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Government Intervention and externalities

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is an externality in the context of market failure?

a)

A product that can be excluded from non-payers

b)

A cost or benefit incurred by a third party who did not agree to it

c)

The exclusive right to produce a particular good

d)


A situation where market supply and demand balance perfectly

2.

What is an externality in the context of market failure?

a)

A product that can be excluded from non-payers

b)

A cost or benefit incurred by a third party who did not agree to it

c)

The exclusive right to produce a particular good

d)


A situation where market supply and demand balance perfectly

3.

Which of the following is an example of a negative externality?

a)

A public park

b)

A free online educational course

c)


A factory polluting a river that is used by the community

d)

A patented invention

4.

What characterises a Public good?

a)


It is non-excludable and non-rivalrous

b)


It is excludable and rivalrous

c)


It is only available to paying customers

d)


It can be easily depleted

5.

Which of the following is an example of a public good?

a)


A private swimming pool

b)


A toll road

c)


National defence

d)


A restaurant meal

6.

What does market power refer to?

a)


The ability of consumers to dictate prices

b)


The power of the government to regulate markets

c)


The ability of a firm to influence or control the price and output of a product

d)

The collective power of buyers and sellers to reach equilibrium

7.

Monopolies are an example of:

a)


Perfect competition

b)


Market power

c)


Public goods

d)


Externalities

8.

What is information asymmetry?

a)


When all market participants have the same information

b)


When one party in a transaction has more or better information than the other

c)


The equal distribution of income among participants

d)


The symmetry in product information available to all consumers

9.

Which of the following is a solution to reduce negative externalities?

a)


Decreasing taxes on the affected goods

b)


Increasing public awareness

c)


Imposing a tax on the producer of the externality

d)

Encouraging monopolies

10.

Government intervention in the market is usually required when:

a)


Markets are perfectly competitive

b)

There is a presence of market failures

c)


All products are private goods

d)


Information symmetry exists

11.

Regulation can be defined as:

a)


The absence of government in the marketplace

b)

The actions taken by a government to influence or control market activities

c)


The process of deregulating markets

d)


The market self-regulating without any external influence

12.

Which of the following best describes a scenario of market failure due to information asymmetry?

a)


A buyer knowing more about the quality of a product than the seller

b)

A seller knowing less about the market demand than the buyer

c)


A seller knowing more about the product quality than the buyer

d)


Both buyer and seller having equal information about the product

13.

The free-rider problem is most associated with:

a)


Private goods

b)


Public goods

c)


Negative externalities

d)


Information asymmetry

14.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a monopolistic market?

a)


Many sellers and many buyers

b)


A single seller and many buyers

c)


Many sellers and a single buyer

d)


Perfect information symmetry

15.

Which of the following is not a form of government intervention?

a)


Subsidies

b)

Taxes

c)

Monopolies

d)

Regulations

16.

Which of the following is a regulatory measure to control monopolistic power?

a)


Encouraging the formation of cartels

b)


Price capping

c)


Reducing taxes on monopoly profits

d)


Decreasing barriers to entry

17.

“Once a public good is produced, anyone can enjoy it, even those who did not pay for its consumption.” This statement describes which economic concept?

a)

An absence of private property rights

b)

Free-rider problem

c)

Government Failure

18.

Public goods are non-rival and non- ?

(a)  

19.

Which of the following is not a public good?

a)

Street Lights

b)

The Army

c)

Buses

d)

Flood Control Systems

20.

Which of the following defines a Quasi-Public Good?

a)

Semi Non Rival & Semi Non Excludable

b)

Non Rival & Non Excludable

c)

Non Excludable & Semi Non Rival

d)

Semi Non Excludable & Non Rival

21.

Is public transport a public good?

a)

Yes

b)

No

22.

Public goods cause market failure because of ?

(a)  

23.
A market failure is best described as
a)
The idea that market forces of supply and demand always provide the maximum benefit for society
b)
The idea that market forces of supply and demand do not always provide the maximum benefit for society
c)
The concept that a decision made by one party can have negative effects on another party
d)
The concept that a decision made by one party can have positive effects on another party
24.

A shared good or service for which it would be inefficient or impractical to make consumers pay individually and to exclude nonpayers. Examples: Roads, mail, military.

a)

Common access resources

b)

Public goods

c)

Private goods

d)

Goods with negative externalities

25.

