Economic theory test MEI

Collection of tasks on the subject
"Economic theory" code (ET)

Task 1
Study chapter 1.
Choose the correct answer and mark it in the answer card
Question 1. Microeconomics, in contrast to macroeconomics, studies:
1. only the behavior of an individual consumer;
2. the economy of the territorial unit;
3. economic phenomena over a short period of time;
4. consumer behavior, the behavior of firms, individual industry markets, markets for factors of production;
5. the behavior of individual economic indicators.
Question 2. Of the listed models, it is not microeconomic:
1. firm model;
2. model of inflation;
3. consumer model;
4. market equilibrium model;
5. industry model.
Question 3. The problem of scarcity can be solved if:
1. people will be able to abandon competition in favor of cooperation;
2. practically inexhaustible sources of energy will be discovered;
3. all countries of the world will become post-industrial societies;
4. labor productivity will be increased everywhere.
5. everything said is wrong;
Question 4. Choose the answer that provides examples of so many different factors of production:
1.manager, gas, land, car
2.conveyor worker, conveyor belt, car
3.driver, bank employee, factory, air
4. water, tractor, land, foreman;
5. There is no correct answer among the answers given.
Question 5. The opportunity cost of a new stadium is:
1. payment for his security and other personnel;
2. the cost of building the stadium next year;
3. change in the real tax rate, which is paid from the stadium revenues;
4. the price of other goods and services, the production of which was sacrificed for the construction of this stadium;
5. there is no correct answer.


Task 2

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Question 1. A person who has the opportunity to get a job with a pay of 40 to 60 rubles. per hour, the opportunity cost of one hour of leisure is:
1 rubles;
2 rubles;
3 rubles;
4 rubles;
5 rub.

Question 2. During the working day, two carpenters Ivan and Vasily make tables and shelves. Ivan can make two tables or one shelf, Vasily - two tables or three shelves. The opportunity cost of manufacturing a shelf for each carpenter is:
1. for Vasily -2/3, for Ivan –2;
2.for Vasily - 3/2, for Ivan - 1/2
3. for Vasily - 3/2, for Ivan - 2;
4.for Vasily - 2/3, for Ivan - 1/2
5. it is impossible to define.
Question 3. The full use of all resources on the production capability curve shows any:
1. a point outside the production possibilities curve;
2. the point that lies within the curve of production possibilities;
3. point lying on the curve of production possibilities;
4. the point on the production opportunity curve at which the most complete satisfaction of the needs of members of society is achieved;
5. there is no correct answer.
Question 4. Point A, which is within the production possibility frontier, shows that:
1. the society fully uses the resources at its disposal;
2. society does not fully use its economic resources;
3. society does not use economic resources at all;
4. society uses resources efficiently;
5. Answers 2 and 4 are correct.
Question 5. The law of increasing opportunity costs applies if the production opportunity curve has:
1. convex shape;
2. the form is straight;
3. concave shape;
4. any shape;
5. Answers 1 and 2 are correct.


Task 3

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Question 1. For students, the alternative value of studying at the university reflects:
1. the amount of the scholarship;
2.the maximum earnings that can be earned by dropping out of school,
3. government spending on the education of an average specialist;
4. expenses of parents for the maintenance of the student;
5. transportation costs.
Question 2. You must make a choice: whether to go to study on a paid economy