A. With a large enough computer, central planners could guide production more efficiently than markets.
B. Market participants act as if guided by an invisible hand to produce outcomes that maximize social welfare
C. The strength of a market system is that it tends to distribute resources evenly across consumers.
D. Taxes help prices communicate costs and benefits to producers and consumers.
Related Mcqs:
- What is more likely to be found in a free market economy than in a planned economy ?
A. an even distribution of income
B. an incentive to innovate
C. a wide range of public goods
D. full employment of labor - The market power effect of an international joint venture can lead to welfare losses for the domestic economy unless offset by cost reductions. Which type of cost reduction would not lead to offsetting welfare gains for the overall economy ?
A. R&D generating welfare improved technology
B. development of more productive machinery
C. new work rules promoting workers efficiency
D. lower wages extracted from workers - Which of the following statements regarding the loanable funds market is not true ?
A. A decrease in a country’s net capital outflow shifts the demand for loanable funds to the left
B. An increase in domestic investment shifts the demand for loanable funds to the right
C. An increase in a country’s net capital outflow shifts the supply of loanable funds to the left
D. An increase in a country’s net capital outflow raises its real interest rate - Which of the following statements regarding the market for foreign currency exchange is true ?
A. An increase in Pakistan’s net exports decreases the supply of rupees and the rupees depreciates
B. An increase in Pakistan’s net exports increase the demand for rupees and the rupees appreciates
C. An increase in Pakistan’s net exports increases the Supply of rupees and the rupees depreciates
D. An increase in Pakistan’s net exports decrease the demand for rupees and the rupees appreciates - Which of the following statements regarding the market for foreign currency exchange is true ?
A. An increase in Pakistan’s net capital outflow increase the supply of rupees and the rupees depreciate
B. An increase in Pakistan’s net capital outflow increase the demand of rupees and the rupees appreciate
C. An increase in Pakistan’s net capital outflow increase the demand of rupees and the rupees depreciate
D. An increase in Pakistan’s net capital outflow increase the supply of rupees and the rupees appreciate - Refer to Exhibit 6. Suppose the economy is Operating in long-run equilibrium at point E. In the long run a monetary contraction will move the economy in the direction of point ?
A. F
B. a
C. H
D. I - Refer to Exhibit 6.If People in the economy expect inflation to be 3 percent and inflation is 3 percent the economy is operating at point ?
A. b
B. I
C. a
D. H - Refer to Exhibit 6.Suppose the economy is in long-run equilibrium at point E. A sudden increase in government spending should move the economy in the direction of point ?
A. d
B. G
C. E
D. b - Suppose the economy is initially in long run equilibrium Then suppose there is a drought that destroys much of the wheat crop if policymakers allow the economy to adjust to long-run equilibrium on its own, according to the model to aggregate demand and aggregate supply what happens to prices and output in the long run ?
A. Output rises; prices are unchanged from the initial value
B. Output and the price level are unchanged from their initial values
C. Output falls; prices are unchanged from the initial value
D. Prices fall; output is unchanged from its initial value - Refers to Exhibit 4. Suppose the economy is operating in a recession such as point B in Exhibit 4. If policy makers allow the economy to adjust to the long run natural rate on its own, ?
A. People will reduce their price expectations and the short run aggregate supply will shift right
B. People will raise their price expectations and aggregate demand will shift left
C. People will raise their price expectations and the short run aggregate supply will shift left
D. People will reduce their price expectations and aggregate demand will shift right
