暨南大学 微观经济学习题集.doc

Exercises for Microeconomics Chapter 1 问题 1 Scarcity A. is the inability to satisfy all our wants. B. leads to higher prices. C. applies only to people living in poverty. D. is not something that affects very rich people. E. used to exist everywhere but has been eliminated in advanced economies. 问题 2 The study of economics is best described as a study of A. the factors that influence the stock and bond markets. B. capitalism. C. the choices made in producing goods and services. D. coping with scarcity, and choices made as a result of scarcity in a society. E. how people earn a living. 问题 3 Microeconomics is the branch of economics that deals with which of the following topics? A. The behavior of individual consumers B. Unemployment and interest rates C. The behavior of individual firms and investors D. B and C E. A and C 问题 4 A Rolling Stones song goes: ?You can?t always get what you want.? This echoes an importanttheme from microeconomics. Which of the following statements is the best example of thistheme? A. Consumers must make the best purchasing decisions they can, given their limitedincomes. B. Workers do not have as much leisure as they would like, given their wages and workingconditions. C. Workers in planned economies, such as North Korea, do not have much choice over jobs. D. Firms in market economies have limited financial resources. 问题 5 Economics is about the allocation of scarce resources. Which of the following is NOT anexample of economic scarcity? A. If Steve goes to see the movie Master and Commander on Saturday, he will not be able to afford buying ice cream. B. If Jenny studies for her economics quiz this evening, she will not have time to walk herdog. C. If General Motors increases its production of SUVs this year, it will have to spend moreon advertising. D. If Borders Books increases the number of titles it carries, it will have to reallocate shelf space to accommodate the new titles. 问题 6 A v