Question 1

The increase in output that is generated by an additional unit of input is called:

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A)  the input-output relationship.
B)  the production function.
C)  resource product.
D)  marginal product.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the market labor supply curve?

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A)  It is always upward sloping.
B)  It reflects people's willingness to work more when wages are higher.
C)  It shows the relationship between the price of labor and the quantity of labor supplied.
D)  It shifts with changes in the opportunity cost for work.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

A minimum wage law is a:

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A)  price ceiling.
B)  price floor.
C)  customary norm without legal structure or protection.
D)  quantity restriction.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

For a competitive firm, the value of the marginal product of labor:

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A)  increases for each additional worker.
B)  remains constant across workers.
C)  decreases for each additional worker.
D)  is zero when profits are maximized.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

The question of how much labor a firm will hire comes down to:

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A)  whether added workers are going to generate more revenue than what it costs to hire them.
B)  if the added workers are going to add revenues to the firm.
C)  whether the value of the marginal product is greater than, less than, or equal to the average total cost.
D)  the healthcare costs the firm will incur by hiring added workers.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

For a competitive firm, the price of its output _______ with each additional worker hired, and the marginal product of labor _______ with each additional worker hired.

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A)  stays constant; decreases
B)  increases; decreases
C)  increases; increases
D)  decreases; stays constantE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following is not an example of human capital?

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A)  The ability to write clearly
B)  Knowledge of word processing programs
C)  The ability to coordinate labor effectively
D)  A computer with top-of-the-line word processing softwareE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The intersection of supply and demand in the capital market determines the market equilibrium price and quantity in the:

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A)  rental market.
B)  purchase market.
C)  output market.
D)  Any of these could be true.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

The labor supply income effect describes the _______ in the quantity of labor supplied due to _______.

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A)  increase; a higher wage
B)  decrease; the greater demand for leisure caused by a higher income
C)  decrease; a lower wage
D)  increase; the greater demand for leisure caused by a higher incomeE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

The competitive firm's profit-maximizing quantity of labor occurs where:

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A)  the quantity of the marginal product of labor is equal to the market wage.
B)  the value of the marginal product of labor is equal to the market wage.
C)  the quantity of the marginal product of labor is equal to zero.
D)  the value of the marginal product of labor is equal to the profit.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The determinants of labor supply include:

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A)  culture and other opportunities.
B)  supply of other factors and output prices.
C)  culture and technology.
D)  other opportunities and technology.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

The factor of production called "labor" can be defined as the:

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A)  time spent by employees in the production of goods, but not services.
B)  fraction of total costs spent on employees.
C)  number of worker-hours a business uses at a given time.
D)  number of people a business has access to at any given time.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

The relationship between the quantity of inputs and the quantity of outputs is called the:

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A)  cost function.
B)  production function.
C)  profit function.
D)  resource function.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 14

If the price effect outweighs the income effect of a wage increase, the labor supply curve will:

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A)  slope downward.
B)  slope upward.
C)  be perfectly horizontal.
D)  be perfectly vertical.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

A person will choose to work another hour if the benefit of doing so is:

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A)  greater than the opportunity cost.
B)  exactly equal to the opportunity cost.
C)  less than the opportunity cost.
D)  greater than the benefit of the previous hour worked.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Graphically, we can think of the marginal product of a factor as the:

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A)  slope of the total production curve, when output is plotted against the quantity of the input that is used.
B)  slope of the total cost curve, when output is plotted against the costs of the quantity of the inputs used.
C)  additional cost associated with producing one more unit of output.
D)  additional inputs associated with producing one more unit of output.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

If the graph shown displays a competitive labor market:

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A)  D represents the workers' demand for jobs at each wage.
B)  S represents the firm's supply of jobs at each wage.
C)  P* represents the equilibrium wage.
D)  Q* represents the most employment possible for the market.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

The graph shown displays a competitive market that is currently offering a wage more than P*. Which of the following statements is true about this market?

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A)  There will be a shortage of workers who want to work at that wage.
B)  There will be unemployment in the market.
C)  Firms will have a hard time finding employees.
D)  Other firms will increase demand and shift the equilibrium.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

All factors of production eventually experience:

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A)  decreasing average variable cost.
B)  diminishing marginal productivity.
C)  decreasing average fixed costs.
D)  diminishing total productivity.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

The table shown displays the production schedule for an apple orchard in a competitive market that sells a bushel of apples for $50.

What is the value of the marginal product of labor for the third worker?

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A)  $40
B)  $750
C)  $2,000
D)  $1,250E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 16: The Facts of Production

If the graph shown displays a competitive labor market:

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A minimum wage law is a:

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For a competitive firm, the price of its output _______ with each additional worker hired, and the marginal product of labor _______ with each additional worker hired.

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The intersection of supply and demand in the capital market determines the market equilibrium price and quantity in the:

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of the market labor supply curve?

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The factor of production called "labor" can be defined as the:

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Graphically, we can think of the marginal product of a factor as the:

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The competitive firm's profit-maximizing quantity of labor occurs where:

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The question of how much labor a firm will hire comes down to:

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The table shown displays the production schedule for an apple orchard in a competitive market that sells a bushel of apples for $50. What is the value of the marginal product of labor for the third worker?

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All factors of production eventually experience:

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The relationship between the quantity of inputs and the quantity of outputs is called the:

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For a competitive firm, the value of the marginal product of labor:

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Which of the following is not an example of human capital?

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The labor supply income effect describes the _______ in the quantity of labor supplied due to _______.

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The graph shown displays a competitive market that is currently offering a wage more than P*. Which of the following statements is true about this market?

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A person will choose to work another hour if the benefit of doing so is:

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If the price effect outweighs the income effect of a wage increase, the labor supply curve will:

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The increase in output that is generated by an additional unit of input is called:

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The determinants of labor supply include:

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