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1
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Labor productivity is defined as

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output per unit of labor input

2
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When input increases but output stays constant

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productivity decreases

3
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What is the term for higher wages paid to workers unpleasant jobs?

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compensating wage differentials

4
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The length of life and the consumption of food, clothing, and housing are measurements used to gauge a person’s _____ ______ _______

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standard of living

5
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Investment is spending on which factor of production?

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capital

6
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What term refer to the extent to which capital has been used up or lost its value

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depreciation

7
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what is the difference between a depression and a recession?

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in a recession output is diminishing for at least two quarters . a depression is a rapid fall in output over a longer period of time, but there is no cutoff point between the two.

8
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true or false a change in foreign income shifts aggregate demand

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TRUE

9
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aggregate demand demonstrates (a direct/ an inverse) relationship between price level and total spending in the economy.

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an inverse- people spend more at lower price levels

10
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consumption represents about ….% of GDP in the united states

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60

11
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how much was u.s. nominal GDP in 1998

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over $8.51 trillion

12
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what is a final good?

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a good that is sold in an economy and will not be sold later as any part if another good, nor used to produce another good for sale

13
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consumer debt relatice to income is a (leading/concurrernt/lagging) economic indicator

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lagging

14
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is homemaking included in gdp measurement

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no

15
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sales are a (leading/concurrent/lagging) economic indicator

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concurrent

16
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are servers tips included in gdp measurement

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reported tips are included in gdp measurement. tips that are unclaimed, however. are not included in gdp even though they are a part of a servers income

17
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is homemaking included in GDP measurement?

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no

18
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changed in inventories are a (leading/concurrent/lagging) economic indictator.

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leading

19
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what is the index of consumer confidence

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based on datat obtained by the conference board, the index of consumer confidence is a measure of consumers expectations for their economic futures

20
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what is the nomial gross domestic product

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GDP expressed in current dollar values

21
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what was the us real median income of households in 1999?

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40,816

22
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in a free market system how is the for whom question of economics resolved?

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goods and services go to the people who are willing to pay the market price for them

23
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the choice between hand made production and production by machine is an example of which basic economic question?

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how to produce

24
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production output is a(leading/concurrent/lagging) economic indicator

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concurrent

25
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if your neighbor mows your parents lawn for 20 each week, and reports that income to the IRS, is it included in GDP

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yes

26
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stock prices are a (leading/concurrent/lagging) economic indicator

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leading

27
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in which range is the aggregate supply Curve nearly horizontal

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keynesian

28
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the median household income of this racial group in the us was 30,735 in 1999

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hispanics

29
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what are the two sectors in the circular flow model

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the househol sector and the business sector

30
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name three ranges of the aggregate supply Curve

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keynesian, intermediate, classical

31
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are transfer paymens included in GDP measurement

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no

32
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how do we determine per capita gross domestic product

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dividing GDP by total population

33
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when a person’s income goes up, he buys fewer cans of generic tomato juice. generic tomato juice is therefore what kind of good?

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inferior

34
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price of hot dogs increases. what happens to demand for hot dog buns?

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decreases, because hot dog buns are a complementary good

35
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price of salsa decreases. What happens to the demand for tortilla chips?

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increases

36
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when summer comes, what happens to the demand for lemonade?

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increases

37
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T or F- a change in the quantity supplied of a good changes demand that good

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FALSE

38
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T or F- change in the season can change demand

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TRUE

39
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the price of cottage cheese goes up. what happens to the demand for its substitute, yogurt?

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demand for yogurt increases

40
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movement of the demand curve represents a change in (demand/quantity demanded)

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demand

41
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T or F- a change in the price of a good changes demand for that good

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FALSE

42
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T or F- change in the price of complementary goods changes demand for a good

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TRUE

43
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define exchange rate

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the price of a nation’s currency, expressed in terms of the value of another

44
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the law of supply states that quantity supplied is (directly/inversely) related to price.

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directly

45
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the slope of the supply curve is usually _________

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positive

46
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what is X-inefficiency?

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inefficiency that results when a monoply stops searching for ways to keep costs down; services, efficiency, and productivity, may not improve because there is no incentive.

47
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who regulates monopolies in the US?

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federal trade commission

48
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what is the structure of the markets for breakfast cereal

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oligopoly

49
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natural monopoly occurs in markets where the demand curve intersects the average cost curve at a quantity where average costs are (rising/falling)

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falling

50
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in a perfectly competitive market, should a firm advertise

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no, the product is completely homogeneous

51
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in monopolistic competitive market, there are (few/many) barriers to entry

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few

52
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what markets in the real world are the closest to perfect competition

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the markets for commodities such as wheat

53
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welfare loss due to monopoly is also known as________ loss

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dead weight

54
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price, marginal revenue and marginal cost are equal for a profit-maximizing firm in which market structure

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perfect competition

55
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T or F- a monopoly experiences a downward sloping demand curve

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TRUE

56
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what is the term for a market controlled by just a few firms?

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oligopoly

57
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monopolies occur in markets where production involves economics of ________

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scale

58
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which organization replaced GATT in 1995?

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the world trade organization

59
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most of the governing rules used by the world trade organization come from which round of gatt negotiations

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the uruguay round

60
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economics analysis of tariffs shows that the gain in tax revenue and the increase in profits by domestic producers is (more/less) than the economic loss to consumers

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less

61
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what is a trade sanction

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a trade penalty imposed by one nation or another

62
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how does a country pay for a trade deficit

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it must either run down its assets or owe money

63
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by conention, the president of the world bank is always

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european

64
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when was gatt founded

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1947

65
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if a developing country seeks support for building a hydroelectric dam, it is more likely to turn to the.. for a loan of funds

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world bank

66
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in what year was the uruguay round of gatt talks completed

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1993

67
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what free trade organization is headquartered in geneva, switzerland

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world trade organization

68
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by convention, managing director of the imf is always

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european

69
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what was the goal of gatt

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for member countries to meet regularly to discuss trade and reduce barriers to trade

70
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the united states emerged from world war 1 as a new _ nation

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creditor

71
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the united states emerged from world war 1 as a new _ nation

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creditor

72
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the united states emerged from world war 1 as a new _ nation

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creditor

73
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the united states emerged from world war 1 as a new _ nation

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creditor

74
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the united states emerged from world war 1 as a new _ nation

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creditor

75
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an attorney who is also the fastest typist in town might still hire a typist instead of typing her own notes. why would this be to her advantage

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they typist might have a comparative advantage in typing. even though the attorney is a better typist, she gains more by spending her time on legal work and hiring someone else to type