Micro Test 3 (real test) Flashcards

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According to the statistics, the distribution of money income:

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c. has not changed greatly since 1947

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The highest fifth of all families receive approximately ____ of the distribution of annual money income among families

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d. 50 percent

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3
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The Lorenz curve shows the

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d. actual cumulative percentage of income received compared to a perfectly equal cumulative percentages of income

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4
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Of the following demographic groups, which has the lowest poverty rate in the U.S.?

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d. Families in which the “head of the household” has attained at least a bachelor’s degree form a college or university

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5
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Which of the following are NOT counted when we compare a family’s income to the poverty line?

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a. In-kind transfer such as food stamps, Medicaid, and public housing

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The social security tax is called FICA, which stands for:

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d. Federal Insurance Contributions Act

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Which of the following is an in-kind transfer payment?

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a. Medicaid

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Under a negative income tax program,

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a. the government guarantees a minimum level of family income

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9
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Comparable worth is the principle that:

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d. employees who perform comparable jobs should be paid the same wage

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10
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Starting in 1964, the U.S. government has defined the poverty line as income at or below ____ the amount of money needed to buy a minimum diet for all family members.

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b. three times

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11
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Firms that place their assets in the custody of a board of trustees is called a(n):

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c. trust

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12
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The practice of firms temporarily reducing prices in order to eliminate competition is called:

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b. predatory pricing

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Officers of five large building-materials companies meet and agree than none of them will submit bids on government contracts lower than an agreed-upon level. This is an example of:

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a. price fixing

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What act of Congress declared restraint of trade illegal and declared any attempt at monopolizing unlawful?

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b. Sherman Antitrust Act

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15
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The primary purpose of antitrust legislating is to:

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b. protect the competitiveness of U.S. businesses

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The Clayton Act of 1914:

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c. prohibited price discrimination that reduces competition and cannot be justified based on cost differences

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Which of the following practices is prohibited by the Clayton Act?

  • Price discrimination that substantially lessens competition
  • Trying contacts that substantially lessen competition
  • Exclusive dealing that substantially lessens competition
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d. All of these

18
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Campbell Soup agrees to sell its brand to a grocery chain only if the chain also agrees to buy a minimum number of cases of its V-8 juice. This is an example of:

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d. price discrimination

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Which of the following is NOT one of the four anti-competitive activities outlined in the Clayton Act?

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d. Buying a competitor’s plants and equipment

20
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Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is concerned with:

  • enforcing consumer protection legislation
  • prohibiting deceptive advertising
  • preventing collusion
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d. all of these

21
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Which of the following antitrust laws broadened the list of illegal price discrimination practices and is often called the “Chain Store Act”?

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c. The Robinson-Patman Act

22
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If a firm engages in a merger that substantially reduces competition, then it would be in violation of the:

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e. Celler-Kefauver Antimerger Act

23
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When the court determines that a firm’s size alone is sufficient to find that it violated antitrust laws, this criterion is called:

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A merger between firms that compete in the same market is called a:

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a. horizontal merger

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A merger of firms with a supplier is a:
a. vertical merger
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Which of the following BEST describes social benefits?
b. The sum of external benefits and private benefits
27
Economists view pollution as an economic problem that arises because:
d. firms that pollute do not pay the full social cost of producing their output
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People are unlikely to choose to pay extra for a low-emissions automobile, because they:
b. are better off "free-riding" on others' attempts to reduce emissions
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Negative externalities impose MOST of their costs:
d. on individuals other than consumers of the polluting product
30
Which of the following is the environmental approach found in the Clean Air Act of 1990?
a. marketable pollution permits
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When using the traditional command-and-control approach to environmental regulations, the government attempts to:
d. set standards that are applicable to all situations and does not recognize unique circumstances
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According the Coase Theorem, the private sector can achieve social efficiency if the government:
a. establishes and enforces property rights