Microeconomics Quiz

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A short quiz on micro.
2016: Tomas Urru
Quiz by 2016: Tomas Urru, updated more than 1 year ago
2016: Tomas Urru
Created by 2016: Tomas Urru almost 9 years ago
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Question 1

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The substitutes available for a certain product help determine its Price Elasticity of Demand
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 2

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The equation for calculating price elasticity of demand is: (%change of quatity demanded)/(%change in income)
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Horizontal Integration: This is when one firm merges with or takes over another firm in the same industry at the same stage of production
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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The equation for calculating average cost is: total cost/cost per unit
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Which of the following are examples of external economies of scale?
Answer
  • As businesses grow within an area, specialist skills begin to develop.
  • Better road and transport links develops as the area improve (e.g. London Docklands)
  • Low morale because of bigger size of company

Question 6

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In a specialized labor situation, which of the following is NOT true for workers?
Answer
  • They tend to have a simple but repetitive task.
  • The extensive practice has made them efficient and productive.
  • They switch between tasks daily.

Question 7

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A country has an absolute advantage over its trading partners if it is able to produce more of a good or service with the same amount of resources
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 8

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An example of a tradeoff ( an exchange—giving up one thing to get something else) is a free lunch.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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The law of diminishing marginal utility states that an individual gets more reward/satisfaction as they consume more and more units of a specific commodity.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Total expenditure is the same as total profit made by a business, regarding a specific market situation.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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