微观经济学 题库.docx
《微观经济学 题库.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《微观经济学 题库.docx(203页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
微观经济学题库
Microeconomics,10e(Parkin)
Chapter1WhatIsEconomics?
1DefinitionofEconomics
1)Alleconomicquestionsareabout
A)howtomakemoney.
B)whattoproduce.
C)howtocopewithscarcity.
D)howtosatisfyallourwants.
Answer:
C
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
2)Alleconomicquestionsarisebecausewe
A)wantmorethanwecanget.
B)wantmorethanweneed.
C)haveanabundanceofresources.
D)havelimitedwantsthatneedtobesatisfied.
Answer:
A
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
3)Economicsisbestdefinedasthestudyofhowpeople,businesses,governments,andsocieties
A)chooseabundanceoverscarcity.
B)makechoicestocopewithscarcity.
C)usetheirinfiniteresources.
D)attainwealth.
Answer:
B
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Conceptual
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
4)Scarcityisasituationinwhich
A)peoplecannotsatisfyalltheirwants.
B)mostpeoplecangetonlybarenecessities.
C)peoplecansatisfyalltheirwants.
D)somepeoplecangetalltheywantandsomecannot.
Answer:
A
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
5)Economistspointoutthatscarcityconfronts
A)neitherthepoornortherich.
B)thepoorbutnottherich.
C)therichbutnotthepoor.
D)boththepoorandtherich.
Answer:
D
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Conceptual
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
EthicalReasoning
6)Scarcityis
A)ourinabilitytosatisfyallourwants.
B)asituationthatexistsduringeconomicrecessionsbutnotduringeconomicbooms.
C)eliminatedbychoices.
D)aneconomicproblemonlyforpoorpeople.
Answer:
A
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Modified10thedition
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
7)Whenaneconomisttalksofscarcity,theeconomistisreferringtothe
A)abilityofsocietytoemployallofitsresources.
B)abilityofsocietytoconsumeallthatitproduces.
C)inabilityofsocietytosatisfyallhumanwantsbecauseoflimitedresources.
D)abilityofsocietytocontinuallymaketechnologicalbreakthroughsandincreaseproduction.
Answer:
C
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
8)Fundamentaleconomicproblemsbasicallyarisefrom
A)thefactthatsocietyhasmorethanitneeds.
B)turmoilinthestockmarket.
C)theunequaldistributionofincome.
D)ourwantsexceedingourscarceresources.
Answer:
D
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
9)Scarcityexistsbecause
A)societyandpeoplearegreedyandwasteful.
B)ourwantsexceedtheresourcesavailabletosatisfythem.
C)oftheinefficientchoiceswemake.
D)poorpeopleneedmorefoodandothergoods.
Answer:
B
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
10)Scarcitycanbeeliminatedthrough
A)theuseofmarketmechanisms.
B)explorationthathelpsusfindnewresources.
C)wiseuseofourresources.
D)Noneoftheabovebecausescarcitycannotbeeliminated.
Answer:
D
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
11)Asaneconomicconcept,scarcityappliesto
A)bothmoneyandtime.
B)moneybutnottime.
C)timebutnotmoney.
D)neithertimenormoney.
Answer:
A
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Conceptual
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
12)Ineveryeconomicsystem,choicesmustbemadebecauseresourcesare________andourwantsare________.
A)unlimited;limited
B)limited;unlimited
C)unlimited;unlimited
D)limited;limited
Answer:
B
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Conceptual
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
13)Theproblemof"scarcity"applies
A)onlyinindustriallydevelopedcountriesbecauseresourcesarescarceinthesecountries.
B)onlyinunderdevelopedcountriesbecausetherearefewproductiveresourcesinthesecountries.
C)Onlyineconomicsystemsthatarejustbeginningtodevelopbecausespecializedresourcesarescarce.
D)toalleconomicsystems,regardlessoftheirlevelofdevelopment.
Answer:
D
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Conceptual
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
14)Scarcityrequiresthatpeoplemust
A)cooperate.
B)compete.
C)trade.
D)makechoices.
Answer:
D
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Conceptual
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
15)Peoplemustmakechoicesbecause
A)mostpeopleenjoyshopping.
B)ofscarcity.
C)therearemanygoodsavailable.
D)Noneoftheaboveanswersiscorrect.