Negative externalities can be best described as

a)

When the consumption/production of a good or service has a negative impact on a third party

b)

When the consumption/production of a good or service has any impact on a third party

c)

When the consumption/production of a good or service has a positive impact on a third party

d)

When the consumption/production of a good or service depletes the access for a third party

26.

Selling your old computer on Gumtree could be an example of

a)

Public goods

b)

Asymmetric information

c)

Common access resources

d)

Negative externalities

27.

A large number of cars polluting the air could be an example of

a)

Consumption of common access resources

b)

Asymmetric information

c)

Negative externalities

d)

Public goods

28.

Which is not an example of a public good?

a)

Street lights

b)

Local GP superclinic

c)

Bottled water

d)

Defence force

29.

This image is an example of

a)

Common access resources

b)

Public goods

c)

Asymmetric information

d)

Negative externalities

30.

Examples of market failure occur because

a)

Business and consumers value personal benefits over social costs

b)

Businesses value personal benefits over social costs

c)

Consumers value social benefits over personal costs

d)

None of the above

31.

In which of the following situations is market failure least likely to occur? A situation where;

a)

externalities exist

b)

many producers compete in the market

c)

there is a sole producer in market

d)

there is a very uneven distribution of income and wealth

32.

Which of the following statements is true about externalities?

a)

When externalities exist, resources are allocated efficiently

b)

When positive externalities exist, efficiency is improved by taxing the product

c)

From society's point of view, the output of goods for which a positive externality exists is too low

d)

The price system overproduces goods with positive externalities

33.

A situation of market failure is said to exist if;

a)

buyers and sellers pay for the true opportunity costs of their actions

b)

there are no externalities

c)

the government provides merit goods free

d)

third parties in society are affected and not compensated

34.

When social costs are greater than private costs, there is a;

a)

positive externality

b)

negative externality

c)

less than socially optimal output

d)

socially optimal output

35.

The free market outcome is determined by the intersection of _____ and ____, resulting in quantity ____ and price ____. The social optimum outcome is given by the intersection of ____ with ____, which determines quantity _____ and price ____.

a)

MPB; MSB; Qm; Popt; MPC; MSC; Qopt; Popt

b)

MPC; Popt; Qm; Pm; MSC; MSQ; Oopt, Pm

c)

MPB; MPC; Qm; Pm; MSB; MSC; Qopt; Popt

d)

MSB, MSC; Qm; Pm; MPB; MPC; Qopt; Popt

36.

In a market for a product with positive externalities;

a)

all benefits are not internalized

b)

there is too much production

c)

profits are too low

d)

profits are too high

37.

When there is a _______ production externality, the free market _________ resources to the production of the good and too ______ of it is produced relative to the social optimum. This is shown by _______and _______ at the point of production, Qm, *

a)

negative; misallocate; little; Qm > Qopt; MSC < MSB

b)

positive; underallocate; much; Qm > Qopt; MSB > MSC

c)

negative; overallocate; much; Qm > Qopt; MSC > MSB

d)

positive; misallocate; much; Qm > Qopt; MSC > MSB

38.

__________ goods are goods that are considered __________ for consumers but which are_________ by the market. One important reason for overprovision is that the good may have __________ consumption externalities, thus the market ________ resources in its production.

a)

Excise; desirable; underproduced; positive; overallocates

b)

Demerit; desirable; underproduced; positive; underallocates

c)

Normal; needs; undervalued, elastic; frees

d)

Demerit; undesirable; overproduced; negative; overallocates

39.

Public goods, such as defence, are not supplied by the price system because;

a)

the capital cost is too high

b)

the benefits would - ceteris paribus - not be restricted to buyers but would be available to non-buyers as well

c)

public goods are necessities and therefore cannot be left to the price system

d)

monopolies would make supernormal profits

40.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a merit good?

a)

It could be provided by the free market, but not in sufficient quantities

b)

It is always provided free to consumers

c)

It tends to generate negative externalities, so governments restrict its consumption

d)

Once the good has been supplied to one consumer, there is no additional cost in supplying it to others

41.

Which of the following does not apply to merit goods and services?

a)

They provide private and social benefits

b)

They are limited in supply and require a system of allocation

c)

They could be paid for by the consumer if a market system was allowed to operate

d)

They have the characteristic of non-excludability

42.

