Categories Economics The concept of “interdependence of markets” can refer to the interdependence between: Post author By esimpk Post date June 17, 2021 A. two or more factor markets B. goods and factor markets C. goods markets D. all of the above
Categories Economics The PPF can be used to illustrate: Post author By esimpk Post date June 17, 2021 A. the principle of opportunity costs and increasing opportunity costs B. the distinction between micro and macroeconomics C. efficient, infeasible and inefficient production combinations D. all of the above
Categories Economics Rational choice or rational decision-making involves Post author By esimpk Post date June 17, 2021 A. comparing the net benefit of a choice with the total net benefit foregone of all thealternatives combined B. weighing up total costs and total benefits associated with a decision C. weighing up m arginal costs and marginal benefits associated with a decision D. all of the above.
Categories Economics The former Soviet Union was an example of: Post author By esimpk Post date June 17, 2021 A. a planned economy B. free-market/capitalism C. dictatorship D. a mixed economy
Categories Economics Positive statements are: Post author By esimpk Post date June 17, 2021 A. value judgments B. verifiable or testable C. statements in the affirmative D. good statements
Categories Economics Laborator y (or controlled) experiments cannot be performed in economics because Post author By esimpk Post date June 17, 2021 A. of resource scarcity. B. economics is a natural science. C. of the difficulty of distinguishing between normative and positive statements. D. economics is a social science.
Categories Economics The phrase ‘ceteris paribus’ is best expressed as Post author By esimpk Post date June 17, 2021 A. ‘all else equal.’ B. ‘everything affects everything else. ‘C. ‘scarcity is a fact of life.’ D. ‘there is no such thing as a free lunch.’
Categories Economics What lies is at the heart of the allocation of goods and services in a free-market economy? Post author By esimpk Post date June 17, 2021 A. Concerns of equity or equal distribution among individuals. B. The order or command of the ruling government or dictator. C. The wishes of consumers in the market. D. The price mechanism
Categories Economics Periods of “less than full employment” of resources correspond to Post author By esimpk Post date June 17, 2021 A. points on the ppf. B. points outside the ppf. C. either points inside or outside the ppf. D. points inside the ppf
Categories Economics A graph showing all the combinations of goods and services that can be produced if all ofsociety’s resources are used efficiently is a Post author By esimpk Post date June 17, 2021 A. demand curve. B. supply curve C. production possibility frontier .D. circular-flow diagram.