MankiwEssentialsofEconomicsTestBankPoints1
MultipleChoice1)Economicsdealsprimarilywiththeconceptof()a)scarcity
b)poverty
c)change
d)power
2)WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedinthedecisionsthateverysocietymustmake
()a)whatgoodswillbeproducedb)whowillproducegoodsc)whatdeterminesconsumerpreferences消费者的偏好d)whowillconsumethegoods3)Arationaldecisionmakertakesanactiononlyifthe()a)marginalbenefitislessthanthemarginalcost
b)marginalbenefitisgreaterthanthemarginalcost
c)averagebenefitisgreaterthantheaveragecost
d)marginalbenefitisgreaterthanboththeaveragecostandthemarginalcost
4)Macroeconomicsisthestudyof()a)individualdecisionmakers
b)economichistory
c)economy-widephenomena
d)howfirmsmaximizeprofit5)AmicroeconomistmightstudyeachofthefollowingEXCEPT()a)theeffectsofrentcontrolonhousinginNewYorkCity