga tf ul lc apac i t y . c . al lme mbe r sofs oc i e t yc anha veal lt he ywantofi t . d. t hos ewhoha vee noughi nc omec anbuyal lt he ywantoft hegood. ANSWER: c . al lme mbe r sofs oc i e t yc anha veal lt he ywantofi t . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 13. Whi c hpr oduc twoul dbec ons i de r e ds c ar c e ? a . Ni kes hoe s b. Mone tpai nt i ngs c . 1c ar a tdi amonds d. Al loft heabovear ec or r e c t . ANSWER: d. Al loft heabovear ec or r e c t . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 14. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi nggoodsbe s tme e t st hede fini t i onofs c a r c i t y? a . ai r b. wa t e ri nt heoc e an c . wa t e ri nac i t y d. woodi naf or e s t ANSWER: c . wa t e ri nac i t y TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 15. Ec onomi c si sde fine dast hes t udyof a . bus i ne s s . b. how s oc i e t ymana ge si t ss c ar c er e s our c e s . c . c e nt r alpl anni ng. d. gove r nme ntr e gul a t i on. ANSWER: b. how s oc i e t ymana ge si t ss c ar c er e s our c e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 16. Ec onomi c si st hes t udyof a . how s oc i e t ymana ge si t ss c ar c er e s our c e s . b. t hegove r nme nt ’ sr ol ei ns oc i e t y . c . how amar ke ts ys t e mf unc t i ons . d. how t oi nc r e as epr oduc t i on. ANSWER: a . how s oc i e t ymana ge si t ss c ar c er e s our c e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 17. I nmos ts oc i e t i e s ,r e s our c e sar eal l oc a t e dby a . as i ngl ec e nt r alpl anne r . b. t hos ewhoownt her e s our c e s . c . t hos efir mst ha tus er e s our c e st opr ovi degoodsands e r vi c e s . d. t hec ombi ne dac t i onsofmi l l i onsofhous e hol dsandfir ms . Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 3 ANSWER: d. t hec ombi ne dac t i onsofmi l l i onsofhous e hol dsandfir ms . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 18. Ec onomi s t ss t udyal loft hef ol l owi ngEXCEPT a . how pe opl emakede c i s i ons . b. how pe opl ei nt e r ac twi t honeanot he r . c . t hef or c e sandt r e ndst ha taffe c tt hee c onomyasawhol e . d. how s oc i e t i e sc ha ngeove rt i me . ANSWER: d. how s oc i e t i e sc ha ngeove rt i me . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 19. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngi sNOTama j orar e aofs t udyf ore c onomi s t s ? a . how pe opl emakede c i s i ons b. how c ount r i e sc hoos ena t i onall e ade r s c . how pe opl ei nt e r ac twi t he ac hot he r d. how f or c e sandt r e ndsaffe c tt heove r al le c onomy ANSWER: b. how c ount r i e sc hoos ena t i onall e ade r s TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 20. Theada ge ,“ The r ei snos uc ht hi ngasaf r e el unc h, ”i sus e dt oi l l us t r a t et hec onc e ptof a . t r ade offs . b. s c ar c i t y . c . pr oduc t i vi t y . d. e ffic i e nc y . ANSWER: a . t r ade offs . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 21. Theada ge ,“ The r ei snos uc ht hi ngasaf r e el unc h, ”me ans a . e ve npe opl eonwe l f ar eha vet opa yf orf ood. b. t hec os tofl i vi ngi sal wa ysi nc r e as i ng. c . t oge ts ome t hi ngwel i ke ,weus ual l yha vet ogi veupanot he rt hi ngwel i ke . d. al lc os t sar ei nc l ude di nt hepr i c eofapr oduc t . ANSWER: c . t oge ts ome t hi ngwel i ke ,weus ual l yha vet ogi veupanot he rt hi ngwel i ke . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 22. Ec onomi s t sus et hephr as e“ The r ei snos uc ht hi ngasaf r e el unc h, ”t oi l l us t r a t e a . how i nfla t i oni nc r e as e spr i c e s . b. t ha tt oge tonet hi ng,wemus tgi veups ome t hi nge l s e . c . t ha tnot hi ngi sf r e ei namar ke te c onomy . d. t ha ti fs ome t hi ngl ookst oogoodt obet r ue , i tpr obabl yi s . ANSWER: b. t ha tt oge tonet hi ng,wemus tgi veups ome t hi nge l s e . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 23. Whi c hbe s tr e pr e s e nt st hec onc e ptr e pr e s e nt e dbyt heada ge , “ The r ei snos uc ht hi ngasaf r e el unc h”? a . Me l i s s ac anonl ya t t e ndt hec onc e r ti fs het ake she rs i s t e rwi t hhe r . b. Gr e gi shungr yandhome l e s s . c . Br i anmus tr e pai rt het i r eonhi sbi kebe f or ehec anr i dei tt oc l as s . d. Ke ndr amus tde c i debe t we e ngoi ngt oCol or adoorCanc unf ors pr i ngbr e ak. ANSWER: d. Ke ndr amus tde c i debe t we e ngoi ngt oCol or a doorCanc unf ors pr i ngbr e ak. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 3 24. Gunsandbut t e rar eus e dt or e pr e s e ntt hec l as s i cs oc i e t alt r ade offbe t we e ns pe ndi ngon a . dur abl eandnondur abl egoods . b. i mpor t sande xpor t s . c . na t i onalde f e ns eandc ons ume rgoods . d. l a we nf or c e me ntanda gr i c ul t ur e . ANSWER: c . na t i onalde f e ns eandc ons ume rgoods . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 25. He nr yde c i de st os pe ndt wohour spl a yi nggol fr a t he rt hanwor ki nga thi sj obwhi c hpa ys$8pe rhour . He nr y’ s t r ade offi s a . t he$16hec oul dha vee ar ne dwor ki ngf ort wohour s . b. not hi ng,be c aus ehee nj oyspl a yi nggol fmor et hanwor ki ng. c . t hei nc r e as ei ns ki l lheobt ai nsf r om pl a yi nggol ff ort hos et wohour s . d. not hi ng,be c aus ehes pe nt$16f orgr e e nf e e st opl a ygol f . ANSWER: a . t he$16hec oul dha vee ar ne dwor ki ngf ort wohour s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 26. Whe ns oc i e t yr e qui r e st ha tfir msr e duc epol l ut i on,t he r ei s a . at r ade offbe c aus eofr e duc e di nc ome st ot hefir ms ’owne r s ,wor ke r s , andc us t ome r s . b. not r ade off,s i nc ee ve r yonebe ne fit sf r om r e duc e dpol l ut i on. Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 4 c . not r ade offf ors oc i e t yasawhol e ,s i nc et hec os tofr e duc i ngpol l ut i onf al l sonl yont hefir msaffe c t e dby t her e qui r e me nt s . d. at r ade offonl yi fs omefir msar ef or c e dt oc l os e . ANSWER: a . at r ade offbe c aus eofr e duc e di nc ome st ot hefir ms ’owne r s ,wor ke r s , andc us t ome r s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 3 27. Dani e lde c i de st os pe ndt hel as tt wohour soft heni ghtbe f or ehi se c onomi c se xam s t udyi ngi ns t e adofs l e e pi ng. ForDani e l ,hi st r ade offwoul dbe a . not hi ng,s i nc enodol l arval uec anbeputons l e e p. b. not hi ng,s i nc es t udyi ngwoul dbemor ebe ne fic i alt hans l e e p. c . t hes i xhour sofs l e e phec oul dha vehadi fhehadgonet obe dbe f or emi dni ght . d. t het wohour sofr e s thewoul dha vegot t e n. ANSWER: d. t het wohour sofr e s thewoul dha vegot t e n. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 28. At r ade offe xi s t sbe t we e nac l e ane nvi r onme ntandahi ghe rl e ve lofi nc omei nt ha t a . s t udi e ss how t ha ti ndi vi dual swi t hhi ghe rl e ve l sofi nc omeac t ual l ypol l ut el e s st hanl owi nc ome i ndi vi dual s . b. t opa yf orpol l ut i onc l e anup,t hegove r nme ntmus ti nc r e as et ax e swhi c hl owe r si nc ome . c . l a wst ha tr e duc epol l ut i onr ai s ec os t sofpr oduc t i onandr e duc ei nc ome s . d. bye mpl oyi ngi ndi vi dual st oc l e anuppol l ut i on,e mpl oyme ntandi nc omebot hr i s e . ANSWER: c . l a wst ha tr e duc epol l ut i onr ai s ec os t sofpr oduc t i onandr e duc ei nc ome s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 3 29. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngwoul dNOTbear e s ul tofl a wst ha tr e qui r efir mst or e duc epol l ut i on? a . l owe rs pe ndi ngbygove r nme nt b. hi ghe rpr i c e st oc ons ume r s c . l owe rwa ge st owor ke r s d. s mal l e rpr ofitt ofir ms ANSWER: a . l owe rs pe ndi ngbygove r nme nt TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 30. Pol l ut i onr e gul a t i onswi l l a . i nc r e as epr ofitt ofir ms . b. i mpos eat r ade offons oc i e t y . c . al l ow fir mst or ai s ewor ke r s ’wa ge s . d. l owe rpr i c e sf orc ons ume r s . ANSWER: b. i mpos eat r ade offons oc i e t y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 31. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngbe s tde fine se ffic i e nc y? a . abs ol ut ef ai r ne s s b. e qualdi s t r i but i on c . mi ni mum was t e d. c ons ume rs ove r e i gnt y ANSWER: c . mi ni mum was t e TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 32. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngi st r ue ? a . Effic i e nc yr e f e r st ot hes i zeoft hee c onomi cpi e ; e qui t yr e f e r st ohow t hepi ei sdi vi de d. b. For t una t e l y ,gove r nme ntpol i c i e sar ede s i gne dt opr omot ebot he qui t yande ffic i e nc y . c . Asl ongast hee c onomi cpi ec ont i nual l yge t sl ar ge r ,noonewi l lha vet ogohungr y . d. Effic i e nc yande qui t yc anbot hbeac hi e ve di ft hee c onomi cpi ei sc uti nt oe qualpi e c e s . ANSWER: a . Effic i e nc yr e f e r st ot hes i zeoft hee c onomi cpi e ; e qui t yr e f e r st ohow t hepi ei sdi vi de d. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 3 33. Effic i e nc yme anst ha t a . s oc i e t yi sc ons e r vi ngr e s our c e si nor de rt os a vet he mf ort hef ut ur e . b. s oc i e t y’ sgoodsands e r vi c e sar edi s t r i but e df ai r l yamongs oc i e t y’ sme mbe r s . c . s oc i e t yhasl e s s e ne di t sde pe nde nc eonf or e i gne ne r gys our c e s . d. s oc i e t yi sge t t i ngt hemos ti tc anf r om i t ss c ar c er e s our c e s . ANSWER: d. s oc i e t yi sge t t i ngt hemos ti tc anf r om i t ss c ar c er e s our c e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 34. Ec onomi s t sus et hewor de qui t yt ode s c r i beas i t ua t i oni nwhi c h a . e ac hme mbe rofs oc i e t yhast hes amei nc ome . b. s oc i e t yi sge t t i ngt hemos ti tc anf r om i t ss c ar c er e s our c e s . c . t hos ei ns oc i e t ywhoha vet hel e as twi l lr e c e i vet hemos t . d. t hebe ne fit sofs oc i e t y’ sr e s our c e sar edi s t r i but e df ai r l yamongs oc i e t y’ sme mbe r s . ANSWER: d. t hebe ne fit sofs oc i e t y’ sr e s our c e sar edi s t r i but e df ai r l yamongs oc i e t y’ sme mbe r s . Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 5 TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 35. Onede fini t i onofe qui t ywoul dbe a . e qual i t y . b. e ffic i e nc y . c . f ai r ne s s . d. s i mi l ar i t y . ANSWER: c . f ai r ne s s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 36. Whe ngove r nme ntpol i c i e sar ebe i ngde s i gne d, a . t he r ei sus ual l yat r ade offbe t we e ne qui t yande ffic i e nc y . b. e qui t yande ffic i e nc ygoal sar eus ual l yi nde pe nde ntofe ac hot he r . c . e qui t yc anus ual l ybea c hi e ve dwi t houtane ffic i e nc yl os s . d. i nc r e as i nge ffic i e nc yus ual l yr e s ul t si nmor ee qui t y . ANSWER: a . t he r ei sus ual l yat r ade offbe t we e ne qui t yande ffic i e nc y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 37. Whe ngove r nme ntpol i c i e ss uc hast hewe l f ar es ys t e mt r yt ohe l pt hemos tne e dyme mbe r sofs oc i e t y ,i t a . i nc r e as e se qui t yandr e duc e se ffic i e nc y . b. r e duc e sc har i t abl ec ont r i but i onsi nane c onomy . c . i nc r e as e st hepr oduc t i vi t yoft hene e dyi nt hes oc i e t y . d. c aus e smar ke tf ai l ur et ooc c ur . ANSWER: a . i nc r e as e se qui t yandr e duc e se ffic i e nc y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 38. Whe nt hegove r nme nti mpl e me nt spr ogr amss uc haspr ogr e s s i vei nc omet axr a t e s ,whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngi sl i ke l y t ooc c ur ? a . Equi t yi si nc r e as e dande ffic i e nc yi si nc r e as e d. b. Equi t yi si nc r e as e dande ffic i e nc yi sde c r e as e d. c . Equi t yi sde c r e as e dande ffic i e nc yi si nc r e as e d. d. Equi t yi sde c r e as e dande ffic i e nc yi sde c r e as e d. ANSWER: b. Equi t yi si nc r e as e dande ffic i e nc yi sde c r e a s e d. