Test Bank for Economics
Randy Methenitis
Economics
Seventh Edition
R. Glenn Hubbard
Anthony Patrick O’Brien
New York, NY
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, Economics 2019 (Hubbard/O'Brien)
Chapter 1 Economics: Foundations and Models
1.1 Three Key Economic Ideas
1) Ford assembles some cars in Mexico because the lower wages the company pays to Mexican workers
and the lower prices it pays for auto parts in Mexico reduces Ford's costs. This is an example of Ford
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 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: Why Does Ford Assemble Cars in Both the United States and Mexico?
2) In economics, choices must be made because we live in a world of
A) unemployment.
B) scarcity.
C) greed.
D) unlimited resources.
Answer: B
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?
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.
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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Randy Methenitis
Economics
Seventh Edition
R. Glenn Hubbard
Anthony Patrick O’Brien
New York, NY
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, Economics 2019 (Hubbard/O'Brien)
Chapter 1 Economics: Foundations and Models
1.1 Three Key Economic Ideas
1) Ford assembles some cars in Mexico because the lower wages the company pays to Mexican workers
and the lower prices it pays for auto parts in Mexico reduces Ford's costs. This is an example of Ford
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 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: Why Does Ford Assemble Cars in Both the United States and Mexico?
2) In economics, choices must be made because we live in a world of
A) unemployment.
B) scarcity.
C) greed.
D) unlimited resources.
Answer: B
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?
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.
D) Scarcity only arises when there is a wide disparity in income distribution.
Answer: A
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
1
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