Question 1

Which of the following countries (or regions)  produces the most output annually?

Accepted Answer

A)   Japan.
B)   United States.
C)   China.
D)   Germany.

Question 2

The United States has a larger real GDP than China because

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A)   The U.S. population is smaller but works in capital-intensive jobs.
B)   The U.S. population is smaller but works in labor-intensive jobs.
C)   The U.S. population is larger but works in capital-intensive jobs.
D)   The U.S. population is larger but works in labor-intensive jobs. A

Question 3

The relative decline in goods production compared to services produced means that we're producing fewer goods than in earlier decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Approximately how much of the world's output does China produce?

Accepted Answer

A)   13 percent.
B)   0 percent.
C)   9 percent.
D)   1.5 percent

Question 5

On average, since 1900 the population of the United States has grown by roughly ____ percent per year.

Accepted Answer

A)   9
B)   6
C)   3
D)   1

Question 6

The United States has roughly how much of the world's population?

Accepted Answer

A)   5 percent.
B)   10 percent.
C)   15 percent.
D)   20 percent.

Question 7

The term externalities refers to

Accepted Answer

A)   Black-market economic activity.
B)   The impact on markets of imported goods.
C)   The costs or benefits of a market activity borne by a third party.
D)   The inequitable distribution of income. C

Question 8

Productivity is a measure of

Accepted Answer

A)   Output per unit of input.
B)   Output per dollar of input.
C)   Input per unit of output.
D)   Input per dollar of output.

Question 9

Which of the following contributes to the high productivity of American workers?

Accepted Answer

A)   The labor-intensive production process in the United States.
B)   The abundance of capital relative to labor.
C)   The low level of factor mobility.
D)   The decreasing investment in human capital.

Question 10

According to economists, which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

Accepted Answer

A)   Land.
B)   Labor.
C)   Money.
D)   Entrepreneurship.

Question 11

A labor-intensive production process is one that

Accepted Answer

A)   Has a low ratio of labor to capital.
B)   Has a low ratio of capital to labor.
C)   Is used only in the United States.
D)   All of the choices are correct.

Question 12

Monopolists can dictate the price or the quantity of the product they produce, but not both.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The World View article titled "The Education Gap between Rich and Poor Nations" says that 85 percent of all Americans graduate from high school. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   The inequitable distribution of income.
B)   A negative externality.
C)   Investment in human capital.
D)   Capital-intensive production.

Question 14

Per capita GDP will rise if GDP

Accepted Answer

A)   Increases more rapidly than the population increases.
B)   Increases at the same rate as the population increases.
C)   Decreases and the population increases.
D)   Increases more slowly than the population increases. A

Question 15

Which of the following would be a legitimate government activity in the U.S. economy?

Accepted Answer

A)   The provision of public goods and services.
B)   The regulation of water pollution.
C)   Enforcing child labor laws.
D)   All of the choices are correct.

Question 16

The role of the government in establishing how private business can operate includes all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)   Providing a legal framework.
B)   Providing raw materials to business.
C)   Protecting the environment.
D)   Protecting consumers from defective products.

Question 17

The 20 percent of families with the lowest income in the United States receive approximately ______ percent of total income.

Accepted Answer

A)   1
B)   3
C)   15
D)   20

Question 18

A country that increased its literacy rate and thereby its average human capital would probably

Accepted Answer

A)   Increase GDP but not equity.
B)   Increase GDP and increase equity.
C)   Increase GDP and decrease equity.
D)   None of the choices are correct.

Question 19

Income inequality is

Accepted Answer

A)   Often greatest in the richest countries.
B)   An issue because households in the lowest quintile receive more than their share of income.
C)   Often greatest in the poorest countries.
D)   Not an issue in the United States because of the redistribution of income through the federal tax system.

Question 20

As the U.S. economy relies more and more heavily on the production of services rather than goods,

Accepted Answer

A)   GDP will decrease since there will be less real production.
B)   International trade will become more difficult.
C)   Mass unemployment will result.
D)   Nearly all future job growth will be in service-producing industries.

Exam 2: The Us Economy: a Global View

Which of the following countries (or regions) produces the most output annually?

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The United States has a larger real GDP than China because

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The relative decline in goods production compared to services produced means that we're producing fewer goods than in earlier decades.

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Approximately how much of the world's output does China produce?

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On average, since 1900 the population of the United States has grown by roughly ____ percent per year.

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The United States has roughly how much of the world's population?

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The term externalities refers to

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Productivity is a measure of

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Which of the following contributes to the high productivity of American workers?

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According to economists, which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

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A labor-intensive production process is one that

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Monopolists can dictate the price or the quantity of the product they produce, but not both.

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The World View article titled "The Education Gap between Rich and Poor Nations" says that 85 percent of all Americans graduate from high school. This is an example of

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Per capita GDP will rise if GDP

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Which of the following would be a legitimate government activity in the U.S. economy?

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The role of the government in establishing how private business can operate includes all of the following except

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The 20 percent of families with the lowest income in the United States receive approximately ______ percent of total income.

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A country that increased its literacy rate and thereby its average human capital would probably

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