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國立彰化師範大學九十四學年度碩士班招生考試試題
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一、選擇題（75%，每題 3%，共計 25 題）
1. An increase in the price of a complement will
a. decrease demand.
b.
c.
d.
e.
decrease quantity demanded.
increase demand.
increase quantity demanded.
not affect quantity demanded.
2. A sunk cost is
a. the value of money sunk into an investment.
b. beyond recovery at the moment a decision must be made.
c. important to consider when conducting cost-benefit analysis.
d. equal to the opportunity cost when the interest rate is zero.
e. the same as a marginal cost.
3. The Cost-Benefit Principle tells people they should take an action if
a. benefits exceed costs.
b. costs exceed benefits.
c. marginal benefits exceed marginal costs.
d. marginal costs exceed marginal benefits.
e. benefits are positive.
4. If a person's opportunity cost of performing a task is lower than another person's, you know the person
has _______________________ in performing the task.
a. an absolute advantage.
b. both a comparative advantage and an absolute advantage.
c. neither an absolute nor a comparative advantage.
d. a comparative advantage.
e. either an absolute or a comparative advantage.
5. Assume I bring 30 cookies into a class with 30 students.
efficient?
a. I give one cookie to each student.
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國立彰化師範大學九十四學年度碩士班招生考試試題
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b. I give all 30 cookies to one student.
c. I divide all of the cookies equally among the female students.
d. I let the best 15 students have 2 cookies each.
e. all of the above.
6. Which of the following is true for a vertical supply curve?
a. Price elasticity of supply is inelastic
b. Price elasticity of supply is perfectly elastic
c. Quantity supplied is very responsive to price changes
d. Price elasticity of supply is infinite
e. Quantity supplied is negatively related to price
7. Which of the following describes the law of diminishing marginal utility?
a. The more you consume, the happier you are.
b.
c.
d.
e.
You enjoy the first units you consume more than later units.
As you consume more, your level of happiness falls.
As prices fall, you enjoy consuming more.
An increase in income increases your happiness.
8. Which of the following is the difference between accounting profit and economic profit?
a. accounting profit considers all costs
b. economic profit considers only implicit costs
c. normal profit
d. equal to excess profit
e. zero
9. When timing matters in a game, it is useful to summarize the game information using a(n)
a. payoff matrix.
b. demand/marginal revenue graph.
c. Jenkins Box.
d. decision tree.
e. all of the above
10. The Lemons Model explains how
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國立彰化師範大學九十四學年度碩士班招生考試試題
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a.
b.
c.
d.
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asymmetric information decreases the average quality of goods for sale.
people with lower quality goods are more likely to sell them.
reservation prices for used goods are lower.
there is a downward spiral in the average quality of used cars.
e. all of the above.1
11. Market power refers to a firm's ability to
a. set price.
b. lower costs.
c. produce output.
d. control sales.
e. eliminate rivals.
12. A cost or benefit that falls on people other than those pursuing an activity is called a(n)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
externality.
positive externality.
negative externality.
external cost.
external benefit.
13. The marginal product of labor is the
a. additional output a firm gets by hiring one more unit of labor.
b. dollar value of the additional output a firm gets by hiring one more unit of labor.
c. increase in the wage bill from hiring an additional worker.
d. total output produced as a result of hiring labor.
e. productivity of the least productive worker.
14. The efficient length of stay in a hospital following surgery is determined by
a. the cost-benefit criterion.
b. medical necessity.
c. the third party payment system.
d. the patient.
e. an economist.
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國立彰化師範大學九十四學年度碩士班招生考試試題
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15. A tax that collects the same amount from every person is called a(n)
a. head tax.
b. regressive tax.
c. proportional tax.
d. progressive tax.
e. equal tax.
16. The Taylor rule is a(n)
a. rule the Fed is required to follow regarding monetary policy.
b. rule that helps Congress coordinate fiscal policy with monetary policy.
c. guideline for individuals in making their portfolio allocation decisions.
d. example of a policy reaction function.
e. "rule of thumb" for solving the basic Keynesian model.
17. Analysis that determines the economic consequences of a particular policy -- whether they are
desirable or not -- is
a. normative.
b. neither positive nor normative.
c. both positive and normative.
d. positive.
e. either positive or normative.
18. The value of the flour used to make a loaf of bread is not included in GDP because it is not a(n)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
capital good.
service.
intermediate good.
final good.
market good.
19. The practice of increasing a nominal quantity according to changes in the price level to prevent
inflation from eroding purchasing power is called
a. nominalizing.
b. deflating.
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c. inflating.
d. indexing.
e. contracting.
20. To promote economic growth, most poor countries especially need improve which of the following?
a. Human capital
b. Saving and investment
c. Research and development
d. The legal and political framework
e. Physical capital
21. A worker who is unemployed due to a recession is experiencing which type of unemployment?
a. Frictional
b.
c.
d.
e.
Structural
Seasonal
Involuntary
Cyclical
22. The saving rate is equal to
a. current income minus spending on current needs.
b. income minus consumption.
c. the change in saving that corresponds to a change in income.
d. saving divided by consumption.
e. saving divided by income.
23. When you use money as a basic yardstick for measuring economic value, it is serving which function?
a. barter
b. medium of exchange
c. store of value
d. financial intermediary
e. unit of account
24. Which of the following is an indicator of short-term economic fluctuations?
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國立彰化師範大學九十四學年度碩士班招生考試試題
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a.
b.
c.
d.
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unemployment
inflation
sales of durable goods
GDP
e. all of the above
25. A value that is determined outside a model is called
a. endogenous.
b. induced.
c. aggregate.
d. external.
e. autonomous.
二、Is Microsoft a Monopoly? Why? Why not? 請將您的理由條列後，一一詳細申述。(25%)
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