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eBay.com is a vast auction site that is similar to a competitive market in some ways but
differs from it in others. Which of the following describes how eBay resembles a
competitive market?
A. On eBay the large sellers dominate the market.
B. Sellers sometimes do not describe the products accurately on eBay.
C. There is a great variety of different products sold on eBay.
D. It is easy to enter and easy to leave eBay.
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From the point of view of consumer surplus and producer surplus, what problem was
created when Thailand subsidized the cost of energy to consumers to help alleviate the
burden of higher energy costs?
A. It encouraged the consumption of too much fuel at the expense of other goods.
B. It has no effect; consumers gained consumer surplus, but taxpayers lost the same amount
because they had to finance the subsidy.
C. It hurt the poor and benefitted the rich.
D. It led to less fuel being used than the amount that maximizes consumer surplus.
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11. Brenda Butler, editor of the Republican, is trying to decide whether to take a job at a
much larger newspaper or to become the CEO and publisher of the Republican. Brenda
has to make this decision because of ________.
A. an opportunity
B. a threat
C. a problem
D. bounded rationality
12. The __________ as the number of levels in the organizational hierarchy increases.
A. scope of influence expands
B. span of control narrows
C. span of control expands
D. scope of influence narrows
15. Business environment pressures can come from which of the following?
A. Management restructuring
B. Quality control
C. Political changes
D. Cost reduction
16. The reliability of our observations is not better than the reliability of our ____________.
A. memories
B. senses
C. friends
D. family
17. Utilitarianism is
A. an act that will produce less happiness than will alternatives, it is the right thing to do, and
if it will produce more happiness, it would be wrong to do.
B. an act that will produce more happiness than will alternatives, it is the right thing to do,
and if it will produce less happiness, it would be wrong to do.
C. an act that will produce more happiness than will alternatives, it is the wrong thing to do,
and if it will produce less happiness, it would be right to do.
D. an act that will produce less happiness than will alternatives, it is the wrong thing to do,
and if it will produce less happiness, it would be right to do.
18. Refer to the graph shown. With efficient production, this firm can maximize production
at what point?
A. B
B. C
C. D
D. A
23. The reason economists and accountants have problems using cost analysis in the real
world is that
A. although implicit costs do not show up in accounting profits, they nevertheless affect
managerial decisions.
B. although explicit costs do not show up in accounting profits, they nevertheless affect
managerial decisions.
C. explicit costs cannot be measured.
D. economists do not believe in the existence of explicit costs.
28. In a relational database, the customer record contains information regarding the
customers last name. The last name is a(n):
A. entity
B. relation
C. attribute
D. primary key
29. What way can you build credibility with an audience when planning a persuasive
message?
A. Use simple language.
B. Use difficult language.
C. Use descriptive language.
D. Use hostile language.
30. Which of the following groups would be most likely to benefit from a tariff on Japanesemanufactured light trucks (i.e., pickup trucks)?
A. U.S. consumers of pickup trucks
B. Japanese auto workers
C. U.S. domestic pickup truck manufacturers
31. What type of data visual would you use to illustrate trends over time?
A. Line chart
B. Gantt chart
C. Bar graph
D. Scatter diagrams
35. During an organizational confrontation meeting, __________ meet to confront the issue
of whether the organization is effectively meeting its goals.
A. employees from all organizational levels
B. all of the managers of the organization
C. external and internal change agents
D. members of the top management team
D. Athletic skills
40. Suppose that at the current price consumers would like to purchase 10 million largescreen televisions and 15 million are available. When the market coordinates the
demand and supply for large-screen televisions, the price of large-screen televisions will
_______________.
A. stay the same
B. rise
C. fall
D. be fixed by government
41. Laura has dreamed of playing in a symphony. She practices her instrument every day
and yet, year after year, she cannot successfully play the difficult musical piece
necessary to try out. This is an example of
A. extrinsic motivation outweighing intrinsic motivation.
B. motivation being the main factor in performance.
C. motivation not equaling performance.
D. vicarious learning being of upmost importance.
42. What are the three major steps in the writing process?
50. According to Keynes, why might deflation create problems for an economy?