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Question 1

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Accounting profit is equal to total revenue minus
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  • implicit costs.
  • variable costs.
  • the sum of implicit and explicit costs.
  • explicit costs.
  • marginal costs.

Question 2

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Economic profit is equal to total revenue minus
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  • variable costs.
  • implicit costs.
  • explicit costs.
  • marginal costs.

Question 3

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Nicole owns a small pottery factory. She can make 1,000 pieces of pottery per year and sell them for €100 each. It costs Nicole €20,000 for the raw materials to produce the 1,000 pieces of pottery. She has invested €100,000 in her factory and equipment: €50,000 from her savings and €50,000 borrowed at 10 per cent. (Assume that she could have loaned her money out at 10 per cent, too.) Nicole can work at a competing pottery factory for €40,000 per year. The accounting profit at Nicole's pottery factory is
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  • €30,000.
  • €75,000.
  • €35,000.
  • €70,000.
  • €80,000.

Question 4

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Nicole owns a small pottery factory. She can make 1,000 pieces of pottery per year and sell them for €100 each. It costs Nicole €20,000 for the raw materials to produce the 1,000 pieces of pottery. She has invested €100,000 in her factory and equipment: €50,000 from her savings and €50,000 borrowed at 10 percent (assume that she could have loaned her money out at 10 percent, too). Nicole can work at a competing pottery factory for €40,000 per year. The economic profit at Nicole's pottery factory is
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  • €80,000.
  • €30,000.
  • €75,000.
  • €70,000.
  • €35,000.

Question 5

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If there are implicit costs of production,
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  • accounting profit will exceed economic profit.
  • economic profit will always be zero.
  • economic profit will exceed accounting profit.
  • accounting profit will always be zero.
  • economic profit and accounting profit will be equal.

Question 6

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If a production function exhibits diminishing marginal product, its slope
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  • is linear (a straight line).
  • becomes steeper as the quantity of the input increases.
  • could be any of these answers.
  • becomes flatter as the quantity of the input increases.

Question 7

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If a production function exhibits diminishing marginal product, the slope of the corresponding total-cost curve
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  • is linear (a straight line).
  • could be any of these answers.
  • becomes steeper as the quantity of output increases.
  • becomes flatter as the quantity of output increases.

Question 8

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Refer to Figure 13-1. The marginal product of labour as production moves from employing one worker to employing two workers is
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  • 10
  • 0
  • 23
  • 40
  • 17

Question 9

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Refer to Figure 13-1. The production process described above exhibits
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  • constant marginal product of labour.
  • diminishing marginal product of labour.
  • increasing returns to scale.
  • increasing marginal product of labour.
  • decreasing returns to scale.

Question 10

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Which of the following is a variable cost in the short run?
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  • rent on the factory
  • wages paid to factory labour
  • interest payments on borrowed financial capital
  • payment on the lease for factory equipment
  • salaries paid to upper management

Question 11

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Refer to Figure 13-2. The average fixed cost of producing four units is
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  • €2.50.
  • €26.
  • none of these answers.
  • €10.
  • €5.

Question 12

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Refer to Figure 13-2. The average total cost of producing three units is
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  • €28.
  • €6.
  • €3.33.
  • €18.
  • €9.33.

Question 13

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Refer to Figure 13-2. The marginal cost of changing production from three units to four units is
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  • €7.
  • €5.
  • €8.
  • €9.
  • €6.

Question 14

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Refer to Figure 13-2. The efficient scale of production is
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  • two units.
  • three units.
  • one unit.
  • five units.
  • four units.

Question 15

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When marginal costs are below average total costs,
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  • average fixed costs are rising.
  • average total costs are falling.
  • average total costs are rising.
  • average total costs are minimized.

Question 16

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If marginal costs equal average total costs,
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  • average total costs are falling.
  • average total costs are rising.
  • average total costs are maximized.
  • average total costs are minimized.

Question 17

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If, as the quantity produced increases, a production function first exhibits increasing marginal product and later diminishing marginal product, the corresponding marginal-cost curve will
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  • be flat (horizontal).
  • slope upward.
  • slope downward.
  • be U-shaped.

