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经济学原理西方经经济学期末考试题库
Mankiw
EssentialsofEconomics
TestBank
Points
1、MultipleChoice
1)Economicsdealsprimarilywiththeconceptof()
a)scarcity、
b)poverty、
c)change、
d)power、
2)WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedinthedecisionsthateverysocietymustmake?
()
a)whatgoodswillbeproduced
b)whowillproducegoods
c)whatdeterminesconsumerpreferences消费者的偏好
d)whowillconsumethegoods
3)Arationaldecisionmakertakesanactiononlyifthe()
a)marginalbenefitislessthanthemarginalcost、
b)marginalbenefitisgreaterthanthemarginalcost、
c)averagebenefitisgreaterthantheaveragecost、
d)marginalbenefitisgreaterthanboththeaveragecostandthemarginalcost、
4)Macroeconomicsisthestudyof()
a)individualdecisionmakers、
b)economichistory、
c)economy-widephenomena、
d)howfirmsmaximizeprofit
5)AmicroeconomistmightstudyeachofthefollowingEXCEPT()
a)theeffectsofrentcontrolonhousinginNewYorkCity、
b)howacollegestudentmakesfinancialdecisions、
c)howtariffsonshoesaffectstheshoeindustry、
d)theeffectontheeconomywhenunemploymentrateschange、
6)Thetermmarketfailurerefersto()
a)asituationinwhichthemarketonitsownfailstoallocateresourcesefficiently、
b)anunsuccessfuladvertisingcampaignwhichreducesbuyerdemand、
c)asituationinwhichcompetitionamongfirmsbecomesruthless、
d)afirmwhichisforcedoutofbusinessbecauseoflosses、
7)Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofanormative规范(主观)statement?
()
a)Ifthepriceofaproductdecreases,quantitydemandedincreases、
b)Reducingtaxratesonthewealthywouldbegoodforthecountry、
c)Ifthenationalsavingrateweretoincrease,sowouldtherateofeconomicgrowth、
d)Alloftheabovearecorrect、
8)Foreachgoodproducedinamarketeconomy,demandandsupplydetermine()
a)thepriceofthegood,butnotthequantity、
b)thequantityofthegood,butnottheprice、
c)bothpriceandquantity、
d)neitherpricenorquantityisdeterminedbydemandandsupply,becausepricesareultimatelysetbyproducers、
9)Ahigherpriceforbatteries电池wouldtendto()
a)increasethedemandforflashlights、
b)increasethedemandforelectricity、
c)decreasethedemandforelectricity、
d)increasethedemandforbatteries
10)Twogoodsarecomplementsifadecreaseinthepriceofonegood()
a)increasesthequantitydemandedoftheothergood、
b)reducesthedemandfortheothergood、
c)reducesthequantitydemandedoftheothergood、
d)raisesthedemandfortheothergood、
11)Ifashortageexistsinamarketweknowthattheactualpriceis()
a)belowequilibriumpriceandquantitydemandedisgreaterthanquantitysupplied、
b)aboveequilibriumpriceandquantitydemandedisgreaterthanquantitysupplied、
c)aboveequilibriumpriceandquantitysuppliedisgreaterthanquantitydemanded、
d)belowequilibriumpriceandquantitysuppliedisgreaterthanquantitydemanded、
12)Whenthegovernmentpreventspricesfromadjustingnaturallytosupplyanddemand()
a)itstabilizestheeconomybyreducingmarketuncertainties、
b)itadverselyaffectstheallocationofresources、影响了资源的分配
c)theimprovementinequityjustifiesthereductioninefficiency、
d)theimprovementinefficiencyjustifiesthereductioninequity、
13)Knowingthatthedemandforwheatisinelastic,ifallfarmvoluntarilyplowedunder10percentoftheirwheatcrop,then()
a)consumersofwheatwouldbuymorewheat、
b)wheatfarmerswouldsufferareductionintheirrevenue、
c)wheatfarmerswouldincreasetheirrevenue、
d)thedemandforwheatwoulddecrease、
14)Supposethatasteelfactoryemitsacertainamountofairpollution,whichconstitutesanegativeexternality、Thesocialcostofproducingthesteelincludesthe()
a)privatecostsofthesteelproducersandthepriceconsumerspayforthesteel、
b)privatecostsofthesteelproducersandthecoststothebystandersaffectedbythepollution、
c)coststothebystanderseffectedbythepollutiononly、
d)priceconsumerspayforthesteel、
15)TheTragedyofcommonscanbecorrectedby()
a)providingmoreoftheresourceforpublicuse、
b)assigningpropertyrightstoindividuals、公地悲剧可以通过产权私人化来解决
c)providinggovernmentsubsidiesfortheresource、
d)makingcertaineveryoneintheeconomyhasaccesstotheresource
16)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
()
a)Inthepresenceofamarketfailure,governmentactionmightnotimproveonthemarketoutcomebecausesometimespublicpoliciessimplyrewardthepoliticallypowerful、
b)Inthepresenceofamarketfailure,governmentactionmightnotimproveonthemarketoutcomebecausesomeleadersarenotfullyinformedabouttheeffectsoftheiractions、
