Introduction to Economics 1 Final 8. Deneme Sınavı
Toplam 20 Soru1.Soru
If a government increased the taxes on cigarettes from 50 % to 70 percent, what kind of rational effect would this change have on the economy of this country?
The demand for cigarettes in the society would decrease. |
The price of a packet of cigarettes would decrease by 20 %. |
The number of smokers would sharply increase boosting the economy. |
The cigarette companies would increase their own prices as well. |
The equity among the members of this economy would be sustained. |
An incentive is something that induces an action or greater effort to produce a desirable outcome or to avoid an undesirable outcome. Thus, the incentives can be positive or negative. For example, if a worker feels that he is paid better by the boss, he tends to work harder. On the other hand, if the meat prices go up, people will definitely begin to consume less meat. In short, people respond to incentives. In our example, the government’s intervention into economy by increasing the tax on cigarettes by 20 % will increase the price of cigarettes, and this will eventually lead to a drop in consumption. The correct answer is A.
2.Soru
“A desired item or outcome to a person is what that person has to give up to get that item or to achieve that outcome” refers to which following concept in economics?
Opportunity cost, |
Choice, |
Tradeoff, |
Exchange, |
Utility |
Tradeoffs and Opportunity Cost
The opportunity cost of a desired item or outcome to a person is what that person has to give up to get that item or to achieve that outcome.
3.Soru
In economics, what is meant with the short run?
a time period up to a month, |
a time frame in which certain inputs cannot be changed, |
a time frame in which all inputs can be changed, |
a time frame in which only labor and capital inputs can be changed, |
a time frame in which the technology can be changed. |
PRODUCTION AND COSTS
In the short run, some factors of production cannot be changed. If the firm decides to upgrade its technology, construct a new building, or expand its machinery and equipment capacity today, it would take quite some time to realize any of these changes. So, a time frame in which certain inputs cannot be changed is called the short run. These inputs are fixed in the short run and therefore called fixed inputs. The firm, however, can change certain inputs rather quickly—in the short run— and these inputs are called variable inputs.
4.Soru
Which of the following statements is not correct when monopolies are considered?
There can be multiple producers in monopolies. |
Monopolies act as price setters. |
Monopolies can affect the quantity of goods in the market. |
The market demand curve is open to effect from monopolies. |
Monopoly is an extreme form of market structure. |
Monopoly is a market structure with only one producer. Therefore, the correct option is A.
5.Soru
Which of the followings defines the term marginal product of labor?
The increase in total output produced from additional unit of labor employed |
The demand for a factor of production |
The inputs used to produce goods and services |
The relationship between the factors of production that a firm uses and the output it produces |
The value of the production made by the last worker hired for the firm |
Marginal product of labor is the increase in total output produced from additional unit of labor is employed. Therefore, the correct option is A.
6.Soru
Which of the followings is not among the types of costs?
Average costs |
Total cost |
Fixed costs |
Revenue costs |
Variable costs |
Revenue costs are not among the type of costs. The correct answer is D.
7.Soru
What is the effect of an increase in interest rates on saving?
An increase in interest rates causes saving to increase due to substitution effect but to decrease due to income effect. Since both effects work in opposite directions, the total effect is ambiguous |
An increase in interest rates causes saving to increase due to income effect but to decrease due to substitution effect. Since both effects work in opposite directions, the total effect is ambiguous. |
An increase in interest rates causes saving to increase both due to income effect and due to substitution effect. |
An increase in interest rates causes saving to decrease both due to income effect and due to substitution effect. |
An increase in interest rates would not have any effect on saving. |
When the interest rate goes up, the price of the current consumption will also go up. A higher opportunity cost of current consumption due to the increase in interest rate generates a substitution effect that causes a decline in purchase of products in the current period. Therefore, saving will increase as a result of the substitution effect. However, a consumer will receive more income on his saving, if the interest rate increases. Because consumption is a normal good in the current period, it is expected that a raise in income could lead to an increase in current consumption and a reduction in saving.So saving reduces as a result of income effect of a higher interest rate. As a result, the total effect of an increase in interest rates on saving is ambiguous.
8.Soru
I. A firm can sell its products at any price higher than the market equilibrium price. II. One firm`s product is a perfect substitute for any other firm’s product. III. The main aim of a perfectly competitive firm is to maximize economic profit. Which of the above statements about a firm in a competitive market is true?
Only I |
Only II |
I and II |
I and III |
II and III |
The main aim of a perfectly competitive firm is to maximize economic profit. In a perfectly competitive market, each firm can sell what quantity they want to sell at the market equilibrium price. A firm`s demand curve is perfectly elastic at the equilibrium market price. This means that at any price higher than the market equilibrium price, a firm is not able to sell anything at all, as buyers are well-informed and can obtain the identical product for a lower price without bearing extra search cost. One firm`s product is a perfect substitute for any other firm’s product. The correct answer is E.
9.Soru
The GSM market in Turkey composed of only a few firms and characterized by large economies of scale is an example of:
Perfect competition. |
Pure competition. |
Monopolistic competition. |
Monopoly. |
Oligopoly. |
Oligopoly is a market structure where there are only a few firms in the market due to barriers to entry. For example, the GSM market in Turkey is composed of a few firms such as Turkcell, Avea and Türk Telekom.. This industry is characterized with large economies of scale due to fixed costs and small and constant marginal costs. Hence large firms have an advantage over small firms and the industry is characterized with few large firms rather than many small firms.
10.Soru
Which of the following statement is correct about the price elasticity of demand?
