Quiz: Externalities

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Chapter 10 Externalities MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is the best statement about markets? a. Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity. b. Markets are generally inferior to central planning as a way to organize economic activity. c. Markets fail and are therefore not an acceptable way to organize economic activity. d. Markets are a good way to organize economic activity in developed nations, but not in less-developed nations. ANS: A Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity. DIF: 1 SECTION: 0 TYPE: M 2. In a market economy, economic activity is guided by a. the government. b. businesses. c. central planners.…show more content…
and market bystanders are both indirectly affected. d. are indirectly affected and market bystanders are directly affected. ANS: A are directly affected and market bystanders are indirectly affected. DIF: 3 SECTION: 1 TYPE: M 35. Which of the following statements about a well-maintained yard best conveys the general nature of the externalities? a. A maintained yard conveys a positive externality because it increases the home's market value. b. A maintained yard conveys a negative externality because it increases the property tax liability of the owner. c. A maintained yard conveys a negative externality because it makes other property owners in the neighborhood feel like their homes are less valuable. d. A maintained yard conveys a positive externality because it increases the value of adjacent properties in the neighborhood. ANS: D A maintained yard conveys a positive externality because it increases the value of adjacent properties in the neighborhood. DIF: 2 SECTION: INTRO TYPE: M 36. Hikers frequently claim that livestock grazing in Wilderness Recreation Areas reduces the satisfaction of their recreational hiking experience. An explanation would be…show more content…
The demand curve for a product reflects the a. value of the product to consumers. b. cost of the product to consumers. c. quantity consumers are able to purchase. d. price the product will sell for in the market. ANS: A value of the product to consumers. DIF: 1 SECTION: 1 TYPE: M 41. The height of the demand curve shows a. how much each buyer in the market is willing to pay. b. the willingness to pay of the marginal buyer. c. the maximum price all buyers will pay for a product. d. the lowest price buyers will pay for a product. ANS: B the willingness to pay of the marginal buyer. DIF: 2 SECTION: 1 TYPE: M 42. When a beekeeper places his hives of bees in an orchard so that the bees can gather nectar to produce honey, the bees pollinate the orchard, which increases the yield of fruit. This benefits a. only the beekeeper. b. the beekeeper, but creates a negative externality because the bees are a hazard to the orchard owner. c. only the owner of the orchard. d. both the beekeeper and the orchard owner. ANS: D both the beekeeper and the orchard owner. DIF: 2 SECTION: 1 TYPE:

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