ECON 201 Macroeconomics Test #1 Study Guide CHAPTERS 1 and 2 Introduction and Economic Models 1. Define economics. Differentiate between macro and microeconomics. 2. Explain the concept of scarcity. 3. Explain how marginal costs and marginal benefits influence incentives and choice. 4. Define and explain the difference between efficiency and equity. 5. What is the difference between positive and normative economics? 6. What is ceteris paribus? 7. Explain the concept of opportunity
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Econ 201 Name_____________________________ 1st test Sp 2012 Keith Watson 1.Economics is primarily the study of a.economists’ roles in the market for stocks and bonds. `b.the problem of unlimited wants and limited resources. c.methods to eliminate scarcity. d.government programs that make the economy grow. 2.Societies in which consumers‚ producers‚ and resource suppliers determine economic outcomes are known as a.traditional economies. b.command economies. `c
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Problem Set 3 Name Problem Set 3 is to be completed by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 6. 1. Data for the market for graham crackers is shown below. Calculate the elasticity of demand between the following prices. Price of crackers Quantity Demanded (per month) $3 80 $2.5 120 $2 160 $1.5 200 $1 240 $1.00 - $1.50: ___$-0.45________________________________ $1.50 - $2.00: ____$_-0.77______________________________ $2.00 - $2.50: _____$_-1.28_____________________________ $2.50 - $3.00: ____$_-2
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Econ 2035 CHAPTER 9: FINANCIAL CRISES AND THE SUBPRIME MELTDOWN Outline Want to answer the following ques9ons: • Why the financial crisis occur? • Why have financial crises been so prevalent throughout U.S. history and in other countries? • What insights do they provide on the current crisis?
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QZ12016 | | Economic variables whose values are measured in monetary units are called | | | Student Response | A. | dichotomous variables. | B. | nominal variables. | C. | classical variables. | D. | real variables. | | Score: | 0.25/0.25 | | | 2. | QZ12010 | | Suppose the money market‚drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis‚ is in equilibrium. If the money supply increases‚ then at the old value of money there is | | | Student Response | A. |
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exports: | | | A) | average 4-6 percent of GDP‚ as do imports | | | B) | average 18-20 percent of GDP‚ while imports average 10-12 percent | | | C) | average 10-12 percent of GDP‚ while imports average 15-17 percent | | | D) | average 1-2 percent of GDP‚ while imports average 4-6 percent | | | | | | Feedback: U.S. Exports and imports both average between 10 and 20 percent of GDP‚ however the U.S. has had a substantial trade deficit over the past many years. Imports are substantially
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As Economics 1. Economics:- 1. The branch of knowledge concerned with the production‚ consumption‚ and transfer of wealth. 2. The condition of a region or group as regards material prosperity. 3. Economics is a science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses 2. Adam Smith Smith believed that competition (the belief that everyone should have a fair chance to compete to make‚ sell‚ and buy goods and services) was the key
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Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A quiz 7 Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. The first picture below depicts the cost curves for a representative firm in this perfectly competitive industry. Initially‚ there are 100 firms. The second picture depicts market demand. Marginal Cost 10 ATC 8 AVC 6 4 2 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
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ADM 3346 X COST ACCOUNTING Spring/Summer 2012 Quiz No. 1 Solutions . . . . . . . / 16 marks NAME: __________________________________________ STUDENT #: ________________________ Statement of Academic Integrity: The School of Management does not condone academic fraud‚ an act by a student that may result in a false academic evaluation of that student or of another student. Without limiting the generality of this definition‚ academic fraud occurs when a student commits any of the following offences:
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Quiz 1 Each question is worth 2 points. Submit through your assignment folder by 11:59 PM EDT on September 7th. I know I don’t need to remind anyone that UMUC’s academic integrity policies. We are all adults. We know that we shortchange only ourselves if we aren’t honest. This quiz needs to be completed without help from others. The work submitted must be your own. What is the level of measure for each of the following: Final grades in this class ____Ratio_________________ Weights of newborn
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