AP Mult Choice Review Problems

#1 According to the law of demand, an increase in the price of grape juice will result in A rightward shift in the demand curve for grape juice A leftward shift in the demand curve for grape juice A decrease in the demand for orange juice, a substitute A decrease in the quantity of grape juice demanded An increase in the quantity of grape juice supplied

Answer to Question #1 D

#2 For a competitive labor market, an increase in which of the following will lead to an increase in the demand for labor? The supply of labor The minimum wage The cost of medical benefits provided to the labor hired by the firm Labor union dues The demand for the good that labor produces

Answer to Question #2 E

#3 Which of the following segments of the marginal cost curve lies entirely on the firm’s short-run supply curve? TUV STU RSTU RSTUV RS

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#3 Which of the following segments of the marginal cost curve lies entirely on the firm’s short-run supply curve? TUV STU RSTU RSTUV RS

Answer to Question #3 A

#4 If the government imposes a tariff on imports of cheese, the price and quantity of imported cheese will most likely change in which of the following ways? Price Quantity Decrease Decrease Decrease Increase Increase Not change Increase Decrease Increase Increase

Answer to Question #4 D

#5 Which of the following best represents a positive externality? Purchasing a pass for an amusement park Dining at a favorite restaurant Being disturbed by neighboring construction noise Enjoying watching birds at a neighbor’s bird feeder Dumping waste on someone else’s property

Answer to Question #5 D

#6 Jane spends all her weekly allowance to buy only two goods: soda and apples. According to the table, if her preferences are characterized by the law of diminishing marginal utility, then which of the following statements is correct? Jane is maximizing her utility Jane can buy more apples and less soda to maximize her utility Jane can buy more soda and fewer apples to maximize her utility Jane can buy more apples and the same amount of soda to maximize her utility Jane can buy more soda and the same amount of apples to maximize her utility

#6 Goods Price Quantity Purchased (units) Marginal Utility (utils) Soda $1 10 Apples $2 5 25

#6 Jane spends all her weekly allowance to buy only two goods: soda and apples. According to the table, if her preferences are characterized by the law of diminishing marginal utility, then which of the following statements is correct? Jane is maximizing her utility Jane can buy more apples and less soda to maximize her utility Jane can buy more soda and fewer apples to maximize her utility Jane can buy more apples and the same amount of soda to maximize her utility Jane can buy more soda and the same amount of apples to maximize her utility

Answer to Question #6 B

#7 Suppose that at the current output level the marginal social cost of producing a good is greater than its marginal private cost, and that the marginal social benefit associated with production of the good is equal to its marginal private benefit. Which of the following government actions would most likely increase efficiency? Taxing the production of the good Taxing the production of substitute goods Giving tax rebates to people who purchase the good Subsidizing production of complementary goods Subsidizing consumption of the good

Answer to Question #7 A

#8 The diagram above shows the demand curve for a good. If the price increases from P1 to P2, and quantity consumed decreases from Q2 to Q1, consumer surplus decreases by the area BDC P1P2BC P1P2BD Q1DCQ2 P2P3B

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#8 The diagram above shows the demand curve for a good. If the price increases from P1 to P2, and quantity consumed decreases from Q2 to Q1, consumer surplus decreases by the area BDC P1P2BC P1P2BD Q1DCQ2 P2P3B

Answer to Question #8 B

#9 If a perfectly competitive firm is producing where marginal cost is rising and greater than marginal revenue, to maximize profits it should Increase the level of production Decrease the level of production Maintain current level of production Increase price Decrease price

Answer to Question #9 B

#10 Assume that, for a perfectly competitive firm, marginal cost equals average variable cost at $10, marginal cost equals average total cost at $15, and marginal revenue equals marginal cost at $12. On the basis of this information, the firm should Close down in the short run Operate in the short run, because it will make an economic profit of $3 per unit Operate in the short run, even though it will sustain a loss Operate in the short run, but decrease output to decrease its cost Operate in the long run, because it will make an economic profit of $3 per unit

Answer to Question #10 C