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经济学原理西方经经济学期末考精彩试题库

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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.其他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,andtheywanttoincreasetheirtotalrevenue,theyshouldall（）

a）plantmorewheatsothattheywouldbeabletosellmoreeachyear.

b）increasespendingonfertilizerinanattempttoproducemoreonth