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Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?


A) fish
B) soybeans
C) wood
D) All of the above are correct.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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If the price of a good has risen over time,


A) it must have become more scarce.
B) it must have become less scarce.
C) it has become more scarce only if the price adjusted for inflation has risen.
D) it has become less scarce only if the price adjusted for inflation has risen.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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Productivity is the


A) key determinant of living standards,and growth in productivity is the key determinant of growth in living standards.
B) key determinant of living standards,but growth in productivity is not the key determinant of growth in living standards.
C) not the key determinant of living standards,but growth in productivity is the key determinant of growth in living standards.
D) not the key determinant of living standards,and growth in productivity is not the key determinant of growth in living standards.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Japan's status as a rich nation is attributable to


A) Japan's quantities of natural resources,but not to international trade.
B) international trade,but not to Japan's domestic quantities of natural resources.
C) the fact that Japanese productivity has remained nearly constant for more than 100 years.
D) the fact that the Japanese have downplayed the role of human capital in economic growth.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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If your firm's production function has constant returns to scale,and if you double all your inputs,then your firm's productivity will


A) not change.
B) increase but not double.
C) double.
D) more than double.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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The Karmic Deed Restaurant uses all of the following to produce vegetarian meals.Which of them is an example of physical capital?


A) the owner's knowledge of how to prepare vegetarian entrees
B) the money in the owner's account at the bank from which she borrowed money
C) the tables and chairs in the restaurant
D) the fresh fruits,vegetables,and grains the restaurant uses to prepare its meals

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?


A) corn
B) oil
C) livestock
D) All of the above are correct.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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The key determinant of the standard of living in a country is


A) the amount of goods and services produced from each hour of a worker's time.
B) the total amount of goods and services produced within the country.
C) the total amount of its physical capital.
D) its growth rate of real GDP.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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If an economy with constant returns to scale were to double its physical capital stock,its available natural resources,and its human capital,but leave the size of the labor force the same,


A) its output would stay the same and so would its productivity.
B) its output and productivity would increase,but less than double.
C) its output and productivity would increase by more than double.
D) None of the above is correct.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following is correct?


A) Although levels of real GDP per person vary substantially from country to country,the growth rate of real GDP per person is similar across countries.
B) Productivity is not closely linked to government policies.
C) The level of real GDP per person is a good gauge of economic prosperity,and the growth rate of real GDP per person is a good gauge of economic progress.
D) Productivity may be measured by the growth rate of real GDP per person.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Other things the same,which of the following could explain an increase in productivity?


A) either an increase in human capital or an increase in physical capital
B) an increase in human capital but not an increase in physical capital
C) an increase in physical capital but not an increase in human capital
D) neither an increase in human capital nor an increase in physical capital

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following is an example of human capital?


A) textbooks
B) hand held power tools
C) knowing how to repair cars
D) All of the above are correct.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Megan is a landscaper.Which of the following are included in her physical capital?


A) her knowledge of landscaping learned in college and her landscaping equipment
B) her knowledge of landscaping learned in college,but not her landscaping equipment
C) her landscaping equipment,but not her knowledge of landscaping learned in college
D) neither her knowledge of landscaping learned in college nor her landscaping equipment

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Technological knowledge refers to


A) human capital.
B) available information on how to produce things.
C) resources expended transmitting society's understanding to the labor force.
D) All of the above are technological knowledge.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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Suppose over the last five years that the price of recycled aluminum increased from $800 a ton to $900 a ton.Over the same time a measure of the overall price level increased from 120 to 138.The real price of recycled aluminum


A) increased,so it became scarcer
B) increased,so it became less scarce
C) decreased,so it became scarcer
D) decreased,so it became less scarce

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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In one day Alpha Cabinet Company made 40 cabinets with 320 hours of labor.What was Alpha Cabinet Company's productivity?


A) 1/8 cabinet per hour
B) 8 hours per cabinet
C) 40 cabinets
D) None of the above is correct.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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For a given year,productivity in a particular country is most closely matched with that country's


A) level of real GDP over that year.
B) level of real GDP divided by hours worked over that year.
C) growth rate of real GDP divided by hours worked over that year.
D) growth rate of real GDP per person over that year.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A certain production process requires only two types of inputs - capital and labor.In 2006,100 units of labor and 50 units of capital were employed,and 100 units of output were produced.In 2013,112 units of labor and 56 units of capital were employed.If the production process displays constant returns to scale,then how many units of output were produced in 2013?


A) 100
B) 112
C) 124
D) 144

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Phoenix furniture uses 12 workers,each working eight hours,to produce 192 rocking chairs.What is Phoenix's productivity?


A) 192 rocking chairs
B) 24 rocking chairs per hour
C) 2 rocking chairs per hour
D) 2 hours per rocking chair

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following statements is correct?


A) Productivity is a determinant of human capital per worker.
B) Technological knowledge is a determinant of productivity.
C) Human capital and technological knowledge are the same thing.
D) All of the above are correct.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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