曼昆经济学第二章练习题

曼昆经济学第二章练习题曼昆经济学第二章练习题曼昆经济学第二章练习题资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月曼昆经济学第二章练习题版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：Chapter2ThinkingLikeanEconomist1.Asimplifyingassumption(d)affectstheimportantconclusionsofaneconomicmodel.increasesthelevelofdetailinaneconomicmodel.limitsthevalidityofaneconomicmodel’sconclusion.eliminatesunnecessarydetailsfromaneconomicmodel.2.Theultimatepurposeofaneconomicmodelisto(c)explainrealityascompletelyaspossible.establishassumptionsthatcloselyresemblereality.helpustounderstandeconomicbehavior.guidegovernmentpolicydecisions.3.Aneconomicmodel(c)usesequationstounderstandnormativeeconomicphenomena.oftenomitscrucialelements.simplifiesrealityinordertofocusoncrucialelements.cannotbeprovenwrong.4.Whichofthefollowingactivitieswouldoccurinamarketforfactorsofproduction(d)Reesabuysanewcomputertohelpbalanceherpersonalcheckbook.Randypaysaspeedingticket.Ianmowshisgrass.GeneralMotorshiresadditionalworkerstorunathird-shiftatafactory.5.Harrymowshisgrass.GeneralMotorshiresadditionalworkerstorunathirdshiftatafactory.JanebakespiesforThanksgivingdinner.Dollybuysatickettoaballgame.6.Thethreesourcesofincomeforthehouseholdare(b)taxes,subsidiesfromthegovernment,andrent.wages,rent,andprofit.wages,rent,andsubsidiesfromthegovernment.wages,rebates,andrent.7.Householdsplaywhatrole(s)inthecircularflowdiagram(d)purchasersoffactorsofproductionandsellersofservices.purchasersoffactorsofproductionandsellersofgoods.purchasersofgoodsandservicesonly.purchasersofgoodsandservicesandsellersoffactorsofproduction.8.Whichofthefollowingisnotanassumptionthatunderliesaneconomy’sproductionpossibilitiesfrontier(c)fixedincome.fixedresources.unchangedtechnology.fullyemployedresources.9.Whichofthefollowingwouldnotresultinanoutwardshiftofanation’sproductionpossibilitiesfrontier()areductionintheunemploymentrate.ariseinlaborproductivity.advancesintechnology.anexpandingresourcebase.10.Theproductionpossibilitiesfrontierdemonstratesthebasiceconomicprinciplethat()economiesarealwaysefficient.assumingfullemployment,supplywillalwaysdeterminedemand.assumingfullemployment,aneconomyisefficientonlywhentheproductionofcapitalgoodsinaparticularyearisgreaterthantheproductionofconsumptiongoodsinthatyear.assumingfullemployment,toproducemoreofanyonething,theeconomymustproducelessofatleastoneothergood.11.Opportunitycostsmostoftenincreaseasyoumovedownaproductionpossibilitiesfrontierbecause()resourcesarenotcompletelyadaptabletoalternativeuses.factorsofproductionarelimitedandhumanwantsareunlimited.efficienciesaregeneratedbylarge-scaleproduction.economicefficiencyisonlypossibleintheshortrun.12.SupposeaneconomyhastheproductionpossibilitiesfrontiershowninthediagramandisoperatingatpositionA.Whichofthestatementsbelowisfalse()Thiseconomycouldproducemoreofbothcapitalandconsumptiongoods.Thiseconomyisexperiencingfullemployment.Thiseconomycouldproducemorecapitalgoodswithoutdecreasingthequantityofconsumptiongoodsproduced.Thiseconomycouldproducemoreconsumptiongoodswithoutdecreasingthequantityofcapitalgoodsproduced.BBACapitalGoods0ConsumptionGoods··13.IftheeconomyshowninthediagrammovesfrompositionAtopositionB,wewouldknowthat()therateofunemploymentincreased.consumptiongoodsproductionincreased,butcapitalgoodsproductiondecreased.itsunemploymentdecreased,butattheexpenseofeithercapitalorconsumptiongoodproduction.ithasachievedfullemploymentofresources.14.Allpointsonaproductionpossibilitiesfrontiershowthe()maximumsatisfactionthathouseholdsreceivefromtheirpurchasesofgoods.minimumquantitiesofresourcesthatmustbeusedtoproduceagivenquantityofoutput.15.Thebranchofeconomicsthatisconcernedwiththeoverallperformanceoftheeconomyiscalled()resourceeconomics.contemporaryeconomics.macroeconomics.microeconomics.16.Whichofthefollowingquestionswouldnotbeofparticularinteresttoamicroeconomist()WhydonationaleconomiesgrowWhatpercentageofconsumerincomeisspentonentertainmentWhydoworkersreferthe4-dayworkweekWhathappenstoworkerproductivitywhenthejobshiftstoa4-dayworkweek17.Thetelevisionnetworknewscasterreportsthatthenationalinflationrateinthepastyearequaled4percent.Thisreportismostlikelypreparedfromworkdonebya()microeconomist.normativeeconomist.macroeconomist.socialscientistratherthananeconomist.18.TheSecretaryofLaborstatesthatwageratesinthecountryhaverisenby2percentthispastyear.Theheadofalocallaborunionstatesthatwagegainsshouldhavebeenhigher.TheSecretary’sstatementisa_________________economicstatement,andthelaborhead’sstatementisa__________________economicstatement.()normative;normativenormative;positivepositive;normativepositive;positive19.“Anincreaseininterestrateswilllowereconomicgrowth.”Thisstatementis()apositiveeconomicstatement.anormativeeconomicstatement.untrueineverycase.controversial,andsonotavalideconomicissue.20.Thedistinctionbetweenpositiveandnormativeeconomics()isthatpositiveeconomicsappliesonlytomicroeconomicproblems.isthatnormativeeconomicsappliesonlytomicroeconomicproblems.explainswhyeconomicsisnotasocialsciencebutanaturalscience.helpsustounderstandwhyeconomistssometimesdisagreewithoneanother.21.Whichofthefollowingismostcloselyassociatedwithpositiveeconomics()Determiningtheimpactofgovernmentspendingontheactualleveloftotalemployment.Determinin