TEST BANK FOR
SX SX
ManagerialSXEconomics,SX10thSXEditionSXWilliamSXF.SXSamuelson,SXStephenSXG.SXMarks,SXJaySXL.SXZagorskySXChapt
erSX1-17
File:SXCh01;SXCHAPTERSX1:SXIntroductionSXtoSXEconomicSXDecisionSXMa
kingSXMULTIPLESXCHOICE
1-3
,1. ManagerialSXeconomicsSXcanSXbestSXbeSXdefinedSXasSXthe:
a) macroeconomicsSXandSXmicroeconomicsSXforSXmanagers.
b) studySXofSXeconomicSXincentivesSXonSXconsumerSXbehaviorSXandSXdemand.
c) analysisSXofSXtheSXlaborSXmarketSXthroughSXtheSXbehaviorSXofSXworkersSXandSXmanagers.
d) analysisSXofSXmajorSXmanagementSXdecisionsSXusingSXeconomicSXtools.
e) studySXofSXtheSXstrategicSXinteractionSXbetweenSXfirmsSXinSXaSXmarket.
ANSWER:SXd
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXIntroductionSX
DIFFICULTYSXLEVEL:SXEasy
2. WhichSXofSXtheSXfollowingSXisSXnotSXoneSXofSXtheSXstepsSXinSXmanagerialSXdecisionSXmaking?
a) PredictingSXtheSXconsequencesSXofSXaSXdecision.
b) ExploringSXtheSXalternativesSXtoSXtheSXdecision.
c) DefiningSXtheSXproblemSXandSXtheSXobjectivesSXofSXtheSXdecision.
d) NegotiatingSXaSXconsensusSXtoSXimplementSXtheSXdecision.
e) PerformingSXsensitivitySXanalysis.
ANSWER:SXd
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXEasy
3. ProfitSXmaximizationSXisSXanSXambiguousSXguideSXtoSXdecisionSXmakingSXinSXtheSXprivateSXsectorSXbecause:
a) firmsSXinSXtheSXprivateSXsectorSXusuallySXdoSXnotSXaimSXatSXprofitSXmaximization.
b) theSXgoalSXofSXprofitSXmaximizationSXcontradictsSXtheSXgoalSXofSXsatisfyingSXtheSXfirm’sSXshareholders.
c) ofSXtheSXpresenceSXofSXriskSXandSXuncertainty.
d) profit-maximizationSXignoresSXsocialSXcostsSXandSXbenefits.
e) NoneSXofSXtheSXaboveSXanswersSXisSXcorrect.
ANSWER:SXc
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXEasy
1-4
,4. WhichSXofSXtheSXfollowingSXisSXtrueSXofSXeconomicSXmodels?
a) ModelsSXareSXtooSXtheoreticalSXtoSXbeSXapplicableSXinSXrealSXworldSXdecisions.
b) ModelsSXareSXnotSXusefulSXbecauseSXuncertaintySXpreventsSXaccurateSXforecasts.
c) ModelsSXareSXsimplifiedSXdescriptionsSXofSXprocesses,SXrelationships,SXorSXotherSXphenomena.
d) ModelsSXdescribeSXrealSXworldSXsituationsSXinSXcompleteSXdetail.
e) ModelsSXareSXnotSXusefulSXbecauseSXtheySXdoSXnotSXtakeSXintoSXaccountSXcomplicatingSX
andSXlessSXimportantSXfeaturesSXofSXaSXproblem.
ANSWER:SXc
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXMedium
5. WhichSXofSXtheSXfollowingSXcorrectlySXdescribesSXaSXdeterministicSXeconomicSXmodel?
a) ASXdeterministicSXmodelSXisSXaSXmodelSXforSXwhichSXtheSXoutcomeSXisSXpredictedSXwithSXcertainty.
b) ASXdeterministicSXmodelSXcanSXonlySXbeSXusedSXtoSXexplainSXshort-runSXeconomicSXphenomena.
c) ASXdeterministicSXmodelSXisSXmostSXusefulSXinSXidentifyingSXlong-termSXtrends.
d) ASXdeterministicSXmodelSXisSXusedSXinSXtheSXstudySXofSXnormativeSXeconomics.
e) TheSXoutcomeSXofSXaSXdeterministicSXmodelSXisSXrandomSXandSXhasSXprobabilitiesSXattached.
