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Economics, 8th Edition
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Economics, 8e (Hubbard/O'Brien)
Chapter 1 E c o n o m i c s : Foundations and Models
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1.1 Three Key Economic Ideas
1) Apple assembles most iPhones in China because the lower wages earned by Chinese workers and their
experience in electronics manufacturing reduce the costs of assembling iPhones. This is an example of
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Apple reacting to which of the three key economic ideas?
A) People are rational.
B) People respond to economic incentives.
C) Optimal decisions are made at the margin.
D) Firms attempt to maximize revenues.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
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Page Ref: 2
Topic: Scarcity
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Special Feature: Chapter Opener: Does Apple Manufacture the iPhone in the United States?
2) In economics, choices must be made because we live in a world of
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A) unemployment.
B) scarcity.
C) greed.
D) unlimited resources.
Answer: B
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Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Topic: Scarcity
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Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
3) Which of the following statements about scarcity is true?
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A) Scarcity refers to the situation in which unlimited wants exceed limited resources.
B) Scarcity is not a problem for the wealthy.
C) Scarcity is only a problem when a country has too large a population.
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D) Scarcity only arises when there is a wide disparity in income distribution.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Topic: Scarcity
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Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
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All Chapters Included
All Answers Included
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4) The basic economic problem of has always existed and will continue to exist.
A) scarcity
B) efficiency
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C) inflation
D) recession
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
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Topic: Scarcity
*: Recurring
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
5) By definition, economics is the study of
A) how to make money in the stock market.
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B) how to make money in a market economy.
C) the choices people make to attain their goals, given their scarce resources.
D) supply and demand.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Topic: Scarcity
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*: Recurring
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
6) An economic is a simplified version of some aspect of economic life used to analyze an
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economic issue.
A) market
B) trade-off
C) variable
D) model
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
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Topic: Economic Models
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Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
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7) Where do economic agents such as individuals, firms, and nations interact with each other?
A) in public locations monitored by the government
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B) in any arena that brings together buyers and sellers
C) in any physical location where people can physically get together for selling goods, such as shopping
malls
D) in any location where transactions can be monitored by consumer groups and taxed by the
government
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
ES
Topic: Markets
*: Recurring
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
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8) In economics, the term refers to a group of buyers and sellers of a product and the
arrangement by which they come together to trade.
A) collective
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B) cooperative
C) market
D) trade-off
Answer: C
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Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Topic: Markets
*: Recurring
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
9) Economists assume that individuals
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A) behave in unpredictable ways.
B) will never take actions to help others.
C) prefer to live in a society that values fairness above all else.
D) are rational and respond to incentives.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5
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Topic: People Are Rational
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Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
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10) Economists assume that rational behavior is useful in explaining choices people make
A) because irrational people do not make economic choices.
B) even though people may not behave rationally all the time.
C) because individuals act rationally all the time in all circumstances.
D) even though people rarely, if ever, behave in a rational manner.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5
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Topic: People Are Rational
*: Recurring
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
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11) Economists assume that rational people do all of the following except
A) use all available information as they act to achieve their goals.
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B) undertake activities that benefit others and hurt themselves.
C) weigh the benefits and costs of all possible alternative actions.
D) respond to economic incentives.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5
Topic: People Are Rational
*: Recurring
ES
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
jhgfdsa
M
TEST BANK
PR
Economics, 8th Edition
ES
By Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Obrien
SI
VE
INSTANT DOWNLOAD
COMPLETE CHAPTERS
G
R
COMPLETE ANSWERS
AD
ES
jhgfdsa
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Economics, 8e (Hubbard/O'Brien)
Chapter 1 E c o n o m i c s : Foundations and Models
M
1.1 Three Key Economic Ideas
1) Apple assembles most iPhones in China because the lower wages earned by Chinese workers and their
experience in electronics manufacturing reduce the costs of assembling iPhones. This is an example of
PR
Apple reacting to which of the three key economic ideas?
A) People are rational.
B) People respond to economic incentives.
C) Optimal decisions are made at the margin.
D) Firms attempt to maximize revenues.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
ES
Page Ref: 2
Topic: Scarcity
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Special Feature: Chapter Opener: Does Apple Manufacture the iPhone in the United States?
2) In economics, choices must be made because we live in a world of
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A) unemployment.
B) scarcity.
C) greed.
D) unlimited resources.
Answer: B
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Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Topic: Scarcity
*: Recurring
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
3) Which of the following statements about scarcity is true?
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A) Scarcity refers to the situation in which unlimited wants exceed limited resources.
B) Scarcity is not a problem for the wealthy.
C) Scarcity is only a problem when a country has too large a population.
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D) Scarcity only arises when there is a wide disparity in income distribution.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Topic: Scarcity
AD
*: Recurring
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
ES
All Chapters Included
All Answers Included
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4) The basic economic problem of has always existed and will continue to exist.
A) scarcity
B) efficiency
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C) inflation
D) recession
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
PR
Topic: Scarcity
*: Recurring
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
5) By definition, economics is the study of
A) how to make money in the stock market.
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B) how to make money in a market economy.
C) the choices people make to attain their goals, given their scarce resources.
D) supply and demand.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Topic: Scarcity
SI
*: Recurring
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
6) An economic is a simplified version of some aspect of economic life used to analyze an
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economic issue.
A) market
B) trade-off
C) variable
D) model
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
G
Topic: Economic Models
*: Recurring
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
R
7) Where do economic agents such as individuals, firms, and nations interact with each other?
A) in public locations monitored by the government
AD
B) in any arena that brings together buyers and sellers
C) in any physical location where people can physically get together for selling goods, such as shopping
malls
D) in any location where transactions can be monitored by consumer groups and taxed by the
government
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
ES
Topic: Markets
*: Recurring
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
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8) In economics, the term refers to a group of buyers and sellers of a product and the
arrangement by which they come together to trade.
A) collective
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B) cooperative
C) market
D) trade-off
Answer: C
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Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Topic: Markets
*: Recurring
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
9) Economists assume that individuals
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A) behave in unpredictable ways.
B) will never take actions to help others.
C) prefer to live in a society that values fairness above all else.
D) are rational and respond to incentives.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5
SI
Topic: People Are Rational
*: Recurring
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
VE
10) Economists assume that rational behavior is useful in explaining choices people make
A) because irrational people do not make economic choices.
B) even though people may not behave rationally all the time.
C) because individuals act rationally all the time in all circumstances.
D) even though people rarely, if ever, behave in a rational manner.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5
G
Topic: People Are Rational
*: Recurring
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
R
11) Economists assume that rational people do all of the following except
A) use all available information as they act to achieve their goals.
AD
B) undertake activities that benefit others and hurt themselves.
C) weigh the benefits and costs of all possible alternative actions.
D) respond to economic incentives.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5
Topic: People Are Rational
*: Recurring
ES
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist
AACSB: Analytical thinking
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