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Microeconomics- FINAL

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Refers to the used of goods and services.

a)

Consumption

b)

Production

c)

Exchange

d)

Injection

2.

Refers to the transformation of resources like land, labor, capital and entrepreneur into goods and services.

a)

Consumption

b)

Production

c)

Exchange

d)

Injection

3.

Goods include all tangible items, except:

a)

Furniture

b)

House

c)

Machines

d)

Transportation

4.

The following choices below are basic needs, except:

a)

Food

b)

Shelter

c)

Branded Clothing

d)

Water

5.

Refer to the study of the economic behaviour of individual components like industries, firms, and households.

a)

Macroeconomics

b)

Consumer Behaviour

c)

Microeconomics

d)

Positive Economics

6.

Refers to all plots of ground and other natural resources used in the production of goods and services.

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Entrepreneurial Ability

d)

Capital

7.

It is the main reason why there is a study of microeconomics.

a)

Resources

b)

Scarcity

c)

Household

d)

Profit

8.

Among them are famous economist, except:

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Adam Smith

c)

George Washington

d)

John Maynard Keynes

9.

The following are the factors of production, except:

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Fish Pond

d)

Capital

10.

A major player in the economics whose main function is to consume goods and services

a)

Household

b)

Business Sector

c)

Government

d)

Employee

11.

Refers to the condition that all resources are available only in limited supply.

a)

Shortage

b)

Surplus

c)

Equilibrium

d)

Scarcity

12.

It is a kind of commodity which refers to tangible object (e.g. cars, clothes, shoes, book and many more).

a)

Production

b)

Services

c)

Consumption

d)

Goods

13.

It is the price, quantity and total price of each consumption possibility and the grand total for the entire shopping list.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Supply

c)

Demand

d)

Budget

14.

Refers to all facilities and other technological resources used in the production of goods and services.

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Entrepreneurial Ability

d)

Capital

15.

This variable in the market refer to anything that provides satisfaction to the needs, wants and desires of the consumer.

a)

Goods

b)

Services

c)

Taste

d)

Preference

16.

This refers to any intangible economic activities that contribute directly or indirectly to the satisfaction of human wants.

a)

Goods

b)

Services

c)

Taste

d)

Preference

17.

This variable in the market refer to anything that provides satisfaction to the needs, wants and desires of the consumer.

a)

Goods

b)

Services

c)

Taste

d)

Preference

18.

This refers to any intangible economic activities that contribute directly or indirectly to the satisfaction of human wants.

a)

Goods

b)

Services

c)

Taste

d)

Preference

19.

Which type of goods refers to anything that yields satisfaction directly to any consumer.

a)

Consumer Goods

b)

Essential Goods

c)

Luxury Goods

d)

Necessity Goods

20.

These are goods that satisfy the basic human needs

a)

Consumer Goods

b)

Essential Goods

c)

Luxury Goods

d)

None of the above

21.

What do you call those goods which man may do without, but brings comfort and well-being to him?

a)

Consumer Goods

b)

Essential Goods

c)

Luxury Goods

d)

Necessity Goods

22.

Which of the following identifies the basic priorities of every consumer?

a)

Bloom's Taxonomy

b)

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

c)

Social Stratification

d)

Division of Labor

23.

Which of the following states that as a consumer gets more satisfaction in the long-run, he experiences a decline in his satisfaction for goods and services?

a)

Law of Supply and Demand

b)

Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility

c)

Ceteris Paribus

d)

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

24.

What do you call the measure involving the use and disposal of products as well as the study of how they are purchased?

a)

Consumer behavior

b)

Consumer goods

c)

Consumer surplus

d)

None of the above

25.

Which of the following is/are determined by age, income, education, gender, occupation, customs, traditions as well as culture?

a)

Essential and/or Necessity Goods

b)

Taste & Preferences

c)

Marginal Utility

d)

Total Utility

26.

What do you call the line that shows combinations of goods among which a consumer is indifferent?

a)

Indifference Curve

b)

Marginal Rate of Distribution

c)

Consumption-Possibility Line

d)

Engel Curves

27.

Which of the following refers to the slope of the curve and measures the rate at which the consumer would be willing to give up one good for the other while maintaining the same level of utility?

a)

Indifference Curve

b)

Marginal Rate of Substitution

c)

Consumption-Possibility Line

d)

Engel Curves

28.