ANSWER:SXa
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXEasy
6. WhichSXofSXtheSXfollowingSXcorrectlySXexplainsSXaSXprobabilisticSXmodel?
a) ASXprobabilisticSXmodelSXgivesSXaSXdescriptionSXofSXrealSXworldSXeconomicSXphenomena.
b) ASXprobabilisticSXmodelSXshowsSXtheSXpossibilitySXofSXaSXrangeSXofSXoutcomes.
c) ASXprobabilisticSXmodelSXexaminesSXtheSXchangesSXinSXeconomicSXvariablesSXoverSXaSXperiodSXofSXtime.
d) ASXprobabilisticSXmodelSXisSXbasedSXonSXvalueSXjudgments.
e) ASXprobabilisticSXmodelSXisSXusedSXtoSXexplainSXlong-runSXeconomicSXphenomena
ANSWER:SXb
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXEasy
7. MaximizingSXprofitSXbySXenumeratingSXtheSXprofitSXoutcomesSXofSXdifferentSXcoursesSXofSXaction
a) IsSXonlySXapplicableSXtoSXproblemsSXwithSXaSXsmallSXnumberSXofSXalternatives.
b) BecomesSXincreasinglySXcostlySXasSXtheSXnumberSXofSXchoicesSXincrease.
c) AlwaysSXdiscoversSXtheSXbestSXpossibleSXchoice.
d) ProvidesSXaSXusefulSXshortcutSXtoSXfindingSXtheSXoptimalSXchoice.
e) AnswersSXbSXandSXcSXareSXbothSXcorrect.
1-5
, ANSWER:SXb
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFI
CULTYSXLEVEL:SXMedium
8. ASXbeveragesSXcompanySXwantsSXtoSXlaunchSXaSXnewSXdietSXsodaSXaimedSXatSXdiabeticsSXandSX
health-SXconsciousSXcustomers.SXItSXwillSXuseSXaSX
economicSXmodelSXtoSXidentifySXitsSXtargetSXcustom
ers.
a) deterministic
b) dynamic
c) qualitative
d) stochastic
e) probabilistic
ANSWER:SXa
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXMedium
9. GivenSXthatSXtheSXmarketSXshareSXofSXaSXfirmSXdependsSXonSXmanySXunpredictableSXfactors,SXaSXfir
mSXwillSXuseSXaSX
economicSXmodelSXtoSXestimateSXtheSXmarketSXshareSXforSXoneSXofSXitsSXproducts.
a) deterministic
b) dynamic
c) qualitative
d) probabilistic
e) comparativeSXstatics
ANSWER:SXd
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXMedium
10. SensitivitySXanalysisSXisSXusedSXbySXaSXfirmSXto:
a) analyzeSXtheSXimpactSXofSXaSXchangeSXinSXtheSXpriceSXofSXtheSXgoodSXonSXtheSXdemandSXforSXtheSXgood.
b) examineSXtheSXstaticSXeffectsSXofSXanSXeconomicSXdecisionSXonSXtheSXfirm’sSXprofitability.
c) analyzeSXtheSXsocialSXcostsSXandSXbenefitsSXofSXanSXeconomicSXdecision.
d) examineSXtheSXopportunitySXcostsSXofSXanSXeconomicSXdecision.
e) examineSXhowSXanSXoptimalSXdecisionSXisSXaffectedSXifSXkeySXeconomicSXfactsSXvary.
