Questions from General Economics


Q: A housing bubble occurs when _________ drive(s) prices more

A housing bubble occurs when _________ drive(s) prices more than fundamental factors. a) the price of gasoline b) a home’s expected future price c) interest rate changes d) property tax increases...

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Q: A bursting of a housing bubble could create more problems than the

A bursting of a housing bubble could create more problems than the NASDAQ crash in 2000 because the housing bubble involves a) assets, and NASDAQ was about debts. b) risky forms of debt. c) more pe...

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Q: Compared to a recreational user of a drug, an addicted user’s

Compared to a recreational user of a drug, an addicted user’s elasticity of demand is a) much more elastic. b) much less elastic. c) much less. d) flatter.

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Q: Using an interest rate of 5 percent, which figure has the

Using an interest rate of 5 percent, which figure has the largest present value? a) $5,000 b) $5,050 to be received two years from now c) $5,075 to be received three years from now d) $5,500 to be...

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Q: The optimization assumption suggests that people make a) irrational decisions

The optimization assumption suggests that people make a) irrational decisions. b) unpredictable decisions. c) decisions to make themselves as well off as possible. d) decisions without thinking very h...

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Q: Under perfect competition, the supply curve is a) the

Under perfect competition, the supply curve is a) the marginal cost curve for all price quantity combinations. b) the marginal cost curve, but only that portion that is downward sloping. c) the mar...

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Q: One problem with using real gross domestic product as a measure of

One problem with using real gross domestic product as a measure of social welfare is that a) it fails to count home production. b) it fails to count services, a growing part of the economy. c) it d...

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Q: An economist worrying about the economic impact of environmental regulations would model

An economist worrying about the economic impact of environmental regulations would model that impact with a a) decrease in aggregate supply. b) increase in aggregate supply. c) decrease in aggrega...

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Q: One typical response to a recession using discretionary fiscal policy is to

One typical response to a recession using discretionary fiscal policy is to a) raise taxes and cut spending. b) lower taxes and cut spending. c) raise taxes and increase spending. d) lower taxes a...

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Q: During 1999 through 2006 the Federal Reserve a) was passive

During 1999 through 2006 the Federal Reserve a) was passive and simply let things happen. b) reacted actively to quell potentially inflationary expansions but did nothing to deal with the recession...

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