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Chapter 2—An Introduction to Economic Systems and the Workings of the Price
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TRUE/FALSE
1. In order for the price system to work well, it must be based upon voluntary exchange between
informed people.
ANS: T PTS: 1
ANS: T PTS: 1
3. The division of labor increases output because workers experience a feeling of accomplishment when
performing the same task a number of times.
ANS: F PTS: 1
4. One of the economic outcomes determined by the choices people make in an economic system is the
quantities of various goods and services to be produced.
ANS: T PTS: 1
ANS: T PTS: 1
ANS: F PTS: 1
7. The demand curve shows the quantity demanded of a good for each possible price, holding other
factors that affect demand constant.
ANS: T PTS: 1
8. The law of demand states that the quantity demanded of a good is negatively related to the good's
price.
ANS: T PTS: 1
9. As the price of a good increases, the quantity of the good supplied will decrease.
ANS: F PTS: 1
10. If there is an excess demand for N'Sync CDs, the price of N'Sync CDs would rise.
ANS: T PTS: 1
11. The market price of Sheryl Crow concert tickets is $40 per ticket. Excess supply would exist if the
market price was $30 per ticket.
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12. The market for housing is in equilibrium when the quantity of housing demanded is equal to the
quantity of housing supplied.
ANS: T PTS: 1
ANS: F PTS: 1
ANS: T PTS: 1
15. An increase in the supply of rollerblades will result in a higher equilibrium price for rollerblades.
ANS: F PTS: 1
16. Prices in a command economy do not change very often, and thus do not inform consumers about the
relative scarcity of goods.
ANS: T PTS: 1
17. Transition economies are making uneven progress in the transformation of their economic systems.
ANS: T PTS: 1
18. Demand and supply framework explains how prices are formed in a competitive markets.
ANS: T PTS: 1
19. Demand and supply framework explains prices are formed in a command economy.
ANS: F PTS: 1
ANS: T PTS: 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
2. Suppose the price of an automobile is $20,000. The opportunity cost of the automobile is:
a. $20,000.
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b. the best alternative use of the $20,000.
c. all alternative uses of the $20,000.
d. measured by the purchasing power of the $20,000.
ANS: B PTS: 1
4. In a market system:
a. people do not have to generally agree and obey laws.
b. no informal rules of conduct are required.
c. private property rights are defined, established, and protected by law.
d. very few ownership structures must be created.
ANS: C PTS: 1
8. A schedule showing the amount of a good people are willing and able to purchase at various prices is:
a. a production possibilities schedule.
b. a demand schedule.
c. a supply schedule.
d. an efficiency production schedule.
ANS: B PTS: 1
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