Governments use cost-benefits analysis to;

a)

measure the net social benefit of a project

b)

make consumers pay for the net social benefit they receive

c)

minimize social costs

d)

make producers pay for the social costs of a project

43.

A tin-mining company is found guilty of polluting a river. Which one of the following government measures would an economist describe as an appropriate market-based solution?

a)

Imposition of regulations and direct control on the company

b)

A reduction of private property rights over the river

c)

Increase tax on the tin produced

d)

Nationalization of the tin-mining company

44.
Which best describes a public good?
a)
A good provided by the government 
b)
A good purchased by individuals
c)
A good that exists only in a free market
d)
A good that produces no externalites
45.
A market failure is best described as
a)
The idea that market forces of supply and demand always provide the maximum benefit for society
b)
The idea that market forces of supply and demand do not always provide the maximum benefit for society
c)
The concept that a decision made by one party can have negative effects on another party
d)
The concept that a decision made by one party can have positive effects on another party
46.
The following statements are true of government regulations except
a)
They limit economic freedom
b)
They seek to limit negative externalities
c)
They exist to protect consumers
d)
They are always popular with private businesses
47.
Which is not an example of a government safety net?
a)
Unemployment Insurance
b)
Social Security
c)
Consumer Safety 
d)
Medicaid
48.
Which is not an example of a public good?
a)
Legacy High School
b)
Big Dry Creek Open Space
c)
Target
d)
Broomfield Water
49.
Safety nets, in the context of market failure, are 
a)
Goods that are not safe, equitable, and profitable in the market 
b)
Designed to minimize external costs and shift the costs back to the producers
c)
Payments given by the government to private companies as an incentive for them to produce a certain good
d)
Programs that help people who are struggling
50.
Government regulations exist to
a)
Increase economic freedom
b)
Protect consumers from negative externalities
c)
Punish people who intervene in the free market
d)
Provide incentives to privatize
51.
Government regulation may negatively affect businesses in the following ways by
a)
Increasing input costs
b)
Increasing profits
c)
Lowering consumer prices
d)
All of the above
52.
Private businesses cannot always provide goods and services
a)
Profitably
b)
Fairly
c)
Safely
d)
All of the above
53.

The ups and downs of the economy, which the government must sometimes step in to stabilize due is known as the

a)

Regulatory cycle

b)

Business cycle

c)

Fiscal Policy

d)

Monetary Policy

54.

Which is not an example of a publicly owned industry intended to provide goods and services more efficiently to the public?

a)

Postal service

b)

Public transportation

c)

Airline industry

d)

Utilities such as gas, water, electric

55.

Market failures occur when

a)

the accumulation of wealth in the free market is shared between a large group of people

b)

a command economy increases production

c)

the economy has a strong GDP and low interest rates

d)

the distribution of goods and services in the free market is not efficient and leads to loss of social wellbeing

56.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of market failure

a)

The provision of public goods

b)

Perfect competition

c)

The provision of merit goods

d)

Externalities

e)

Monopoly

57.

This means that consumption by one person does not reduce the consumption by another persons.

a)

Non-Rivalrous

b)

External cost

c)

Non-excludable

d)

Freeriders

58.

This is the fact that consumption of a public good cannot be confined to those who have paid for it.

a)

Non-Rivalrous

b)

External cost

c)

Non-excludable

d)

Freeriders

59.

Efficient allocation of resource is where:

a)

P = VC

b)

P < TC

c)

P = MC

d)

P < MC

60.

Which of the following is an example of a public good?

a)

A lighthouse

b)

The public transport (bus or train)

c)

Water to homes

d)

A coca cola

61.

A free good has:

a)

An opportunity cost

b)

No opportunity cost

c)

Excludability

d)

Has a price

62.

We may minimize market failure related to a public good by:

a)

Restricting access to only those who pay

b)

Excluding those who want to freeride

c)

Providing the good using taxation revenue

d)

Depending on the private sector to supply it

63.

TWO ANSWERS ARE CORRECT: Market failure occurs:

a)

The free market fails to open on time

b)

Free markets fail efficiently allocate resources

c)

Price mechanism is NOT low enough for all consumers to afford the good

d)

Price mechanism fails to account for all costs and benefits associated with consumption of a product

64.

