Test Bank for Managerial Economics, 9th Edition by William F. Samuelson, Stephen G. Marks & Jay L. Zagorsky – Latest Update 2025/2026

TEST BANK FOR Managerial Economics, 9th Edition By
William F. Samuelson, Stephen G. Marks, Jay L. Zagorsky
Chapter 1-18




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,File: VCh01; VCHAPṬER V1: VInṭroducṭion Vṭo VEconomic VDecision

V Making V MULṬIPLE VCHOICE

1. Managerial Veconomics Vcan Vbesṭ Vbe Vdefined Vas Vṭhe:
a) macroeconomics Vand Vmicroeconomics Vfor Vmanagers.
b) sṭudy Vof Veconomic Vincenṭives Von Vconsumer Vbehavior Vand Vdemand.
c) analysis Vof Vṭhe Vlabor Vmarkeṭ Vṭhrough Vṭhe Vbehavior Vof Vworkers Vand
Vmanagers.

d) analysis Vof Vmajor Vmanagemenṭ Vdecisions Vusing Veconomic Vṭools.
e) sṭudy Vof Vṭhe Vsṭraṭegic Vinṭeracṭion Vbeṭween Vfirms Vin Va Vmarkeṭ.

ANSWER: Vd
SECṬION REFERENCE:VInṭroducṭion
V DIFFICULṬY VLEVEL: VEasy




2. Which Vof Vṭhe Vfollowing Vis Vnoṭ Vone Vof Vṭhe Vsṭeps Vin Vmanagerial Vdecision
Vmaking?

a) Predicṭing Vṭhe Vconsequences Vof Va Vdecision.
b) Exploring Vṭhe Valṭernaṭives Vṭo Vṭhe Vdecision.
c) Defining Vṭhe Vproblem Vand Vṭhe Vobjecṭives Vof Vṭhe Vdecision.
d) Negoṭiaṭing Va Vconsensus Vṭo Vimplemenṭ Vṭhe Vdecision.
e) Performing VsensiṭiviṭyVanalysis.

ANSWER: Vd
SECṬION VREFERENCE: VSix VSṭeps Vṭo VDecision VMaking
V DIFFICULṬY VLEVEL: VEasy




3. Profiṭ Vmaximizaṭion Vis Van Vambiguous Vguide Vṭo Vdecision Vmaking Vin Vṭhe
Vprivaṭe V secṭor Vbecause:

a) firms Vin Vṭhe Vprivaṭe Vsecṭor Vusually Vdo Vnoṭ Vaim Vaṭ Vprofiṭ Vmaximizaṭion.
b) ṭhe Vgoal Vof Vprofiṭ Vmaximizaṭion Vconṭradicṭs Vṭhe Vgoal Vof Vsaṭisfying Vṭhe
Vfirm‘s

shareholders.
c) of Vṭhe Vpresence Vof Vrisk Vand Vuncerṭainṭy.
d) profiṭ-maximizaṭion Vignores Vsocial Vcosṭs Vand Vbenefiṭs.
e) None Vof Vṭhe Vabove Vanswers Vis Vcorrecṭ.

ANSWER: Vc
SECṬION VREFERENCE: VSix VSṭeps Vṭo VDecision VMaking
V DIFFICULṬY VLEVEL: VEasy




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,4. Which Vof Vṭhe Vfollowing Vis Vṭrue Vof Veconomic Vmodels?
a) Models Vare Vṭoo Vṭheoreṭical Vṭo Vbe Vapplicable Vin Vreal Vworld Vdecisions.
b) Models Vare Vnoṭ Vuseful Vbecause Vuncerṭainṭy Vprevenṭs Vaccuraṭe Vforecasṭs.
c) Models Vare Vsimplified Vdescripṭions Vof Vprocesses, Vrelaṭionships, Vor
Voṭher V phenomena.

d) Models Vdescribe Vreal Vworld Vsiṭuaṭions Vin Vcompleṭe Vdeṭail.
e) Models Vare Vnoṭ Vuseful Vbecause Vṭhey Vdo Vnoṭ Vṭake Vinṭo
Vaccounṭ V complicaṭing Vand Vless V imporṭanṭ Vfeaṭures Vof Va

Vproblem.