It measures how much the quantity demanded (Qd) of a good changes when there is a change in the price of that good (P). |
It indicates that there is an inverse relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded of that good. |
It states that when the price of a good increases the quantity demanded of that good falls. |
The price elasticity of demand measures the price-sensitivity or responsiveness of producers. |
It measures how much the quantity demanded (Qdx) of a good changes when there is a change in the price of a substitute good (Py). |
Price Elasticity of Demand
The law of demand indicates that there is an inverse relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded of that good. The law states that when the price of a good increases the quantity demanded of that good falls. The price elasticity of demand measures how much the quantity demanded (Qd) of a good changes when there is a change in the price of that good (P). Hence, the price elasticity of demand measures the price-sensitivity or responsiveness of consumers.
11.Soru
A student decides to allocate an extra hour to review exam materials instead of watching TV. What change is this adjustment called in economics?
Supremacy |
Marginal |
External |
Invisible |
Zero-sum |
The term marginal is used frequently in economics to refer to small incremental adjustments made on an existing plan of action. The term “margin” means “edge,” so marginal changes are adjustments made to add to the total (the amount at the edge) achieved thus far. Eating one more meatball at dinner (increasing the total number of meatballs eaten from 3 to 4), or drinking one more cup of tea at breakfast (increasing the total cups drunk from 2 to 3) are examples of marginal additions. As can be understood from the examples given the correct answer is “B”.
12.Soru
According to the information given in the above table, what is the ‘average revenue’ of this competitive firm?
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Average revenue is how much revenue a firm gets for each unit sold. Average Revenue (AR) is calculated as follow;
Average Revenue (AR) = Total Revenue (TR) / quantity (q)
Thus, 12 / 3; 48 / 12; 80 / 20; or 140 / 35 is equal to 4. The correct answer is B.
13.Soru
How much would be the total revenue for 6 units of a good that a firm sells for 5 TL per unit?
24 TL |
25 TL |
5 TL |
30 TL |
6 TL |
Toal revenue of a firm equals price multiplied by quantity. Therefore, the correct option is D.
14.Soru
What are the factors of production Classical economists identify?
Labor and capital |
Labor, capital and land |
Labor, capital and investor |
Labor, capital and entrepreneur |
Labor, capital, entrepreneur and land |
A firm needs to bring inputs together to produce goods or services. These inputs are called Factors of Production. Classical economists identified three widely defined groups of the factors of production: Labor, capital and land. The answer is B.
15.Soru
I. Economic rent is the price paid for the use of land or natural resources whose supply is perfectly inelastic.
II. Demand is the active determinant of economic rent.
III. Supply can be an important factor in determining the economic rent.
What can be said true about what determines rent differentials?
Only I |
Only II |
I and II |
I and III |
II and III |
Economic rent is the price paid for the use of land or natural resources whose supply is perfectly inelastic. The
supply of land is perfectly inelastic because it is virtually fixed in the quantity available. Supply has no influence
in determining economic rent. Demand is the active determinant of economic rent. The answer is C.
16.Soru
Which of the followings refers to the additional revenue obtained by selling one more unit?
Total revenue. |
Profit maximization. |
Marginal revenue. |
Shut-down point. |
Average revenue. |
Marginal Revenue: the additional revenue obtained by selling one more unit. Therefore, the correct option is C.
17.Soru
Which of the following is false regarding monopolistic competition?
Demand is downward sloping similar to the demand curve facing a monopolist. |
When monopolistically competitive firms enjoy positive profits, new firms enter into this profitable market. |
Each firm has a monopoly over the product it sells, but many other firms make similar products that compete for the same customers. |
Price is the only factor that determines consumers’ decisions in monopolistic competition. |
It is a market structure where there are many firms that sell differentiated products. |
Monopolistic competition is a market structure in which there are many firms selling products that are similar but not identical. For example in the market for blue jeans, there are many producers such as Mavi Jeans, Levi’s, Guess, GAP, LC Waikiki. These are all brand names. Jeans sold by these producers are differentiated according to style, quality, design, etc. Hence consumers do not perceive these brand name jeans as identical. When this is the case, price is not the only factor that determines consumers’ decisions. When consumers perceive a product as a unique product without perfect substitutes, demand facing its producer is no longer perfectly elastic (horizontal). In other words, demand is downward sloping similar to the demand curve facing a monopolist.
18.Soru
Let I be the income of the consumer, X and Y be the only good in the economy with prices Px and Py. Additionally quantity of X is given on the horizontal axis of the budget constraint graph. What happens to the budget line if the price of good X changes as income level and Py remains constant?
Budget constraint tilts outward and gets flatter. |
Budget constraint tilts inward and gets steeper. |
Budget constraint does not change. |
Budget constraint shifts outward parallel to the initial line. |
Budget constraint becomes vertical. |
If the price of one good increases, the budget line shifts inward, pivoting from the other good’s intercept. If the price of one good decreases, the budget line shifts outward, pivoting from the other good’s intercept.
19.Soru
Which of the following can be described as the change in consumption that results when a price change moves the consumer along an indifference curve to a point with a different marginal rate of substitution?
The income effect |
The conventional demand curve |
The real interest rate change |
The price consumption curve |
The substitution effect |
In economics and particularly in consumer choice theory, the substitution effect is one component of the effect of a change in the price of a good upon the amount of that good demanded by a consumer. In other words, when prices increase, consumers will replace more expensive items with less costly alternatives. The correct answer is E.
20.Soru
Which of the following refers to a situation in which production meets consumer preferences?
Economic efficiency. |
Long-run equilibrium. |
Firm equilibrium. |
Normal economic profit. |
Allocative efficiency. |
Allocative efficiency refers to a situation in which production meets consumer preferences. Economic efficiency is achieved when the marginal social benefit (MSB) to consumers equals the marginal social cost of production (MSC). Therefore, the correct option is E.
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