Test Bank For Microeconomics 4th Canadian Edition by Ragan
ISBN-10: 1319098762, ISBN-13: 978-1319098766
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
- A small landscaping firm purchases a tractor that, in one day, is capable of drilling 60 fence-post
holes or removing 12 tree stumps (or some intermediate combination). For this landscaper, what is
the opportunity cost of removing one extra tree stump? A) 1/12th of the cost of the tractor B) there is no opportunity cost C) drilling 5 fence-post holes D) drilling 12 fence-post holes E) 1/5 of the cost of the tractor Answer: C - Scarcity arises from limited resources. For this reason, all economic choices involve A) greed. B) an opportunity cost. C) complementary ends. D) pride. E) a value judgement. Answer: B
- Refer to Figure 1-5. Suppose that the relevant production possibilities boundary is the one labelled
B. This boundary implies that A) consumer goods are preferred to capital goods. B) the concept of opportunity cost is not at work in this economy. C) capital goods are preferred to consumer goods. D)the opportunity cost of producing either capital goods or consumer goods does not depend on
how much of each good is produced. E) in this society the resources are not efficiently employed. Answer: D
With a budget of $500 000, a school board can choose to purchase 20 000 textbooks or 2000 laptop computers (or some intermediate
combination) for use in classrooms.
Figure 1-2 - Refer to Figure 1-2. Suppose the school board chooses to allocate all $500 000 to the purchase of
laptop computers. What is the opportunity cost of this entire purchase? A) The opportunity cost is $0. B) The opportunity cost is 20,000 textbooks. C) There is no opportunity cost because the purchase was made within the available budget. D) The opportunity cost is 2000 laptops. E) The opportunity cost is uncertain. Answer: B - Economists usually assume that households and firms, respectively, maximize A) savings and profits. B) expenditures and profits. C) utility and profits. D) income and sales. E) wages and revenues. Answer: C
- Suppose that a bakeshop with 5 employees can produce both pies and cakes. In one day, if all
resources are devoted to baking pies, the shop can produce 125 pies; if all resources are devoted to
baking cakes, the shop can produce 50. What is the shop’s opportunity cost of producing any one
pie? A) 0.4 cakes B) 2.5 pies C) 50 cakes D) 125 pies E) 0.4 pies Answer: A
Explanation: A) B) C) D) E)
The table below illustrates that, in one day, Tristan can produce either 12 fishing lures or mow 3 lawns, while Thomas can produce either
6 fishing lures or mow 6 lawns.
Fishing Lures Mowed Lawns
Tristan 12 3
Thomas 6 6
TABLE 1-1
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