TEST BANK For Microeconomics, 9th edition
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by Jeffrey M. Perloff, Chapters 1 - 20
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,Table of contents
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1. Introduction
2. Supply and Demand
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3. Applying the Supply-and-Demand Model
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4. Consumer Choice ff
5. Applying Consumer Theory
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6. Firms and Production
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7. Costs
8. Competitive Firms and Markets ff ff ff
9. Applying the Competitive Model
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10. General Equilibrium and Economic Welfare ff ff ff ff
11. Monopoly
12. Pricing and Advertising ff ff
13. Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition ff ff ff
14. Game Theory ff
15. Factor Markets ff
16. Interest Rates, Investments, and Capital Markets
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17. Uncertainty
18. Externalities, Open-Access, and Public Goods ff ff ff ff
19. Asymmetric Information ff
20. Contracts and Moral Hazards ff ff ff
,Chapter 1 ff Introduction
1.1 Microeconomics: The Allocation of Scarce Resources
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1) Microeconomics ffstudies ffthe ffallocation ffof
A) decision ffmakers.
B) scarce ffresources.
C) models.
D) unlimited
resources.fANSWER: B
ff
Section: The ffAllocation ffof ffScarce
ResourcesfQuestion ffStatus:
ff Old
AACSB: Analytic ffthinking
2) Microeconomics ffis ffoften ffcalled
A) price fftheory.
B) decision ffscience.
C) scarcity.
D) resource
theory.fANSWER:
ff
A
Section: The ffAllocation ffof ffScarce
ResourcesfQuestion ffStatus:
ff Old
AACSB: Analytic ffthinking
3) Most ffmicroeconomic ffmodels ffassume ffthat ffdecision ffmakers ffwish ffto
A) make ffthemselves ffas ffwell ffoff ffas ffpossible.
B) act ffselfishly.
C) make ffothers ffas ffwell ffoff ffas ffpossible.
D) None ffof ffthe
above.fANSWER:
ff A
Section: The ffAllocation ffof ffScarce
ResourcesfQuestion ffStatus:
ff Old
AACSB: Analytic ffthinking
4) Society fffaces fftrade- ‑offs ffbecause ffof
A) government ffregulations.
B) profit ffmotive.
C) faceless ffbureaucrats.
, D) scarcity.
ff ANSWER: D
Section: The ffAllocation ffof ffScarce
ResourcesfQuestion ffStatus:
ff Old
AACSB: Analytic ffthinking
ff ff ff ff ff
by Jeffrey M. Perloff, Chapters 1 - 20
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
,Table of contents
ff ff
1. Introduction
2. Supply and Demand
ff ff
3. Applying the Supply-and-Demand Model
ff ff ff
4. Consumer Choice ff
5. Applying Consumer Theory
ff ff
6. Firms and Production
ff ff
7. Costs
8. Competitive Firms and Markets ff ff ff
9. Applying the Competitive Model
ff ff ff
10. General Equilibrium and Economic Welfare ff ff ff ff
11. Monopoly
12. Pricing and Advertising ff ff
13. Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition ff ff ff
14. Game Theory ff
15. Factor Markets ff
16. Interest Rates, Investments, and Capital Markets
ff ff ff ff ff
17. Uncertainty
18. Externalities, Open-Access, and Public Goods ff ff ff ff
19. Asymmetric Information ff
20. Contracts and Moral Hazards ff ff ff
,Chapter 1 ff Introduction
1.1 Microeconomics: The Allocation of Scarce Resources
ff ff ff ff ff
1) Microeconomics ffstudies ffthe ffallocation ffof
A) decision ffmakers.
B) scarce ffresources.
C) models.
D) unlimited
resources.fANSWER: B
ff
Section: The ffAllocation ffof ffScarce
ResourcesfQuestion ffStatus:
ff Old
AACSB: Analytic ffthinking
2) Microeconomics ffis ffoften ffcalled
A) price fftheory.
B) decision ffscience.
C) scarcity.
D) resource
theory.fANSWER:
ff
A
Section: The ffAllocation ffof ffScarce
ResourcesfQuestion ffStatus:
ff Old
AACSB: Analytic ffthinking
3) Most ffmicroeconomic ffmodels ffassume ffthat ffdecision ffmakers ffwish ffto
A) make ffthemselves ffas ffwell ffoff ffas ffpossible.
B) act ffselfishly.
C) make ffothers ffas ffwell ffoff ffas ffpossible.
D) None ffof ffthe
above.fANSWER:
ff A
Section: The ffAllocation ffof ffScarce
ResourcesfQuestion ffStatus:
ff Old
AACSB: Analytic ffthinking
4) Society fffaces fftrade- ‑offs ffbecause ffof
A) government ffregulations.
B) profit ffmotive.
C) faceless ffbureaucrats.
, D) scarcity.
ff ANSWER: D
Section: The ffAllocation ffof ffScarce
ResourcesfQuestion ffStatus:
ff Old
AACSB: Analytic ffthinking