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Q3
HighwayOfficial:
Whenresurfacingourconcretebridges,weshoulduseelectricallyconductiveconcrete(ECC)ratherthanstandardconcrete.
Inthewinter,ECCcanbeheatedbypassinganelectriccurrentthroughit,therebypreventingicebuildup.
Thecostoftheelectricityneededissubstantiallylowerthanthecostofthede-icingsaltwecurrentlyuse.
Taxpayer:
ButconstructioncostsforECCaremuchhigherthanforstandardconcrete,soyourproposalisprobablynotjustifiableoneconomicgrounds.
Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,couldbestbeusedtosupportthehighwayofficial'
sproposalinthefaceofthetaxpayer'
sobjection?
∙Theuseofde-icingsaltcausescorrosionofthereinforcingsteelinconcretebridgedecksanddamagetotheconcreteitself,therebyconsiderablyshorteningtheusefullifeofconcretebridges.
∙Severeicingconditionscancausepoweroutagesandslowdowntheworkofemergencycrewstryingtogetpowerrestored.
∙Inweatherconditionsconducivetoicing,icegenerallyformsontheconcretesurfacesofbridgeswellbeforeitformsonpartsoftheroadwaythatgooversolidground.
∙Asidefromitspotentialuseforde-icingbridges,ECCmightalsobeaneffectivemeansofkeepingotherconcretestructuressuchasparkinggaragesandairportrunwaysicefree.
∙IfECCweretobeusedforabridgesurface,theelectriccurrentwouldbeturnedononlyattimesatwhichicewaslikelytoform.
Q4
Whichofthefollowingmostlogicallycompletesthepassage?
Appendicitis(inflammationoftheappendix)ispotentiallyfatal;
consequently,patientswithsymptomsstronglysuggestingappendicitisalmostalwayshavetheirappendixremoved.
Theappropriatesurgeryislow-riskbutperformedunnecessarilyinabout20percentofallcases.
Anewlydevelopedinternalscanforappendicitisishighlyaccurate,producingtwomisdiagnosesforevery98correctdiagnoses.
Clearly,usingthistest,doctorscanlargelyavoidunnecessaryremovalsoftheappendixwithout,however,performinganyfewernecessaryonesthanbefore,since______.
∙thepatientswhoarecorrectlydiagnosedwiththistestasnothavingappendicitisinvariablyhavemedicalconditionsthataremuchlessseriousthanappendicitis
∙themisdiagnosesproducedbythistestarealwaysinstancesofattributingappendicitistosomeonewhodoesnot,infact,haveit
∙allofthepatientswhoarediagnosedwiththistestashavingappendicitisdo,infact,haveappendicitis
∙everypatientwhoisdiagnosedwiththistestashavingappendicitishasmorethanoneofthesymptomsgenerallyassociatedwithappendicitis
∙theonlypatientswhoaremisdiagnosedusingthistestarepatientswholackoneormoreofthesymptomsthataregenerallyassociatedwithappendicitis
Q5
Therearenolegallimits,asthereareforcodandhaddock,onthesizeofmonkfishthatcanbecaught,acircumstancethatcontributestotheirdepletionthroughoverfishing.
∙Therearenolegallimits,asthereareforcodandhaddock,onthesizeofmonkfishthatcanbecaught,acircumstancethatcontributestotheirdepletionthroughoverfishing.
∙Therearenolegallimitsonthesizeofmonkfishthatcanbecaught,unlikecodorhaddock,acircumstancethatcontributestodepletingthembecausetheyarebeingoverfished.
∙Therearelegallimitsonthesizeofcodandhaddockthatcanbecaught,butnotformonkfish,whichcontributestoitsdepletionthroughoverfishing.
∙Unlikecodandhaddock,therearenolegalsizelimitsoncatchingmonkfish,whichcontributestoitsdepletionbybeingoverfished.
∙Unlikecatchingcodandhaddock,therearenolegalsizelimitsoncatchingmonkfish,contributingtotheirdepletionbecausetheyareoverfished.
Q6
Heirloomtomatoes,grownfromseedssavedfromthepreviousyear,onlylooklessappetizingthantheirroundandredsupermarketcousins,oftengreenandstriped,orhaveplentyofbumpsandbruises,butaremoreflavorful.
