Sample questions for the Microeconomics Midterm Exam Summer 2013 The exam will cover chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 There will be 100 minutes allowed to complete the exam. You will have three types of questions: multiple choice, true or false and explain, and analysis problems. True or False and Explain (Remember that there is one mark for True or False and 4 marks for your explanation) 1. Economics is only interested in fairness not efficiency. 2. If the marginal…
MicroEconomics 102 Problem Set #1: Chapters 1-4 Due Date: September 20th Name: _______________ 1. Discuss the opportunity costs of attending college for four years. Is college more or less costly than you thought it was? Explain. Luckily for me my Education is being paid for the by United States Government. I have had many unforeseen costs, such as rent, bills, food, gas, and many other things. 2. A friend pays for your lunch. Is this an example of a “free lunch”…
Principles of Macroeconomics / Microeconomics Your Name:___Yurui Yao_____________________ Instructor: Jim Borer, MBA Homework Assignment #3 due by 11:59 PM on February 7 (100 points) Part 1: Answer the following multiple choice (MC) questions (you may highlight, bold, or enter a letter in the blank – 2 points each): 1. __D____ If the price of a sub sandwich increases by 2% and the quantity demanded falls by 5%, then there will be a. an increase in the price elasticity of demand. b. an increase…
Microeconomics 12e, Ragan - Ch 1 Name___________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) A modern economy like Canada's is largely organized by 1) A) governments at all levels coordinating the activities of firms and citizens. B) benevolent individuals pursuing the public interest. C) the directions of international economic consortiums. D) individuals forming cooperative enterprises and labour unions. E)…
OPEN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITI TERBUKA M A L A Y S I A ------------------------------------------------- BBEK1103 Principles of Microeconomics ------------------------------------------------- Assignment Abdulla Waheed Imad A153282 +960 962 1214 waheed.imad@gmail.com Ahmed Mohamed Villa Collage - Faculty of Computing and Business Management JULY 2008 SEMESTER Assignment Statement Fuel is one of the main inputs for many sectors in the world’s economy. Therefore, when a war…
WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF MARKET ECONOMY? Market economy is defined as an economy in which most goods and services are produced and distributed through free markets. DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A CAPITALIST ECONOMIC SYSTEM AND SOCIALIST ECONOMIC SYSTEM. CAPITALIST SYSTEM SOCIALIST SYSTEM Capitalist economy system is an economic system in which the ownership and control of important resources such as industries land and capital are in the hands of the private sector of the economy. Socialist economy…
Economics IB past paper questions Structural questions 1. (a) “The price elasticity of demand and the price elasticity of supply for many primary commodities tend to be low.” Explain what is meant by this statement, and how this contributes to the problem of price instability for primary commodity producers. [10 marks] (b) Evaluate the view that it is best to allow primary commodity prices to be determined purely through the free interaction of market forces. [15 marks] 2. Explain what…
1. Suppose your college institutes a new policy requiring you to pay for a permit to park your car in a campus parking lot. a. The cost of the parking permit is not part of the opportunity cost of attending college if you would not have to pay for parking otherwise. b. The cost of the parking permit is part of the opportunity cost of attending college if you would not have to pay for parking otherwise. c. Only half of the cost of the parking permit is part of the opportunity cost of attending…
WEEK THREE QUESTIONS: 38) What is Utility? "The utility of a consumer is a measure of the satisfaction the consumer derives from consumption of goods and services" (p. 270) 39) What is the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility? "According to the principle of diminishing marginal utility, each successive unit of a good or service consumed adds less to total utility than the previous unit." (p.272) In other words the more one consumes the more they will be satisfied until they reach a…
Question 1) With examples give 5 reasons why the study of microeconomics is important. Microeconomics is a field of economic study that focuses on how an individual 's behaviour and decisions affect the supply and demand for goods and services. For the purpose of microeconomics, the actions of individuals, households and businesses are crucial, unlike the study of macroeconomics, which focuses on national and international economic trends. Despite the differences between the two fields, however…