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(21)
The development of money as a medium of exchange has facilitated the expansion of trade because
[A]
Holding money increases people's income
[B]
No other mediums of exchange are available
[C]
Money eliminates the "double coincidence of wants" problem
[D]
Holding money increases people's wealth
Answer: Money eliminates the "double coincidence of wants" problem
(22)
Money is
[A]
Backed by gold in Fort Knox
[B]
The same as income.
[C]
The value of all coins and currency in circulation at any time.
[D]
Anything that is generally accepted as a medium of exchange.
Answer: Anything that is generally accepted as a medium of exchange.
(23)
In a free-market economy the allocation of resources is determined by:
[A]
Votes taken by consumers
[B]
A central planning authority
[C]
By consumer preferences
[D]
The level of profits of firms
Answer: By consumer preferences
(24)
A rational person does not act unless:
[A]
The action is ethical
[B]
The action produces marginal costs that exceed marginal benefits
[C]
The action produces marginal benefits that exceed marginal costs
[D]
The action makes money for the person
Answer: The action produces marginal benefits that exceed marginal costs
(25)
Economics is a science which deals with human wants and their satisfaction.
[A]
Social
[B]
Political
[C]
Natural
[D]
Physical
(26)
.....defined economics as a study of mankind in the ordinary business of life.
[A]
Adam smith
[B]
Lionel Robbins
[C]
Samuelson
[D]
Alfred Marshall
(27)
The growth of an economy is indicated by an
[A]
Increase in savings
[B]
Increase in investment
[C]
Increase in general prices
[D]
Increase in national income
Answer: Increase in national income
(28)
.......equals revenue minus all explicit costs.
[A]
Accounting profit
[B]
Economic profit
[C]
Normal profit
[D]
Loss
Answer: Accounting profit
(29)
The father of New Economics is :
[A]
Marshall
[B]
J.M.Keynes
[C]
Adam Smith
[D]
Karl Marx
(30)
The problem refers to the possibility that owners and their managers may have different objectives.
[A]
Company- Manager problem
[B]
Principal-Agent Problem
[C]
Firm-Employee problem
[D]
Problem of different objectives
Answer: Principal-Agent Problem
31
Economic profit refers to.....minus all relevant costs , both explicit and implicit.
[A]
Profit
[B]
Cost
[C]
Expenses
[D]
Revenues
32
The interaction of individuals and firms in a market can be described as a......of money, goods and services and resources through product and factor markets.
[A]
Constant flow
[B]
Stable flow
[C]
Circular Flow
[D]
Regular Flow
33
An economic system:
[A]
Requires a grouping of private markets linked to one another.
[B]
Is a particular set of institutional arrangements and a coordinating mechanism used to respond to the economizing problem.
[C]
Requires some sort of centralized authority (such as government) to coordinate economic activity.
[D]
Is a plan or scheme that allows a firm to make money at some other firm's expense
Answer: Is a particular set of institutional arrangements and a coordinating mechanism used to respond to the economizing problem.
34
The regulatory mechanism of the market system is:
[A]
Self-interest
[B]
Private property.
[C]
Competition.
[D]
Specialization.
35
Which of the following is not an economic cost?
[A]
Wages.
[B]
Rents
[C]
Economic profits.
[D]
Payments made to the entrepreneur for organizing production
Answer: Economic profits.
36
From society's point of view the economic function of profits and losses is to:
[A]
Promote the equal distribution of real assets and wealth.
[B]
Achieve full employment and price level stability.
[C]
Contribute to a more equal distribution of income.
[D]
Reallocate resources from less desired to more desired uses.
Answer: Reallocate resources from less desired to more desired uses.
37
The invisible hand refers to the:
[A]
Fact that the U.S. tax system redistributes income from rich to poor.
[B]
Notion that, under competition, decisions motivated by self-interest promote the social interest.
[C]
Tendency of monopolistic sellers to raise prices above competitive levels.
[D]
Fact that government controls the functioning of the market system.
Answer: Notion that, under competition, decisions motivated by self-interest promote the social interest.
38
The invisible-hand concept suggests that: .
[A]
Market failures imply the need for a national economic plan.
[B]
Big businesses are inherently more efficient than small businesses.
[C]
The competitiveness of a capitalistic market economy invariably diminishes over time.
[D]
Assuming competition, private and public interests will coincide
Answer: Assuming competition, private and public interests will coincide
39
Two major virtues of the market system are that it:
[A]
Allocates resources efficiently and allows economic freedom.
[B]
Results in an equitable personal distribution of income and always maintains full employment.
[C]
Results in price level stability and a fair personal distribution of income.
[D]
Eliminates discrimination and minimizes environmental pollution.
Answer: Allocates resources efficiently and allows economic freedom.
40
The simple circular flow model shows that:
[A]
Households are on the buying side of both product and resource markets.
[B]
Businesses are on the selling side of both product and resource markets.
[C]
Households are on the selling side of the resource market and on the buying side of the product market.
[D]
Businesses are on the buying side of the product market and on the selling side of the resource market.
Answer: Households are on the selling side of the resource market and on the buying side of the product market.