Multiple-Choice Questions

  1. Question

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    The poverty rate is
  2. 786

    Question

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    Which of the following conditions contributes to the resolution of externality problems as suggested by the Coase theorem?
  3. Question

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    When the production of a good creates negative externalities, which of the following leads to the socially optimal quantity of output?
  4. Question

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    Which of the following policy changes would be the most likely to provide a gain in efficiency while achieving the same goal of reducing pollution?
  5. Question

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    When the economy is producing the socially optimal amount of pollution, it is necessarily true that
  6. Question

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    Market failure caused by a positive externality will involve
  7. Question

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    The graph above shows the marginal social cost, supply, and marginal social benefit in an industry that generates pollution. Use this graph to answer Questions 7 and 8.
  8. Question

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    The graph above depicts the marginal benefit of pollution to plants A and B. Currently, each firm is emitting 600 tons of pollution. Use the graph to answer Questions 9 and 10.
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    Instead of using taxes, if the government were to set environmental standards to cut the total amount of pollution in half, what would be the resulting marginal benefits to plants A and B?
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    Which of the following is accurate for goods provided by markets?
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    Which of the following is an example of market failure?
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    Which of the following characteristics apply to private goods and common resources?
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    Based on economic analysis, why do so many people decide not to vote?
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    Which of the following statements regarding the passage of laws intended to promote competition in the marketplace is true?
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    Which of the following statements regarding a natural monopoly is accurate?
  17. 788

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    Which of the following welfare state programs provides i
  18. Question

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    Which of the following welfare state programs is not mean
  19. Question

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    A Gini coefficient of 0.5 would indicate
  20. Question

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    Which of the following combinations correctly describes the changes since the 1970s in the poverty threshold and in the mean income as compared to the median income in the United States?