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Microeconomics
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Which of the following refers to the study of the economic behavior of individual decision- making units, such as individual consumers, resource owners, and business firms, in a free- enterprise system?
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The modern theory of the firm postulates that the primary objective of managers is to maximize
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the value of the firms output
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Which of the following areas of economic theory is the single most important element of managerial economics?
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Microeconomics
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The last stage in the five-step decision process described in the text is to
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implement the decision
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which theory of profit holds that a firm's profits can differ from zero only in the short run?
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Frictional theory
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Business have responded to incentives for ethical behavior by doing all of the following except
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lobbying for the abolition of laws that require ethical behavior
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Assume that corn and wheat are substitutes in production; that is, the same inputs can be used to produce either one of these two commodities. Also assume that the laws of supply and demand apply in both markets. If the demand for one of these commodities increases, what will likely happen in the other market?
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supply will decrease
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Which of the following developments in the housing market will help increase housing prices?
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decline in supply
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which of the following is a feature of perfectly competitive market?
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There are many buyers and sellers
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Assuming that price is above the equilibrium price, which of the following is correct?
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There will be downward pressure until the price reaches the equilibrium price
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If automobile manufacturers are producing cars faster than people want to buy them,
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there is an excess supply and price can be expected to decrease.
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At the equilibrium price
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quantity demanded equals quantity supplied
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The demand function for a product is defined as Q = 24 - 2P. If price is equal to 6, then the price elasticity of demand is
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unit elastic
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Value of the firm is given by
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present value if all expected future profits
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Which of the following has the highest net present value if the discount rate is 5%
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$500 NOW
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A decline in the supply will cause a change in
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the level of quantity demanded
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In which scenario will both the equilibrium price and quantity increase at the same time?
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When demand increases
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If the price of a good decreases while the quantity of the good exchanged on markets increases, then the most likely explanation is that there has been
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an increase in supply
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Which of the following is correct about imports of goods and services from abroad?
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Imports of goods and services decreases the price for domestic consumers
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How is dutch auction conducted
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Starts with a high price. Price is reduced until one participant accepts
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The price of a firm's product increases from $5 to $6. As a result, the quantity demanded of the product declines from 600,000 to 500,000. The arc price arc price elasticity of demand for the good is equal to
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-1
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as the economy emerged from the most recent recession, household income rose by 6 percent. Over the same period, total expenditures on beef increased by 3 percent. Assuming that all other economic variables were held constant
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beef must be a normal good
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If a good is inferior, then
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the income of elasticity of demand will be negative
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Linear demand curve at the midpoint is
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unitary elastic
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The increase in price of good A from $1 to $2 caused a decrease in quantity of good B demanded from 10 to 5. Cersei's paribus, the arc cross price elasticity between these two goods is
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-1.00
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Refer to the graph of the short-rub total fist and total variables cost curves. At what level of output is marginal cost increasing
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8
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Refer to the short run per unit cost curves graph. Which of the four curves represents average total cost?
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Curve A
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A firm that has total fixed costs of $20,000 sells. it's output for $150 per unit and has an average variable cost of $200. If the firm's cost and revenue curves are linear, how much output must the firm produce to break even?
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The firm cannot beak even
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Refer to the monopoly market graph. The monopolist can maximize profit by producing
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4 Units of output
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A perfectly competitive firm is selling 300 units of output per week at a price of $100. Average total cost is $94, average variable cost is $89, and average marginal cost is $97. From this information, it is clear that the firm
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Can increase its profit by producing less output a week
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Which type of market structure does not typically have a negatively sloped market curve
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all of the above
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When a perfectly competitive industry is not in the long run equilibrium, all firms in the industry
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may earn negative or positive economic profits
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If an input is owned and used by a firm, then its
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explicit cost is zero
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Linear demand curve above the midpoint is
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elastic
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The long run average cost curve is at a minimum at a level of output where
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the firm is experiencing constant returns to scale
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Which of the following will not decrease the demand for a commodity?
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The commodity's price increases