BAM223 Final Exam Latest (100 questions)/ BAM223 Final Exam Latest (100 questions)

  
1. An economic ________ is a simplified version of some aspect of economic life used to analyze an economic issue.
a. variable
b. market
c. model
d. trade-off
Scenario 1-2
Suppose a hat manufacturer currently sells 2,000 hats per week and makes a profit of
$5,000 per week. The plant owner observes, “Although the last 300 hats we produced and sold increased our revenue by $1,000 and our costs by $1,100, we are still making an overall profit of $5,000 per week so I think we’re on the right track. We are producing the optimal number of hats.”
2. Refer to Scenario 1-2. Had the firm not produced and sold the last 300 hats, would its profit be higher or lower, and if so by how much?
a. Its profit will be $1,100 higher.
b. Its profit will be $1,000 lower.
c. Its profit will be $100 lower.
d. Its profit will be $100 higher.
3. The term market in economics refers to:
a. a place where money changes hands.
b. a legal institution where exchange can take place.
c. a group of buyers and sellers of a product and the arrangement by which they come together to trade.
d. an organization which sells goods and services.
Scenario 1-3
Suppose a t-shirt manufacturer currently sells 5,000 t-shirts per week and makes a profit of $10,000 per week. A manager at the plant observes, “Although the last 400 t-shirts we produced and sold increased our revenue by $4,000 and our costs by $4,800, we are still making an overall profit of $10,000 per week so I think we’re on the right track. We are