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Inacompetitivemarketeconomyfirmswillselecttheleastcostproductiontechnique
because:
Selectone:
a.suchchoiceswillresultinthefullemploymentofavailableresources.

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b.todosowillmaximizethefirms'profits.
c.thiswillpreventnewfirmsfromenteringtheindustry.
d."dollarvoting"byconsumersmandatessuchachoice.

Thecorrectansweris:todosowillmaximizethefirms'profits.

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Whichofthefollowingisadistinguishingfeatureofamarketsystem?
Selectone:
a.publicownershipofallcapital.

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b.centralplanning.
c.widespreadprivateownershipofcapital.
d.acircularflowofgoods,resources,andmoney.

Thecorrectansweris:widespreadprivateownershipofcapital.

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Innovationlaggedinthecentrallyplannedeconomiesbecause:
Selectone:
a.therewastoomuchdomesticbusinesscompetition.

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b.therewastoomuchcompetitionfromforeignfirms.
c.enterprisesresistedinnovationinfearthattheirproductiontargets
wouldberaised.
d.exportshadtoequalimportsfortheplantowork.

Thecorrectansweris:enterprisesresistedinnovationinfearthattheirproduction
targetswouldberaised.

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Fromsociety'spointofviewtheeconomicfunctionofprofitsandlossesisto:
Selectone:
a.promotetheequaldistributionofrealassetsandwealth.

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b.achievefullemploymentandpricelevelstability.
c.contributetoamoreequaldistributionofincome.
d.reallocateresourcesfromlessdesiredtomoredesireduses.

Thecorrectansweris:reallocateresourcesfromlessdesiredtomoredesireduses.

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(ConsiderThis)In1975McDonald'sintroduceditsEggMcMuffinbreakfastsandwich,
whichremainspopularandprofitabletoday.Thislongevityillustratestheideaof:
Selectone:
a.opportunitycost.

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b.upslopingsupply.
c.consumersovereignty.
d.specialization.

Thecorrectansweris:consumersovereignty.

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Thedollarvotesofconsumersultimatelydeterminethecompositionofoutputand
theallocationofresourcesinamarketeconomy.Thisstatementbestdescribesthe
conceptof:
Selectone:

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a.deriveddemand.
b.consumersovereignty.
c.theinvisiblehand.
d.marketfailure.

Thecorrectansweris:consumersovereignty.

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Refertotheabovediagram.Flow(4)represents:
Selectone:
a.wage,rent,interest,andprofitincome.
b.land,labor,capital,andentrepreneurialability.
c.goodsandservices.
d.consumerexpenditures.

Thecorrectansweris:consumerexpenditures.

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ThefailureofSovietcentralplanningwasreflectedin:
Selectone:
a.adeclininggrowthrate.

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b.poorqualitygoods.

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c.thefailuretoprovidepromisedconsumergoods.
d.allofthese.

Thecorrectansweris:allofthese.

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Answerthenextquestion(s)onthebasisofthefollowinginformation:Suppose30
unitsofproductAcanbeproducedbyemployingjustlaborandcapitalinthefour
waysshownbelow.Assumethepricesoflaborandcapitalare$2and$3
respectively.

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Refertotheaboveinformation.Whichtechniqueiseconomicallymostefficientin
producingA?
Selectone:
a.I
b.II
c.III
d.IV

Thecorrectansweris:IV

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Aneconomicsystem:
Selectone:
a.requiresagroupingofprivatemarketslinkedtooneanother.

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b.isaparticularsetofinstitutionalarrangementsandacoordinating
mechanismusedtorespondtotheeconomizingproblem.
c.requiressomesortofcentralizedauthority(suchasgovernment)to
coordinateeconomicactivity.
d.isaplanorschemethatallowsafirmtomakemoneyatsomeother
firm'sexpense.

Thecorrectansweris:isaparticularsetofinstitutionalarrangementsanda
coordinatingmechanismusedtorespondtotheeconomizingproblem.

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Theeconomicfunctionofprofitsandlossesisto:
Selectone:
a.bringaboutamoreequaldistributionofincome.

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b.signalthatresourcesshouldbereallocated.
c.eliminatesmallfirmsandreducecompetition.
d.tellgovernmentwhichindustriesneedtobesubsidized.

Thecorrectansweris:signalthatresourcesshouldbereallocated.

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Supposethatanindividualseesatremendousopportunitytoproduceandsellanew
product,butdismissestheideabecausethereisnowaytoexploitthisopportunityfor
personalgain.Thissituationbestidentifiesthe:
Selectone:
a.coordinationproblemundercommunistcentralplanning.
b.selfsufficiencydilemmaundercommunism.
c.asymmetricinformationproblemundercommunism.
d.incentiveproblemundercommunistcentralplanning.

Thecorrectansweris:incentiveproblemundercommunistcentralplanning.

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Whichofthefollowingisadistinguishingfeatureofacommandsystem?
Selectone:
a.privateownershipofallcapital.

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b.centralplanning.
c.heavyrelianceonmarkets.
d.widespreaddispersionofeconomicpower.

Thecorrectansweris:centralplanning.

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Barter:
Selectone:
a.isthemajormeansofexchangeincentrallyplannedeconomies.

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b.accountsforover30percentofthedollarvolumeofallexchangeinthe
U.S.economy.
c.entailstheexchangeofgoodsforgoods.
d.isusedtocircumventtheproblemofalackofcoincidenceofwants
amongpotentialbuyersandsellers.

Thecorrectansweris:entailstheexchangeofgoodsforgoods.

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Whichofthefollowingisalimitationofthesimplecircularflowmodel?
Selectone:
a.productmarketsareignored.

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b.resourcemarketsareignored.
c.thedeterminationofproductandresourcepricesisnotexplained.
d.householdsareincluded,butnotbusinesses.

Thecorrectansweris:thedeterminationofproductandresourcepricesisnot
explained.

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Theinvisiblehandconceptsuggeststhat:
Selectone:
a.changesinproductdemandsareonlyrandomlyreflectedinchangesin

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thedemandsforresources.

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b.profitmaximizationisinconsistentwithanefficientallocationof
resources.
c.governmentactionisnecessarytocorrectformarketfailures.
d.whenfirmsmaximizetheirprofits,society'soutputwillalsobe
maximized.

Thecorrectansweris:whenfirmsmaximizetheirprofits,society'soutputwillalsobe
maximized.

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TheFrenchterm"laissezfaire"means:
Selectone:
a."thereisnofreelunch."

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b."letitbe."
c."circularflow."
d."publicownership."

Thecorrectansweris:"letitbe."

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Refertotheabovediagram.Flow(3)represents:
Selectone:
a.wage,rent,interest,andprofitincome.
b.land,labor,capital,andentrepreneurialability.
c.goodsandservices.
d.consumerexpenditures.

Thecorrectansweris:goodsandservices.

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EnterprisemanagersandworkersintheSovietUnionoftenresistedinnovationsin
productionmethodsbecause:
Selectone:
a.productiontargetswereoftenincreasedwheninnovationoccurred.

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b.therewasachronicshortageofcomputers.
c.workerscouldnotbereallocatedgeographically.
d.innovationsordinarilyincreaseddependenceonworldmarkets.

Thecorrectansweris:productiontargetswereoftenincreasedwheninnovation
occurred.

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Thepursuitofselfinterest:
Selectone:
a.ishighlydetrimentaltothemarketsystem.

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b.meansthesameas"selfishness."
c.isreflectedinthebehavioroffirms,butnotinthebehaviorof
consumers.
d.givesdirectiontothemarketsystem.

Thecorrectansweris:givesdirectiontothemarketsystem.