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AP Micro Review Exam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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1.

A decrease in the price of machinery will likely have which result?

a)

The demand for labor will increase.

b)

The demand for labor will decrease.

c)

The supply of machinery will decrease.

d)

Firms will hire to the point where MRP = W.

2.

What will most likely result if the price of apples decreases?

a)

The quantity of apples demanded will increase.

b)

The supply of apples will decrease.

c)

The demand for apples will increase.

d)

The quantity of apples supplied will decrease.

3.

Which of the following could explain the movement from point B to point A?

a)

An increase in the price of the good

b)

An increase in consumer income

c)

An increase in the price of a complementary good

d)

An increase in the price of a substitute good

4.

All of the following are factors that contributed to Demand 1 shifting to Demand 2 EXCEPT

a)

an increase in consumer income

b)

a decrease in price of a substitute good

c)

an increase in the number of buyers in a market

d)

consumers expect the price of the good to increase in the future

5.

Deirdre has one free hour to practice the piano for an upcoming school concert or work at the library for $7 per hour or babysit her neighbor’s 12-year-old son for $10 per hour. She chooses to practice the piano. What is the opportunity cost of practicing the piano?

a)

The opportunity cost would be $17 because she chose not to participate in these activities.

b)

Without knowing the marginal value of practicing the piano, there is no way of knowing the true opportunity cost.

c)

The opportunity cost would be $20 because it is necessary to calculate one additional hour of babysitting to make it profitable.

d)

The opportunity cost would be $10 because it would be the most profitable alternative.

e)

The opportunity cost would be $3 because it is the monetary difference between two alternative choices.

6.

Which two points would best represent economic

growth?

a)

From A to D

b)

From D to C

c)

From A to B

d)

From E to C

e)

From E to B

7.

A country is said to have a comparative advantage

over another country when

a)

it can produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another country

b)

it can produce a good using fewer resources per unit

of output than another country

c)

there is a higher degree of specialization and division of labor

compared to another country

d)

when comparing each country’s production possibilities frontiers, one country is operating at maximum efficiency and

output

e)

one country’s production possibilities frontier is shifted farther to the right compared to another country’s production possibilities frontier

8.

If there is an earthquake which destroyed the buildings and crops in a country, the Production Possibility Curve will shift

a)

To the left

b)

To the right

c)

Parallel to the right

d)

Parallel to the left

9.

Point D can be achievable in the long run.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not enough information

d)

Are you kidding me

10.

What is the opportunity cost of moving from point B to C on the curve?

a)

30 tons of wheat

b)

30 tons of steel

c)

5 tons of wheat

d)

5 tons of steel

11.

What is the primary focus of microeconomics?

a)

A) The study of individual markets and decision-making units

b)

B) The study of the economy as a whole

c)

C) The study of international trade

d)

D) The study of government policies

12.

Which of the following is an example of a positive economic statement?

a)

A) The government should reduce taxes to increase disposable income

b)

B) Inflation is more harmful than unemployment

c)

C) A decrease in supply will lead to an increase in price, ceteris paribus

d)

D) The government ought to provide free healthcare

13.

What does the law of demand state?

a)

A) As the price of a good increases, the quantity demanded increases

b)

B) As the price of a good decreases, the quantity demanded increases

c)

C) As the price of a good increases, the supply decreases

d)

D) As the price of a good decreases, the supply increases

14.

In a perfectly competitive market, what is the relationship between price and marginal cost?

a)

A) Price is greater than marginal cost

b)

B) Price is less than marginal cost

c)

C) Price equals marginal cost

d)

D) Price is unrelated to marginal cost

15.

What is the opportunity cost of attending college?

a)

A) The cost of tuition and books

b)

B) The income foregone by not working

c)

C) The time spent studying

d)

D) The social experiences missed

16.

Which of the following best describes a monopoly?

a)

A) A market with many sellers and one buyer

b)

B) A market with one seller and many buyers

c)

C) A market with many sellers and many buyers

d)

D) A market with one seller and one buyer

17.

What is the effect of a price ceiling set below the equilibrium price?

a)

A) Surplus

b)

B) Shortage

c)

C) No effect

d)

D) Increase in supply

18.

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

a)

A) Excludable and rival in consumption

b)

B) Non-excludable and non-rival in consumption

c)

C) Excludable and non-rival in consumption

d)

D) Non-excludable and rival in consumption

19.

What is the primary goal of a firm in a competitive market?

a)

A) Maximize revenue

b)

B) Maximize profit

c)

C) Maximize market share

d)

D) Maximize production

20.

Which of the following is an example of a normative economic statement?

a)

A) The unemployment rate is 5%

b)

B) Inflation is rising

c)

C) The government should increase the minimum wage

d)

D) The GDP grew by 2% last year

21.

What is the result of a subsidy given to producers?

a)

A) Decrease in supply

b)

B) Increase in supply

c)

C) Decrease in demand

d)

D) Increase in demand

22.

Which of the following best describes the concept of elasticity?

a)

A) The responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in price

b)

B) The responsiveness of supply to a change in demand

c)

C) The responsiveness of price to a change in quantity supplied

d)

D) The responsiveness of demand to a change in supply

23.

What is the effect of an increase in consumer income on the demand for a normal good?

a)

A) Demand decreases

b)

B) Demand increases

c)

C) Supply decreases

d)

D) Supply increases

24.

Which of the following is a factor of production?

a)

A) Money

b)

B) Labor

c)

C) Government policy

d)

D) Technology

25.

What is the primary function of money in an economy?

a)

A) Medium of exchange

b)

B) Store of value

c)

C) Unit of account

d)

D) All of the above