MEBIK Public Sector Economics Test
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1. Which of the following best describes the concept of "state in the economy"?
a) a set of legislative, executive and judicial bodies operating at all territorial levels of government;
b) a set of legislative, executive and judicial bodies operating at the federal level of government;
c) the totality of natural, labor and capital resources available on the territory of a given country;
d) the totality of natural, labor and capital resources belonging to the inhabitants of a given country.
2 The functions of taxes are:
a) in stimulating the state to use resources in a certain way;
b) replenishment of funds directed to finance public expenditures;
c) in the redistribution of income;
d) in achieving all of the above goals.
3. The Lafer curve shows the relationship between:
a) the volume of tax revenues and the marginal tax rate;
b) the volume of tax revenues and the average tax rate;
c) the volume of tax revenues and gross domestic product;
d) marginal and average tax rate of taxation.
4. If the state imposes an excise tax on the manufacturer of the goods and the demand curve for the goods has zero elasticity throughout, then:
a) both the price of the product and the volume of sales will increase;
b) the price of the product will increase and the volume of sales will decrease;
c) the price of the product will increase, but the volume of sales will not change;
d) the tax will have no effect on either the price or the volume of sales
5. If the state imposes an excise tax on the producer of the product and the demand curve for the product has infinitely greater elasticity throughout, then:
a) both the price of the product and the volume of sales will increase;
b) the price of the product will not change, but the volume of sales will decrease;
c) the price of the product will not change, but the volume of sales will increase;
d) the tax will have no effect on either the price or the volume of sales
6. If the state provides a subsidy to the producer of a good and the demand curve for the good has infinitely greater elasticity throughout, then:
a) both the price of the product and the volume of sales will increase;
b) the price of the product will not change, but the volume of sales will decrease;
c) the price of the product will not change, but the volume of sales will increase;
d) the tax will have no effect on either the price or the volume of sales
7. If the state provides a subsidy to the producer of a good and the demand curve for the good has zero elasticity throughout, then:
a) both the price of the product and the volume of sales will decrease;
b) the price of the goods will decrease, and the volume of sales will decrease;
c) the price of the product will decrease, but the volume of sales will not change;
d) the subsidy will have no effect on either the price or the volume of sales
8. When a tax is levied on an increasing share of income as it (income) increases, then it is:
a) progressive
b) proportional;
c) regressive;
d) excise duty.
9. Change in the amount of tax paid on an additional ruble of income is:
a) the average tax rate;
b) proportional tax;
c) marginal tax rate;
d) VAT.
10. If you pay income tax of 3000 rubles on income of 20 rubles and 000 rubles on additional income of 5000 rubles, your average tax rate (in %) on total income is:
a) 20;
b) 15;
c) 12;
d) 16.
11. Klava, Anna and Veronika trade in the market. Klava earns 3 thousand rubles a month, Anna 9 thousand rubles, Veronica 14 thousand rubles. Each of them pays the same single tax on imputed income in the amount of 1 rubles. Which definition best fits this tax?
a) progressive;
b) regressive;
c) proportional;
d) indirect.
12. The minimum and maximum marginal tax rate in a society consisting of Klava, Anna and Veronica in the previous example is respectively:
a) 3% and 14%;
b) 30% and 140%;
c) 7% and 33%;
d) 9% and 57%
1. Which of the following best describes the concept of "state in the economy"?
a) a set of legislative, executive and judicial bodies operating at all territorial levels of government;
b) a set of legislative, executive and judicial bodies operating at the federal level of government;
c) the totality of natural, labor and capital resources available on the territory of a given country;
d) the totality of natural, labor and capital resources belonging to the inhabitants of a given country.
2 The functions of taxes are:
a) in stimulating the state to use resources in a certain way;
b) replenishment of funds directed to finance public expenditures;
c) in the redistribution of income;
d) in achieving all of the above goals.
3. The Lafer curve shows the relationship between:
a) the volume of tax revenues and the marginal tax rate;
b) the volume of tax revenues and the average tax rate;
c) the volume of tax revenues and gross domestic product;
d) marginal and average tax rate of taxation.
4. If the state imposes an excise tax on the manufacturer of the goods and the demand curve for the goods has zero elasticity throughout, then:
a) both the price of the product and the volume of sales will increase;
b) the price of the product will increase and the volume of sales will decrease;
c) the price of the product will increase, but the volume of sales will not change;
d) the tax will have no effect on either the price or the volume of sales
5. If the state imposes an excise tax on the producer of the product and the demand curve for the product has infinitely greater elasticity throughout, then:
a) both the price of the product and the volume of sales will increase;
b) the price of the product will not change, but the volume of sales will decrease;
c) the price of the product will not change, but the volume of sales will increase;
d) the tax will have no effect on either the price or the volume of sales
6. If the state provides a subsidy to the producer of a good and the demand curve for the good has infinitely greater elasticity throughout, then:
a) both the price of the product and the volume of sales will increase;
b) the price of the product will not change, but the volume of sales will decrease;
c) the price of the product will not change, but the volume of sales will increase;
d) the tax will have no effect on either the price or the volume of sales
7. If the state provides a subsidy to the producer of a good and the demand curve for the good has zero elasticity throughout, then:
a) both the price of the product and the volume of sales will decrease;
b) the price of the goods will decrease, and the volume of sales will decrease;
c) the price of the product will decrease, but the volume of sales will not change;
d) the subsidy will have no effect on either the price or the volume of sales
8. When a tax is levied on an increasing share of income as it (income) increases, then it is:
a) progressive
b) proportional;
c) regressive;
d) excise duty.