∙cousins,oftengreenandstriped,orhaveplentyofbumpsandbruises,butare
∙cousins,oftengreenandstriped,orwithplentyofbumpsandbruises,although
∙cousins,oftengreenandstriped,ortheyhaveplentyofbumpsandbruises,althoughtheyare
∙cousins;
theyareoftengreenandstriped,orwithplentyofbumpsandbruises,although
theyareoftengreenandstriped,orhaveplentyofbumpsandbruises,buttheyare
Q7~Q9
Seventeenth-century
philosopherJohnLocke
statedthatasmuchas
Line
99percentofthevalueof
(5)
anyusefulproductcanbe
attributedto"
theeffectsof
labor."
ForLocke'
sintellec-
tualheirsitwasonlyashort
steptothe"
labortheoryof
(10)
value,"
whoseformulators
heldthat100percentofthe
valueofanyproductisgen-
eratedbylabor(thehuman
workneededtoproduce
(15)
goods)andthatthereforethe
employerwhoappropriates
anypartoftheproduct'
s
valueasprofitispracticing
theft.
(20)
Althoughhumaneffortis
requiredtoproducegoods
fortheconsumermarket,
effortisalsoinvestedin
makingcapitalgoods(tools,
(25)machines,etc.),whichare
usedtofacilitatetheproduc-
tionofconsumergoods.
In
moderneconomiesabout
one-thirdofthetotaloutputof
(30)consumergoodsisattribut-
abletotheuseofcapital
goods.
Approximatelytwo-
thirdsoftheincomederived
fromthistotaloutputispaid
(35)outtoworkersaswagesand
salaries,theremainingthird
servingascompensation
totheownersofthecapital
Moreover,part
(40)
ofthisremainingthirdis
receivedbyworkerswho
areshareholders,pension
beneficiaries,andthelike.
Thelabortheoryofvalue
(45)systematicallydisregards
theproductivecontributionof
capitalgoods—afailingfor
whichLockemustbearpart
oftheblame.
Q7
Accordingtotheauthorofthepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueofthedistributionoftheincomederivedfromthetotaloutputofconsumergoodsinamoderneconomy?
∙Workersreceiveashareofthisincomethatissignificantlysmallerthanthevalueoftheirlaborasacontributiontototaloutput.
∙Ownersofcapitalgoodsreceiveashareofthisincomethatissignificantlygreaterthanthecontributiontototaloutputattributabletotheuseofcapitalgoods.
∙Ownersofcapitalgoodsreceiveashareofthisincomethatisnogreaterthantheproportionoftotaloutputattributabletotheuseofcapitalgoods.
∙Ownersofcapitalgoodsarenotfullycompensatedfortheirinvestmentbecausetheypayoutmostoftheirshareofthisincometoworkersaswagesandbenefits.
∙Workersreceiveashareofthisincomethatisgreaterthanthevalueoftheirlaborbecausethelabortheoryofvalueoverestimatestheircontributiontototaloutput.
Q8
Theauthorofthepassageisprimarilyconcernedwith
∙criticizingLocke'
seconomictheories
∙discountingthecontributionoflaborinamoderneconomy
∙questioningthevalidityofthelabortheoryofvalue
∙arguingforamoreequitabledistributionofbusinessprofits
∙contendingthatemployersareovercompensatedforcapitalgoods
Q9
Whichofthefollowingargumentswouldaproponentofthelabortheoryofvalue,asitispresentedinthefirstparagraph,bemostlikelytouseinresponsetothestatementthat"
Thelabortheoryofvaluesystematicallydisregardstheproductivecontributionofcapitalgoods"
(lines44-47)?
∙Theproductivecontributionsofworkersandcapitalgoodscannotbecomparedbecausetheproductivelifespanofcapitalgoodsislongerthanthatofworkers.
∙Theauthor'
sanalysisofthedistributionofincomeismisleadingbecauseonlyasmallpercentageofworkersarealsoshareholders.
∙Capitalgoodsarevaluableonlyinsofarastheycontributedirectlytotheproductionofconsumergoods.
∙Theproductivecontributionofcapitalgoodsmustbediscountedbecausecapitalgoodsrequiremaintenance.
∙Theproductivecontributionofcapitalgoodsmustbeattributedtolaborbecausecapitalgoodsarethemselvesproductsoflabor.
Q10
ResearchersinGermanyhaveunearthed400,000-year-oldwoodenspearsfromwhatitappearswasanancientlakeshorehuntinggroundasstunningevidenceofhumanancestorswhosystematicallyhuntedbiggamemuchearlierthanbelieved.
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