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Microeconomics 1041 Final 2007
Questions from 2007 Exam
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
12/14/2008

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The Coase Theorem applies best when transaction costs are:
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low and property rights exist
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In economics, a public good:
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allows free riders to benefit from the good
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Following the Decision rule will lead to:
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Utility maximization
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As a person eats more, at some point each extra bite gives less satisfaction. This is consistent with:
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the law of diminishing total utility
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The net benefit consumers get from buying a good in the market is:
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consumer surplus
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All good decisions are made:
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On the margin
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The law of diminishing returns implies that at some output level
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marginal costs must rise
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If a price ceiling exists then
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the quantity supplied is less than the quantity demanded
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Comparative advantage refers to:
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relative opportunity costs of producing a particular good
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If the ATC curve is rising, then the MC curve must be
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Above the ATC curve
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Define: Monopolistic Competition
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Lots of firms
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Define: Variable Costs
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Sum of marginal costs
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Define: PPC
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Maximum that can be produced
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Define: Substitutes
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Replacements
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Define: Inferior Good
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Buy because lack of income
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Define: Comparative Advantage
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Lower opportunity cost
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Define: Marginal
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Change or edge
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Define: Diminishing returns
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Input yield reduction
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Define: Profit
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Attracts resources
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Define: Opportunity cost
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What you gave up
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Define: Price
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Measure of value
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Define: Profit Maximization
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Firm's Goal
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Define: Revenue Maximization
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MR = O
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Define: Public Good
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Can't exclude me from others
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Define: Externality
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Side effect or unanticipated result
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Define: Long Run
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Nothing's fixed
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Define: Utility
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Value or Benefit
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Define: Decision Rule
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Consumer equilibrium
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Define: Free rider
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Benefits without paying cost
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Define: Productivity
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Output produced per unit
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What is non-rival consumption?
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My consumption does not reduce yours
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According to Coase, when would the government need to be involved?
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High transaction costs
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Name four ways the government has dealt with externalities
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Regulations; Marketable permits; taxes; subsidies; zoning
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