Question 1

Charlie is willing to pay $12 for a T-shirt that is priced at $10. If Charlie buys the T-shirt, then his consumer surplus is

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A)  $2.
B)  $12.
C)  $22.
D)  more than $10.
E)  $120.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

In the market for a particular pair of shoes, Jena is willing to pay $75 for a pair, while Jane is willing to pay $85 for a pair. The actual price that each has to pay for a pair of these shoes is $65. What is the total amount of the two girls' combined consumer surplus?

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A)  $10
B)  $30
C)  $195
D)  $160E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

What is a Pigouvian tax? The U.S. government has placed a Pigouvian tax on CFCs; explain how this tax works.

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A Pigouvian tax is a charge levied on th...

Question 4

Explain how governments can use direct controls for dealing with negative externalities.

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One way that governments can counter the...

Question 5

The amount of revenue that sellers actually receive over and above the minimum acceptable amount that they are willing to receive for selling a product is called

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A)  production costs.
B)  producers' supply.
C)  producer surplus.
D)  surplus production.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

It has been proposed that a government agency be charged with the task of determining the amount of pollution that the atmosphere (or a body of water) can safely absorb, establish "rights" to this limited amount of pollution, and sell those limited amount of rights to firms. The firms can then buy and sell these rights among themselves later. This approach is known as the

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A)  taxes and subsidies system.
B)  cap-and-trade system.
C)  property rights system.
D)  market and command system.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Along a demand curve, product price and consumer surplus are inversely related.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Jennifer buys a piece of costume jewelry for $30, for which she was willing to pay $35. The minimum acceptable price to the seller, Nathan, was $15. Jennifer experiences a

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A)  consumer surplus of $15, and Nathan experiences a producer surplus of $20.
B)  producer surplus of $5, and Nathan experiences a consumer surplus of $15.
C)  producer surplus of $65, and Nathan experiences a producer surplus of $50.
D)  consumer surplus of $5, and Nathan experiences a producer surplus of $15.
E)  consumer surplus of $5, and Nathan experiences a consumer surplus of $5.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Because the federal government typically provides disaster relief to farmers, many farmers do not buy crop insurance even through it is federally subsidized. This illustrates

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A)  the adverse selection problem.
B)  the moral hazard problem.
C)  the special interest effect.
D)  logrolling.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

An efficiency loss (or deadweight loss) declines in size when a unit of output is produced for which

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A)  marginal cost exceeds marginal benefit.
B)  maximum willingness to pay exceeds minimum acceptable price.
C)  consumer surplus exceeds producer surplus.
D)  producer surplus exceeds consumer surplus.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

What two conditions must hold for a competitive market to produce efficient outcomes?

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A)  Demand curves must reflect all costs of production, and supply curves must reflect consumers' full willingness to pay.
B)  Supply curves must reflect all costs of production, and demand curves must reflect consumers' full willingness to pay.
C)  Firms must minimize production costs, and consumers must minimize total expenditures.
D)  Firms must maximize profits, and consumers must all pay prices equal to their maximum willingness to pay.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

An efficiency loss (or deadweight loss)

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A)  is measured as the combined loss of consumer surplus and producer surplus from over- or underproducing.
B)  results from producing a unit of output for which the maximum willingness to pay exceeds the minimum acceptable price.
C)  can result from underproduction, but not from overproduction.
D)  can result from overproduction, but not from underproduction.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Along a supply curve, product price and producer surplus are inversely related.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If the market price of a product increases, then the total

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A)  consumer surplus will decrease.
B)  consumer surplus will increase.
C)  revenues of sellers will definitely increase.
D)  revenues of sellers will definitely decrease.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Refer to the diagram. The area that identifies the maximum sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus is

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A)  a + b + c + d + e + f.
B)  c + d + f.
C)  a + b + e.
D)  a + b + c + d.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Refer to the provided supply and demand graph. S₁ and D₁ represent the current market supply and demand, respectively. S₂ and D₂ represent the socially optimal supply and demand. One way that the government could shift supply to its socially optimal level is to

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A)  tax the sellers.
B)  subsidize the buyers.
C)  provide the product.
D)  regulate the production of the good.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Allocative efficiency occurs only at that output where

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A)  marginal benefit exceeds marginal cost by the greatest amount.
B)  consumer surplus exceeds producer surplus by the greatest amount.
C)  the combined amounts of consumer surplus and producer surplus are maximized.
D)  the areas of consumer and producer surplus are equal.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Refer to the diagram. Which of the following areas best represents the efficiency loss from underproduction?

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A)  a + c
B)  e + f
C)  a + b + c + d
D)  b + dE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

A cap-and-trade program

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A)  assigns a property right to the atmosphere.
B)  mandates that every firm individually cut its emissions to below a certain level.
C)  assigns a property right to polluting the atmosphere.
D)  is easy to establish and enforce.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

In the provided graph, the equilibrium point in the market is where the S and D curves intersect. At equilibrium, consumer surplus would be represented by the area

Accepted Answer

A)  a + b.
B)  a + b + c.
C)  a.
D)  b + c.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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