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ECON2302 - KC - Ch07
Ecomomics Chapter 7 review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Each seller of a product is willing to sell as long as the price he or she can receive is greater than the opportunity cost of producing the product. True or false? | TRUE |
| Jeff decides that he would pay as much as $2K for a new laptop computer. He buys the computer and realizes a consumer surplus of $300. How much did Jeff pay for his computer? | $1,700 |
| When the supply of a good increases and the demand for the good remains unchanged, consumer surplus | increases. |
| If the quantity sold creates a price equilibrium, then | the sum of the consumer surplus and the producer surplus is maximized. |
| The French expression used by free-market advocates, which literally translates as "allow them to do" is | laissez-faire |
| Connie can clean windows in large office buildings at a cost of $1/window. The market price for window-cleaning services is $3/window. If Connie cleans 100 windows, her producer surplus is $100. True or false? | FALSE |
| Free markets allocate the supply of goods to the buyers who value them most highly, as measured by their willingness to pay. True or false? | TRUE |
| Consumer surplus measures the benefit to buyers of participating in a market. True or false? | TRUE |
| If the United States legally allowed for a market in transplant organs, it is estimated that one kidney would sell for at least $100,000. True or false? | FALSE |