ANSWER:SXe
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXEasy
1-6
SX SX
ManagerialSXEconomics,SX10thSXEditionSXWilliamSXF.SXSamuelson,SXStephenSXG.SXMarks,SXJaySXL.SXZagorskySXChapt
erSX1-17
File:SXCh01;SXCHAPTERSX1:SXIntroductionSXtoSXEconomicSXDecisionSXMa
kingSXMULTIPLESXCHOICE
1-3
,1. ManagerialSXeconomicsSXcanSXbestSXbeSXdefinedSXasSXthe:
a) macroeconomicsSXandSXmicroeconomicsSXforSXmanagers.
b) studySXofSXeconomicSXincentivesSXonSXconsumerSXbehaviorSXandSXdemand.
c) analysisSXofSXtheSXlaborSXmarketSXthroughSXtheSXbehaviorSXofSXworkersSXandSXmanagers.
d) analysisSXofSXmajorSXmanagementSXdecisionsSXusingSXeconomicSXtools.
e) studySXofSXtheSXstrategicSXinteractionSXbetweenSXfirmsSXinSXaSXmarket.
ANSWER:SXd
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXIntroductionSX
DIFFICULTYSXLEVEL:SXEasy
2. WhichSXofSXtheSXfollowingSXisSXnotSXoneSXofSXtheSXstepsSXinSXmanagerialSXdecisionSXmaking?
a) PredictingSXtheSXconsequencesSXofSXaSXdecision.
b) ExploringSXtheSXalternativesSXtoSXtheSXdecision.
c) DefiningSXtheSXproblemSXandSXtheSXobjectivesSXofSXtheSXdecision.
d) NegotiatingSXaSXconsensusSXtoSXimplementSXtheSXdecision.
e) PerformingSXsensitivitySXanalysis.
ANSWER:SXd
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXEasy
3. ProfitSXmaximizationSXisSXanSXambiguousSXguideSXtoSXdecisionSXmakingSXinSXtheSXprivateSXsectorSXbecause:
a) firmsSXinSXtheSXprivateSXsectorSXusuallySXdoSXnotSXaimSXatSXprofitSXmaximization.
b) theSXgoalSXofSXprofitSXmaximizationSXcontradictsSXtheSXgoalSXofSXsatisfyingSXtheSXfirm’sSXshareholders.
c) ofSXtheSXpresenceSXofSXriskSXandSXuncertainty.
d) profit-maximizationSXignoresSXsocialSXcostsSXandSXbenefits.
e) NoneSXofSXtheSXaboveSXanswersSXisSXcorrect.
ANSWER:SXc
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXEasy
1-4
,4. WhichSXofSXtheSXfollowingSXisSXtrueSXofSXeconomicSXmodels?
a) ModelsSXareSXtooSXtheoreticalSXtoSXbeSXapplicableSXinSXrealSXworldSXdecisions.
b) ModelsSXareSXnotSXusefulSXbecauseSXuncertaintySXpreventsSXaccurateSXforecasts.
c) ModelsSXareSXsimplifiedSXdescriptionsSXofSXprocesses,SXrelationships,SXorSXotherSXphenomena.
d) ModelsSXdescribeSXrealSXworldSXsituationsSXinSXcompleteSXdetail.
e) ModelsSXareSXnotSXusefulSXbecauseSXtheySXdoSXnotSXtakeSXintoSXaccountSXcomplicatingSX
andSXlessSXimportantSXfeaturesSXofSXaSXproblem.
ANSWER:SXc
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXMedium
5. WhichSXofSXtheSXfollowingSXcorrectlySXdescribesSXaSXdeterministicSXeconomicSXmodel?
a) ASXdeterministicSXmodelSXisSXaSXmodelSXforSXwhichSXtheSXoutcomeSXisSXpredictedSXwithSXcertainty.
b) ASXdeterministicSXmodelSXcanSXonlySXbeSXusedSXtoSXexplainSXshort-runSXeconomicSXphenomena.
c) ASXdeterministicSXmodelSXisSXmostSXusefulSXinSXidentifyingSXlong-termSXtrends.
d) ASXdeterministicSXmodelSXisSXusedSXinSXtheSXstudySXofSXnormativeSXeconomics.
e) TheSXoutcomeSXofSXaSXdeterministicSXmodelSXisSXrandomSXandSXhasSXprobabilitiesSXattached.
