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1 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. Economics Today, 20e (Miller) Chapter 1 The Nature of Economics 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis 1) The economic way of thinking will help you A) make decisions in financing your home. B) analyze solutions to economic problems. C) make better decisions concerning your education. D) all of these Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 2) Economic analysis is used A) only by instructors and students in economics to understand the world. B) only by business people to raise profits. C) only by policy makers to make policy decisions. D) in decision making. Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 3) Economic analysis is a tool that A) aids decision making. B) helps us understand why people make mistakes. C) helps us forgive selfish people. D) makes everyone rich. Answer: A Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 2 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. 4) Economics is best defined as the A) study of how people make choices to satisfy their wants. B) study of individual self-interests. C) study of why people do not react to incentives. D) process by which goods are sold in free markets. Answer: A Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 5) Economics can be described as the study of how people use ________ resources to satisfy ________ wants. A) unlimited; unlimited B) unlimited; limited C) limited; unlimited D) limited; limited Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 6) Which statement most accurately describes economics? A) Economics is the study of how people make money. B) Economics is the study of how people make choices to satisfy their wants. C) Economics is the study of social values a society should choose. D) Economics is the study of how to eliminate scarcity. Answer: B Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 3 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. 7) In economic analysis, people's resources are A) limited and their wants are unlimited. B) unlimited and their wants are also unlimited. C) limited and their wants are also limited. D) unlimited and their wants are limited. Answer: A Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 8) In economics, items that are used to produce goods and services are known as A) wants. B) needs. C) outputs. D) resources. Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 9) In economics, all the items that people would consume if they had unlimited income are known as A) wants. B) aggregates. C) outputs. D) needs. Answer: A Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 4 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. 10) In economics, ________ are limited but ________ are unlimited. A) wants; resources B) resources; wants C) money; ideas D) ideas; money Answer: B Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 11) Economics is the study of how A) people become selfish. B) preferences are determined. C) psychology influences preferences. D) people make choices. Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 12) A fundamental aspect of economics is to A) ensure that every firm makes a profit. B) analyze how choices are made. C) satisfy all our wants. D) make sure that we always have sufficient resources. Answer: B Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 13) Economics is the study of A) how to get rich. B) how people allocate their limited resources to satisfy their unlimited wants. C) how people spend their income. D) why people want certain goods and services rather than other goods and services. Answer: B Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 5 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. 14) Economics is the study of A) nonhuman phenomena. B) the determinants of preferences. C) scarce resources and unlimited wants. D) the physical sciences. Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 15) Economics deals with A) how to profit from the stock market. B) how to satisfy limited human wants. C) how society allocates unlimited resources. D) how individuals allocate scarce resources to satisfy unlimited human wants. Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 16) Economics is the study of A) how to own as many resources as possible. B) ceteris paribus. C) the way people think rather than the way they act. D) how people allocate their limited resources to satisfy their unlimited wants. Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 6 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. 17) Economic resources are A) all the items that people would purchase if they had limited wants. B) all the unlimited items that people would purchase with limited income. C) items of value that are used to make other things that satisfy people's wants. D) the total planned expenditures throughout the nation. Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 18) Economics deals with choices A) that involve the wants of individuals. B) that involve what people only need to survive. C) that people make without self-motivated interest. D) that people normally do not make. Answer: A Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 19) Economics is a social science that involves the study of how individuals A) develop their tastes and preferences. B) develop their goals and objectives in life. C) pursue happiness. D) choose among alternatives to satisfy their unlimited wants. Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 20) Economics is a part of the A) social sciences. B) natural sciences. C) biological sciences. D) hard sciences. Answer: A Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 7 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. 21) Wants are A) another term for needs. B) the things people would consume if they had unlimited incomes. C) the things people consume with their income. D) all the things people really need in order to live comfortably. Answer: B Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 22) The primary purpose of economics is to understand how people make A) money. B) mistakes. C) choices. D) a comfortable living. Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 23) The primary objective of economics is A) to learn how to create more resources. B) to study how people make choices with limited resources. C) to learn how to make the most profits with a given amount of resources. D) to study why some people are never happy with the resources they have. Answer: B Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 8 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. 24) The basic economic problem is a situation of A) limited resources and unlimited wants. B) both limited resources and limited wants. C) limited incomes and unlimited choices. D) unlimited incomes and limited choices. Answer: A Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 25) Economics is the study of how people make A) subjective judgments. B) life easy. C) money. D) choices. Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 26) Economics is a A) hard science. B) physical science. C) natural science. D) social science. Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 27) Economics is a study of A) how to make money in the stock market. B) how to run a business successfully. C) the allocation of scarce resources. D) personal finance. Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 9 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. 28) Economics is the study of A) the allocation of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants. B) why some people want certain goods and services. C) earning the most income. D) ways to use fewer resources. Answer: A Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 29) Resources are A) unlimited. B) able to be replicated in large quantities. C) what people would buy if their income was unlimited. D) used to produce goods and services to satisfy people's wants. Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 30) ________ are the things that are used to produce items that satisfy people's wants. A) Concepts B) Production possibilities curves C) Resources D) Costs Answer: C Diff: 2 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 10 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. 31) Economics is most precisely defined as A) a study of what people need to survive. B) a study of how culture evolves in different geographic areas. C) the same as the study of finance and management. D) the study of how people make choices. Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 32) Economics A) is a social science. B) is concerned with limited resources. C) is concerned with unlimited wants. D) all of these are correct. Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 33) Which of the following is NOT a focus of the study of economics? A) how individual preferences are formed B) unemployment C) inflation D) prices in particular markets Answer: A Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 34) Because resources are scarce relative to wants, the study of economics concerns A) how money is important to people. B) how individuals, businesses, and governments make choices. C) how money is used to buy what people want. D) None of these are correct. Answer: B Diff: 2 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 11 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. 35) In economics A) both resources and wants are limited. B) both resources and wants are unlimited. C) resources are limited but wants are unlimited. D) resources are unlimited but wants are limited. Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 36) Which of the following is a characteristic of economics? A) allocation of limited resources in an effort to satisfy potentially unlimited wants B) the focus on how people behave not in their own self-interest C) the way society deals with people's needs D) all of these Answer: A Diff: 2 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 37) Microeconomics is defined as that part of economic analysis that A) studies the behavior of the economy as a whole. B) includes the problems of inflation and unemployment. C) studies individual decision making by households and firms. D) concerns aggregate production and consumption. Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 38) Macroeconomics is the study of A) aggregate economic variables. B) output in particular industries. C) how individuals make important decisions. D) all of these. Answer: A Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Macro-1: Define macroeconomics and identify its basic concerns AACSB: Analytical thinking 12 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. 39) Microeconomics is the study of A) the behavior of the economy as a whole. B) a nation from the perspective of the whole world. C) how individuals and firms make decisions. D) the effect that money has in the economic system. Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 40) Macroeconomics is best defined by which of the following statements? A) Macroeconomics is the study of how firms attempt to maximize profits. B) Macroeconomics is the study of the behavior of the economy as a whole. C) Macroeconomics is the study of individual households. D) Macroeconomics is the study of how the prices of individual goods are determined. Answer: B Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Macro-1: Define macroeconomics and identify its basic concerns AACSB: Analytical thinking 41) Macroeconomics deals with ________ while microeconomics deals with ________. A) choices important to people; choices not important to people B) economywide choices; choices of individuals C) choices that involve money; choices that does not involve money D) choices of rich people; choices of poor people Answer: B Diff: 2 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Macro-1: Define macroeconomics and identify its basic concerns AACSB: Analytical thinking 42) Macroeconomics deals with A) aggregates within the economy. B) specific sectors within the economy. C) only large households in a country. D) decisions made by firms. Answer: A Diff: 2 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Macro-1: Define macroeconomics and identify its basic concerns AACSB: Analytical thinking 13 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. 43) Which of the following would most likely NOT be taught in a microeconomics course? A) changes in prices of automobiles B) the effects of a gas tax on gas purchases C) the effect of an increase in wheat prices on farmers' behavior D) changes in unemployment across the nation Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 44) Which of the following would most likely NOT be taught in a macroeconomics course? A) price changes in the world's oil markets B) factors leading to different economic growth rates among countries C) government actions in response to a slowdown in the economy D) the relationship between the inflation rate and the unemployment rate Answer: A Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Macro-1: Define macroeconomics and identify its basic concerns AACSB: Analytical thinking 45) A macroeconomist would study A) the price changes of smart phones. B) the cost problems at several airlines. C) the economy's total income level. D) none of these Answer: C Diff: 2 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Macro-1: Define macroeconomics and identify its basic concerns AACSB: Analytical thinking 46) A microeconomist would study all of the following issues EXCEPT A) the impact of a change in consumer income on the sales of corn. B) the impact of a snowstorm on the sales of snow shovels. C) the most efficient means for General Motors to produce an automobile. D) the effect of a change in income taxes on the nation's rate of unemployment. Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 14 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. 47) A macroeconomist would most likely study A) the effects of changing grape prices on the market for oranges. B) the effects of an increase in wage rates on a woman's decision to enter the labor force. C) the effects of a lower income tax rates on the nation's total production of goods and services. D) the effect of increased union wages on the cost of producing automobiles. Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Macro-1: Define macroeconomics and identify its basic concerns AACSB: Analytical thinking 48) The impact of higher taxes would be examined by A) a microeconomist. B) a macroeconomist. C) both a macroeconomist and a microeconomist. D) neither a macroeconomist nor a microeconomist. Answer: C Diff: 2 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 49) One topic of study for a microeconomist would be the A) causes of inflation. B) causes of a nation's unemployment level. C) effects of a gasoline price increase on consumer behavior. D) effects of an increase in government spending on overall economic activity. Answer: C Diff: 2 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking 50) A friend wants to learn how a nation's unemployment rate is calculated and how it changes over time. He asks you which economics course to take and you advise him to enroll in A) macroeconomics. B) microeconomics. C) either micro- or macroeconomics. They both concentrate equally on those issues. D) political science because economics doesn't address those topics in its courses. Answer: A Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Macro-1: Define macroeconomics and identify its basic concerns AACSB: Analytical thinking 15 Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. 51) Which of the following would likely be studied in a macroeconomics course? A) the unemployment rate B) total output in an economy C) the inflation rate D) all of these Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Macro-1: Define macroeconomics and identify its basic concerns AACSB: Analytical thinking 52) Macroeconomics is concerned with A) individual consumers. B) government decision making concerning farm price supports. C) aggregates. D) the effects on a corporation of a strike by the United Auto Workers. Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Macro-1: Define macroeconomics and identify its basic concerns AACSB: Analytical thinking 53) Macroeconomics often relies on microeconomic analysis because A) microeconomics is older than macroeconomics. B) microeconomic theory can be tested and macroeconomic theory cannot be tested. C) all aggregates are made up of individuals and firms. D) the effects of macroeconomic subjects such as inflation and unemployment are independent of individual consumers and firms. Answer: C Diff: 2 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Macro-1: Define macroeconomics and identify its basic concerns AACSB: Analytical thinking 54) Microeconomics is concerned with studying which of the following? A) the determinants of national unemployment B) the effects of monetary policy C) the study of a nation's workforce D) none of these Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to think like an economist AACSB: Analytical thinking