Macroeconomics test 1

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As technology advances,
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The Production Possibility Frontier is used to illustrate the concept of
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To help unscramble cause and effect, economists
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The opportunity cost of choice X can be defined as
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Generic aspirin is an inferior good. As Julie’s income decreases we would expect
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If there is a surplus in the money market, the Fed can eliminate it by
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Which of the following would an economist classify as capital?
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If a country is operating at a point of production efficiency
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Union introduced new costly regulations in the tuna market to protect workers. We would expect the equilibrium cost of tuna to---------- and the equilibrium quantity of tuna to--------
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Which of the following is a positive statement?
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Encouraging international trade will
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The “Law of Demand” implies that
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Consumers expect their income to rise. For a normal good, this would result in an increase in
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The study of economics:
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which of the following is not one of the basic economic equation
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the demand curve is best illustrated by
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When Hurricane Andrew passed through Louisiana in the summer of 1992, approximately a quarter of the sugar cane crop was destroyed. Ceteris paribus,
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Because the nation N is operating at a point inside its PPF, it
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Any transaction that involves exchanging one good for another without using money is considered a
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An efficient market is a market
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among a given demand curve for corn, which of the following is not held constant
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The concept of opportunity cost is based on the principle of
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Depreciation is
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Apples and oranges are substitute goods. A freeze in Florida destroyed a good portion of the orange crop. Ceteris paribus.
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Households are
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Jean &co has an increasing cost production possibility frontier. Its slope must be
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Carlo discovers when he studies for his macroeconomics tests at the bar, he earns better grades. He advises all students to study at the bar for similar results. Carlo his guilty of committing
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According to the text, the reason to study economics
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“Lower ticket prices would lead to more people attending ball games.” This statement is
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Each of the following is a basic concern of any economic system except
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If the market is in equilibrium, a technological improvement will cause price to------------and quantity demanded to --------------
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The amount that households have accumulated out of past income through savings and inheritance is
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If the government increases unemployment benefits, then labor
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For Jill to have a comparative advantage inn the production of pins means that, relative to Jack, with the same resources
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An increase in the overall price level is known as
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The price of Good C increases and as a result, the demand for good D increases. The two goods are
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Encouraging international trade will
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An undergraduate student pays $ 475 for a three- credit course at Lehman College. After the official withdrawal date has elapsed, he drops the course (and cannot get back the $475). At this time, the $ 475 represents
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When two people trade
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The four (4) criteria’s that are frequently used in judging outcome of economic policy are
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A production possibility frontier diagram illustrates all of the following concepts except
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The supply of labor is defined as the relationship between the real wage and the
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Consider the market fur turkeys. In the US, because of Thanksgiving in the month of November
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Which of the following is not a criterion for judging the result of an economic policy
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Along a given supply curve for eggs
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Among the fundamental concepts in economics are
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A rightward shift in the supply of U.S. cars might be due to
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Which of the following is NOT a topic studied in Macroeconomics?
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Economics is the study of how
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That which we forgo, or give up, when we make a choice or decision is called