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PrinciplesmofmMicroeconomics,m12em(Case/Fair/Oster)mCh
apterm2m ThemEconomicmProblem:mScarcitymandmChoice
2.1 Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCost
1) Themprocessmbymwhichmresourcesmaremtransformedmintomusefulmformsmis
A) capitalization.
B) consumption.
C) production.
D) allocation.
mAnswer:mCm
Diff:m1
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mDefinition
LearningmOutcome:m Micro-1
2) Outputsminmthemproductionmprocessmare
A) pollution.
B) money.
C) goodsmandmservicesmofmvaluemtomhouseholds.
D) resources.
mAnswer:mCm
Diff:m1
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mDefinition
LearningmOutcome:m Micro-1
3) Whichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmamresourcemasmthemtermmismusedmbymeconomists?
A) land
B) labor
C) buildings
D) moneym
Answer:m
DmDiff:m1
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mConceptual
AACSB:mReflectivemThinking
mLearningmOutcome:m Micro-
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4) Whichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmanmeconomistmclassifymasmcapital?
A) am$50mbill
B) amcorporatembond
C) ampostmofficememployee
D) amguitarmusedmbymammusici
anmAnswer:mD
Diff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mConceptual
AACSB:mReflectivemThinking
mLearningmOutcome:m Micro-
1
5) Capital,masmeconomistsmusemthemterm,
A) ismthemmoneymthemfirmmspendsmtomhiremresources.
B) ismmoneymthemfirmmraisesmfrommsellingmstock.
C) refersmtomthemprocessmbymwhichmresourcesmaremtransformedmintomusefulmforms.
D) refersmtomthingsmthatmhavemalreadymbeenmproducedmthatmareminmturnmusedmtomproducemothermgo
odsmandmservices.
Answer:m D
Diff:m3
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mDefinition
LearningmOutcome:m Micro-1
6) Themconceptmofmopportunitymcostmismbasedmonmthemprinciplemof
A) need.
B) consumption.
C) scarcity.
D) profit.m
Answer:m
CmDiff:m1
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mConceptual
AACSB:mReflectivemThinking
mLearningmOutcome:m Micro-
20
7) Themconceptmofmtrade-offsmwouldmbecomemirrelevantmif
A) wemweremdealingmwithmamverymsimple,mone-personmeconomy.
B) povertymweremeliminated.
C) scarcitymweremeliminated.
D) capitalmweremeliminate
d.
Answer:m C
Diff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mConceptual
AACSB:mReflectivemThinking
mLearningmOutcome:m Micro-
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8) SupposemyoumaremdecidingmwhethermtomspendmyourmtaxmrebatemcheckmonmamnewmiPodmormamnew
mdigitalmcamera.mYoumaremdealingmwithmthemconceptmof
A) equity.
B) comparativemadvantage.
C) opportunitymcosts.
D) themfallacymofmcompositio
n.mAnswer:mC
Diff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mConceptual
AACSB:mReflectivemThinking
mLearningmOutcome:m Micro-
20
9) Accordingmtomthemtheorymofmcomparativemadvantage,mspecializationmandmfreemtrademwillmbenefit
A) onlymthatmtradingmpartymthatmhasmbothmanmabsolutemadvantagemandmamcomparativemadvantagem
inmthemproductionmofmallmgoods.
B) allmtradingmparties,mevenmwhenmsomemaremabsolutelymmoremefficientmproducersmthanmothers.
C) onlymthatmtradingmpartymthatmhasmanmabsolutemadvantageminmthemproductionmofmallmgoods.
D) onlymthatmtradingmpartymthatmhasmamcomparativemadvantageminmthemproductionmofmallm
goods.mAnswer:mB
Diff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mConceptual
AACSB:mReflectivemThinking
mLearningmOutcome:m Micro-
3
RefermtomtheminformationmprovidedminmTablem2.1mbelowmtomanswermthemfollowingmquestion(s).
Tablem2.1
Krystal Mark
WritingmPoems 8 12
WritingmTVmCommercials 2 4
10) RefermtomTablem2.1.mFormKrystal,mthemopportunitymcostmofmwritingmonemTVmcommercialmis
A) 1/4mofmampoem.
B) 2mpoems.
C) 4mpoems.
D) 6mpoems
.mAnswer:m
CmDiff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mAnalytical
AACSB:mAnalyticalmThinkin
gmLearningmOutcome:m Micro
-20
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11) RefermtomTablem2.1.mFormMark,mthemopportunitymcostmofmwritingmonemTVmcommercialmis
A) 1/3mofmampoem.
