AREC Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
opportunity |cost |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |forgone |value |of |the |next |best |alternative |use |of
|the |resource
fallacy |of |composition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-that |which |is |true |for |an |individual |is |not |
necessarily |true |in |the |aggregate |(for |the |group)
positive |economics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-focuses |on |what-is(explanation) |and |the |what-
would-be-if |(prediction)
normative |economics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-focuses |on |value |judgements |or |prescriptions |
and |the |what-should-be |or |ought-to-be
marginal |analysis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-focuses |on |how |a |small |change |in |one |variable |
affects |other |variables
price |indices |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unitless |measures |that |provide |a |straightforward |way |to |
make |comparisons
structure |of |the |farm |sector |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-trends |toward |fewer |farms |but |larger |
farms, |and |more |specialized |farms
structure |of |the |food |industry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |relatively |small |number |of |firms |
account |for |a |very |large |share |of |the |market
Answers
opportunity |cost |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |forgone |value |of |the |next |best |alternative |use |of
|the |resource
fallacy |of |composition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-that |which |is |true |for |an |individual |is |not |
necessarily |true |in |the |aggregate |(for |the |group)
positive |economics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-focuses |on |what-is(explanation) |and |the |what-
would-be-if |(prediction)
normative |economics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-focuses |on |value |judgements |or |prescriptions |
and |the |what-should-be |or |ought-to-be
marginal |analysis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-focuses |on |how |a |small |change |in |one |variable |
affects |other |variables
price |indices |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unitless |measures |that |provide |a |straightforward |way |to |
make |comparisons
structure |of |the |farm |sector |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-trends |toward |fewer |farms |but |larger |
farms, |and |more |specialized |farms
structure |of |the |food |industry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |relatively |small |number |of |firms |
account |for |a |very |large |share |of |the |market