Questions from General Economics


Q: You manage Gofer Delivery Service. You rent a truck for $

You manage Gofer Delivery Service. You rent a truck for $50 per day, and each delivery takes an hour of labor time. The hourly wage is $8. a. Draw a curve showing the relationship between the number o...

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Q: 2.1. A car rental company currently has seven cars

2.1. A car rental company currently has seven cars in its fleet, and its total daily cost is $2,300. If the company added an 8th car, its daily cost would be $2,400, or $300 per car. Adding the 8th ca...

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Q: 4.1. Consider the example of Xena’s copy shop.

4.1. Consider the example of Xena’s copy shop. Adding a second worker increased output by 300 pages. If she added a third worker, her output would increase by fewer than __________ p...

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Q: 1.1. Consider Figure 2.1. Between points

1.1. Consider Figure 2.1. Between points c and d, the opportunity cost of __________ tons of wheat is __________ tons of steel. Figure 2.1: 1.2. Arrow up or down: An increase in the wage for high s...

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Q: 3.1. When two people involved in an exchange say

3.1. When two people involved in an exchange say “thank you” afterward, they are merely being polite. __________ (True/False) 3.2. Consider a transaction in which a consumer buys a toy for $20. The va...

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Q: 5.1. Your savings account pays 4 percent per

5.1. Your savings account pays 4 percent per year: Each $100 in the bank grows to $104 over a 1 year period. If prices increase by 3 percent per year, by keeping $100 in the bank for a year you actual...

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Q: Suppose you belong to a tennis club that has a monthly fee

Suppose you belong to a tennis club that has a monthly fee of $100 and a charge of $5 per hour to play tennis. a. Using Figure 1A.4 as a model, prepare a table and draw a curve to show the relationshi...

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Q: The following graph shows the relationship between the number of Frisbees produced

The following graph shows the relationship between the number of Frisbees produced and the cost of production. The vertical intercept is $_________, and the slope of the curve is $_________ per Frisbe...

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Q: Suppose you have $120 to spend on CDs and movies.

Suppose you have $120 to spend on CDs and movies. The price of a CD is $12, and the price of a movie is $6. a. Using Figure 1A.6 on page 51 as a model, prepare a table and draw a curve to show the rel...

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Q: Compute the percentage changes for the following: /

Compute the percentage changes for the following:

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