Products where social benefits to the community outweighs the private benefits to the consumer:

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Public goods

d)

Economic goods

65.

Products that the government feels that people will under-consume and suppliers over supply:

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Public goods

d)

Economic goods

66.

Products people underestimate the benefits of consuming and producing

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Public goods

d)

Economic goods

67.

Tend to have positive externalities

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Private goods

d)

Economic goods

68.

More harmful than customers realize:

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Private goods

d)

Economic goods

69.

Market failure arises whenever firms

a)

make a loss

b)

replace machines with workers

c)

create externalities

d)

reduce expenditure on research and development

70.

Market failure results in a misallocation of resources. In some cases, this can be corrected by the government

a)

restricting the manufacture of goods that generate positive externalities

b)

Providing public goods

c)

subsidising all loss-making firms

d)

placing a tax on merit goods

71.
Police protection is an example of a _ good and apples are an example of a _ good. 
a)
Public; Private
b)
Private; Public 
c)
Public; Public
d)
Private; Private 
72.

In which of the following situations is market failure least likely to occur? A situation where;

a)

externalities exist

b)

many producers compete in the market

c)

there is a sole producer in market

d)

there is a very uneven distribution of income and wealth

73.

Public goods, such as defence, are not supplied by the price system because;

a)

the capital cost is too high

b)

the benefits would - ceteris paribus - not be restricted to buyers but would be available to non-buyers as well

c)

public goods are necessities and therefore cannot be left to the price system

d)

monopolies would make supernormal profits

74.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a merit good?

a)

It could be provided by the free market, but not in sufficient quantities

b)

It is always provided free to consumers

c)

It tends to generate negative externalities, so governments restrict its consumption

d)

Once the good has been supplied to one consumer, there is no additional cost in supplying it to others

75.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for market failure?

a)

Presence of Public Goods

b)

Presence of Positive Externalities

c)

Perfectly competitive markets

d)

Incomplete markets

76.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of market failure

a)

The provision of public goods

b)

Perfect competition

c)

The provision of merit goods

d)

Externalities

e)

Monopoly

77.

This means that consumption by one person does not reduce the consumption by another persons.

a)

Non-Rivalrous

b)

External cost

c)

Non-excludable

d)

Freeriders

78.

This is the fact that consumption of a public good cannot be confined to those who have paid for it.

a)

Non-Rivalrous

b)

External cost

c)

Non-excludable

d)

Freeriders

79.

Efficient allocation of resource is where:

a)

P = VC

b)

P < TC

c)

P = MC

d)

P < MC

80.

Which of the following is an example of a public good?

a)

A lighthouse

b)

The public transport (bus or train)

c)

Water to homes

d)

A coca cola

81.

A free good has:

a)

An opportunity cost

b)

No opportunity cost

c)

Excludability

d)

Has a price

82.

We may minimize market failure related to a public good by:

a)

Restricting access to only those who pay

b)

Excluding those who want to freeride

c)

Providing the good using taxation revenue

d)

Depending on the private sector to supply it

83.

TWO ANSWERS ARE CORRECT: Market failure occurs:

a)

The free market fails to open on time

b)

Free markets fail efficiently allocate resources

c)

Price mechanism is NOT low enough for all consumers to afford the good

d)

Price mechanism fails to account for all costs and benefits associated with consumption of a product

84.

Products where social benefits to the community outweighs the private benefits to the consumer:

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Public goods

d)

Economic goods

85.

Products that the government feels that people will under-consume and suppliers over supply:

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Public goods

d)

Economic goods

86.

Products people underestimate the benefits of consuming and producing

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Public goods

d)

Economic goods

87.

Tend to have positive externalities

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Private goods

d)

Economic goods

88.

More harmful than customers realize:

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Private goods

d)

Economic goods

89.

Market failure arises whenever firms

a)

make a loss

b)

replace machines with workers

c)

create externalities

d)

reduce expenditure on research and development

90.

Market failure results in a misallocation of resources. In some cases, this can be corrected by the government

a)

restricting the manufacture of goods that generate positive externalities

b)

Providing public goods

c)

subsidising all loss-making firms

d)

placing a tax on merit goods

91.
Police protection is an example of a _ good and apples are an example of a _ good. 
a)
Public; Private
b)
Private; Public 
c)
Public; Public
d)
Private; Private 
92.