c)Inthepresenceofamarketfailure,governmentactioncansometimesimproveonthemarketoutcome、
d)Inthepresenceofamarketfailure,governmentactionwillalwaysimproveonthemarketoutcome、
17)Ifaneconomyisproducingefficiently()
a)thereisnowaytoproducemoreofonegoodwithoutproducinglessoftheother、
b)itispossibletoproducemoreofbothgoods、
c)itispossibletoproducemoreofonegoodwithoutproducinglessoftheother、
d)itisnotpossibletoproducemoreofonegoodatanycost、
18)Theopportunitycostofobtainingmoreofonegoodisshownontheproductionpossibilitiesfrontierasthe()
a)amountoftheothergoodthatmustbegivenup、其她商品的数量需要放弃
b)marketpriceoftheadditionalamountproduced、
c)amountofresourcesthatmustbedevotedtoitsproduction、
d)dnumberofdollarsthatmustbespenttoproduceit、
Whenafirmisoperatingatanefficientscale()
19)
a)averagevariablecostisminimized、
b)averagefixedcostisminimized、
c)averagetotalcostisminimized、
d)Noneoftheabovearecorrect、
Figure1
20)Accordingfigure1,ontheproductionpossibilitiesfrontiershown,theopportunitycosttotheeconomyofgetting30additionaltoothbrushesbymovingfrompointAtopointDis()
a)10toasters、
b)15toasters、
c)20toasters、
d)25toasters、
21)Whenaprofits-maximizingfirminaperfectlycompetitivemarkethaszeroeconomicprofit,accountingprofit()
a)isnegative(accountinglosses)、
b)ispositive、
c)isalsozero、
d)couldbepositive,negativeorzero
22)Inthefigure2shown,themovementfrompointAtopointBisa()
a)shiftofthecurve、
b)changeinpreferences、
c)movementalongthecurve、因为就是价格的变动,所以沿着曲线
d)Alloftheabovearecorrect、
Figure2
23)Inthefigure3shown,themovementfrompointBtopointCisa()
a)shiftofthecurve、
b)changeinprice、movementalongthecurve、
c)changeincoststothefirm、
Figure3
24)Twogoodsaresubstitutesifadecreaseinthepriceofonegood()
a)increasesthedemandfortheothergood、
b)reducesthedemandfortheothergood、
c)reducesthequantitydemandedoftheothergood、
d)increasesthequantitydemandedoftheothergood、
25)Twogoodsarecomplementsifadecreaseinthepriceofonegood()
a)increasesthequantitydemandedoftheothergood、
b)reducesthedemandfortheothergood、
c)reducesthequantitydemandedoftheothergood、
d)raisesthedemandfortheothergood、
26)Ifadecreaseinincomeincreasesthedemandforagood,thenthegoodis()
a)asubstitutegood、
b)acomplementgood、
c)anormalgood、
d)aninferiorgood、
27)Onthefirgue3,themovementfromDtoD1iscalled
a)anincreaseindemand、
b)adecreaseindemand、
c)adecreaseinquantitydemanded、
d)anincreaseinquantitydemanded、
28)Whichofthefollowingwilldefinitelycauseequilibriumquantitytofall?
()
a)demandincreasesandsupplydecreases
b)demandandsupplybothdecrease
c)demanddecreasesandsupplyincreases
d)demandandsupplybothincrease
29)Ifthedemandforaproductincreases,wewouldexpectequilibriumprice()
a)toincreaseandequilibriumquantitytodecrease、
b)todecreaseandequilibriumquantitytoincrease、
c)andequilibriumquantitytobothincrease、
d)andequilibriumquantitytobothdecrease、
30)Newcarsarenormalgoods、Whatwillhappentotheequilibriumpriceofnewcarsifthepriceofgasolinerises,thepriceofsteelfalls,publictransportationbecomescheaperandmorecomfortable,auto-workersacceptlowerwagesandautomobileinsurancebecomesmoreexpensive?
()
a)Pricewillrise、
b)Pricewillfall、
c)Pricewillstayexactlythesame、
d)Thepricechangewillbeambiguous、
31)Whatwillhappentotheequilibriumpriceofnewtextbooksifmorestudentsattendcollege,paperbecomescheaper,textbookauthorsacceptlowerroyaltiesandfewerusedtextbooksaresold?
()
a)Pricewillrise、
b)Pricewillfall、
c)Pricewillstayexactlythesame、
d)Thepricechangewillbeambiguous、
32)Ifthepriceelasticityofdemandforagoodis4、0,thena10percentincreaseinpricewouldresultina()
a)4、0percentdecreaseinthequantitydemanded、
b)10percentdecreaseinthequantitydemanded、
c)40percentdecreaseinthequantitydemanded、
d)400percentdecreaseinthequantitydemanded、
33)Accordingtothefirgue4,whenpricefallsfrompoint$40to$30weknowthatdemandmustbe()
a)elastic,sincetotalrevenueincreasesfrom$8000to$9000、
b)inelastic,sincetotalrevenueincreasesfrom$8000to$9000、
c)inelastic,sincetotalrevenuedecreasesfrom$9000to$8000、
d)unitelastic,sincetotalrevenuedecreasesfrom$9000to$8000、
Figure4
34)Thecross-priceelasticityofdemandcantelluswhethergoodsare()
a)normalorinferior、
b)elasticorinelastic、
c)luxuriesornecessities、
d)complementsorsubstitutes、
35)Ifwheatfarmersknowthatthedemandforwheatisinelastic,andtheywanttoincreasetheirto