B) 2mpoems.
C) 3mpoems.
D) 8mpoems
.mAnswer:m
CmDiff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mAnalytical
AACSB:mAnalyticalmThinkin
gmLearningmOutcome:m Micro
-20
12) RefermtomTablem2.1.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtrue?
A) KrystalmhasmamcomparativemadvantageminmbothmwritingmTVmcommercialsmandmwritingmpoems.
B) MarkmhasmamcomparativemadvantageminmbothmwritingmTVmcommercialsmandmwritingmpoems.
C) KrystalmhasmamcomparativemadvantageminmwritingmTVmcommercials,mandmMarkmhasmamcompa
rativemadvantageminmwritingmpoems.
D) MarkmhasmamcomparativemadvantageminmwritingmTVmcommercials,mandmKrystalmhasmamcompa
rativemadvantageminmwritingmpoems.
Answer:m D
Diff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mAnalytical
AACSB:mAnalyticalmThinkin
gmLearningmOutcome:m Micro
-20
13) RefermtomTablem2.1.mTommaximizemtotalmproduction,
A) KrystalmshouldmspecializeminmwritingmTVmcommercials,mandmMarkmshouldmspecializeminmwritingmpoems.
B) MarkmshouldmspecializeminmwritingmTVmcommercials,mandmKrystalmshouldmspecializeminmwritingmpoems.
C) KrystalmandmMarkmshouldmbothmsplitmtheirmtimembetweenmwritingmpoemsmandmwritingmTVmcommercials.
D) KrystalmshouldmwritempoemsmandmwritemTVmcommercials,mbutmMarkmshouldmonlymwritemp
oems.mAnswer:mB
Diff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mAnalytical
AACSB:mAnalyticalmThinkin
gmLearningmOutcome:m Micro
-20
14) RefermtomTablem2.1.mFormMark,mthemopportunitymcostmofmwritingmsixmTVmcommercialsmis poems.
A) 2
B) 18
C) 24
D) anmindeterminatemnumberm
ofmAnswer:mB
Diff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mAnalytical
AACSB:mAnalyticalmThinkin
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PrinciplesmofmMicroeconomics,m12em(Case/Fair/Oster)mCh
apterm2m ThemEconomicmProblem:mScarcitymandmChoice
2.1 Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCost
1) Themprocessmbymwhichmresourcesmaremtransformedmintomusefulmformsmis
A) capitalization.
B) consumption.
C) production.
D) allocation.
mAnswer:mCm
Diff:m1
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mDefinition
LearningmOutcome:m Micro-1
2) Outputsminmthemproductionmprocessmare
A) pollution.
B) money.
C) goodsmandmservicesmofmvaluemtomhouseholds.
D) resources.
mAnswer:mCm
Diff:m1
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mDefinition
LearningmOutcome:m Micro-1
3) Whichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmamresourcemasmthemtermmismusedmbymeconomists?
A) land
B) labor
C) buildings
D) moneym
Answer:m
DmDiff:m1
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mConceptual
AACSB:mReflectivemThinking
mLearningmOutcome:m Micro-
1
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4) Whichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmanmeconomistmclassifymasmcapital?
A) am$50mbill
B) amcorporatembond
C) ampostmofficememployee
D) amguitarmusedmbymammusici
anmAnswer:mD
Diff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mConceptual
AACSB:mReflectivemThinking
mLearningmOutcome:m Micro-
1
5) Capital,masmeconomistsmusemthemterm,
A) ismthemmoneymthemfirmmspendsmtomhiremresources.
B) ismmoneymthemfirmmraisesmfrommsellingmstock.
C) refersmtomthemprocessmbymwhichmresourcesmaremtransformedmintomusefulmforms.
D) refersmtomthingsmthatmhavemalreadymbeenmproducedmthatmareminmturnmusedmtomproducemothermgo
odsmandmservices.
Answer:m D
Diff:m3
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mDefinition
LearningmOutcome:m Micro-1
6) Themconceptmofmopportunitymcostmismbasedmonmthemprinciplemof
A) need.
B) consumption.
C) scarcity.
D) profit.m
Answer:m
CmDiff:m1
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mConceptual
AACSB:mReflectivemThinking
mLearningmOutcome:m Micro-
20
7) Themconceptmofmtrade-offsmwouldmbecomemirrelevantmif
A) wemweremdealingmwithmamverymsimple,mone-personmeconomy.