Which of the following shows the various combinations of two products that can be purchased by the consumer with his income, given the prices of the products?

a)

Indifference Curve

b)

Marginal rate of substitution

c)

Consumption-Possibility Line

d)

Engel Curves

29.

Which of the following indicates the combination of the two goods that can be purchased given the consumer's income and prices of the two goods?

a)

Budget Constraint

b)

Budget Line

c)

Change in Consumer Income

d)

Indifference Curve

30.

Self interest of the consumers lies in the maximization of

a)

Profit

b)

Sales

c)

Satisfaction

d)

Wealth

31.

Which point on the curve is an efficient use of resources?

a)

F

b)

D

c)

E

d)

A

32.

Monopolistic competition is a type of

a)

price discrimination

b)

market structure

c)

advertising strategy

d)

oligopoly

33.

An equilibrium price will NOT change unless?

a)

either demand & supply change (or both)

b)

both demand & supply change

c)

only demand changes

d)

only supply changes

34.

A good that is used in place of another good to meet the same need is called

a)

complementary good.

b)

capital good.

c)

substitute good.

d)

consumer good.

35.

Demand is defined as consumers' _____ and _____ to consume a good.

a)

Ability; need

b)

Willingness; ability

c)

Willingness; need

d)

Want; need

36.
Basic Economic Problem: Mismatch of unlimited wants and needs and unlimited economic resources.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
For the law of demand, as price rises, what happens to quantity demanded?
a)
it goes up
b)
it goes down
c)
it stays the same
d)
it is not effected
38.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a perfectly competitive market?

a)

Firms are price setters.

b)

There are few sellers in the market.

c)

Firms can exit and enter the market freely.

d)

All of the above are correct.

39.

The monopolist’s profit-maximizing quantity of output is where

a)

average cost equals marginal revenue.

b)

marginal cost equals marginal revenue.

c)

price equals marginal revenue.

d)

All of the above are correct.

40.

Elasticity of demand or supply is consider elastic if the answer is?

a)

=1

b)

=0

c)

<1

d)

>1

41.

Elasticity is consider as inelastic if the answer is?

a)

=1

b)

=0

c)

<1

d)

>1

42.

A product whose demand falls when income rises, and vice versa, is called ?

a)

Normal goods

b)

Inferior goods

43.
If the demand for used cars decreases after the price of a new car falls, used cars and new cars are
a)
inferior goods
b)
substitute goods
c)
complementary goods
d)
normal goods
44.

What is the difference between perfect competition and monopolistic competition?

a)

Perfect competition has no barriers to entry, while monopolistic competition does.

b)

In perfect competition, firms produce identical goods, while in monopolistic competition, firms produce slightly different goods.

c)

Perfect competition has barriers to entry while monopolistic competition does not

45.

The break–even point (BEP) is obtained when TR>TC

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Cartel is a group of firms that collude to produce the monopoly output and sell at the monopoly price.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

There is Collusion when firms act together to reduce output and keep prices high.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

What is fiscal policy?

a)

The government's ability to regulate interest rates

b)

The government's ability to control inflation

c)

The government's ability to raise taxes and spend money

d)

The government's ability to set monetary policy

49.

What is the main reason why Americans have been reluctant to raise taxes?

a)

To encourage economic growth

b)

To reduce government spending

c)

To stimulate consumer spending

d)

To adhere to supply side economics

50.

What is the primary reason why Social Security and Medicare spending is unlikely to go down?

a)

Aging population

b)

Decrease in demand

c)

Political support

d)

Budget constraints

51.

What is the purpose of Monetary Policy?

a)

contribute to economic growth and stability

b)

Functions like Fiscal Policy

c)

keep rich people from getting too rich

d)

give Congress and the political parties more control of the economy

52.

What is the goal of contractionary fiscal policy?

a)

To counteract inflation

b)

To decrease taxes

c)

To increase government spending

d)

To deal with unemployment

53.

What is the primary strategy of monetary policy?

a)

Regulating the supply of money

b)

Increasing government spending

c)

Selling government bonds

d)

Taxing and spending decisions

54.

They spend more than they earn, reducing their accumulated savings or going deeper into debt.

a)

middle class

b)

poor people

c)

rich people

d)

none of the above

55.

If a change in income appears permanent such as being promoted to a secure and high paying job, __________________.

a)

then people are likely to consume less.

b)

then people are likely to save more.

c)

then people are likely to consume more.

d)

then people are likely to save less.