1. Would Henry Hazlitt more likely: A
a. Say we are already suffering the long-run consequences of the policies of the remote or recent past. b. Advocate public or collective ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods. c. Argue for more governmental stimulus to help the economy.
2. Would Henry Hazlitt more likely say: B a. That government should fund public works to maintain full employment. b. The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups. c. From each according to his ability, to each
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$5. b. $50. c. $95. d. $950.
18. Suppose a bank has $10,000 in deposits and $8,000 in loans. It has loaned out all it can. It has a reserve ratio of C a. 2 percent. b. 12.5 percent. c. 20 percent. d. 80 percent.
19. When the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) says that a recession is over, what are they saying? B a. Prosperity has returned. b. Economic activity is no longer declining. c. The economy has returned to normal. d. Prices have begun to rise again.
20. Which of the following statistics is usually regarded as the best single measure of a society’s economic well-being? C a. the unemployment rate b. the inflation rate c. gross domestic product d. the trade deficit
21. GDP is defined as C
a. the market value of all goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.
b. the market value of all goods and services produced by the citizens of a country, regardless of where they are living in a given period of time.
c. the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.
d. the market value of all final goods and services produced by the citizens of a country, regardless of where they are living, in a given period of time.
22. (15 points total, 3 points each) Choose True or False for each of the following: a. If the price of an apple is twice the
1. The first chapter in the book is about the market and its inner workings. The book briefly explains the idea of supply and demand, in which the price of a certain good or service will reach the point where all the demand is equivalent to the supply. However, the value of something is not determined by its necessity, but its desire within society, as seen by the difference in cost between a diamond and life giving water. Markets operate as they do because people try to maximize the amount of utility for themselves. Nevertheless, a strict rationalism model cannot be used for predicting all the occurrences of a market because of the ever changing behavior of people; thus economists must take precautions against
The term "globalization" is defined as "growing economic interdependence of countries worldwide through increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services, free international capital flows, and more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology. All definitions appear to agree that globalization has economic, political, cultural, and technological aspects that may be closely intertwined" by the International Monetary Fund . "Benefits" is defined as "advantage or profit" and "cost" is defined as the "effort or loss necessary to achieve something" by the Oxford dictionary of Current English.
A guarantee that government cannot seize private property without making a due compensation at the market value of the property.
d. The percentage of the labor force that is out of work and the difference in average income from country to country
relatively equal value between more than two parties that sometimes involves the use of money.
surplus value. This would increase production and involve all members of society to unify the
[ B. unemployment rate that is consistent with the economy operating at its potential output]
C (346) 1. ________ is the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.
the goods offered by this establishment. That is, take any two goods or groups of goods
3) unit of value: an agreed measure for stating the prices of goods and services.
A: The total value of all goods and services produced in the economy during any given period.
1. the market where business sell goods and services to households and the government is called
role it has to play in industrialization, and its general impact upon the wealth of the state.
1. Define the clearly value in the organization for product or service from the non-value activities
It is aimed at the broad mass market and involves the creation of a product or service that is perceived unique throughout the industry. The company or