ANSWER:SXa
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXEasy
6. WhichSXofSXtheSXfollowingSXcorrectlySXexplainsSXaSXprobabilisticSXmodel?
a) ASXprobabilisticSXmodelSXgivesSXaSXdescriptionSXofSXrealSXworldSXeconomicSXphenomena.
b) ASXprobabilisticSXmodelSXshowsSXtheSXpossibilitySXofSXaSXrangeSXofSXoutcomes.
c) ASXprobabilisticSXmodelSXexaminesSXtheSXchangesSXinSXeconomicSXvariablesSXoverSXaSXperiodSXofSXtime.
d) ASXprobabilisticSXmodelSXisSXbasedSXonSXvalueSXjudgments.
e) ASXprobabilisticSXmodelSXisSXusedSXtoSXexplainSXlong-runSXeconomicSXphenomena
ANSWER:SXb
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXEasy
7. MaximizingSXprofitSXbySXenumeratingSXtheSXprofitSXoutcomesSXofSXdifferentSXcoursesSXofSXaction
a) IsSXonlySXapplicableSXtoSXproblemsSXwithSXaSXsmallSXnumberSXofSXalternatives.
b) BecomesSXincreasinglySXcostlySXasSXtheSXnumberSXofSXchoicesSXincrease.
c) AlwaysSXdiscoversSXtheSXbestSXpossibleSXchoice.
d) ProvidesSXaSXusefulSXshortcutSXtoSXfindingSXtheSXoptimalSXchoice.
e) AnswersSXbSXandSXcSXareSXbothSXcorrect.
1-5
, ANSWER:SXb
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFI
CULTYSXLEVEL:SXMedium
8. ASXbeveragesSXcompanySXwantsSXtoSXlaunchSXaSXnewSXdietSXsodaSXaimedSXatSXdiabeticsSXandSX
health-SXconsciousSXcustomers.SXItSXwillSXuseSXaSX
economicSXmodelSXtoSXidentifySXitsSXtargetSXcustom
ers.
a) deterministic
b) dynamic
c) qualitative
d) stochastic
e) probabilistic
ANSWER:SXa
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXMedium
9. GivenSXthatSXtheSXmarketSXshareSXofSXaSXfirmSXdependsSXonSXmanySXunpredictableSXfactors,SXaSXfir
mSXwillSXuseSXaSX
economicSXmodelSXtoSXestimateSXtheSXmarketSXshareSXforSXoneSXofSXitsSXproducts.
a) deterministic
b) dynamic
c) qualitative
d) probabilistic
e) comparativeSXstatics
ANSWER:SXd
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXMedium
10. SensitivitySXanalysisSXisSXusedSXbySXaSXfirmSXto:
a) analyzeSXtheSXimpactSXofSXaSXchangeSXinSXtheSXpriceSXofSXtheSXgoodSXonSXtheSXdemandSXforSXtheSXgood.
b) examineSXtheSXstaticSXeffectsSXofSXanSXeconomicSXdecisionSXonSXtheSXfirm’sSXprofitability.
c) analyzeSXtheSXsocialSXcostsSXandSXbenefitsSXofSXanSXeconomicSXdecision.
d) examineSXtheSXopportunitySXcostsSXofSXanSXeconomicSXdecision.
e) examineSXhowSXanSXoptimalSXdecisionSXisSXaffectedSXifSXkeySXeconomicSXfactsSXvary.
ANSWER:SXe
SECTIONSXREFERENCE:SXSixSXStepsSXtoSXDecisionSXMakingSXDIFFIC
ULTYSXLEVEL:SXEasy
1-6