B) povertymweremeliminated.
C) scarcitymweremeliminated.
D) capitalmweremeliminate
d.
Answer:m C
Diff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mConceptual
AACSB:mReflectivemThinking
mLearningmOutcome:m Micro-
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8) SupposemyoumaremdecidingmwhethermtomspendmyourmtaxmrebatemcheckmonmamnewmiPodmormamnew
mdigitalmcamera.mYoumaremdealingmwithmthemconceptmof
A) equity.
B) comparativemadvantage.
C) opportunitymcosts.
D) themfallacymofmcompositio
n.mAnswer:mC
Diff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mConceptual
AACSB:mReflectivemThinking
mLearningmOutcome:m Micro-
20
9) Accordingmtomthemtheorymofmcomparativemadvantage,mspecializationmandmfreemtrademwillmbenefit
A) onlymthatmtradingmpartymthatmhasmbothmanmabsolutemadvantagemandmamcomparativemadvantagem
inmthemproductionmofmallmgoods.
B) allmtradingmparties,mevenmwhenmsomemaremabsolutelymmoremefficientmproducersmthanmothers.
C) onlymthatmtradingmpartymthatmhasmanmabsolutemadvantageminmthemproductionmofmallmgoods.
D) onlymthatmtradingmpartymthatmhasmamcomparativemadvantageminmthemproductionmofmallm
goods.mAnswer:mB
Diff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mConceptual
AACSB:mReflectivemThinking
mLearningmOutcome:m Micro-
3
RefermtomtheminformationmprovidedminmTablem2.1mbelowmtomanswermthemfollowingmquestion(s).
Tablem2.1
Krystal Mark
WritingmPoems 8 12
WritingmTVmCommercials 2 4
10) RefermtomTablem2.1.mFormKrystal,mthemopportunitymcostmofmwritingmonemTVmcommercialmis
A) 1/4mofmampoem.
B) 2mpoems.
C) 4mpoems.
D) 6mpoems
.mAnswer:m
CmDiff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mAnalytical
AACSB:mAnalyticalmThinkin
gmLearningmOutcome:m Micro
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11) RefermtomTablem2.1.mFormMark,mthemopportunitymcostmofmwritingmonemTVmcommercialmis
A) 1/3mofmampoem.
B) 2mpoems.
C) 3mpoems.
D) 8mpoems
.mAnswer:m
CmDiff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mAnalytical
AACSB:mAnalyticalmThinkin
gmLearningmOutcome:m Micro
-20
12) RefermtomTablem2.1.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtrue?
A) KrystalmhasmamcomparativemadvantageminmbothmwritingmTVmcommercialsmandmwritingmpoems.
B) MarkmhasmamcomparativemadvantageminmbothmwritingmTVmcommercialsmandmwritingmpoems.
C) KrystalmhasmamcomparativemadvantageminmwritingmTVmcommercials,mandmMarkmhasmamcompa
rativemadvantageminmwritingmpoems.
D) MarkmhasmamcomparativemadvantageminmwritingmTVmcommercials,mandmKrystalmhasmamcompa
rativemadvantageminmwritingmpoems.
Answer:m D
Diff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mAnalytical
AACSB:mAnalyticalmThinkin
gmLearningmOutcome:m Micro
-20
13) RefermtomTablem2.1.mTommaximizemtotalmproduction,
A) KrystalmshouldmspecializeminmwritingmTVmcommercials,mandmMarkmshouldmspecializeminmwritingmpoems.
B) MarkmshouldmspecializeminmwritingmTVmcommercials,mandmKrystalmshouldmspecializeminmwritingmpoems.
C) KrystalmandmMarkmshouldmbothmsplitmtheirmtimembetweenmwritingmpoemsmandmwritingmTVmcommercials.
D) KrystalmshouldmwritempoemsmandmwritemTVmcommercials,mbutmMarkmshouldmonlymwritemp
oems.mAnswer:mB
Diff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mAnalytical
AACSB:mAnalyticalmThinkin
gmLearningmOutcome:m Micro
-20
14) RefermtomTablem2.1.mFormMark,mthemopportunitymcostmofmwritingmsixmTVmcommercialsmis poems.
A) 2
B) 18
C) 24
D) anmindeterminatemnumberm
ofmAnswer:mB
Diff:m2
Topic:m Scarcity,mChoice,mandmOpportunitymCostmS
kill:mAnalytical
AACSB:mAnalyticalmThinkin
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