Question 18

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In the long run, if a very small factory were to expand its scale of operations, it is likely that it would initially experience
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  • an increase in average total costs.
  • diseconomies of scale.
  • constant returns to scale.
  • economies of scale.

Question 19

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The efficient scale of production is the quantity of output that minimizes
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  • average fixed cost.
  • average total cost.
  • average variable cost.
  • marginal cost.

Question 20

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Which of the following statements is true?
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  • All costs are fixed in the short run.
  • All costs are variable in the long run.
  • All costs are variable in the short run.
  • All costs are fixed in the long run.

Question 21

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Of all the costs shown below incurred by Superior Airways, which is an example of an implicit cost?
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  • The salaries paid to the pilots.
  • The jet fuel bills.
  • The purchases of parts needed for maintenance of the aircraft.
  • The rent that could be earned on an aircraft that is owned and used by Superior.

Question 22

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Everything that needs to be given up whenever a choice is made is called:
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  • an implicit cost.
  • an explicit cost.
  • an opportunity cost.
  • a sunk cost.

Question 23

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Accounting profit is generally ________ than economic profit, because accountants ________ implicit costs in their calculations.
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  • greater, consider
  • greater, do not consider
  • smaller, consider
  • smaller, do not consider

Question 24

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The law of diminishing marginal product of labor occurs when:
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  • every additional worker hired reduces the quantity produced by the firm.
  • every additional worker hired reduces the total costs of the firm.
  • every additional worker hired contributes a smaller increase in production than previously hired workers.
  • every additional worker hired contributes a smaller increase in total costs than previously hired workers.
  • every additional question contributes more to the destruction of your soul

Question 25

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The cost of raw materials will fall under the category of:
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  • fixed costs.
  • variable costs.
  • implicit costs.
  • average fixed costs.

Question 26

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The factory rent payments made by a firm fall under the category of:
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  • fixed costs.
  • variable costs.
  • short-run costs.
  • average variable costs.

Question 27

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Based on the table above, what is the marginal cost of the tenth unit?
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  • $250
  • $200
  • $50
  • $300

Question 28

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Based on the table above, if the fixed cost is $500, what is the average total cost of the fifth unit?
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  • $250
  • $140
  • $240
  • $100

Question 29

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Based on the table above, what is the average variable cost of the fourth unit?
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  • $250
  • $125
  • $240
  • $100

Question 30

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Economies of scale occur when ________ as the quantity of output increases.
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  • short-run average total cost falls
  • short-run average total cost rises
  • long-run average total cost falls
  • long-run average total cost rises

Question 31

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of monopolistic competition?
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  • There are many sellers.
  • There are many buyers.
  • Everybody is perfectly informed.
  • The goods are identical across sellers.

Question 32

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The diagram depicting monopolistic competition in the short run:
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  • is very similar to the short-run monopoly diagram.
  • is very similar to the short-run perfect competition diagram.
  • is very similar to the short-run oligopoly diagram.
  • is completely different from the diagrams of all the other types of markets.

Question 33

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If the average-total-cost curve of a firm in monopolistic competition happens to be above the demand curve, it means:
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  • the firm will have to sell a lot in order to make a profit.
  • the firm will have to sell at a very high price in order to make a profit.
  • other firms are performing better in the market than the firm depicted in the diagram.
  • the firm will be incurring losses in the short run.

Question 34

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In the long run, firms in monopolistic competition will see their price:
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  • become equal to their average variable cost.
  • become equal to their average total cost
  • remain well above their average total cost.
  • become equal to their marginal cost.

Question 35

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If firms in monopolistic competition are enjoying positive economic profits, in the long run:
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  • they will continue enjoying such profits, since new firms will be unable to enter the industry.
  • consumers will cease wanting to buy the good and will switch to cheaper alternatives.
  • this will attract new firms into the industry, causing prices to drop and profits to disappear.
  • the government will have to step in and regulate the price.

Question 36

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In long-run equilibrium, firms in monopolistic competition ________ than firms in perfect competition.
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  • produce less
  • charge a lower price
  • have bigger profits
  • have lower costs

Question 37

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In long-run equilibrium in a monopolistically competitive market, the price will be equal to:
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  • marginal cost.
  • marginal revenue.
  • average variable cost.
  • average total cost.

