1. One lesson of business:
a. is tracing the consequences of a policy.
b. promoting a policy change to eradicate inefficiencies.
c. moving
... [Show More] assets from lower to higher value uses, thereby creating wealth.
d. None of the above
ANSWER: c
TOPICS: Section 1: Capitalism and Wealth
2. An individual’s value for a good or service is the
a. The amount of money he or she used to pay for a good
b. The amount of money he or she is willing to pay for it
c. The amount of money he or she has to spend on goods
d. None of the above
ANSWER: b
TOPICS: Section 1: Capitalism and Wealth
3. The difference between Capitalism and Socialism is that
a. Capitalism is concerned more about how to slice up the “pie”
b. Socialism is concerned with making the “pie” as large as possible
c. Capitalism is concerned with making the “pie” as large as possible
d. Both A and B
ANSWER: c
TOPICS: Section 1: Capitalism and Wealth
4. A consumer values a car at $30,000 and a producer values the same car at $20,000. If the transaction is completed at $24,000, the transaction will generate:
a. No surplus
b. $4,000 worth of seller surplus and unknown amount of buyer surplus
c. $6,000 worth of buyer surplus and $4,000 of seller surplus
d. $6,000 worth of buyer surplus and unknown amount of seller surplus
ANSWER: c
TOPICS: Section 1: Capitalism and Wealth
5. A consumer values a car at $30,000 and a producer values the same car at $20,000. The transaction will not take place if a tax is imposed
a. equal to the seller surplus
b. smaller than the total surplus
c. larger than the total surplus
d. smaller than the buyer surplus
ANSWER: c
TOPICS: Section 1: Capitalism and Wealth
6. A consumer values a car at $30,000 and a producer values the same car at $20,000. If the transaction is completed at $24,000, what level of sales tax will result in unconsummated transaction?
a. 0%
b. 25%
c. 20%
d. 40%
ANSWER: d
TOPICS: Section 1: Capitalism and Wealth
7. A consumer values a car at $30,000 and a producer values the same car at $20,000. What amount of tax will result in unconsummated transaction?
a. $4,000
b. $9,000
c. $15,000
d. $2,000
ANSWER: c
TOPICS: Section 1: Capitalism and Wealth
8. A consumer values a car at $30,000 and a producer values the same car at $20,000. If a tax is levied on the seller, what level of tax will result in unconsummated transaction?
a. 0%
b. 25%
c. 60%
d. 40%
ANSWER: c
TOPICS: Section 1: Capitalism and Wealth
9. A consumer values a house at $525,000 and a producer values the same house at $485,000. If the transaction is completed at $510,000, the transaction will generate:
a. No surplus
b. $25,000 worth of seller surplus and unknown amount of buyer surplus
c. $15,000 worth of buyer surplus and $25,000 of seller surplus
d. $25,000 worth of buyer surplus and unknown amount of seller surplus
ANSWER: c
TOPICS: Section 1: Capitalism and Wealth
10. A consumer values a house at $525,000 and a producer values the same house at $485,000. If the transaction is completed at $510,000, what amount of tax will result in unconsummated transaction?
a. A tax of $9,000
b. A tax of $14,000
c. A tax of $15,000
d. A tax of $18,000
ANSWER: d
TOPICS: Section 1: Capitalism and Wealth
11. A consumer values a house at $525,000 and a producer values the same house at $485,000. If the transaction is completed at $510,000, what level of tax rate will result in unconsummated transaction?
a. 1%
b. 5%
c. 3%
d. 2%
ANSWER: b
TOPICS: Section 1: Capitalism and Wealth [Show Less]