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 39. Whe nt hegove r nme nta t t e mpt st oc utt hee c onomi cpi ei nt omor ee quals l i c e s , a . i ti se as i e rt oc utt hepi e , andt he r e f or et hee c onomyc anpr oduc eal ar ge rpi e . b. t hegove r nme ntc anmor ee as i l yal l oc a t et hepi et ot hos emos ti nne e d. c . t hepi ege t ss mal l e r ,andt he r ewi l lbel e s spi ef ore ve r yone . d. t hee c onomywi l ls pe ndt oomuc ht i mec ut t i ngandl os e st heabi l i t yt opr oduc ee noughpi ef ore ve r yone . ANSWER: c . t hepi ege t ss mal l e r ,andt he r ewi l lbel e s spi ef ore ve r yone . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 3 40. Whe nt hegove r nme nta t t e mpt st oi mpr ovee qui t yi nane c onomyt her e s ul ti sof t e n a . ani nc r e as ei nove r al lout puti nt hee c onomy . b. addi t i onalgove r nme ntr e ve nues i nc eove r al li nc omewi l li nc r e as e . c . anac t ualr e duc t i oni ne qui t y . d. r e duc e de ffic i e nc yi nt hee c onomy . ANSWER: d. r e duc e de ffic i e nc yi nt hee c onomy . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 41. Whe nt hegove r nme ntr e di s t r i but e si nc omef r om t her i c ht ot hepoor , a . e ffic i e nc yi si mpr ove d,bute qui t yi snot . b. bot hr i c hpe opl eandpoorpe opl ebe ne fitdi r e c t l y . c . pe opl ewor kl e s sandpr oduc ef e we rgoodsands e r vi c e s . d. r i c hpe opl ec ons umef e we rgoods, butpoorpe opl ec ons umemor egoods ,r e s ul t i ngi nnor e alc hange . ANSWER: c . pe opl ewor kl e s sandpr oduc ef e we rgoodsa nds e r vi c e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 42. I ne c onomi c s ,t hec os tofs ome t hi ngi s a . t hedol l aramountofobt ai ni ngi t . b. al wa ysme as ur e di nuni t soft i megi ve nupt oge ti t . c . wha tyougi veupt oge ti t . d. us ual l yhi ghe rt hanpe opl et hi nki twi l lbe . ANSWER: c . wha tyougi veupt oge ti t . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 43. Wha tyougi veupt oobt ai nani t e mi sc al l e dyour a . oppor t uni t yc os t . b. e xpl i c i tc os t . c . t r uec os t . Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 6 d. di r e c tc os t . ANSWER: a . oppor t uni t yc os t . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 44. Theoppor t uni t yc os tofgoi ngt oc ol l e gei s a . t het ot als pe ntonf ood,c l ot hi ng,books ,t r ans por t a t i on,t ui t i on,l odgi ng,andot he re xpe ns e s . b. t heval ueoft hebe s toppor t uni t yas t ude ntgi ve supt oa t t e ndc ol l e ge . c . ze r of ors t ude nt swhoar ef or t una t ee nought oha veal loft he i rc ol l e gee xpe ns e spai dbys ome onee l s e . d. ze r o, s i nc eac ol l e gee duc a t i onwi l lal l ow as t ude ntt oe ar nal ar ge ri nc omeaf t e rgr adua t i on. ANSWER: b. t heval ueoft hebe s toppor t uni t yas t ude ntgi ve supt oa t t e ndc ol l e ge . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 45. Formos ts t ude nt s , t hel ar ge s ts i ngl ec os tofac ol l e gee duc a t i oni s a . t hewa ge sgi ve nupt oa t t e nds c hool . b. t ui t i on,f e e s ,andbooks . c . r oom andboar d. d. t r ans por t a t i on,pa r ki ng, ande nt e r t ai nme nt . ANSWER: a . t hewa ge sgi ve nupt oa t t e nds c hool . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 46. Thel ar ge s ts i ngl ec os tofgoi ngt oc ol l e gei sus ual l y a . books . b. r oom andboar d. c . t ui t i on. d. l os twa ge s . ANSWER: d. l os twa ge s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 47. Theoppor t uni t yc os tofani t e mi s a . t henumbe rofhour sne e de dt oe ar nmone yt obuyi t . b. wha tyougi veupt oge tt ha ti t e m. c . us ual l yl e s st hant hedol l arval ueoft hei t e m. d. t hedol l arval ueoft hei t e m. ANSWER: b. wha tyougi veupt oge tt ha ti t e m. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 48. Mal l or yde c i de st os pe nd3hour swor ki ngove r t i mer a t he rt hanwa t c hi ngavi de owi t hhe rf r i e nds .Shee ar ns$8 anhour .He roppor t uni t yc os tofwor ki ngi s a . t he$24s hee ar nswor ki ng. b. t he$24mi nust hee nj oyme nts hewoul dha ver e c e i ve df r om wa t c hi ngt hevi de o. c . t hee nj oyme nts hewoul dha ver e c e i ve dhads hewa t c he dt hevi de o. d. not hi ng,s i nc es hewoul dha ver e c e i ve dl e s st han$24ofe nj oyme ntf r om t hevi de o. ANSWER: c . t hee nj oyme nts hewoul dha ver e c e i ve dhads hewa t c he dt hevi de o. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 3 49. Rus s e l ls pe ndsanhours t udyi ngi ns t e adofpl a yi ngt e nni s .Theoppor t uni t yc os tt ohi m ofs t udyi ngi s a . t hei mpr ove me nti nhi sgr ade sf r om s t udyi ngf ort hehour . b. t hedi ffe r e nc ebe t we e nt hei mpr ove me nti nhi sgr ade sf r om s t udyi ngmi nust hee nj oyme ntofpl a yi ng t e nni s . c . t hee nj oyme ntande x e r c i s ehewoul dha ver e c e i ve dhadhepl a ye dt e nni s . d. ze r o.Si nc eRus s e l lc hos et os t udyr a t he rt hant opl a yt e nni s , t heval ueofs t udyi ngmus tha vebe e ngr e a t e r t hant heval ueofpl a yi ngt e nni s . ANSWER: c . t hee nj oyme ntande x e r c i s ehewoul dha ver e c e i ve dhadhepl a ye dt e nni s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 50. Col l e ge a gea t hl e t e swhodr opoutofc ol l e get opl a ypr of e s s i onals por t s a . ar enotr a t i onalde c i s i onmake r s . b. ar ewe l la war et ha tt he i roppor t uni t yc os tofa t t e ndi ngc ol l e gei sve r yhi gh. c . ar ec onc e r ne dmor eaboutpr e s e ntc i r c ums t anc e st hant he i rf ut ur e . d. unde r e s t i ma t et heval ueofac ol l e gee duc a t i on. ANSWER: b. ar ewe l la war et ha tt he i roppor t uni t yc os tofa t t e ndi ngc ol l e gei sve r yhi gh. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 51. Pe opl emakede c i s i onsa tt hemar gi nby a . f ol l owi ngt r adi t i on. b. e xpe r i e nc e . c . c al c ul a t i ngdol l arc os t s . d. c ompar i ngc os t sandbe ne fit s . ANSWER: d. c ompar i ngc os t sandbe ne fit s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 7 52. Thewor d“mar gi n”me ans a . e dge . b. di s t anc e . c . s pac e . d. me as ur e . ANSWER: a . e dge . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 53. Maki ngde c i s i ons“ a tt hemar gi n”me anst ha tpe opl e a . maket hos ede c i s i onst ha tdonoti mpos eamar gi nalc os t . b. e val ua t ehow e as i l yade c i s i onc anber e ve r s e di fpr obl e msar i s e . c . c ompar et hemar gi nalc os t sandmar gi nalbe ne fit sofe ac hde c i s i on. d. al wa ysc al c ul a t et hemar gi naldol l arc os t sf ore a c hde c i s i on. ANSWER: c . c ompar et hemar gi nalc os t sandmar gi nalbe ne fit sofe ac hde c i s i on. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 54. A mar gi nalc hangei sa a . l ongt e r mt r e nd. b. l ar ge ,s i gni fic antadj us t me nt . c . c hangef ort hewor s e ,ands oi sus ual l ys hor t t e r m. d. s mal li nc r e me nt aladj us t me nt . ANSWER: d. s mal li nc r e me nt aladj us t me nt . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 55. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngi st hebe s te xampl eofamar gi nalc hange ? a . Af t e rgr adua t i ngc ol l e ge , Audr e y’ si nc omei nc r e as e sf r om $500pe rmont ht o$3, 000pe rmont h. b. Mor gange t sar ai s ea the rpar t t i mej obandi snow pai d$7 . 25pe rhouri ns t e adof$7. 00 . c . Hous i ngpr i c e si nanar e ai nc r e as eby40 % whe nane wi nt e r s t a t ei sbui l ti nas mal lt own. d. A har df r e e zewi pe southal foft heor angec r opi nFl or i daandt hepr i c eofor angej ui c edoubl e s . ANSWER: b. Mor gange t sar ai s ea the rpar t t i mej obandi snow pai d$7 . 25pe rhouri ns t e adof$7. 00 . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 3 56. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngi st hebe s te xampl eofamar gi nalc hange ? a . Thepr i c eofhous i ngr os ei nSe a t t l eby5% i nl as tye ar . b. Ki m ge t sabi gpr omot i ona twor k.Sheal s oge t sar ai s ef r om $25, 000pe rye art o$40, 000pe rye ar . c . Mar kgr adua t e sf r om c ol l e geandt ake saj ob.Hi si nc omei nc r e as e sf r om $10 , 000pe rye art o$50 , 000pe r ye ar . d. A dr oughthi t st heuppe rMi dwe s tandt hepr i c eofwhe a ti nc r e as e sf r om $4. 00pe rbus he lt o$8 . 00pe r bus he l . ANSWER: a . Thepr i c eofhous i ngr os ei nSe a t t l eby5% i nl as tye ar . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 3 57. A mar gi nalc hangei si l l us t r a t e dbywhi c hoft hef ol l owi ng? a . Nanc yr e t i r e sandt ake sapar t t i mej ob.Shewaswor ki ng40hour spe rwe e kandnow wor ks10hour spe r we e k. b. St a t eUni ve r s i t yhasannounc e dt ha tduet os t a t ebudge tde fic i t s , t ui t i onmus tr i s eby25% ne xtye ar . c . Ryanmove dt oane w apar t me ntandnow pa ys40% mor er e ntt hanbe f or e . d. Ar i z ona ,whi c hus ual l yr e c e i ve s10i nc he sofr ai npe rye ar ,r e c e i ve d11i nc he sl as tye ar . ANSWER: d. Ar i z ona ,whi c hus ual l yr e c e i ve s10i nc he sofr ai npe rye ar ,r e c e i ve d11i nc he sl as tye ar . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 3 58. Af t e rmuc hc ons i de r a t i on,youha vec hos e nCanc unove rFt . Laude r dal ef oryourSpr i ngBr e akt r i pt hi sye ar .For t hi sde c i s i ont oc hange , whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngmus toc c ur ? a . Themar gi nalbe ne fitofCanc unmus ti nc r e as e . b. Themar gi nalc os tofCanc unmus tde c r e as e . c . Themar gi nalbe ne fitofFt . Laude r dal emus ti nc r e as e . d. Themar gi nalc os tofFt . Laude r dal emus ti nc r e as e . ANSWER: c . Themar gi nalbe ne fitofFt . Laude r dal emus ti nc r e as e . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 3 59. Thea ve r a gec os tpe rs e a tont he50pas s e nge rFl oa t i ngOnAi rBusc ompa ny’ st r i pf r om Kans asCi t yt oSt .Loui si s $40. I fnor e f r e s hme nt sar es e r ve dand3s e a t sar ee mpt y ,t hebusc ompanyc oul di nc r e as ei t spr ofitonl yi fi t a . c har ge dnol e s st han$40f ort he3r e mai ni ngs e a t s . b. c har ge dmor et han$40f ort he3r e mai ni ngs e a t s . c . c har ge danyt i c ke tpr i c ea bove$0f ort her e mai ni ngs e a t s . d. l e f tt hes e a t se mpt y . ANSWER: c . c har ge danyt i c ke tpr i c ea bove$0f ort her e mai ni ngs e a t s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 60. Ar a t i onalde c i s i onmake rt ake sanac t i ononl yi ft he Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 8 a . mar gi nalbe ne fiti sl e s st hant hemar gi nalc os t . b. mar gi nalbe ne fiti sgr e a t e rt hant hemar gi nalc os t . c . a ve r a gebe ne fiti sgr e a t e rt hant hea ve r a gec os t . d. mar gi nalbe ne fiti sgr e a t e rt hanbot ht hea ve r a gec os tandt hemar gi nalc os t . ANSWER: b. mar gi nalbe ne fiti sgr e a t e rt hant hemar gi nalc os t . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 61. Mi kehass pe nt$500pur c has i ngandr e pai r i nganol dfis hi ngboa t ,whi c hhee xpe c t st os e l lf or$800onc et he r e pai r sar ec ompl e t e . Hedi s c ove r st ha thene e dsanaddi t i onalr e pai r ,whi c hwi l lc os t$400 ,i nor de rt oc ompl e t et her e pai r s . Hec ans e l lt heboa tasi ti snow f or$300. Wha ts houl dhedo? a . Hes houl dc uthi sl os s e sandt aket he$300. b. Hes houl dne ve rs e l ls ome t hi ngf orl e s st hani tc os t . c . Hes houl dc ompl e t et her e pai r sands e l lt heboa t . d. I tdoe s n’ tma t t e rwhi c hac t i onhet ake s ; t heout c omei st hes amee i t he rwa y . ANSWER: c . Hes houl dc ompl e t et her e pai r sands e l lt heboa t . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 3 62. St anbuysa1966Mus t ang,whi c hhepl anst or e s t or eands e l l .Heant i c i pa t e st ha tt hec os toft hec arandt her e pai r s wi l lbe$10 , 000andt ha thec ans e l li tf or$13 , 000. Whe nhehass pe nt$10 , 000, hedi s c ove r shene e dst or e pl ac et hee ngi ne , whi c hwi l lc os t$4, 000 .Hec ans e l lt hec a rwi t houtt hene we ngi nef or$9 , 000. St ans houl d a . c ompl e t et her e pai r sands e l lt hec arf or$13 , 000 . b. c uthi sl os s e sands e l lt hec arnow f or$9, 000. d. ne ve rt r ys uc hane xpe ns i vepr oj e c ta gai n. c . bet ot al l yi ndi ffe r e ntbe t we e nfini s hi ngt hepr oj e c tands e l l i ngt hec arnow. ANSWER: d. bet ot al l yi ndi ffe r e ntbe t we e nfini s hi ngt hepr oj e c tands e l l i ngt hec arnow. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 3 63. A donuts hops e l l sf r e s hbake ddonut sf r om 5a . m. unt i l3p. m. e ve r yda ybutSunda y .Thec os tofmaki ngand s e l l i ngadoze ngl aze ddonut si s$1 . 00. Si nc et hi ss hopdoe snots e l lda yol ddonut st hene xtda y ,wha ts houl dt hemana ge r doi fhes t i l lhas10doze nl e f ta t2 : 30p. m. ? a . l owe rt hepr i c eoft her e mai ni ngdonut se ve ni ft hepr i c ef al l sbe l ow $1 . 00 b. l owe rt hepr i c eoft her e mai ni ngdonut sasl ongasi t ’ smor et han$1 . 00 c . Lowe rt hepr i c eonal ldonut ss ot he ywi l lal lbes ol de ar l i e ri nt heda y d. t hr ow t he ma wa yandpr oduc e10f e we rdoze nt omor r ow ANSWER: a . l owe rt hepr i c eoft her e mai ni ngdonut se ve ni ft hepr i c ef al l sbe l ow $1 . 00 TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 3 64. Ec onomi s t sunde r s t andt ha tpe opl er e s pondt o a . l a ws . b. i nc e nt i ve s . c . t hr e a t smor et hanr e war ds . d. pos i t i ve s ,butnotne ga t i ve s . ANSWER: b. i nc e nt i ve s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 65. Whe npol i c ymake r smakepol i c i e st ha tc hanget hec os t sandbe ne fit st ha tpe opl ef ac e , t he yc an a . al t e rbe ha vi or s . b. makepe opl ei gnor ei nc e nt i ve s . c . c r e a t ei nfla t i on. d. r e duc egove r nme ntr e ve nue . ANSWER: a . al t e rbe ha vi or s . TYPE: SECTI ON:1DI FFI CULTY: 2 66. Ral phNade r ’ sbookUns a f ea tAnySpe e dc aus e dCongr e s st or e qui r e a . s af e t ygl as si nal lne wc ar s . b. s e a tbe l t si nal lne wc ar s . c . ai rba gsi nal lne wc ar s . d. s t r i c t e rdr unkdr i vi ngl a wsi nal ls t a t e s . ANSWER: b. s e a tbe l t si nal lne wc ar s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 67. U. S.l a wsr e qui r i ngt ha tdr i ve r swe a rs e a tbe l t sha ver e s ul t e di n a . ar e duc t i oni nbot hdr i ve rde a t hsandpe de s t r i ande a t hs . b. f e we rac c i de nt sandf e we rde a t hspe rac c i de nt . c . f e we rdr i ve rde a t hs ,f e we rac c i de nt sandf e we rpe de s t r i ande a t hs . d. l i t t l ec hangei nt henumbe rofdr i ve rde a t hs ,butmor eac c i de nt sandmor epe de s t r i ande a t hs . ANSWER: d. l i t t l ec hangei nt henumbe rofdr i ve rde a t hs ,butmor eac c i de nt sandmor epe de s t r i ande a t hs . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 9 68. Onee ffe c tofagove r nme nt i mpos e ds e a tbe l tl a w hasbe e n a . f e we rpe de s t r i ande a t hs . b. s af e rdr i vi ng. c . ani nc r e as ei nt henumbe rofac c i de nt s . d. t ha te ve r yonenow we ar ss e a tbe l t s . ANSWER: c . ani nc r e as ei nt henumbe rofac c i de nt s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 1 69. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngdoe sNOTr e s ul twhe ns e a tbe l tl a wsal t e radr i ve r ’ sc os t be ne fitc al c ul a t i on? a . Fe we rdr i ve r sar eki l l e d. b. Mor epe de s t r i ansar eki l l e d. c . Dr i ve r sdr i vef as t e r . d. Mor eac c i de nt soc c ur . ANSWER: a . Fe we rdr i ve r sar eki l l e d. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 70. I nt hef or me rSovi e tUni on,pr oduc e r swe r epai df orme e t i ngout putt ar ge t s ,notf ors e l l i ngpr oduc t s .Unde rt hos e c i r c ums t anc e s ,wha twe r et hee c onomi ci nc e nt i ve sf orpr oduc e r s ? a . t opr oduc egoodqual i t ypr oduc t ss ot ha ts oc i e t ybe ne fit sf r om t her e s our c e sus e d b. t oc ons e r veonc os t s , s oast omai nt ai ne ffic i e nc yi nt hee c onomy c . t opr oduc ee nought ome e tt heout putt ar ge t ,wi t houtr e gar df orqual i t yorc os t d. t opr oduc et hos epr oduc t st ha ts oc i e t yde s i r e smos t ANSWER: c . t opr oduc ee nought ome e tt heout putt ar ge t ,wi t houtr e gar df orqual i t yorc os t TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 71. Yourpr of e s s orl ove she rwor k,t e ac hi nge c onomi c s .Shehasbe e noffe r e dot he rpos i t i onsi nt hec or por a t ewor l d maki ng25pe r c e ntmor e ,buthasde c i de dt os t a yi nt e a c hi ng. He rde c i s i onwoul dnotc ha ngeunl e s st hemar gi nal a . c os toft e ac hi ngi nc r e as e d. b. be ne fitoft e a c hi ngi nc r e as e d. c . c os toft e ac hi ngde c r e as e d. d. c os tofac or por a t ej obi nc r e as e d. ANSWER: a . c os toft e ac hi ngi nc r e as e d. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 3 72. Suppos eyourmana ge me ntpr of e s s orhasbe e noffe r e dac or por a t ej obwi t ha30% pa yi nc r e as e .Hehasde c i de dt o t aket hej ob. Forhi m,t hemar gi nal a . c os tofl e a vi ngwasgr e a t e rt hant hemar gi nalbe ne fit . b. be ne fitofl e a vi ngwasgr e a t e rt hant hemar gi nalc os t . c . be ne fitoft e a c hi ngwasgr e a t e rt hant hemar gi nalc os t . d. Al loft heabovear ec or r e c t . ANSWER: b. be ne fitofl e a vi ngwasgr e a t e rt hant hemar gi nalc os t . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 3 73. Whe npol i c ymake r si mpl e me ntpol i c i e st ha tal t e ri nc e nt i ve s ,t he y a . ha vec ar e f ul l ywe i ghe dt hedi r e c tandi ndi r e c te ffe c t soft hepol i c y . b. of t e ndonotal wa ysge tt hei nt e nde dr e s ul t . c . ha vec ons i de r e dal lpos s i bl ee ffe c t soft hei nc e nt i vec ha nge swhe nt he yde ve l ope dt hepol i c y ,whi c hwi l l maket hepol i c ye ffe c t i ve . d. ge ne r al l yc or r e c t l yant i c i pa t et hei ndi r e c te ffe c t s ,butof t e nmi s st hedi r e c te ffe c t s . ANSWER: b. of t e ndonotal wa ysge tt hei nt e nde dr e s ul t . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 74. Tr adec anbe ne fitaf ami l y a . byal l owi ngt hef ami l yt obuyagr e a t e rvar i e t yofgoodsands e r vi c e sa tal owe rc os t . b. byal l owi nge ac hpe r s ont os pe c i al i zei nt heac t i vi t i e sheors hedoe sbe s t . c . onl yi ft hef ami l yi snoti ne c onomi cc ompe t i t i onwi t hot he rf ami l i e s . d. Al loft heabovear ec or r e c t . e . Bot haandbar ec or r e c t . ANSWER: e . Bot haandbar ec or r e c t . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 75. Whi c hi st hemos tac c ur a t es t a t e me ntaboutt r ade ? a . Tr adec anmakee ve r yna t i onbe t t e roff. b. Tr ademake ss omena t i onsbe t t e roffandot he r swor s eoff. c . Tr adi ngf oragoodc anmakeana t i onbe t t e roffonl yi ft hena t i onc annotpr oduc et ha tgoodi t s e l f . d. Tr adehe l psr i c hna t i onsandhur t spoorna t i ons . ANSWER: a . Tr adec anmakee ve r yna t i onbe t t e roff. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 76. Eac hoft hef ol l owi ngs t a t e me nt sa boutt r adei st r ueEXCEPT Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 10 a . Tr adei nc r e as e sc ompe t i t i on. b. Onec ount r ywi nsandonec ount r yl os e s . c . TheUni t e dSt a t e sc anbe ne fitf r om t r adewi t hanyc ount r y . d. Tr adeal l owspe opl et obuyagr e a t e rvar i e t yofgoodsands e r vi c e sa tl owe rc os t . ANSWER: b. Onec ount r ywi nsandonec ount r yl os e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 77. Be ne fit sf r om t r adewoul dNOTi nc l ude a . t hea bi l i t yt os pe c i al i ze . b. agr e a t e rvar i e t yofgoodsands e r vi c e sbe c omi nga vai l abl e . c . l e s sc ompe t i t i on. d. l owe rpr i c e s . ANSWER: c . l e s sc ompe t i t i on. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 78. Tr adebe t we e nt heUni t e dSt a t e sandI ndi a a . be ne fit sbot ht heUni t e dSt a t e sandI ndi a . b. i sal os i ngpr opos i t i onf ort heUni t e dSt a t e sbe c aus eI ndi ahasc he ape rl a bor . c . i sl i keas por t sc ont e s t : ones i dewi nsandt heot he rs i del os e s . d. i sal os i ngpr opos i t i onf orI ndi abe c aus eU. S. wor ke r sar emor epr oduc t i ve . ANSWER: a . be ne fit sbot ht heUni t e dSt a t e sandI ndi a . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 79. Canadac anbe ne fitf r om t r ade a . onl ywi t hna t i onswhi c hc anpr oduc egoodsCanadac annotpr oduc e . b. wi t hanyna t i on. c . wi t hanyna t i onnoti ne c onomi cc ompe t i t i onwi t hCanada . d. onl ywi t hl e s sde ve l ope dna t i ons . ANSWER: b. wi t hanyna t i on. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 80. I fJ apanc hoos e st oe nga gei nt r ade ,i t a . wi l lonl ybe ne fiti fi tt r ade swi t hc ount r i e swhi c hpr oduc egoodsi tc annotpr oduc e . b. c annotbe ne fiti fi tt r ade swi t hl e s sde ve l ope dc ount r i e s . c . s houl dfir s ta t t e mptt opr oduc et hegoodi t s e l f . d. c anbe ne fitbyt r adi ngwi t ha nyot he rc ount r y . ANSWER: d. c anbe ne fitbyt r adi ngwi t ha nyot he rc ount r y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 81. I ft heUni t e dSt a t e sde c i de st ot r adewi t hMe xi c o, weknow t ha t a . Me xi c owi l lbebe t t e roff, butt r adewi t hal e s sde ve l ope dc ount r yc oul dnothe l pt heUni t e dSt a t e s . b. i twi l lnotbe ne fitMe xi c obe c aus ewor ke r si nt heUni t e dSt a t e sar emor epr oduc t i ve . c . Me xi c oandt heUni t e dSt a t e sc anbot hbebe t t e roff. d. i twi l lnotbe ne fite i t he rc ount r ybe c aus et he yar et oodi ffe r e ntc ul t ur al l y . ANSWER: c . Me xi c oandt heUni t e dSt a t e sc anbot hbebe t t e roff. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 82. I fFr anc ei sbe t t e rt hanBe l a r usa tpr oduc i ngwi ne ,butBe l a r usi sbe t t e rt hanFr anc ea tpr oduc i ngc r ys t a l , a . Be l ar uss houl ds e l lc r ys t alt oFr anc e ,ands houl dbuyFr e nc hwi ne . b. Be l ar uss houl di mpos eat ar i ffonFr e nc hwi nei nor de rt opr ot e c tj obsi nt heBe l ar us i anc r ys t ali ndus t r y . c . Be l ar uss houl ds ubs i di zei t swi nei ndus t r ys ot ha ti tc anc ompe t ewi t hFr e nc hwi ne . d. Be l ar uss houl dputaquot aont heamountofFr e nc hwi nei mpor t e d. ANSWER: a . Be l ar uss houl ds e l lc r ys t alt oFr anc e ,ands houl dbuyFr e nc hwi ne . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 3 83. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngi st hebe s ts t a t e me ntaboutmar ke t s ? a . Mar ke t sar eus ual l yagoodwa yt oor gani zee c onomi cac t i vi t y . b. Mar ke t sar eus ual l yi nf e r i ort oc e nt r alpl anni ngasawa yt oor gani zee c onomi cac t i vi t y . c . Mar ke t sf ai landar et he r e f or enotanac c e pt a bl ewa yt oor gani zee c onomi cac t i vi t y . d. Mar ke t sar eagoodwa yt oor gani zee c onomi cac t i vi t yi nde ve l ope dna t i ons , butnoti nl e s sde ve l ope d na t i ons . ANSWER: a . Mar ke t sar eus ual l yagoodwa yt oor gani zee c onomi cac t i vi t y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 84. Whi c hwoul dNOTbet r uei namar ke te c onomy? a . Fi r msde c i dewhom t ohi r eandwha tt opr oduc e . b. Gove r nme ntpol i c i e sdonotaffe c tt hede c i s i onsoffir msandhous e hol ds . c . Hous e hol dsde c i dewhi c hfir mst owor kf orandwha tt obuywi t ht he i ri nc ome s . d. Pr ofitands e l f i nt e r e s tgui det hede c i s i onsoffir msandhous e hol ds . ANSWER: b. Gove r nme ntpol i c i e sdonotaffe c tt hede c i s i onsoffir msandhous e hol ds . Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 11 TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 85. Thede c i s i onsoffir msandhous e hol dsar egui de dbypr ofitands e l f i nt e r e s ti na a . c ommande c onomy . b. t r adi t i onale c onomy . c . mar ke te c onomy . d. Al loft heabovear ec or r e c t . ANSWER: c . mar ke te c onomy . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 1 86. I namar ke te c onomy ,e c onomi cac t i vi t yi sgui de dby a . t hegove r nme nt . b. c or por a t i ons . c . c e nt r alpl anne r s . d. pr i c e s . ANSWER: d. pr i c e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 87. Thet e r m us e dt ode s c r i beas i t ua t i oni nwhi c hmar ke t sf ai lt oal l oc a t er e s our c e se ffic i e nt l yi sc al l e d a . e c onomi cme l t down. b. mar ke tf ai l ur e . c . c or por a t ebankr upt c y . d. di s e qui l i br i um. ANSWER: b. mar ke tf ai l ur e . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 1 88. I namar ke te c onomyde c i s i onsar egui de dbyi ndi vi duals e l f i nt e r e s t . He nc e ,t he r ei s a . s t i l lt heabi l i t yt oa c hi e vede s i r abl ee c onomi cwe l l be i ngf ors oc i e t yasawhol e . b. as t r ongne e df orgove r nme nti nt e r ve nt i oni nt hemar ke t . c . l e s se ffic i e nc yi nmar ke te c onomi e st hani nc ommande c onomi e s . d. mor ene e df oras t r ongl e gals ys t e mt oc ont r oli ndi vi dualgr e e d. ANSWER: a . s t i l lt heabi l i t yt oa c hi e vede s i r abl ee c onomi cwe l l be i ngf ors oc i e t yasawhol e . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 3 89. Pr i c e sdi r e c te c onomi cac t i vi t yi namar ke te c onomyby a . i nflue nc i ngt heac t i onsofbuye r sands e l l e r s . b. r e duc i ngs c ar c i t yoft hegoodsands e r vi c e spr oduc e d. c . e l i mi na t i ngt hene e df orgove r nme nti nt e r ve nt i on. d. al l oc a t i nggoodsands e r vi c e spr oduc e di nt hemos te qui t abl ewa y . ANSWER: a . i nflue nc i ngt heac t i onsofbuye r sands e l l e r s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 90. I namar ke te c onomy ,pr i c e sr e fle c tt he a . val ueofagoodt os oc i e t y . b. c os tt os oc i e t yofmaki ngt hegood. c . quant i t ys oc i e t ywi l lul t i ma t e l yc hoos et opr oduc e . d. Bot haandbar ec or r e c t . ANSWER: d. Bot haandbar ec or r e c t . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 91. Ane xampl eofmar ke tpowe ri s a . af as tf oodr e s t aur anti nac ol l e get own. b. awhe a tf a r me ri nKans as . c . t hel as tgass t a t i oni nNe w Me xi c of or100mi l e s . d. as hoes t or ei nKe nt uc ky . ANSWER: c . t hel as tgass t a t i oni nNe w Me xi c of or100mi l e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 92. Ane xampl eofafir m wi t hmar ke tpowe ri sa a . de l ii nNe w Yor k. b. c abl eTVpr ovi de ri nSt .Loui s . c . c l ot hi ngs t or ei nLosAnge l e s . d. f ar me ri nI l l i noi s . ANSWER: b. c abl eTVpr ovi de ri nSt .Loui s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 93. Oneadvant a gemar ke te c onomi e sha veove rc e nt r alpl anni ngi st ha tmar ke te c onomi e s a . pr ovi deane qualdi s t r i but i onofgoodsands e r vi c e st oc ons ume r s . b. e s t a bl i s hgove r nme nte c onomi cc ont r ol . c . s ol vet hepr obl e m ofs c ar c i t y . d. ar emor ee ffic i e nt . Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 12 ANSWER: d. ar emor ee ffic i e nt . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 94. A mar ke te c onomydi ffe r sf r om ac ommuni s te c onomyi nt ha te c onomi cde c i s i onsar emadeby a . ac e nt r alpl anne r . b. mi l l i onsoffir msandhous e hol ds . c . pr i mar i l yt hegove r nme nt . d. l ar gec or por a t i ons . ANSWER: b. mi l l i onsoffir msandhous e hol ds . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 1 95. Thec ol l aps eofc ommuni s mi nt heSovi e tUni onandEas t e r nEur opet ookpl ac ei nt he a . 1960s b. 1970s c . 1980s d. 1990s ANSWER: c . 1980s TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 1 96. Pr i ort oi t sc ol l aps e , c ommuni s tc ount r i e swor ke dont hepr e mi s et ha te c onomi cwe l l be i ngc oul dbeor gani ze d onl yt hr ough/by a . amar ke te c onomy . b. gove r nme ntc e nt r alpl anne r s . c . gove r nme nt i mpos e dpr i va t emonopol i e s . d. i nc r e as e dc ompe t i t i on. ANSWER: b. gove r nme ntc e nt r alpl anne r s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 97. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngobs e r va t i onswasmadef amousbyAdam Smi t hi nhi sbookTheWe a l t ho fNa t i o ns ? a . The r ei snos uc ht hi ngasaf r e el unc h. b. Pe opl ebuymor ewhe npr i c e sar el ow t hanwhe npr i c e sar ehi gh. c . Noma t t e rhow muc hpe opl ee ar n,t he yt e ndt os pe ndmor et hant he ye ar n. d. Hous e hol dsandfir msi nt e r ac t i ngi nmar ke t sar egui de dbyan“i nvi s i bl ehand”t ha tl e adst he mt o de s i r abl emar ke tout c ome s . ANSWER: d. Hous e hol dsandfir msi nt e r ac t i ngi nmar ke t sar egui de dbyan“i nvi s i bl ehand”t ha tl e adst he mt o de s i r abl emar ke tout c ome s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 98. Thet e r m “i nvi s i bl ehand”wasc oi ne dby a . Adam Smi t h. b. Da vi dRi c ar do. c . J ohnMa ynar dKe yne s . d. ThomasJ e ffe r s on. ANSWER: a . Adam Smi t h. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 1 99. The“i nvi s i bl ehand”di r e c t se c onomi cac t i vi t yt hr ough a . adve r t i s i ng. b. pr i c e s . c . c e nt r alpl anni ng. d. gove r nme ntr e gul a t i ons . ANSWER: b. pr i c e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 100. Thei nvi s i bl ehand’ sabi l i t yt oc oor di na t et hede c i s i onsoft hefir msandhous e hol dsi nt hee c onomyc anbe hi nde r e dby a . gove r nme ntac t i onst ha tdi s t or tpr i c e s . b. i nc r e as e dc ompe t i t i oni nt hemar ke t . c . e xt e nde dpe r i odsofune mpl oyme nt . d. adr ama t i cr e duc t i oni nc ons ume rs pe ndi ng. ANSWER: a . gove r nme ntac t i onst ha tdi s t or tpr i c e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 3 101. Adam Smi t h’ sbookTheWe a l t ho fNa t i o nswaspubl i s he di n a . 1692. b. 1776. c . 1816. d. 1936. ANSWER: b. 1776. Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 13 TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 1 102. Bot hTheWe a l t ho fNa t i o nsandt heDe c l ar a t i onofI nde pe nde nc es har et hepoi ntofvi e wt ha t a . e ve r ype r s oni se nt i t l e dt ol i f e , l i be r t y , andt hepur s ui tofhappi ne s s . b. i ndi vi dual sar ebe s tl e f tt ot he i rownde vi c e swi t houtt hegove r nme ntgui di ngt he i rac t i ons . c . t hegove r nme nthasac e nt r alr ol ei nor gani zi ngamar ke te c onomy . d. be c aus eofhumanna t ur eas t r ongl e gals ys t e mi sne c e s s ar yf oramar ke ts ys t e mt os ur vi ve . ANSWER: b. i ndi vi dual sar ebe s tl e f tt ot he i rownde vi c e swi t houtt hegove r nme ntgui di ngt he i rac t i ons . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 103. Thei nvi s i bl ehandwor kst opr omot ege ne r alwe l l be i ngi nt hee c onomypr i mar i l yt hr ough a . gove r nme nti nt e r ve nt i on. b. t hepol i t i c alpr oc e s s . c . s e l fi nt e r e s t . d. al t r ui s m. ANSWER: c . s e l fi nt e r e s t . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 1 104. Tax e sadve r s e l yaffe c tt heal l oc a t i onofr e s our c e si ns oc i e t ybe c aus e a . t he ydonotal wa ysf al lmor ehe a vi l yont her i c h. b. t het ax e sc ol l e c t e dar enote nought ofinanc egove r nme nts pe ndi ng. c . note ve r yonepa yst ax e s . d. t he ydi s t or tpr i c e sandt hust hede c i s i onsofhous e hol dsandfir ms . ANSWER: d. t he ydi s t or tpr i c e sandt hust hede c i s i onsofhous e hol dsandfir ms . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 105. A pr i mar yf unc t i onofpr i c e si namar ke te c onomyi st opr ovi depar t i c i pant swi t h a . e c onomi ci nf or ma t i on. b. s pe ndi ngl i mi t s . c . ac c ount i ngc apa bi l i t i e s . d. ane qui t abl edi s t r i but i onofgoods . ANSWER: a . e c onomi ci nf or ma t i on. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 106. Whe nt hegove r nme ntpr e ve nt spr i c e sf r om adj us t i ngna t ur al l yt os uppl yandde mand, a . i ts t a bi l i ze st hee c onomybyr e duc i ngmar ke tunc e r t ai nt i e s . b. i tadve r s e l yaffe c t st heal l oc a t i onofr e s our c e s . c . t hei mpr ove me nti ne qui t yj us t i fie st her e duc t i oni ne ffic i e nc y . d. t hei mpr ove me nti ne ffic i e nc yj us t i fie st her e duc t i oni ne qui t y . ANSWER: b. i tadve r s e l yaffe c t st heal l oc a t i onofr e s our c e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 3 107. Onec ompone ntne c e s s ar yf ormar ke t st owor ki s a . gove r nme nti nt e r ve nt i on. b. abe ne vol e nts oc i e t y . c . pr ope r t yr i ght s . d. abundantr e s our c e s . ANSWER: c . pr ope r t yr i ght s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 108. Onene c e s s ar yr ol eofgove r nme nti namar ke te c onomyi st o a . t axgoodsands e r vi c e swhi c har emos tde s i r e dbyc ons ume r s . b. mai nt ai nwe l f ar epr ogr amsf ort hepoor . c . pr ovi des e r vi c e ss uc hasmai lde l i ve r y . d. e nf or c epr ope r t yr i ght s . ANSWER: d. e nf or c epr ope r t yr i ght s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 109. Thegove r nme nte nf or c e spr ope r t yr i ght sby a . r e qui r i ngpr ope r t yowne r st opa ypr ope r t yt ax e s . b. pr ovi di ngpol i c eandc our t s . c . al l owi ngpe opl et ode c i dewhe t he rornott he ywi s ht oownpr ope r t y . d. pr ovi di ngas ys t e m ofr e c or di ngpr ope r t yde e ds . ANSWER: b. pr ovi di ngpol i c eandc our t s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 1 110. Wi t houtgove r nme nt ’ spr ot e c t i onofpr ope r t yr i ght s a . bus i ne s s e swoul dha vel e s si nc e nt i vet opr ovi degoodsands e r vi c e s . b. t he r ewoul dbel e s sgove r nme ntr e gul a t i onofbus i ne s s e sandpr i c e swoul dbel owe rf orc ons ume r s . c . t ax e swoul dbel owe rc aus i ngl e s smar ke ti ne ffic i e nc i e s . Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 14 d. bus i ne s s e swoul dha vemor ef r e e dom wi t hpr oduc t i onpr oc e s s e s . ANSWER: a . bus i ne s s e swoul dha vel e s si nc e nt i vet opr ovi degoodsands e r vi c e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 3 111. Thet e r m mar ke tf ai l ur er e f e r st o a . as i t ua t i oni nwhi c ht hemar ke toni t sownf ai l st oal l oc a t er e s our c e se ffic i e nt l y . b. anuns uc c e s s f uladve r t i s i ngc ampai gnwhi c hr e duc e sbuye rde mand. c . as i t ua t i oni nwhi c hc ompe t i t i onamongfir msbe c ome sr ut hl e s s . d. afir m whi c hi sf or c e doutofbus i ne s sbe c aus eofl os s e s . ANSWER: a . as i t ua t i oni nwhi c ht hemar ke toni t sownf ai l st oal l oc a t er e s our c e se ffic i e nt l y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 112. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngi sNOTar e as onf ort hegove r nme ntt oi nt e r ve nei nt hemar ke t ? a . t opr omot ee ffic i e nc y b. t oe nf or c epr ope r t yr i ght s c . t opr omot ee qui t y d. t opr ot e c tani ndus t r y ANSWER: d. t opr ot e c tani ndus t r y TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 113. Twor e as onsf oragove r nme ntt oi nt e r ve nei namar ke tar et o a . r ai s er e ve nue sandt opr omot es t abi l i t y . b. pr omot ee qui t yandt opr omot ee ffic i e nc y . c . pr omot ee qui t yandt opr omot es t abi l i t y . d. pr omot ee ffic i e nc yandt opr omot es t abi l i t y . ANSWER: b. pr omot ee qui t yandt opr omot ee ffic i e nc y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 114. Caus e sofmar ke tf ai l ur ei nc l ude a . e xt e r nal i t i e sandmar ke tpowe r . b. mar ke tpowe randi nc or r e c tf or e c as t sofc ons ume rde mand. c . e xt e r nal i t i e sandf or e i gnc ompe t i t i on. d. i nc or r e c tf or e c as t sofc ons ume rde mandandf or e i gnc ompe t i t i on. ANSWER: a . e xt e r nal i t i e sandmar ke tpowe r . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 115. Mar ke tf ai l ur ec anbec aus e dby a . l ow c ons ume rde mand. b. gove r nme nti nt e r ve nt i onandpr i c ec ont r ol s . c . e xt e r nal i t i e sandmar ke tpowe r . d. hi ghpr i c e sandf or e i gnc ompe t i t i on. ANSWER: c . e xt e r nal i t i e sandmar ke tpowe r . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 116. Ane xt e r nal i t yi st hei mpac tof a . onepe r s on’ sac t i onsont hewe l l be i ngofabys t ande r . b. ape r s on’ sac t i onsont ha tpe r s on’ swe l l be i ng. c . s oc i e t y’ sde c i s i onsont hewe l l be i ngofs oc i e t y . d. s oc i e t y’ sde c i s i onsont hewe l l be i ngofonepe r s oni nt hes oc i e t y . ANSWER: a . onepe r s on’ sac t i onsont hewe l l be i ngofabys t ande r . TYPE: M 2SECTI ON:2DI FFI CULTY:1 117. Ane xampl eofane xt e r nal i t yi st hei mpac tof a . badwe a t he ront hei nc omeoff ar me r s . b. t hepe r s onali nc omet axonape r s on’ sabi l i t yt opur c has egoodsands e r vi c e s . c . pol l ut i onf r om af ac t or yont hehe al t hofpe opl ei nt hevi c i ni t yoft hef ac t or y . d. i nc r e as e si nhe al t hc ar ec os t sont hehe al t hofi ndi vi dual si ns oc i e t y . ANSWER: c . pol l ut i onf r om af ac t or yont hehe al t hofpe opl ei nt hevi c i ni t yoft hef ac t or y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 118. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngi smos tl i ke l yt oge ne r a t eane xt e r nal i t y? a . Te ac he r sa tal oc alhi ghs c hoolha vepi zzade l i ve r e de ve r yFr i da yf orl unc h. b. A youngmanf r om as mal lt owna t t e ndsme di c als c hoolt obe c omeadoc t or . c . A ne wl ywe dc oupl ebuysaTVf ort he i rf ami l yr oom. d. J ohnbuysat r ac t ort omow hi sne wl ypur c has e d5ac r el ot . ANSWER: b. A youngmanf r om as mal lt owna t t e ndsme di c als c hoolt obe c omeadoc t or . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 3 119. I fane xt e r nal i t yi spr e s e nti namar ke t , e c onomi ce ffic i e nc yma ybee nhanc e dby a . gove r nme nti nt e r ve nt i on. b. i nc r e as e dc ompe t i t i on. Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 15 c . be t t e ri nf or me dmar ke tpar t i c i pant s . d. mor ede fine dpr ope r t yr i ght s . ANSWER: a . gove r nme nti nt e r ve nt i on. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 120. I fac oppe rr e fine r ydoe sNOTbe art hee nt i r ec os toft hes mokei te mi t s , i twi l l a . note mi tanys mokes oast oa voi dt hee nt i r ec os toft hes moke . b. e mi tl owe rl e ve l sofs moke . c . e mi tanac c e pt abl el e ve lofs moke . d. e mi tt oomuc hs moke . ANSWER: d. e mi tt oomuc hs moke . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 121. A mar ke te c onomyr e war dspe opl eac c or di ngt o a . t he i rne e df orgoodsands e r vi c e s . b. how wi l l i ngt he yar et owor k. c . t he i rabi l i t yt opr oduc et hi ngst ha tot he rpe opl ear ewi l l i ngt opa yf or . d. t he i rabi l i t yt opr oduc et hi ngsofc ul t ur ali mpor t anc e . ANSWER: c . t he i rabi l i t yt opr oduc et hi ngst ha tot he rpe opl ear ewi l l i ngt opa yf or . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 122. Whi c hoft he s ec ons umpt i onac t i vi t i e swi l lmos tl i ke l yi mpos eane xt e r nalc os t ? a . Ane x e c ut i vepl a ysavi gor ousgameofgol f . b. As t ude nti nador m pl a yshe rCDsa t120de c i be l sl a t ea tni ght . c . A youngmot he re x e r c i s e st oanae r obi c svi de o. d. Ac ons t r uc t i onwor ke re a t sas andwi c hdur i nghi sl unc hbr e ak. ANSWER: b. As t ude nti nador m pl a yshe rCDsa t120de c i be l sl a t ea tni ght . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 123. Whi c hoft he s eac t i vi t i e swi l lmos tl i ke l yr e s ul ti nane xt e r nalbe ne fit ? a . Ac ol l e ges t ude ntbuysade c kofc ar dst opl a ys ol i t ai r ei nhe rdor mr oom. b. Ane l de r l ywomanpl ant saflowe rgar de nont hevac antl otne xtt ohe rhous e . c . Ane x e c ut i vepur c has e sabookt or e adonabus i ne s st r i p. d. At e nye ar ol dbuysne w Ni ke swi t hhi sal l owanc emone yhehass a ve d. ANSWER: b. Ane l de r l ywomanpl ant saflowe rgar de nont hevac antl otne xtt ohe rhous e . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 124. I fe duc a t i onpr oduc e se xt e r nalbe ne fit sf ors oc i e t y ,whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngmi ghtNOTbeanappr opr i a t epol i c yf or s oc i e t yt oe s t abl i s hr e gar di nge duc a t i on? a . t axi nc e nt i ve sf ors c hool i ng b. manda t or ymi ni mum l e ve l sofe duc a t i on c . pr ogr amswhi c hpr omot et hehi r i ngofhi ghs c hooldr opout s d. publ i cs ubs i di e sofe duc a t i on ANSWER: c . pr ogr amswhi c hpr omot et hehi r i ngofhi ghs c hooldr opout s TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 125. I fas a wmi l lc r e a t e st oomuc hai rpol l ut i on, a . i nt e r f e r e nc ebyt hegove r nme ntwi l ls ur e l ymaket hema t t e rwor s e . b. as e ns eofs oc i alr e s pons i bi l i t ywi l lc aus et heowne r soft hemi l lt or e duc epol l ut i on. c . t hegove r nme ntc anr ai s ee c onomi cwe l l be i ngbypr ovi di nghe al t hc ar et ot hos eaffe c t e dbyt he pol l ut i on. d. t hegove r nme ntc anr ai s ee c onomi cwe l l be i ngt hr oughe nvi r onme nt alr e gul a t i on. ANSWER: d. t hegove r nme ntc anr ai s ee c onomi cwe l l be i ngt hr oughe nvi r onme nt alr e gul a t i on. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 126. Whe nas i ngl ee nt i t yhast heabi l i t yt oi nflue nc emar ke tpr i c e s , t he r ei s a . c ompe t i t i on. b. mar ke tpowe r . c . e ffic i e nc y . d. pr oduc t i vi t y . ANSWER: b. mar ke tpowe r . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 1 127. Mar ke tpowe rr e f e r st ot he a . powe rofas i ngl epe r s onorgr oupt oi nflue nc emar ke tpr i c e s . b. abi l i t yofape r s onorgr oupofpe opl et os uc c e s s f ul l ymar ke tne w pr oduc t s . c . powe roft hegove r nme ntt or e gul a t eamar ke t . d. r e l a t i vei mpor t anc eofamar ke tt ot heove r al le c onomy . ANSWER: a . powe rofas i ngl epe r s onorgr oupt oi nflue nc emar ke tpr i c e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 1 Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 16 128. Ane xampl eofamonopol ywoul dbe a . aj e we l r ys t or ei nMi ami ,Fl or i da . b. as ouve ni rs hopi nCanc un,Me xi c o. c . ane l e c t r i cc ompa nyi nDe l i ght ,Ar kans as . d. adoc t ori nDal l as , Te xas . ANSWER: c . ane l e c t r i cc ompa nyi nDe l i ght ,Ar kans as . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 129. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngbus i ne s s e smos tl i ke l yhasmar ke tpowe r ? a . af ur ni t ur es t or ei nGr e e ns bor o,Nor t hCar ol i na . b. avi ne yar di nt heNapaVal l e yofCal i f or ni a . c . amapl es ugarc andys t or ei nBur l i ngt on,Ve r mont . d. ahos pi t ali nKe ar ne y ,Ne br as ka . ANSWER: d. ahos pi t ali nKe ar ne y ,Ne br as ka . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 130. Whi c hi st hemos tc or r e c ts t a t e me ntaboutt hei nvi s i bl ehand? a . Thei nvi s i bl ehandal wa yse ns ur e sbot he qui t yande ffic i e nc y . b. Thei nvi s i bl ehandc annote ns ur ee i t he re qui t yore ffic i e nc y . c . Thei nvi s i bl ehandi smor ee ffe c t i vea te ns ur i nge ffic i e nc yt hani ti sa te ns ur i nge qui t y . d. Thei nvi s i bl ehandi smor ee ffe c t i vea te ns ur i nge qui t yt hani ti sa te ns ur i nge ffic i e nc y . ANSWER: c . Thei nvi s i bl ehandi smor ee ffe c t i vea te ns ur i nge ffic i e nc yt hani ti sa te ns ur i nge qui t y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 3 131. Ac c or di ngt oAdam Smi t h,t hes uc c e s sofde c e nt r al i ze dmar ke te c onomi e si spr i mar i l yduet o a . t hebas i cbe ne vol e nc eofs oc i e t y . b. s oc i e t y’ sj us t i c e( l e gal )s ys t e m. c . i ndi vi dual s ’s e l f i nt e r e s t . d. bas i chumans ur vi vali ns t i nc t s . ANSWER: c . i ndi vi dual s ’s e l f i nt e r e s t . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 132. Thes e l f i nt e r e s toft hepar t i c i pant si nane c onomyi sgui de di nt opr omot i ngge ne r ale c onomi cs e l f i nt e r e s tby a . t hei nvi s i bl ehand. b. mar ke tpowe r . c . gove r nme nti nt e r ve nt i on. d. pr ope r t yr i ght s . ANSWER: a . t hei nvi s i bl ehand. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 1 133. I nt heUni t e dSt a t e s , hi ghe ri nc omet axr a t e sonr i c hpe opl ec oul dbej us t i fie dont hebas i sof a . mar ke te ffic i e nc y . b. t hel ac kofot he rs our c e sofgove r nme ntr e ve nue . c . e qui t yf ors oc i e t y . d. gove r nme ntbi asa gai ns tt hewe al t hy . ANSWER: c . e qui t yf ors oc i e t y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 134. Thepr i mar yde t e r mi nantofac ount r y’ ss t andar dofl i vi ngi s a . t hea bi l i t yt or e duc ef or e i gnc ompe t i t i on. b. i t sabi l i t yt opr oduc egoodsands e r vi c e s . c . t het ot als uppl yofmone yi nt hee c onomy . d. t hea ve r a gea geoft hec ount r y’ sl aborf or c e . ANSWER: b. i t sabi l i t yt opr oduc egoodsands e r vi c e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 135. I n2000t hea ve r a geAme r i c anhadani nc omeofabout a . $34, 000 . b. $29, 000 . c . $20, 000 . d. $15, 000 . ANSWER: a . $34, 000 . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 136. I nt heUni t e dSt a t e s , i nc ome sha vehi s t or i c al l ygr owna bout2 % pe rye ar .Att hi sr a t ei nc ome swi l ldoubl ee ve r y a . 10ye ar s . b. 25ye ar s . c . 35ye ar s . d. 50ye ar s . ANSWER: c . 35ye ar s . Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 17 TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 137. Thei nc omeofat ypi c alwor ke ri nac ount r yi smos tc l os e l yl i nke dt owhi c hoft hef ol l owi ng? a . popul a t i on b. pr oduc t i vi t y c . t henumbe rofl aboruni ons d. gove r nme ntpol i c i e s ANSWER: b. pr oduc t i vi t y TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 138. I ft hea ve r a gei nc omeofanAus t r al i ani shi ghe rt hant hea ve r a gei nc omeofaRus s i an,i ti smos tl i ke l ybe c aus e a . pr oduc t i vi t yi shi ghe ri nAus t r al i at hani nRus s i a . b. Aus t r al i ahasamor ei ndus t r i ale c onomyt hanRus s i a . c . t he r ei smor ec ompe t i t i oni nAus t r al i at hani nRus s i a . d. l aboruni onsar emor ea ggr e s s i vei nAus t r al i at ha ni nRus s i a . ANSWER: a . pr oduc t i vi t yi shi ghe ri nAus t r al i at hani nRus s i a . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 3 139. Suppos et ha tt hea ve r a gei nc omeofaKe nyani shi ghe rt hant hea ve r a gei nc omeofaSout hAf r i c an. Youmi ght c onc l udet ha t a . Sout hAf r i c anfir msar ef ac e dwi t hs t r i c t e rgove r nme ntr e gul a t i onst hanKe nyanfir ms . b. t ot ali nc omei sdi vi de damongf e we rwor ke r si nKe nyas i nc ei thasas mal l e rl aborf or c et hanSout h Af r i c a . c . Ke nya ’ sc l i ma t eal l owsf orl onge rgr owi ngs e as onsandt he r e f or eKe nyac anpr oduc el ar gequant i t i e sof gr ai n. d. pr oduc t i vi t yi nKe nyai shi ghe rt hani nSout hAf r i c a . ANSWER: d. pr oduc t i vi t yi nKe nyai shi ghe rt hani nSout hAf r i c a . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 3 140. At ypi c alwor ke ri nI t al yc anpr oduc e24uni t sofpr oduc ti nan8hourda y ,whe r eat ypi c alwor ke ri nPol and pr oduc e s25uni t sofpr oduc ti na10hourda y .Wec anc onc l udet ha t a . wor ke rpr oduc t i vi t yi nPol andi shi ghe rt hani nI t al y . b. t hes t andar dofl i vi ngwi l lbehi ghe ri nI t al yt hani nPol and. c . pr oduc t i vi t yf ort hePol i s hwor ke ri s3uni t spe rhourand21/2uni t spe rhourf ort heI t al i anwor ke r . d. t he r ewi l lbenodi ffe r e nc ebe t we e nt hes t andar dofl i vi ngi nI t a l yandPol and. ANSWER: b. t hes t andar dofl i vi ngwi l lbehi ghe ri nI t al yt hani nPol and. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 141. A wor ke ri nBa ngl ade s hc ane ar n$1pe rda ymaki ngc ot t onc l ot honahandl oom.A wor ke ri nt heUni t e dSt a t e s c ane ar n$100pe rda ymaki ngc ot t onc l ot hwi t hame c hani c all oom.Wha ta c c ount sf ort hedi ffe r e nc ei nwa ge s ? a . U. S.t e xt i l ewor ke r sbe l ongt oauni on. b. The r ei sl i t t l ede mandf orc ot t onc l ot hi nBangl a de s handgr e a tde mandi nt heU. S. c . Labori smor epr oduc t i vemaki ngc ot t onc l ot hwi t hame c hani c all oom t hanwi t hahandl oom. d. Bangl ade s hhasal owwa gepol i c yt omakei t st e xt i l ei ndus t r ymor ec ompe t i t i vei nwor l dmar ke t s . ANSWER: c . Labori smor epr oduc t i vemaki ngc ot t onc l ot hwi t hame c hani c all oom t hanwi t hahandl oom. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 3 142. Ove rt hepas tc e nt ur y , t hea ve r a gei nc omei nt heUni t e dSt a t e shasr i s e n a . t wof ol d. b. five f ol d. c . e i ght f ol d. d. t e nf ol d. ANSWER: c . e i ght f ol d. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 143. I nt heUni t e dSt a t e s , i nc ome sha vehi s t or i c al l ygr own a . about10pe r c e ntpe rye ar . b. about5pe r c e ntpe rye ar . c . about2pe r c e ntpe rye ar . d. about0. 5pe r c e ntpe rye ar . ANSWER: c . about2pe r c e ntpe rye ar . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 144. Al mos tal lvar i a t i oni nl i vi ngs t andar dsi sa t t r i but abl et odi ffe r e nc e si nc ount r i e s ’ a . popul a t i ongr owt hr a t e s . b. e ndowme nt sofna t ur alr e s our c e s . c . na t i onalgove r nme ntbudge t s . d. pr oduc t i vi t y . ANSWER: d. pr oduc t i vi t y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 18 145. Pr oduc t i vi t yi sde fine dast he a . amountofgoodsands e r vi c e spr oduc e df r om e ac hhourofawor ke r ’ st i me . b. numbe rofwor ke r sr e qui r e dt opr oduc eagi ve namountofgoodsands e r vi c e s . c . amountofl aborwhi c hc anbes a ve dbyr e pl ac i ngwor ke r swi t hmac hi ne s . d. ac t ualamountofe ffor twor ke r sputi nt oanhourofwor ki ngt i me . ANSWER: a . amountofgoodsands e r vi c e spr oduc e df r om e ac hhourofawor ke r ’ st i me . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 146. Theamountofgoodsands e r vi c e spr oduc e df r om e ac hhourofawor ke r ’ st i mei sc al l e d a . t ot alout put . b. pr oduc t i vi t y . c . mar gi nalpr oduc t . d. e ffic i e nc y . ANSWER: b. pr oduc t i vi t y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 147. A di r e c torpos i t i ver e l a t i ons hi pe xi s t sbe t we e nac ount r y’ s a . pr oduc t i vi t yandi t ss t andar dofl i vi ng. b. gove r nme nts pe ndi ngandi t st axr a t e s . c . t ot alpopul a t i onandi t spe r c api t ai nc ome . d. pr i c e sf ori t sgoodsands e r vi c e sandi t se xpor t s . ANSWER: a . pr oduc t i vi t yandi t ss t andar dofl i vi ng. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 148. Thehi s t or i c alr i s ei nl i vi ngs t andar dsofAme r i c anwor ke r si spr i mar i l yar e s ul tof a . t hei nflue nc eofl aboruni ons . b. t ar i ffpr ot e c t i oni mpos e dbyt heU. S.gove r nme nt . c . t hee nac t me ntofmi ni mumwa gel a ws . d. t her i s ei nl aborpr oduc t i vi t y . ANSWER: d. t her i s ei nl aborpr oduc t i vi t y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 149. I ft hegove r nme ntwant e dt oe nac tapol i c yt oi nc r e as el i vi ngs t andar dsi nt hec ount r y ,i tmi ght a . al l ow c or por a t et axwr i t e offsf ormone ys pe ntonwor ke rs af e t y . b. makei tmor edi ffic ul tt or e c e i veune mpl oyme ntbe ne fit s . c . i nc r e as ee duc a t i onaloppor t uni t i e sf orwor ke r s . d. pr ohi bi tuni onsf r om or gani zi ng. ANSWER: c . i nc r e as ee duc a t i onaloppor t uni t i e sf orwor ke r s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 150. Thes l ow gr owt hofU. S.i nc ome sdur i ngt he1970sand1980sc anbe s tbee xpl ai ne dby a . uns t abl ee c onomi cc ondi t i onsi nEas t e r nEur ope . b. i nc r e as e dc ompe t i t i onf r om abr oad. c . ade c l i nei nt her a t eofi nc r e as ei nU. S. pr oduc t i vi t y . d. as t r ongU. S. dol l ara br oad, hur t i ngU. S.e xpor t s . ANSWER: c . ade c l i nei nt her a t eofi nc r e as ei nU. S. pr oduc t i vi t y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 151. Toi mpr ovel i vi ngs t andar ds ,pol i c ymake r ss houl d a . i mpos er e s t r i c t i ononf or e i gnc ompe t i t i on. b. f or mul a t epol i c i e sde s i gne dt oi nc r e as epr oduc t i vi t y . c . i mpos et oughe ri mmi gr a t i onpol i c i e s . d. pr ovi det axbr e aksf ort hemi ddl ec l as s . ANSWER: b. f or mul a t epol i c i e sde s i gne dt oi nc r e as epr oduc t i vi t y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 152. Toi nc r e as el i vi ngs t andar ds ,publ i cpol i c ys houl d a . e ns ur et ha twor ke r sar ewe l le duc a t e dandha vet hene c e s s ar yt ool sandt e c hnol ogy . b. makeune mpl oyme ntbe ne fit smor el i be r al . c . movewor ke r si nt oj obsdi r e c t l yf r om hi ghs c hool . d. e ns ur et ha twor ke r sha veac c e s st ouni onme mbe r s hi pandbe ne fit s . ANSWER: a . e ns ur et ha twor ke r sar ewe l le duc a t e dandha vet hene c e s s ar yt ool sandt e c hnol ogy . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 153. Tor ai s epr oduc t i vi t y , pol i c ymake r sc oul d a . i nc r e as es pe ndi ngone duc a t i on. b. pr ovi det axc r e di t st ofir msf orc api t ali mpr ove me nt s . c . f undr e s e ar c handde ve l opme nt . d. Bot haandcar ec or r e c t . e . Al loft heabovear ec or r e c t . Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 19 ANSWER: e . Al loft heabovear ec or r e c t . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 154. Ani nc r e as ei nt heove r al ll e ve lofpr i c e si na ne c onomyi sr e f e r r e dt oas a . e c onomi cgr owt h. b. i nfla t i on. c . mone t ar ypol i c y . d. s uppl ys hoc ks ANSWER: b. i nfla t i on. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 155. I nfla t i oni sde fine das a . ape r i odofr i s i ngpr oduc t i vi t yi nt hee c onomy . b. ape r i odofr i s i ngi nc omei nt hee c onomy . c . ani nc r e as ei nt heove r al ll e ve lofout puti nt hee c onomy . d. ani nc r e as ei nt heove r al ll e ve lofpr i c e si nt hee c onomy . ANSWER: d. ani nc r e as ei nt heove r al ll e ve lofpr i c e si nt hee c onomy . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 156. Whe nt heGe r mangove r nme nti nc r e as e dt hequant i t yofmone yi nt heGe r mane c onomyi nt he1920s , a . Ge r manye xpe r i e nc e dhype r i nfla t i on. b. manype opl ei nGe r manybe c amer i c h. c . une mpl oyme nti nc r e as e d. d. Ge r manywasabl et or e pa yal li t sf or e i gnde bt s . ANSWER: a . Ge r manye xpe r i e nc e dhype r i nfla t i on. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 157. Dur i ngt hee ar l y1920si nGe r many , pr i c e s a . doubl e dannual l y . b. doubl e dmont hl y . c . t r i pl e dmont hl y . d. t r i pl e dannual l y . ANSWER: c . t r i pl e dmont hl y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 158. Oneoft hewor s te pi s ode sofi nfla t i onoc c ur r e di n a . t heUni t e dSt a t e si nt he1960 ’ s . b. Ar ge nt i nai nt he1950 ’ s . c . Rus s i ai nt he1930’ s . d. Ge r manyi nt he1920’ s . ANSWER: d. Ge r manyi nt he1920s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 159. I nt heUni t e dSt a t e s , t heove r al ll e ve lofpr i c e smor et handoubl e ddur i ngt he a . 1950s . b. 1960s . c . 1970s . d. 1980s . ANSWER: c . 1970s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 160. Lar georpe r s i s t e nti nfla t i oni sal mos tal wa ysc aus e dby a . ani nc r e as ei nde mandf ordome s t i cpr oduc t i on. b. gr owt hi nt hequant i t yofmone y . c . f or e i gnc ompe t i t i on. d. hi ghe rwor ke rpr oduc t i vi t y . ANSWER: b. gr owt hi nt hequant i t yofmone y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 161. Pr e s i de ntGe r al dFor dr e f e r r e dt oi nfla t i onas a . t hena t i onalt hi e f . b. abl i ghtonourna t i on’ se c onomy . c . publ i ce ne mynumbe rone . d. at or pe dot ha tc oul ds i nkoure c onomy . ANSWER: c . publ i ce ne mynumbe rone . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 162. Thepe r s onwhor e f e r r e dt oi nfla t i onaspubl i ce ne mynumbe ronewas a . Ge r al dFor d. b. Al anGr e e ns pan. c . Ri c har dNi x on. Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 20 d. J ohnF .Ke nne dy . ANSWER: a . Ge r al dFor d. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 163. I nt he1990s ,i nfla t i oni nt heUni t e dSt a t e s a . wasal mos tze r o. b. wasabout3pe r c e ntpe rye ar . c . appr oac he ddoubl edi gi t s . d. wasc aus e dbyt oomuc hc ons ume rs pe ndi ng. ANSWER: b. wasabout3pe r c e ntpe rye ar . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 164. I nfla t i onc aus e s a . i nc ome st of al l . b. pr oduc t i vi t yt oi nc r e as e . c . t hegove r nme ntt ol owe rt ax e s . d. t heval ueofmone yt of al l . ANSWER: d. t heval ueofmone yt of al l . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 165. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngi st hemos tc or r e c ts t a t e me nta boutt her e l a t i ons hi pbe t we e ni nfla t i onandune mpl oyme nt ? a . I nt hes hor tr un,r e duc i ngi nfla t i oni sas s oc i a t e dwi t hf al l i ngune mpl oyme nt . b. I nt hes hor tr un,r e duc i ngi nfla t i oni sas s oc i a t e dwi t hr i s i ngune mpl oyme nt . c . I nt hel ongr un,r e duc i ngi nfla t i oni sas s oc i a t e dwi t hf al l i ngune mpl oyme nt . d. I nt hel ongr un,r e duc i ngi nfla t i oni sas s oc i a t e dwi t hr i s i ngune mpl oyme nt . ANSWER: b. I nt hes hor tr un,r e duc i ngi nfla t i oni sas s oc i a t e dwi t hr i s i ngune mpl oyme nt . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 3 166. Thec ur vet ha ti l l us t r a t e st het r ade offbe t we e ni nfla t i onandune mpl oyme nti sc al l e dt he a . Laffe rc ur ve . b. Lor e nzc ur ve . c . Phi l l i psc ur ve . d. De mandc ur ve . ANSWER: c . Phi l l i psc ur ve . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 167. I nt hes hor tr un,t hePhi l l i psc ur vei l l us t r a t e s a . t het r ade offbe t we e ni nfla t i onandune mpl oyme nt . b. t het r ade offbe t we e ne qui t yande ffic i e nc y . c . l aborpr oduc t i vi t yi nane c onomy . d. t hel e ve lofgove r nme nti nt e r ve nt i oni namar ke te c onomy . ANSWER: a . t het r ade offbe t we e ni nfla t i onandune mpl oyme nt . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 168. Al t hought hePhi l l i psc ur vei sc ont r ove r s i al ,mos te c onomi s t sbe l i e vet ha t a . s oc i e t yf ac e sat r ade offbe t we e nune mpl oyme ntandi nfla t i oni nt hes hor tr unonl y . b. s oc i e t yf ac e sat r ade offbe t we e nune mpl oyme ntandi nfla t i oni nt hel ongr unonl y . c . not r ade offe xi s t sbe t we e nune mpl oyme ntandi nfla t i on. d. s oc i e t yf ac e sac ont i nuoust r ade offbe t we e nune mpl oyme ntandi nfla t i on. ANSWER: a . s oc i e t yf ac e sat r ade offbe t we e nune mpl oyme ntandi nfla t i oni nt hes hor tr unonl y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 3 169. Pol i c ymake r sc ani nflue nc et hec ombi na t i onofi nfla t i onandune mpl oyme ntt hee c onomye xpe r i e nc e sbyadj us t i ng e ac hoft hef ol l owi ngEXCEPT a . t ax e s . b. gove r nme nts pe ndi ng. c . t hemone ys uppl y . d. mar ke tpr i c e s . ANSWER: d. mar ke tpr i c e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 170. I nt hee ar l y1980 s , U. S.e c onomi cpol i c ywasdi r e c t e dt owar dr e duc i ngi nfla t i on.Wha twoul dyouas s umeabout i nfla t i onandune mpl oyme ntdur i ngt hi spe r i od? a . I nfla t i onf e l landune mpl oyme ntf e l l . b. I nfla t i onandune mpl oyme ntwe r ebot hunaffe c t e d. c . I nfla t i onf e l landune mpl oyme nti nc r e as e d. d. I nfla t i onf e l landune mpl oyme ntwasunc hange d. ANSWER: c . I nfla t i onf e l landune mpl oyme nti nc r e as e d. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 3 Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 21 171. Be t we e n1929and1933, t heU. S. e c onomywe ntf r om as i t ua t i onoff ul le mpl oyme ntt ooneof25pe r c e nt une mpl oyme nt .Wha tdoyouas s umehappe ne dt opr i c e s ? a . Pr i c e swe r eunaffe c t e d. b. Pr i c e sf e l last hee c onomye xpe r i e nc e dde fla t i on. c . Pr i c e sr os east hee c onomye xpe r i e nc e di nfla t i on. d. I ti si mpos s i bl et ogue s swha thappe ne dt opr i c e sf r om t hei nf or ma t i ongi ve n. ANSWER: b. Pr i c e sf e l last hee c onomye xpe r i e nc e dde fla t i on. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 3 172. ThePhi l l i psc ur vei si mpor t antf orunde r s t andi ng a . t hebus i ne s sc yc l e . b. s uppl yandde mand. c . gove r nme nts pe ndi ng. d. mone ys uppl yc hange s . ANSWER: a . t hebus i ne s sc yc l e . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 173. Thebus i ne s sc yc l ei st he a . r e l a t i ons hi pbe t we e nune mpl oyme ntandi nfla t i on. b. i r r e gul arfluc t ua t i onsi ne c onomi cac t i vi t y . c . pos i t i ver e l a t i ons hi pbe t we e nt hequant i t yofmone yi nane c onomyandi nfla t i on. d. pr e di c t abl ec hange si ne c onomi cac t i vi t yduet oc hange si ngove r nme nts pe ndi ngandt ax e s . ANSWER: b. i r r e gul arfluc t ua t i onsi ne c onomi cac t i vi t y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 174. Se na t orSmi t hwant st oi nc r e as et ax e sonpe opl ewi t hhi ghi nc ome sandus et hemone yt ohe l pt hepoor .Se na t or J one sar gue st ha ts uc hat axwi l ldi s c our a ges uc c e s s f ulpe opl ef r om wor ki ngandwi l lt he r e f or emakes oc i e t ywor s eoff. An e c onomi s twoul ds a yt ha t a . wes houl da gr e ewi t hSe na t orSmi t h. b. wes houl da gr e ewi t hSe na t orJ one s . c . agoodde c i s i onr e qui r e st ha twer e c ogni zebot hvi e wpoi nt s . d. t he r ear enot r ade offsbe t we e ne qui t yande ffic i e nc y . ANSWER: c . agoodde c i s i onr e qui r e st ha twer e c ogni zebot hvi e wpoi nt s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 175. Maur i c er e c e i ve s$100asabi r t hda ygi f t .I nde c i di nghow t os pe ndt hemone y ,henar r owshi sopt i onsdownt o f ourc hoi c e s , Opt i onA,Opt i onB, Opt i onCandOpt i onD. Ea c hopt i onc os t s$100. Fi nal l yhede c i de sonOpt i onB.The oppor t uni t yc os tofOpt i onBi s a . t heval uet ohi m oft heOpt i onhewoul dha vec hos e ni fOpt i onBwe r enota vai l abl e . b. t heval uet ohi m ofOpt i onsA,CandDc ombi ne d. c . $300. d. $100. ANSWER: a: t heval uet ohi m oft heOpt i onhewoul dha vec hos e ni fOpt i onBwe r enota vai l abl e . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 176. Af ur ni t ur emake rc ur r e nt l ypr oduc e s100t a bl e spe rwe e kands e l l st he mf orapr ofit .Shei sc ons i de r i ng e xpandi nghe rope r a t i oni nor de rt omakemor et a bl e s .Shoul ds hee xpand? a . Ye s ,be c aus emaki ngt a bl e si spr ofit abl e . b. No, be c aus es hema ynotbeabl et os e l lt headdi t i onalt abl e s . c . I tde pe ndsont hemar gi nalc os tofpr oduc i ngmor et a bl e sandt hemar gi nalr e ve nues hewi l le ar nf r om s e l l i ngmor et abl e s . d. I tde pe ndsont hea ve r a gec os tofpr oduc i ngmor et a bl e sandt hea ve r a ger e ve nues hewi l le ar nf r om s e l l i ngmor et abl e s . ANSWER: c . I tde pe ndsont hemar gi nalc os tofpr oduc i ngmor et a bl e sandt hemar gi nalr e ve nues hewi l le a r nf r om s e l l i ngmor et abl e s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 177. I nt hena t i onofDi c t a t or l and, f ar me r st r adi t i onal l yf e e dgr ai nt ot he i rl i ve s t oc k. Ce nt r alpl anne r s ,howe ve r , de c i de dt oi nc r e as et hepr i c eofgr ai nt omakegr ai nf a r me r shappyandt or e duc et hepr i c eofbr e adma def r om t ha tgr ai n t omakec i t ydwe l l e r shappy .Now t hepr i c eofbr e adi sl owe rt hant hepr i c eofgr ai n.Wemi ghtnow e xpe c t a . f ar me r st oc ont i nuet of e e dgr ai nt ot he i rl i ve s t oc k. b. f ar me r st os t ar tf e e di ngbr e adt ot he i rl i ve s t oc k. c . c i t ydwe l l e r st os t ar tbuyi nggr ai nt omakebr e adt oe a t . d. c i t ydwe l l e r st os t ar tbuyi nggr ai nt omakebr e adt os e l l . ANSWER: b. f ar me r st os t ar tf e e di ngbr e adt ot he i rl i ve s t oc k. TYPE: M SECTI ON: 1DI FFI CULTY: 2 178. Se na t orSmar ti st r yi ngt oc onvi nc ewor ke r si nhe rdi s t r i c tt ha tt r adewi t hot he rc ount r i e si sbe ne fic i al .Se na t or Smar tar gue st ha tt r adec anbebe ne fic i al Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 22 a . onl yi fi tal l owsust oobt ai nt hi ngst ha twec oul dn’ tmakef orour s e l ve s . b. be c aus ei tal l owss pe c i al i za t i on,whi c hi nc r e as e st ot alout put . c . t ousi fwec angai nandt heot he r si nvol ve di nt het r adel os e . d. i nonl yal i mi t e dnumbe rofc i r c ums t anc e sbe c aus eot he r sar et ypi c al l ys e l f i nt e r e s t e d. ANSWER: b. be c aus ei tal l owss pe c i al i za t i on,whi c hi nc r e as e st ot alout put . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 179. Adam Smi t har gue dt ha ti namar ke ts ys t e m,whe npe opl eac ti nt he i rowns e l f i nt e r e s t ,t he yt ypi c al l y a . he l ponl yt he ms e l ve s . b. har m ot he r s . c . he l pot he r s ,butnotasmuc hast he ywoul dha vei ft he ywe r enots e l f i nt e r e s t e d. d. he l pot he r se ve nmor et hanwhe nt he ys e e kt ohe l pot he r s . ANSWER: d. he l pot he r se ve nmor et hanwhe nt he ys e e kt ohe l pot he r s . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 2 180. Af r i e ndofyour sas ksyouwhymar ke tpr i c e sar ebe t t e rt hangove r nme nt de t e r mi ne dpr i c e s .Yous a yt ha tmar ke t de t e r mi ne dpr i c e sar ebe t t e rbe c aus et he yge ne r al l yr e fle c t a . t heval ueofagoodt os oc i e t y , butnott hec os tofmaki ngi t . b. t hec os tofmaki ngagoodt os oc i e t y , butnoti t sval ue . c . bot ht heval ueofagoodt os oc i e t yandt hec os tofmaki ngi t . d. ne i t he rt heval ueofagoodt os oc i e t ynort hec os tofmaki ngi t . ANSWER: c . bot ht heval ueofagoodt os oc i e t yandt hec os tofmaki ngi t . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 1 181. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngi sNOTt r ue ? a . I nt hepr e s e nc eofamar ke tf ai l ur e ,gove r nme nta c t i onmi ghtnoti mpr oveont hemar ke tout c omebe c aus e s ome t i me spubl i cpol i c i e ss i mpl yr e war dt hepol i t i c al l ypowe r f ul . b. I nt hepr e s e nc eofamar ke tf ai l ur e ,gove r nme nta c t i onmi ghtnoti mpr oveont hemar ke tout c omebe c aus e s omel e ade r sar enotf ul l yi nf or me da boutt hee ffe c t soft he i rac t i ons . c . I nt hepr e s e nc eofamar ke tf ai l ur e ,gove r nme nta c t i onc ans ome t i me si mpr oveont hemar ke tout c ome . d. I nt hepr e s e nc eofamar ke tf ai l ur e ,gove r nme nta c t i onwi l lal wa ysi mpr oveont hemar ke tout c ome . ANSWER: d. I nt hepr e s e nc eofamar ke tf ai l ur e ,gove r nme ntac t i onwi l lal wa ysi mpr oveont hemar ke tout c ome . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 2DI FFI CULTY: 1 182. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngi smos tl i ke l yt or ai s et hea ve r a ges t andar dofl i vi ngi nt heUni t e dSt a t e s ? a . ani nc r e as ei ni nve s t me nti nne wc api t al b. ac ont i nua t i onoft hee c onomi cpr obl e mse xpe r i e nc e dbyJ apan, wi t hwhom t heUni t e dSt a t e sc ompe t e s i nwor l dmar ke t s c . ani nc r e as ei nt hemi ni mum l e galwa ge d. s hor t e ni ngt hea ve r a gewor kwe e k ANSWER: a . ani nc r e as ei ni nve s t me nti nne wc api t al TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 183. Dur i ngt he1990s ,t heUni t e dKi ngdom e xpe r i e nc e dl ow l e ve l sofi nfla t i onwhi l eTur ke ye xpe r i e nc e dhi ghl e ve l sof i nfla t i on.Thedi ffe r e nc ec anbe s tbee xpl ai ne dbyt hef ac tt ha t a . t heUni t e dKi ngdom i smor ei ndus t r i al i ze dt hanTur ke y . b. t heUni t e dKi ngdom pr i nt e dmone ya tas l owe rr a t et hanTur ke y . c . wor ke r si nt heUni t e dKi ngdom ar emor epr oduc t i vet hanwor ke r si nTur ke y . d. t he r ewe r emor ec as e sofmar ke tf ai l ur ei nTur ke yt hani nt heUni t e dKi ngdom. ANSWER: b. t heUni t e dKi ngdom pr i nt e dmone ya tas l owe rr a t et hanTur ke y . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 1 184. Whi c hoft hef ol l owi ngi sc ons i s t e ntwi t ht hePhi l l i psCur ve ? a . I fwei nc r e as et her a t eofi nfla t i onf r om 3pe r c e ntt o6pe r c e nt ,t he nt her a t eofune mpl oyme ntwi l l t e mpor ar i l yf al l . b. I fwei nc r e as et her a t eofi nfla t i onf r om 3pe r c e ntt o6pe r c e nt ,t he nt her a t eofune mpl oyme ntwi l l t e mpor ar i l yr i s e . c . I fwei nc r e as et her a t eofi nfla t i onf r om 3pe r c e ntt o6pe r c e nt ,t he nt her a t eofune mpl oyme ntwi l l pe r mane nt l yf al l . d. I fwei nc r e as et her a t eofi nfla t i onf r om 3pe r c e ntt o6pe r c e nt ,t he nt her a t eofune mpl oyme ntwi l l pe r mane nt l yr i s e . ANSWER: a . I fwei nc r e as et her a t eofi nfla t i onf r om 3pe r c e ntt o6pe r c e nt ,t he nt her a t eofune mpl oyme ntwi l l t e mpor ar i l yf al l . TYPE: M SECTI ON: 3DI FFI CULTY: 2 TRUE/F ALSE 1. Sc ar c i t yme anst ha tt he r ei sl e s sofagoodorr e s our c ea vai l abl et hanpe opl ewi s ht oha ve . ANSWER: TTYPE:TSECTI ON:1RANDOM: Y 2. Ec onomi c si st hes t udyofhow f ai r l ygoodsands e r vi c e sar edi s t r i but e dwi t hi ns oc i e t y . Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 23 ANSWER: FTYPE:TSECTI ON:1RANDOM: Y 3. Wi t hc ar e f ulpl anni ng,wec anus ual l yge ts ome t hi ngt ha twel i kewi t houtha vi ngt ogi veups ome t hi nge l s et ha t wel i ke . ANSWER: FTYPE:TSECTI ON:1RANDOM: Y 4. Equi t yme anse ve r yonei nt hee c onomys houl dr e c e i veane quals har eoft hegoodsands e r vi c e spr oduc e d. ANSWER: FTYPE:TSECTI ON:1RANDOM: Y 5. Equi t yr e f e r st ohow t hepi ei sdi vi de d,ande ffic i e nc yr e f e r st ot hes i zeoft hee c onomi cpi e . ANSWER: TTYPE:TSECTI ON:1RANDOM: Y 6. Tui t i oni st hes i ngl e l ar ge s tc os tofa t t e ndi ngc ol l e gef ormos ts t ude nt s . ANSWER: FTYPE:TSECTI ON:1RANDOM: Y 7. Thec os tofanac t i oni sme as ur e di nt e r msoff or e goneoppor t uni t i e s . ANSWER: TTYPE:TSECTI ON:1RANDOM: Y 8. A mar gi nalc hangei sas mal li nc r e me nt aladj us t me ntt oane xi s t i ngpl anofac t i on. ANSWER: TTYPE:TSECTI ON:1RANDOM: Y 9. I ft hea ve r a gec os toft r ans por t i ngapas s e nge ront het r ai nf r om Chi c a got oSt .Loui si s$75, i twoul dbei r r a t i onal f ort her ai l r oadt oal l ow a nypas s e nge rt or i def orl e s st han$75 . ANSWER: FTYPE:TSECTI ON:1RANDOM: Y 10. Ar a t i onalde c i s i onmake rt ake sanac t i oni fandonl yi ft hemar gi nalc os te x c e e dst hemar gi nalbe ne fit . ANSWER: FTYPE:TSECTI ON:1RANDOM: Y 11. Tr adeal l owse ac hpe r s ont os pe c i al i zei nt heac t i vi t i e sheors hedoe sbe s t , t husi nc r e as i nge ac hi ndi vi dual ’ s pr oduc t i vi t y . ANSWER: TTYPE:TSECTI ON:2RANDOM: Y 12. Tr adewi t hanyna t i onc anbemut ual l ybe ne fic i al . ANSWER: TTYPE:TSECTI ON:2RANDOM: Y 13. A mar ke te c onomyc annotpr oduc eas oc i al l yde s i r abl eout c omebe c aus ei ndi vi dual sar emot i va t e dbyt he i rown s e l fis hi nt e r e s t s . ANSWER: FTYPE:TSECTI ON:2RANDOM: Y 14. Thegove r nme ntc anpot e nt i al l yi mpr ovemar ke tout c ome si fmar ke ti ne qual i t i e sormar ke tf ai l ur ee xi s t s . ANSWER: TTYPE:TSECTI ON:2RANDOM: Y 15. Mar ke tf ai l ur er e f e r st oas i t ua t i oni nwhi c ht hemar ke tdoe snotal l oc a t er e s our c e se ffic i e nt l y . ANSWER: TTYPE:TSECTI ON:2RANDOM: Y 16. Si nc et ax e saffe c tonl yt hepr i c epai dbyt hebuye r ,t he yc annotha veanadve r s ei mpac tont heal l oc a t i onof s oc i e t y’ sr e s our c e s . ANSWER: FTYPE:TSECTI ON:2RANDOM: Y 17. Pr oduc t i vi t yi sde fine dast hequant i t yofgoodsands e r vi c e spr oduc e df r om e ac hhourofawor ke r ’ st i me . ANSWER: TTYPE:TSECTI ON:3RANDOM: Y 18. Pr oduc t i vi t yi st hepr i mar yde t e r mi nantofac ount r y‘ sl i vi ngs t andar ds . ANSWER: TTYPE:TSECTI ON:3RANDOM: Y 19. I nfla t i oni nc r e as e st heval ueofmone y . ANSWER: FTYPE:TSECTI ON:3RANDOM: Y 20. Gove r nme nts pe ndi ngi st heul t i ma t es our c eofi nfla t i on. ANSWER: FTYPE:TSECTI ON:3RANDOM: Y 21. ThePhi l l i psCur ves howst hes hor t r unt r ade offbe t we e ni nfla t i onande c onomi cgr owt h. ANSWER: FTYPE:TSECTI ON:3RANDOM: Y SHORTANSWER APPLI CATI ON/SCENARI O 1. Wha twoul dhappe nt ot hes t udyofe c onomi c si fs c a r c i t ydi s appe ar e d? ANSWER: Si nc ee c onomi c si st hes t udyofhow s oc i e t yal l oc a t e si t ss c ar c er e s our c e s , i ft he r ewe r enos c ar c i t y , t he r ewoul d benone e df ore c onomi c s .Eve r yonec oul dha veal lt hegoodsands e r vi c e st he ywant e d. Noonewoul dha vet omake de c i s i onsbas e dont r ade offs ,be c aus et he r ewoul dbenooppor t uni t yc os tas s oc i a t e dwi t ht hede c i s i on.( I ti sdi ffic ul tt o c onc e i veofas i t ua t i onwhe r et i mei snots c ar c e , howe ve r ) . TYPE: SSECTI ON:1RANDOM:Y 2. Onet r ade offs oc i e t yf ac e si sbe t we e ne ffic i e nc yande qui t y .De finee ac ht e r m.I ft heU. S. gove r nme ntr e di s t r i but e s i nc omef r om t her i c ht ot hepoor ,e xpl ai nhow t hi sac t i onaffe c t se qui t yaswe l lase ffic i e nc yi nt hee c onomy . ANSWER: Effic i e nc yi st hepr ope r t yofs oc i e t yge t t i ngt hemos ti tc anf r om i t ss c ar c er e s our c e s . Equi t yi sde fine dast he pr ope r t yofdi s t r i but i nge c onomi cpr os pe r i t yf ai r l yamongt heme mbe r sofs oc i e t y . Of t e n, t he s et wogoal sc onfli c t .Whe n t hegove r nme ntr e di s t r i but e si nc omef r om t her i c ht ot hepoor ,i tr e duc e st her e war df orwor ki nghar d.Fe we rgoodsand s e r vi c e sar epr oduc e dandt hee c onomi cpi ege t ss ma l l e r .Whe nt hegove r nme ntt r i e st oc utt hee c onomi cpi ei nt omor e e quals l i c e s ,t hepi ege t ss mal l e r .Pol i c i e sai me da tac hi e vi ngamor ee qualdi s t r i but i onofe c onomi cwe l l be i ng, s uc hast he we l f ar es ys t e m,t r yt ohe l pt hos eme mbe r sofs oc i e t ywhoar emos ti nne e d.Thei ndi vi duali nc omet axas kst hefinanc i al l y s uc c e s s f ult oc ont r i but emor et hanot he r st os uppor tt hegove r nme nt . TYPE: SSECTI ON:1RANDOM:Y Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|12040030 Chapter 1/Ten Principles of Economics 24 3. De fineoppor t uni t yc os t . Wha ti st heoppor t uni t yc os tt oyouofa t t e ndi ngc ol l e ge ?Wha twasyouroppor t uni t y c os tofc omi ngt oc l as st oda y? ANSWER: Wha t e ve rmus tbegi ve nupt oobt ai ns omei t e mi ti t soppor t uni t yc os t .Ba s i c al l y ,t hi swoul dbeape r s on’ s s e c ondc hoi c e . Theoppor t uni t yc os tofape r s ona t t e ndi ngc ol l e gei st heval ueoft hebe s tal t e r na t i veus eoft ha tpe r s on’ s t i me . Formos ts t ude nt st hi swoul dbet hei nc omet hes t ude ntgi ve supbynotwor ki ng. As t ude nt ’ soppor t uni t yc os tof c omi ngt oc l as swast heval ueoft hebe s toppor t uni t yt hes t ude ntga veup.( Formos ts t ude nt s ,t ha ts e e mst obes l e e p. ) TYPE: SSECTI ON:1RANDOM:Y 4. Wi t ht heunde r s t andi ngt ha tpe opl er e s pondt oi nc e nt i ve s ,out l i net hepos s i bl eout c omef ort e ac he r si ft heK12 s c hoolye ari se xt e nde dt o11mont hspe rye ari ns t e adoft hee xi s t i ng9mont hspe rye ar . ANSWER: Thec onc e ptofwor ki ngl onge rpe rye arwoul dbepe r c e i ve dbymanyt e a c he r sasade fini t ei nc r e as ei nt hec os tof t e ac hi ng. Eve nwi t haddi t i onalc ompe ns a t i on,manyt e ac he r sl ooka ts umme r soffasama j orbe ne fitoft hee duc a t i on pr of e s s i on.I ft hi sbe ne fitwe r ee l i mi na t e dore ve ndi mi ni s he d,s omet e a c he r sma ype r c e i vet ha tt hemar gi nalc os tof t e ac hi ngwoul dnow begr e a t e rt hant hemar gi nalbe ne fitandwoul dc hoos et ol e a vet e a c hi ng. TYPE: SSECTI ON:1RANDOM:Y 5. Unde rwha tc ondi t i onsmi ghtgove r nme nti nt e r ve nt i oni nane c onomyi mpr ovet hemar ke tout c ome ? ANSWER: I ft he r ei samar ke tf ai l ur e ,s uc hasane xt e r nal i t yormonopol y ,gove r nme ntr e gul a t i onmi ghti mpr ovet hewe l l be i ngofs oc i e t ybypr omot i nge ffic i e nc y . I ft hedi s t r i but i onofi nc omeorwe al t hi sc ons i de r e dt obeunf ai rbys oc i e t y , gove r nme nti nt e r ve nt i onmi ghta c hi e veamor ee qui t abl edi s t r i but i onofe c onomi cwe l l be i ng. TYPE: SSECTI ON:2RANDOM:Y 6. Expl ai nhow ana t t e mptbyt hegove r nme ntt ol owe ri nfla t i onc oul dc aus eune mpl oyme ntt oi nc r e as ei nt hes hor t r un. ANSWER: Tol owe ri nfla t i on,t hegove r nme ntma yc hoos et or e duc et hemone ys uppl yi nt hee c onomy .Whe nt hemone y s uppl yi sr e duc e d,pr i c e sdon’ tadj us ti mme di a t e l y . Lowe rs pe ndi ngc ombi ne dwi t hpr i c e s ,whi c har et oohi gh,r e duc e s s al e sandc aus e swor ke r st obel ai doff.He nc e ,t hel owe rpr i c el e ve li sas s oc i a t e dwi t hhi ghe rune mpl oyme nt . TYPE: SSECTI ON:3RANDOM:Y Downloaded by H?ng Nguy?n (chipbong252004@gmail.com)