In which of the following situations is market failure least likely to occur? A situation where;

a)

externalities exist

b)

many producers compete in the market

c)

there is a sole producer in market

d)

there is a very uneven distribution of income and wealth

93.

Public goods, such as defence, are not supplied by the price system because;

a)

the capital cost is too high

b)

the benefits would - ceteris paribus - not be restricted to buyers but would be available to non-buyers as well

c)

public goods are necessities and therefore cannot be left to the price system

d)

monopolies would make supernormal profits

94.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a merit good?

a)

It could be provided by the free market, but not in sufficient quantities

b)

It is always provided free to consumers

c)

It tends to generate negative externalities, so governments restrict its consumption

d)

Once the good has been supplied to one consumer, there is no additional cost in supplying it to others

95.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for market failure?

a)

Presence of Public Goods

b)

Presence of Positive Externalities

c)

Perfectly competitive markets

d)

Incomplete markets

96.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of market failure

a)

The provision of public goods

b)

Perfect competition

c)

The provision of merit goods

d)

Externalities

e)

Monopoly

97.

This means that consumption by one person does not reduce the consumption by another persons.

a)

Non-Rivalrous

b)

External cost

c)

Non-excludable

d)

Freeriders

98.

This is the fact that consumption of a public good cannot be confined to those who have paid for it.

a)

Non-Rivalrous

b)

External cost

c)

Non-excludable

d)

Freeriders

99.

Efficient allocation of resource is where:

a)

P = VC

b)

P < TC

c)

P = MC

d)

P < MC

100.

Which of the following is an example of a public good?

a)

A lighthouse

b)

The public transport (bus or train)

c)

Water to homes

d)

A coca cola

101.

A free good has:

a)

An opportunity cost

b)

No opportunity cost

c)

Excludability

d)

Has a price

102.

We may minimize market failure related to a public good by:

a)

Restricting access to only those who pay

b)

Excluding those who want to freeride

c)

Providing the good using taxation revenue

d)

Depending on the private sector to supply it

103.

TWO ANSWERS ARE CORRECT: Market failure occurs:

a)

The free market fails to open on time

b)

Free markets fail efficiently allocate resources

c)

Price mechanism is NOT low enough for all consumers to afford the good

d)

Price mechanism fails to account for all costs and benefits associated with consumption of a product

104.

Products where social benefits to the community outweighs the private benefits to the consumer:

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Public goods

d)

Economic goods

105.

Products that the government feels that people will under-consume and suppliers over supply:

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Public goods

d)

Economic goods

106.

Products people underestimate the benefits of consuming and producing

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Public goods

d)

Economic goods

107.

Tend to have positive externalities

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Private goods

d)

Economic goods

108.

More harmful than customers realize:

a)

Merit goods

b)

Demerit goods

c)

Private goods

d)

Economic goods

109.

Market failure arises whenever firms

a)

make a loss

b)

replace machines with workers

c)

create externalities

d)

reduce expenditure on research and development

110.

Market failure results in a misallocation of resources. In some cases, this can be corrected by the government

a)

restricting the manufacture of goods that generate positive externalities

b)

Providing public goods

c)

subsidising all loss-making firms

d)

placing a tax on merit goods

111.
Police protection is an example of a _ good and apples are an example of a _ good. 
a)
Public; Private
b)
Private; Public 
c)
Public; Public
d)
Private; Private 
112.

In which of the following situations is market failure least likely to occur? A situation where;

a)

externalities exist

b)

many producers compete in the market

c)

there is a sole producer in market

d)

there is a very uneven distribution of income and wealth

113.

Public goods, such as defence, are not supplied by the price system because;

a)

the capital cost is too high

b)

the benefits would - ceteris paribus - not be restricted to buyers but would be available to non-buyers as well

c)

public goods are necessities and therefore cannot be left to the price system

d)

monopolies would make supernormal profits

114.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a merit good?

a)

It could be provided by the free market, but not in sufficient quantities

b)

It is always provided free to consumers

c)

It tends to generate negative externalities, so governments restrict its consumption

d)

Once the good has been supplied to one consumer, there is no additional cost in supplying it to others

115.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for market failure?

a)

Presence of Public Goods

b)

Presence of Positive Externalities

c)

Perfectly competitive markets

d)

Incomplete markets