Question 38

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A major critique of advertising is that:
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  • it provides information to consumers that they would be better off without.
  • it manipulates people's tastes and preferences.
  • it promotes excessive competition among firms in the industry.
  • it undermines the market price.

Question 39

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A major argument in favor of advertising is that:
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  • it provides information to consumers that allows them to make better choices.
  • it helps people reaffirm their tastes and preferences.
  • it promotes competition among firms in the industry, leading to lower prices.
  • it will lower the market price.

Question 40

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According to the text, branding can be good for society because:
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  • it allows people to show off the branded goods they use or wear.
  • it keeps generic goods from taking over the market.
  • it provides useful information to consumers about the quality of branded goods.
  • it helps firms enjoy higher prices and profits.
  • Superbowl commercials are the best.

Question 41

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Which of the following is relevant to the long-run Phillips curve?
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  • Monetary factors determine its position.
  • If it shifts left, long-run aggregate supply shifts left.
  • Government policy has no effect on it.
  • Its position depends on the natural rate of unemployment.

Question 42

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Which of the following shifts the long-run Phillips curve right?
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  • increase in money supply
  • increase in inflation rate
  • increase in unemployment compensation
  • decrease in inflation rate

Question 43

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What effect does an increase in the expected rate of inflation have on the short-run and the long-run Phillips curves?
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  • Only the short-run Phillips curve shifts right.
  • Only the short-run Phillips curve shifts left.
  • Both the short-run and the long-run Phillips curves shift to the right.
  • Both the short-run and the long-run Phillips curves shift to the left.

Question 44

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If the sacrifice ratio is 2, how much output would be lost by reducing the inflation rate from 6 percent to 2 percent?
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  • 2 percent of annual output
  • 6 percent of annual output
  • 8 percent of annual output
  • 12 percent of annual output

Question 45

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Suppose the Bank of Canada announced an increase in interest rates, and suppose also that people believed the Bank was serious about reducing inflation. Which of the following would occur?
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  • The short-run Phillips curve would shift right, and the sacrifice ratio would fall.
  • The short-run Phillips curve would shift right, and the sacrifice ratio would rise.
  • The short-run Phillips curve would shift left, and the sacrifice ratio would fall.
  • The short-run Phillips curve would shift left, and the sacrifice ratio would rise.

Question 46

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Which of the following would best illustrate how the Phillips curve shows the short-run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment?
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  • shifts in aggregate demand
  • shifts in short-run aggregate supply
  • shifts in long-run aggregate supply
  • shifts in money demand

Question 47

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What effect will an increase in aggregate demand have?
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  • It will cause the Phillips curve to shift left.
  • It will cause the Phillips curve to shift right.
  • It will cause a movement up the Phillips curve.
  • It will cause a movement down the Phillips curve.

Question 48

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Which of the following is a characteristic of the long-run Phillips curve?
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  • It is negatively sloped.
  • It is positively sloped.
  • It is a horizontal line at the natural rate of unemployment.
  • It is a vertical line at the natural rate of unemployment.

Question 49

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Suppose that inflationary expectations increase. Which of the following would we expect?
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  • The long-run Phillips curve would shift right.
  • The long-run Phillips curve would shift left.
  • The short-run Phillips curve would shift right.
  • The short-run Phillips curve would shift left.

Question 50

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Which of the following best describes the natural-rate hypothesis?
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  • Unemployment falls when inflation increases.
  • An increase in the money supply increases the rate of inflation.
  • Unemployment rises when inflation increases.
  • Unemployment always returns to its natural rate regardless of the level of inflation.

Question 51

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In order to reduce inflation, which of the following must an economy endure?
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  • a period of high unemployment and low output
  • a period of high unemployment and high output
  • a period of low unemployment and low output
  • a period of low unemployment and high output

Question 52

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According to Phillips, which of the following conditions occurred in years of exceptionally high unemployment?
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  • Rates of inflation were low.
  • Rates of inflation were high.
  • Rates of disinflation were low
  • Rates of disinflation were high.

Question 53

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Which of the following events would shift the Phillips curve to the right?
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  • a decrease in aggregate supply
  • a tax cut that boosts aggregate demand for goods and services
  • an increase in the portion of the labour force made up of middle-aged individuals
  • a decline in the expected rate of inflation
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