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1.bRecallbChapterb1'sbopeningbstorybaboutbthebBritishbseabcaptainsbandbthebconvictedbfelons.b
Inbwhatbwaybwereb
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d.bbPaymentb(tobshipbcaptains)bwasbmadebdependentbonbthebsurvivalbratebofbprisoners.b
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2.bRecallbChapterb1'sbopeningbstorybaboutbthebBritishbseabcaptainsbandbthebconvictedbfelons.b
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a.bbpayingbforbeachbprisonerbwhobwalkedboffbthebshipbinbAustralia.b
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b.bbpayingbforbfoodbandbwaterbtobreducebthebcostsbofbcaringbforbprisonersbduringbthebtransit.b
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c.bbdoingbnothing,bsincebthebsuggestedbchangebwouldbnotbmatter.b
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b.bbalwaysbconsiderbthebeffectbofbtheirbactionsbonbothers.b
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c.bbarebmotivatedbbybself-interest.b
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d.bbarebnotbconcernedbwithbresources.b
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,b
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4.bInbthebopeningbstory,bthebpaymentbtobcaptainsbofbprisonerbtransportbshipsbforbeachbconvic
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Australiabinsteadbofbforbeachbconvictbwhobboardedbthebship:b
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b.bbsavedbtheblivesbofbhundredsbofbconvicts.b
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c.bbincreasedbthebvolumebofbslavebtrafficking.b
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d.bbshowsbthatbpeoplebcarebmorebaboutbmoralitybthanbaboutbtheirbself-interest.b
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5.bSeveralbstatesbofferbrebatesbonbthebpurchasebofbelectricbvehicles.bThisbpracticebhighlightsbt
hebideabof:b
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a.bbself-interest.b
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b.bbtrade-offs.b
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c.bbincentives.b
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d.bbthinkingbonbthebmargin.b
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DOWNLOADbTHEbTestbBankbforbModernbPrinciplesbofbEconomicsb5thbEdition
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6.bEverybday,bpeoplebworkbatbservingbpeoplebmealsbatbrestaurantsballbaroundbthebworld.bThe
sebpeoplebworkbforb
ourbbenefitbbecause:b
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a.bbpeoplebthinkbonbthebmargin.b
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b.bbtrade-offsbarebeverywhere.b
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c.bbtheybbenefitbbybdoingbso.b
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d.bbinstitutionsbrequirebthembtobdobso.b
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7.bEconomistsbthinkbthatbpeoplebarebself-interested:b
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a.bbonlybwhenbmonetarybincentivesbarebpresent.b
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b.bbbecausebtheybrespondbtobincentivesbinbpredictablebways.b
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c.bbonlybrarelybinbresponsebtobincentives.b
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d.bbunlessbtheybarebbeingbaltruistic.b
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8.bThebbasicbpostulatebofbeconomicsbindicatesbthatbchangesbinbincentivesbinfluencebthe:b
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a.bbactionsbofbproducersbbutbnotbconsumers.b
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b.bbactionsbofbconsumersbbutbnotbproducers.b
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c.bbchoicesbofbindividualsbonlybwhenbtheybbuybandbsellbgoodsbinbthebmarketplace.b
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d.bbchoicesbofbindividualsbwithbregardbtobabwidebrangebofbactivities,bincludingbthosebgenerally
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asbsocialborbpolitical.b
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9.bAccordingbtobeconomists,bpeoplebrespondbto:b
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a.bbotherbpeople.b
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b.bbsocialbinterest.b
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c.bbmoney.b
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d.bbincentives.b
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10.bAdambSmithbwrote,b“Itbisbnotbfrombthebbenevolencebofbthebbutcher,bthebbrewer,borbthebba
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b.bbbutchers,bbrewers,bandbbakersbarebnotbproductivebmembersbofbsociety.b
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, 11.bWhichbfinancingbmethodbforbtransportingbprisonersbfrombpointbAbtobBbwillbresultbinbthebg
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b Date:bbb
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prisonersbsurvivingbthebtrip?bAssumebtherebareb50bprisonersbbeingbtransported.b
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a.bbThebship'sbcaptainbisbpaidb$100bbybthebgovernmentbforbeveryblivebprisonerbthatbisbloadedb
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c.bbThebship'sbcaptainbisbpaidb$400bbybthebgovernmentbforbeveryblivebprisonerbthatbisbloadedb
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d.bbThebship'sbcaptainbisbpaidbabflatbratebofb$3,000bforbthebtrip,bratherbthanbbeingbpaidbperbpri
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12.bThebmainbincentivebforbbusinessbactivitybis:b
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