ECON 201 – INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS COMMON
FINAL EXAMINATION VERSION 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Please read all instructions carefully.
1. The exam consists of two parts.
(i) Part I: 35 multiple-choice questions (35 marks);
(ii) Part II: Choose 5 out of 6 long questions (65 marks).
2. Write your name, student ID and answers for the multiple-choice questions on the computer
scan- sheet with a pencil. Please, also write the version of the exam on the computer scan-sheet.
For PartII, write all your answers on this exam. Do not use additional booklets.
3. You are allowed to use a non-programmable calculator and a paper dictionary, provided that they
areapproved by the invigilator(s). You may use either pen or pencil to provide your answers for Part
II.
4. You are not allowed to tear any pages out of this exam.
Grades:
Part I:
Part II:
Total:
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,Part I: Multiple Choice Questions. Write your answers on the computer sheet in PENCIL (Total=35 marks).
1. With an infinitely elastic supply curve, the incidence of a specific tax on a good will
a) be greater on the consumer if the demand curve is elastic.
b) be greater on the consumer if the demand curve is inelastic.
c) will be greater on the consumer if the D curve is moderately elastic.
d) will have the same incidence regardless of the demand elasticity.
2. A basket of goods in 1987 cost $783, while the value of the same basket in 1997 was $1133. The value of
thisprice index in 1997, based on 1987 = 100, was:
a) 144.7.
b) 242.
c) 69.1.
d) 117.4.
3. When economists compute the real value of an economic variable denominated in dollars, they do so by:
a) dividing the nominal value by 100.
b) multiplying the nominal value by the price level.
c) dividing the nominal value by the price index.
d) subtracting the price level from the nominal value and multiplying by 100.
4. In the figure above, if there is a shortage of 40 units, what does this mean?
a) Price will fall.
b) Price must be $8.
c) The quantity traded is 40.
d) Buyers would be willing to pay an additional $4 per unit for the quantity that they are now buying.
5. In the figure above, assume that the market was at equilibrium and that demand increases by 20 units. What
willbe the new equilibrium price and quantity?
a) Price will rise by $2 and quantity traded will rise by 20 units.
b) Price will fall by $2 and quantity traded will fall by 20 units.
c) Price will rise by $1 and quantity traded will rise by 10 units.
d) Price will fall by $1 and quantity traded will fall by 10 units.
6. If goods J and K are substitutes, an increase in the price of J causes:
a) quantity demanded of J to fall and the demand curve for K to shift toward the origin.
b) a decrease in quantity demanded for J and an outward shift of K's demand curve.
c) quantity demanded of J remains constant, but the demand for K decreases.
d) the demand curve for both J and K shift.
7. Assume that spinach is a normal good. Assume further that medical research has proven that eating spinach
willreduce risks of cancer. Due to economic recession:
a) there will be a leftward shift of the demand curve.
b) there will be a rightward shift of the demand curve.
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, c) the demand curve may remain the same or may shift to the right or may shift to the left.
d) there will be lower price of spinach.
8. We can say with certainty that a rise in the minimum wage will increase the total dollar earnings of those
workersaffected by it if
a) the demand for labor is elastic.
b) the demand for labor is inelastic.
c) the supply of labor is elastic.
d) the supply of labor is inelastic.
9. An improvement in overall technology that allows more output to be produced with the same inputs causes:
a) a movement up the supply curve, resulting in both a higher equilibrium price and quantity.
b) a leftward shift of the supply curve so that less is offered for sale at every price.
c) no movement of the supply curve but a fall in price and an increase in quantity supplied.
d) a rightward shift of the supply curve so that more is offered for sale at every price.
10. The opportunity cost of attending college is likely to be highest for a high school graduate:
a) who has access to student loans.
b) whose family is extremely wealthy.
c) who will attend a more expensive college.
d) who started a successful business in high school.
Food Films
Workers Output Workers Output
4 25 0 0
3 22 1 9
2 17 2 17
1 10 3 24
0 0 4 30
11. Use the production possibilities described in the table above, the cost of each additional film in terms of food:
a) remains constant.
b) falls as more films are produced.
c) increases as more films are produced.
d) is meaningless because the cost of films cannot be expressed in terms of
food.
12. In the table above the opportunity cost of increasing food output from 17 to 22 is:
a) 17 films.
b) 9 films.
c) 26 films.
d) 8 films.
13. Considering two straight-line demand curves through the same intersection point with a supply curve, which
ofthe following statements is correct?
a) The greater the elasticity of demand, the greater will be the consumer surplus.
b) The greater the elasticity of demand, the smaller will be the consumer surplus.
c) The greater the number of substitutes for a product, the greater will be the consumer surplus.
d) The smaller the elasticity of demand, the smaller will be the consumer surplus.
14. A reduction in economic surplus in the society corresponds to:
a) an increase in happiness in the society.
b) a decrease in happiness in the society.
c) a decrease in scarcity in the society.
d) a decrease in money in the society.
15. A market failure/inefficiency exists when:
a) the price established in the market equals the marginal cost of production.
b) resources are optimally allocated.
c) the price established in the market does not equate the marginal social benefit of a good and the
marginal social cost of production.
d) competitive markets' clearing price equals both the marginal social cost and marginal social benefits.
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