Answer:
B
Topic:
Scarcity
Skill:
Conceptual
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
16)Anincentive
A)couldbearewardbutcouldnotbeapenalty.
B)couldbeapenaltybutcouldnotbeareward.
C)couldbeeitherarewardorapenalty.
D)istheoppositeofatradeoff.
Answer:
C
Topic:
Incentive
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
17)Aninducementtotakeaparticularactioniscalled
A)themarginalbenefit.
B)themarginalcost.
C)opportunitycost.
D)anincentive.
Answer:
D
Topic:
Incentive
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
18)Economicsisbestdefinedas
A)howpeoplemakemoneyandprofitsinthestockmarket.
B)makingchoicesfromanunlimitedsupplyofgoodsandservices.
C)makingchoiceswithunlimitedwantsbutfacingascarcityofresources.
D)controllingabudgetforahousehold.
Answer:
C
Topic:
DefinitionofEconomics
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
19)Thestudyofeconomics
A)focusesmainlyonindividualconsumers.
B)arisesfromthefactthatourwantsexceedavailableresources.
C)recognizesthatscarcitydoesnotaffectrichnations.
D)dealsmainlywithmicroeconomics.
Answer:
B
Topic:
DefinitionofEconomics
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
20)Economicsisbestdefinedasthescienceofchoiceandhowpeoplecopewith
A)differencesinwants.
B)differencesinneeds.
C)scarcity.
D)differenteconomicsystems.
Answer:
C
Topic:
DefinitionofEconomics
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
21)Economicsisthestudyof
A)thedistributionofsurplusgoodstothoseinneed.
B)affluenceinamorallybankruptworld.
C)thechoiceswemakebecauseofscarcity.
D)waystoreducewantstoeliminatetheproblemofscarcity.
Answer:
C
Topic:
DefinitionofEconomics
Skill:
Conceptual
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
22)Thestudyofthechoicesmadebyindividualsispartofthedefinitionof
A)microeconomics.
B)positiveeconomics.
C)macroeconomics.
D)normativeeconomics.
Answer:
A
Topic:
MicroeconomicsandMacroeconomics
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
23)Inpart,microeconomicsisconcernedwith
A)howabusinessfirmdecidesupontheamountitproducesandthepriceitsets.
B)changesintheeconomy'stotaloutputofgoodsandservicesoverlongperiodsoftime.
C)factorsthatexplainchangesintheunemploymentrateovertime.
D)theFederalReserve'spolicydecisions.
Answer:
A
Topic:
MicroeconomicsandMacroeconomics
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
24)Thestudyofthedecisionsofindividualunitsintheeconomyisknownas
A)macroeconomics.
B)microeconomics.
C)thestudyofincentives.
D)ceterisparibusstudy.
Answer:
B
Topic:
MicroeconomicsandMacroeconomics
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
25)Studyingthedeterminationofpricesinindividualmarketsisprimarilyaconcernof
A)positiveeconomics.
B)negativeeconomics.
C)macroeconomics.
D)microeconomics.
Answer:
D
Topic:
MicroeconomicsandMacroeconomics
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
26)Theanalysisofthebehaviorofindividualdecision-makingunitsisthedefinitionof
A)microeconomics.
B)positiveeconomics.
C)macroeconomics.
D)normativeeconomics.
Answer:
A
Topic:
MicroeconomicsandMacroeconomics
Skill:
Recognition
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
27)Whichofthefollowingisamicroeconomictopic?
A)HowatradeagreementbetweentheUnitedStatesandMexicoaffectsbothnations'unemploymentrates.
B)Comparinginflationratesacrosscountries.
C)Howrentceilingsimpactthesupplyofapartments.
D)Howataxrateincreasewillimpacttotalproduction.
Answer:
C
Topic:
MicroeconomicsandMacroeconomics
Skill:
Conceptual
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
28)WhichofthefollowingquestionsisNOTamicroeconomicquestion?
A)CantheFederalReservekeepincomegrowingbycuttinginterestrates?
B)Howwouldataxone-commerceaffecteBay?
C)WhatisBritney'sopportunitycostofhavinganotherbaby?
D)DoestheUnitedStateshaveacomparativeadvantageininformationtechnologyservices?
Answer:
A
Topic:
MicroeconomicsandMacroeconomics
Skill:
Conceptual
Questionhistory:
Previousedition,Chapter1
AACSB:
ReflectiveThinking
29)Whichof