Question 1
4 out of 4 points
Time-series forecasting models:
Question 2
4 out of 4 points
An example of a time series data set is one for which the:
Question 3
4 out of 4 points
Consumer expenditure plans is an example of a forecasting
method. Which of the general categories best described this example?
Question 4
4 out of 4 points
If two alternative economic models are offered, other things
equal, we would
Question 5
4 out of 4 points
For studying demand relationships for a proposed new product
that no one has ever used before, what would be the best method to use?
Question 6
4 out of 4 points
The type of economic indicator that can best be used for
business forecasting is the:
Question 7
4 out of 4 points
Trading partners should specialize in producing goods in
accordance with comparative advantage, then trade and diversify in consumption
because
Question 8
4 out of 4 points
In an open economy with few capital restrictions and
substantial import-export trade, a rise in interest rates and a decline in the
producer price index of inflation will
Question 9
4 out of 4 points
Purchasing power parity or PPP says the ratios composed of:
Question 10
4 out of 4 points
The import of Apple iPads assembled in Shanghai at a $295
wholesale price ($213 cost and $82 profit margin) adds more than it should to
the U.S. trade deficit with China because
Question 11
4 out of 4 points
If the British pound (?) appreciates by 10% against the
dollar:
Question 12
4 out of 4 points
The purchasing power parity hypothesis implies that an
increase in inflation in one country relative to another will over a long
period of time
Question 13
4 out of 4 points
Using demand and supply curves for the Japanese yen based on
the $/¥ price for yen, an increase in US INFLATION RATES would
Question 14
4 out of 4 points
The marginal product is defined as:
Question 15
4 out of 4 points
If the marginal product of labor is 100 and the price of
labor is 10, while the marginal product of capital is 200 and the price of
capital is $30, then what should the firm?
Question 16
4 out of 4 points
The primary purpose of the Cobb-Douglas power function is
to:
Question 17
4 out of 4 points
In a relationship among total, average and marginal
products, where TP is maximized:
Question 18
4 out of 4 points
Marginal factor cost is defined as the amount that an
additional unit of the variable input adds to ____.
Question 19
4 out of 4 points
Given a Cobb-Douglas production function estimate of Q =
1.19L.72K.18 for a given industry, this industry would have:
Question 20
4 out of 4 points
____ are defined as costs which are incurred regardless of
the alternative action chosen in a decision-making problem.
Question 21
4 out of 4 points
Economies of scale exist whenever long-run average costs:
Question 22
4 out of 4 points
The existence of diseconomies of scale (size) for the firm
is hypothesized to result from:
Question 23
4 out of 4 points
What method of inventory valuation should be used for
economic decision-making problems?
Question 24
4 out of 4 points
Economies of Scope refers to situations where per unit costs
are:
Question 25
4 out of 4 points
The cost function is:





