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Microeconomics Test

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5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. Consumer Surplus
  2. Inelastic
  3. Why does the government sometimes provide public goods?
  4. Normative Economic Statements
  5. Price elasticity (demand) is larger when...?
  1. a Changes in quantity are not as sensitive to the change in price (steeper)
  2. b not testable
  3. c free-riders make it difficult for private markets to supply the efficient quantity
  4. d 1/2bXh, area below the demand curve but above the price, the difference between the maximum consumers are willing to pay and what they will actually pay
  5. e people spend a large share of their income on the product

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. The belief that what is true for one is true for all
  2. will be greater in the long run than short run
  3. points within the curve, not producing at maximum productivity
  4. 1/2bXh, area above the supply curve but below the price, the difference between the minimum producers are willing to acccept and what they actually accept
  5. costs of exit and entry are low

5 True/False Questions

  1. ProprietorshipBusiness owned by a single individual who is fully liable for all debts

          

  2. Socialism-better than socialism
    -market organization
    -an economic system based on private property and free enterprise

          

  3. Economicsthe branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

          

  4. SubsidiesChanges in quantity are sensitive to changes in price (flatter)

          

  5. Average Fixed Cost (AFC)will always decrease as output expands