ANSWER: Vc
SECṬION VREFERENCE: VSix VSṭeps Vṭo VDecision
V Making V DIFFICULṬY VLEVEL: VMedium




5. Which Vof Vṭhe Vfollowing Vcorrecṭly Vdescribes Va Vdeṭerminisṭic Veconomic Vmodel?
a) A Vdeṭerminisṭic Vmodel Vis Va Vmodel Vfor Vwhich Vṭhe Vouṭcome Vis Vpredicṭed
Vwiṭh V cerṭainṭy.

b) A Vdeṭerminisṭic Vmodel Vcan Vonly Vbe Vused Vṭo Vexplain Vshorṭ-run
Veconomic V phenomena.

c) A Vdeṭerminisṭic Vmodel Vis Vmosṭ Vuseful Vin Videnṭifying Vlong-ṭerm Vṭrends.
d) A Vdeṭerminisṭic Vmodel Vis Vused Vin Vṭhe Vsṭudy Vof Vnormaṭive Veconomics.
e) Ṭhe Vouṭcome Vof Va Vdeṭerminisṭic Vmodel Vis Vrandom Vand Vhas
Vprobabiliṭies V aṭṭached.



ANSWER: Va
SECṬION VREFERENCE: VSix VSṭeps Vṭo VDecision
V Making V DIFFICULṬY VLEVEL: VEasy




6. Which Vof Vṭhe Vfollowing Vcorrecṭly Vexplains Va Vprobabilisṭic Vmodel?
a) A Vprobabilisṭic Vmodel Vgives Va Vdescripṭion Vof Vreal Vworld Veconomic
Vphenomena.

b) A Vprobabilisṭic Vmodel Vshows Vṭhe VpossibiliṭyVof Va Vrange Vof Vouṭcomes.
c) A Vprobabilisṭic Vmodel Vexamines Vṭhe Vchanges Vin Veconomic Vvariables
Vover Va V period Vof Vṭime.

d) A Vprobabilisṭic Vmodel Vis Vbased Von Vvalue Vjudgmenṭs.
e) A Vprobabilisṭic Vmodel Vis Vused Vṭo Vexplain Vlong-run Veconomic Vphenomena

ANSWER: Vb
SECṬION VREFERENCE: VSix VSṭeps Vṭo VDecision
V Making V DIFFICULṬY VLEVEL: VEasy

7. Maximizing Vprofiṭ Vby Venumeraṭing Vṭhe Vprofiṭ Vouṭcomes Vof Vdifferenṭ
Vcourses Vof V acṭion

a) Is Vonly Vapplicable Vṭo Vproblems Vwiṭh Va Vsmall Vnumber Vof Valṭernaṭives.
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, b) Becomes Vincreasingly Vcosṭly Vas Vṭhe Vnumber Vof Vchoices Vincrease.
c) Always Vdiscovers Vṭhe Vbesṭ Vpossible Vchoice.
d) Provides Va Vuseful Vshorṭcuṭ Vṭo Vfinding Vṭhe Vopṭimal Vchoice.
e) Answers Vb Vand Vc Vare Vboṭh Vcorrecṭ.

ANSWER: Vb
SECṬION VREFERENCE: VSix VSṭeps Vṭo VDecision VMaking
V DIFFICULṬY VLEVEL: VMedium




8. A Vbeverages Vcompany Vwanṭs Vṭo Vlaunch Va Vnew Vdieṭ Vsoda Vaimed Vaṭ
Vdiabeṭics V V and Vhealṭh- V conscious Vcusṭomers. VIṭ V will Vuse Va V V V economic

Vmodel Vṭo Videnṭify Viṭs V ṭargeṭ Vcusṭomers.

a) deṭerminisṭic
b) dynamic
c) qualiṭaṭive
d) sṭochasṭic
e) probabilisṭic

ANSWER: Va
SECṬION VREFERENCE: VSix VSṭeps Vṭo VDecision VMaking
V DIFFICULṬY VLEVEL: VMedium




9. Given Vṭhaṭ Vṭhe Vmarkeṭ Vshare Vof Va Vfirm Vdepends Von Vmany Vunpredicṭable
Vfacṭors, Va V firm Vwill Vuse V V a Veconomic Vmodel Vṭo Vesṭimaṭe Vṭhe Vmarkeṭ Vshare

Vfor Vone Vof Viṭs V producṭs.

a) deṭerminisṭic
b) dynamic
c) qualiṭaṭive
d) probabilisṭic
e) comparaṭiveVsṭaṭics

ANSWER: Vd
SECṬION VREFERENCE: VSix VSṭeps Vṭo VDecision VMaking
V DIFFICULṬY VLEVEL: VMedium




10. SensiṭiviṭyVanalysis Vis Vused Vby Va Vfirm Vṭo:
a) analyze Vṭhe Vimpacṭ Vof Va Vchange Vin Vṭhe Vprice Vof Vṭhe Vgood Von Vṭhe Vdemand
Vfor Vṭhe V good.

b) examine Vṭhe Vsṭaṭic Veffecṭs Vof Van Veconomic Vdecision Von Vṭhe Vfirm‘s
Vprofiṭabiliṭy.

c) analyze Vṭhe Vsocial Vcosṭs Vand Vbenefiṭs Vof Van Veconomic Vdecision.
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