byJeffreyM.Perloff,Chapters1-20
,Tableofcontents
1. Introduction
2. Supply and Demand
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3. Applying the Supply-and-Demand Model
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4. Consumer Choice x&
5. Applying Consumer Theory
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6. Firms and Production
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7. Costs
8. Competitive Firms and Markets x& x& x&
9. Applying the Competitive Model
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10. General Equilibrium and Economic Welfare
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11. Monopoly
12. Pricing and Advertising x& x&
13. Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition x& x& x&
14. Game Theory x&
15. Factor Markets x&
16. Interest Rates, Investments, and Capital Markets
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17. Uncertainty
18. Externalities, Open-Access, and Public Goods x& x& x& x&
19. Asymmetric Information x&
20. Contracts and Moral Hazards x& x& x&
,Chapter 1 x& Introduction
1.1 Microeconomics: The Allocation of Scarce Resources
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1) Microeconomicsx&studiesx&thex&allocationx&of
A) decisionx&makers.
B) scarcex&resources.
C) models.
D) unlimitedx&resources.
E) TANSWER:x& B
Section:
Thex&Allocationx&ofx&Scarcex&Resources
Qux&estionx&Status: Old
AACSB: Analyticx&thinking
2) Microeconomicsx&isToftenx&called
A) pricex&theory.
B) decisionx&science.
C) scarcity.
D) resourcex&theory
.x&ANSWER:x & A
Section:
Thex&Allocationx&ofx&Scarcex&Resources
Qux&estionx&Status: Old
AACSB: Analyticx&thinking
3) Mostxµeconomicx&modelsx&assumex&thatTdecisionx&makersTwishx&to
A) makex&themselvesx&asx&wellx&offx&asx&possible.
B) actx&selfishly.
C) makex&othersx&asx&wellx&offx&asx&possible.
D) Nonex&ofx&thex&abov
e.x&ANSWER:x & A
Section:
Thex&Allocationx&ofx&Scarcex&Resources
Qux&estionx&Status: Old
AACSB: Analyticx&thinking
4) Societyx & facesx & trade---‑offsx & becausex & of
A) governmentx®ulations.
B) profitx&motive.
C) facelessx&bureaucrats.
, D) scarcity.x&
Ax&NSWER: D
Section:
Thex&Allocationx&ofx&Scarcex&Resources
Qux&estionx&Status: Old
AACSB: Analyticx&thinking