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ECON 312 Week 4 Midterm (Version 1)
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(TCO 1) The individual who brings together economic resources and assumes the risk of
business ventures in a capitalist economy is called the
(TCO 1) The Soviet Union economy of the 1980s would best be classified as
(TCO 1) The simple circular-flow model shows that workers, entrepreneurs, and the owners
(TCO 1) Which is not one of the five fundamental questions that an economy must deal with?
(TCO 1) The major "success indicator" for business managers in command economies like the
(TCO 2) At the point where the demand and supply curves intersect
(TCO 2) Black markets are associated with
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(TCO 2) An increase in demand for oil along with a simultaneous increase in supply of oil will
(TCO 2) If Product Y is an inferior good, a decrease in consumer incomes will
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(TCO 2) If the price elasticity of demand for a product is equal to 0.5, then a 10 percent
decrease in price will increase quantity demanded by
(TCO 2) Total revenue falls as the price of a good is raised, if the demand for the good is
(TCO 2) You are the sales manager for a software company and have been informed that the
price elasticity of demand for your most popular software is less than 1. To increase total
revenues, you should:
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(TCO 2) A state government wants to increase the taxes on cigarettes to increase tax
revenue. This tax would only be effective in raising new tax revenues if the price elasticity of
demand is
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(TCO 2) When universities announce a large tuition increase and follow it with an
announcement that more financial aid will be available, they are assuming that students who
pay full tuition
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(TCO 3) Suppose that you could prepare your own tax return in 15 hours, or you could hire a
tax specialist to prepare it for you in two hours. You value your time at $11 an hour. The tax
specialist will charge you $55 an hour. The opportunity cost of preparing your own tax return is
(TCO 3) Economic profits are equal to
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(TCO 3) The main difference between the short run and the long run is that
(TCO 3) The law of diminishing returns only applies in cases where
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