ECON 1002: Microeconomics Exam 2_Latest Spring 2020 Complete A+ Solutions

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ECON1002: Microeconomics Instructor: Qingbin Wang Exam2 Instruction: You have 115 minutes to finish the quiz. Please choose the most appropriate answer to each question and mark it in the Scantron... answer sheet. Any answer in the problem set will NOT be graded. 1. If many people in a community install fire hydrants, the whole community benefits including those that did not install it. Therefore, not enough people may decide to install the fire hydrant. This is one illustration of: A. The market allocating resources efficiently B. Monopoly power due to lack of competition C. Supply-side market failure D. Demand-side market failure 2. When a private firm provides fireworks, it could not produce the efficient amount of it because it is unable to charge consumers who are unwilling to pay for it, then we have a: A. Demand-side market failure B. Supply-side market failure C. Competitive market D. Monopolistic market 3. When a chemical firm does not have to pay the full cost of producing a product, they tend to: A. Over-produce the product because of a demand-side market failure B. Under-produce the product because of a demand-side market failure C. Under-produce the product because of a supply-side market failure D. Over-produce the product because of a supply-side market failure 4. People enjoy outdoor holiday lighting displays and would be willing to pay to see these displays but can't be made to pay. Because those who put up lights are unable to charge others to view them, they don't put up as many lights as people would like. This is an example of a: A. negative externality. B. supply-side market failure. C. demand-side market failure. D. government failure. 5. The trains of the Transcontinental Railway Company, when shipping goods, sometimes emit sparks that start fires along the tracks and damage the property of others. If Transcontinental does not pay for the damage it causes, what has occurred? 1 A. Positive externality. B. Demand-side market failure. C. Supply-side market failure. D. All of these. 6. Tom buys a piece of shirt for $43 for which he was willing to pay $52. The minimum acceptable price to the seller, Jerry, was $40. Tom experiences: A. a consumer surplus of $12 and Jerry experiences a producer surplus of $3. B. a producer surplus of $9 and Jerry experiences a consumer surplus of $3. C. a consumer surplus of $9 and Jerry experiences a producer surplus of $3. D. a producer surplus of $9 and Jerry experiences a producer surplus of $12. Use the graph to answer questions 7. 7. Refer to the diagram above. If actual production and consumption occur at Q3: A. efficiency is achieved. B. consumer surplus is maximized. C. an efficiency loss (or deadweight loss) of e + f occurs. D. an efficiency loss (or deadweight loss) of b + d occurs. 8. Which of the following is an example of a public good? A. 911 emergency response system. B. A television set. C. A sofa. D. A laptop. 9. If one person's consumption of a good does not preclude another's consumption, the good is said to be: A. nonrival in consumption. 2 B. rival in consumption. C. nonexcludable. D. excludable. 10. Among the following examples, the one that best illustrates a public good is: A. The laptops used by students in a college or university B. The movies produced by Hollywood companies C. Pine Street next JWU campus D. The airline tickets bought by vacationers 11. Which of the following is an example of a negative externality? A. An increase in the value of land you own when a nearby development is completed B. The costs paid by a company to build an automated factory C. Falling property values in a neighborhood where a disreputable nightclub is operating D. The higher price you pay when you buy a heavily advertised product 12. Nonexcludability describes a condition where: A. one person's consumption of a good does not prevent consumption of the good by others. B. there is no effective way to keep people from using a good once it comes into being. C. sellers can withhold the benefits of a good from those unwilling to pay for it. D. there is no potential for free-riding behavior. 13. Suppose that Mick and Cher are the only two members of society and are willing to pay $20 and $17, respectively, for the third unit of a public good. Also, assume that the marginal cost of the third unit is $35. We can conclude that: A. the third unit should not be produced. B. the third unit should be produced. C. zero units should be produced. D. 4 units should be produced. Use graph to answer question 14 3 14. Refer to the diagrams in which figures (a) and (b) show demand curves reflecting the prices Alvin and Elmer are willing to pay for a public good, rather than do without it. The collective willingness to pay for the second unit of this public good is: A. $18. B. $14. C. $10. D. $6. 15. It is the custom for paper mills located alongside the Layzee River to discharge waste products into the river. As a result, operators of hydroelectric power-generating plants downstream along the river find that they must clean up the river's water before it flows through their equipment. In the situation described above, we would expect an: A. Overproduction of paper in the mills B. Underproduction of paper in the mills C. External cost resulting from the production of hydroelectric power D. Attainment of allocative efficiency in the market 16. A negative externality or spillover cost occurs when: A. firms fail to achieve allocative efficiency. B. firms fail to achieve productive efficiency. C. the price of the good exceeds the marginal cost of producing it. D. the total cost of producing a good exceeds the costs borne by the producer. [Show More]

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