9. Change in the amount of tax paid on an additional ruble of income is:
a) the average tax rate;
b) proportional tax;
c) marginal tax rate;
d) VAT.
10. If you pay income tax of 3000 rubles on income of 20 rubles and 000 rubles on additional income of 5000 rubles, your average tax rate (in %) on total income is:
a) 20;
b) 15;
c) 12;
d) 16.
11. Klava, Anna and Veronika trade in the market. Klava earns 3 thousand rubles a month, Anna 9 thousand rubles, Veronica 14 thousand rubles. Each of them pays the same single tax on imputed income in the amount of 1 rubles. Which definition best fits this tax?
a) progressive;
b) regressive;
c) proportional;
d) indirect.
12. The minimum and maximum marginal tax rate in a society consisting of Klava, Anna and Veronica in the previous example is respectively:
a) 3% and 14%;
b) 30% and 140%;
c) 7% and 33%;
d) 9% and 57%
Additional Information
13. The average tax rate in a company consisting of Klava, Anna and Veronica from assignment No. 11 is, respectively:a) 7,5%;
b) 9,5%;
c) 11,5%;
d) 13,5%;
14. When the state intervenes in the market to redistribute income:
a) the position of each member of society improves;
b) the welfare of all members of society does not change;
c) the position of some is improved at the expense of the position of others;
d) everyone gets worse.
15. The price of goods before the introduction of the excise was 5 rubles per unit, the sales volume was 16. The state established an excise tax of 000 rubles. per unit of goods. At the new price, 3 units were sold. The amount of revenues to the state budget amounted to:
a) 30 rubles;
b) 50 rubles;
c) 80 rubles;
d) 20 rubles.
16. A distinctive feature of transfer payments is that ...
a) their receipt is not related to the provision of goods, services or production resources in return;
b) they are paid only to public sector employees;
c) they can be carried out only by bank transfer;
d) they are directly paid by the Central Bank of the country.
17. Transfer payments include:
a) government spending on the purchase of goods;
b) spending on the defense of the country;
c) pensions;
d) salaries paid from the state budget.
18. The introduction of subsidies by the government for each bus produced is likely to lead to:
a) to reduce the supply of buses;
b) to increase the supply of buses;
c) an increase in demand for buses;
d) to increase the elasticity of the supply of buses.
19. An example of an indirect tax in the economic system of Russia is:
a) income tax; b) sales tax;
c) tax on the property of individuals; d) a single tax on imputed income.
20. An example of a direct tax in the economic system of Russia is:
a) VAT;
b) excise tax on gas;
c) customs duty; d) income tax.
21. Which of the following cannot be attributed to one or another type of market insolvency:
a) externalities;
b) public goods;
c) the emergence of monopoly power;
d) a ban on the sale of weapons.
22. An externality can be generally defined as:
a) the value of production associated with the use of land, capital and labor;
b) imperfection of the market, which comes from an incorrect assessment of side effects;
c) an event that occurs because society prefers a product other than the product of the free market;
d) the benefit arising from the fact that the market does not have complete information about the product.
23. Klikunov began to grow flowers and set up a flower bed near his house:
a) for neighbors who love flowers, Klikunov's actions generate a positive external effect;
b) for Vasya Ponchikov, who is allergic to flowers, a negative external effect was produced;
c) for Ivan the Proglot, who is indifferent to flowers, no external effect arises;
d) all of the above is true.
24. All of the following are essential goods except:
a) vaccinations against poliomyelitis;
b) secondary education;
c) filet "mignon" once a week;
d) adequate housing.
25. Public goods are goods and services
a) the use of which by one consumer does not reduce the quantity of goods available for use by others;
b) in relation to which consumption cannot be limited only to those who pay for the goods;
c) in relation to which both statements - a) and b) are true;
d) produced exclusively by the state.
26. An example of an externality would be:
a) in the honey market - the death of a bee hive from an unknown disease;
b) in the apple market - the installation of many bee hives in the apple growing region;
c) in the market of strong alcoholic beverages - the introduction of a state monopoly on alcoholic beverages;
d) in the paper market - the establishment of the upper limit of price by state bodies