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Prepare for your economics exams with the Principles of Economics 3e Test Bank – Chapter 16: Information, Risk, and Insurance. This study resource helps students review important concepts related to information asymmetry, economic risk, insurance markets, risk management, and decision-making under uncertainty. Use these practice questions to strengthen your understanding of how individuals and businesses manage financial risks, explore the role of information in economic decisions, assess your knowledge, and prepare for quizzes, assignments, and final exams.

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Economics Chapter 16 Test Bank

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A ____________________ is a promise that the buyer’s money will be refunded under
certain conditions.

A. money-back guarantee
B. warranty
C. service contract
D. insurance policy

Answer: A
Reference:
Explanation:

Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Remember


2. A ______________ is a promise to fix or replace the good, at least for a certain period of
time.

A. service contract
B. insurance policy
C. money-back guarantee
D. warranty

Answer: D
Reference:
Explanation:

Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Remember


3. A ________________ exists when the buyer pays an extra amount and the seller agrees to
fix anything that goes wrong for a set time period.

A. warranty
B. money-backed guarantee
C. service contract
D. money-back warranty

Answer: C
Reference:
Explanation:

Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Remember




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4. _____________________ that are issued by government agencies are a form of validation
that a worker has completed a certain type of education or passed a certain test.

A. Occupational licenses
B. Industrial licenses
C. Service contract licenses
D. Occupational insurance licenses

Answer: A
Reference:
Explanation:

Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Remember


5. Another person or firm who legally pledges to repay some or all of the money loaned if the
original borrower fails to do so is called a __________________________ .

A. warrantor
B. cosigner
C. guaranty
D. codebtor

Answer: B
Reference:
Explanation:

Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Remember


6. __________ is something valuable that a lender would have a right to________________ if
the loan is not repaid.

A. Collateral; sue for
B. A guarantee; seize and retain
C. A guarantee; sell
D. Collateral; seize and sell

Answer: D
Reference:
Explanation:

Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Medium Category: Remember


7. When Morty leased his new car, he was required by law to _________ to ______________
of financial loss caused by a vehicle collision.

A. pledge collateral; reduce the chance
B. pay extra for a warranty; eliminate the risk
C. purchase insurance; reduce the risk

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D. receive a free service contract; eliminate any chance

Answer: C
Reference:

Explanation:

Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Medium Category: Understand


8. Payments made to an insurance company in return for a policy of insurance are called
_________________ .

A. risk expenses
B. premiums
C. risk expenditures
D. deductibles

Answer: B
Reference:
Explanation:

Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Remember


9. In the insurance industry, homeowners are referred to as ___________ who share roughly
the same risks of an adverse event occurring.

A. a risk group
B. an adverse group
C. an uninsurable group
D. a premium group

Answer: A
Reference:
Explanation:

Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Remember


10. When people have insurance against a certain event, the notion that those people are less
likely to guard against that event occurring is called a _____________________ .

A. risk
B. hazard risk
C. moral hazard
D. moral risk

Answer: C
Reference:
Explanation:

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