1. AP Mult Choice Review Problems

2. #1
According to the law of demand, an increase in the price of grape juice will result in
A rightward shift in the demand curve for grape juice
A leftward shift in the demand curve for grape juice
A decrease in the demand for orange juice, a substitute
A decrease in the quantity of grape juice demanded
An increase in the quantity of grape juice supplied

3. Answer to Question #1 D

4. #2
For a competitive labor market, an increase in which of the following will lead to an increase in the demand for labor?
The supply of labor
The minimum wage
The cost of medical benefits provided to the labor hired by the firm
Labor union dues
The demand for the good that labor produces

5. Answer to Question #2 E

6. #3
Which of the following segments of the marginal cost curve lies entirely on the firm’s short-run supply curve?
TUV
STU
RSTU
RSTUV RS

7. #3

8. #3
Which of the following segments of the marginal cost curve lies entirely on the firm’s short-run supply curve?
TUV
STU
RSTU
RSTUV RS

9. Answer to Question #3 A

10. #4
If the government imposes a tariff on imports of cheese, the price and quantity of imported cheese will most likely change in which of the following ways?
Price Quantity
Decrease Decrease
Decrease Increase
Increase Not change
Increase Decrease
Increase Increase

11. Answer to Question #4 D

12. #5 Which of the following best represents a positive externality?
Purchasing a pass for an amusement park
Dining at a favorite restaurant
Being disturbed by neighboring construction noise
Enjoying watching birds at a neighbor’s bird feeder
Dumping waste on someone else’s property

13. Answer to Question #5 D

14. #6
Jane spends all her weekly allowance to buy only two goods: soda and apples. According to the table, if her preferences are characterized by the law of diminishing marginal utility, then which of the following statements is correct?
Jane is maximizing her utility
Jane can buy more apples and less soda to maximize her utility
Jane can buy more soda and fewer apples to maximize her utility
Jane can buy more apples and the same amount of soda to maximize her utility
Jane can buy more soda and the same amount of apples to maximize her utility

15. #6 Goods Price Quantity Purchased (units) Marginal Utility (utils)
Soda $1 10
Apples $2 5 25

16. #6
Jane spends all her weekly allowance to buy only two goods: soda and apples. According to the table, if her preferences are characterized by the law of diminishing marginal utility, then which of the following statements is correct?
Jane is maximizing her utility
Jane can buy more apples and less soda to maximize her utility
Jane can buy more soda and fewer apples to maximize her utility
Jane can buy more apples and the same amount of soda to maximize her utility
Jane can buy more soda and the same amount of apples to maximize her utility

17. Answer to Question #6 B

18. #7
Suppose that at the current output level the marginal social cost of producing a good is greater than its marginal private cost, and that the marginal social benefit associated with production of the good is equal to its marginal private benefit. Which of the following government actions would most likely increase efficiency?
Taxing the production of the good
Taxing the production of substitute goods
Giving tax rebates to people who purchase the good
Subsidizing production of complementary goods
Subsidizing consumption of the good

19. Answer to Question #7 A

20. #8
The diagram above shows the demand curve for a good. If the price increases from P1 to P2, and quantity consumed decreases from Q2 to Q1, consumer surplus decreases by the area
BDC
P1P2BC
P1P2BD
Q1DCQ2
P2P3B

21. #8

22. #8
The diagram above shows the demand curve for a good. If the price increases from P1 to P2, and quantity consumed decreases from Q2 to Q1, consumer surplus decreases by the area
BDC
P1P2BC
P1P2BD
Q1DCQ2
P2P3B

23. Answer to Question #8 B

24. #9
If a perfectly competitive firm is producing where marginal cost is rising and greater than marginal revenue, to maximize profits it should
Increase the level of production
Decrease the level of production
Maintain current level of production
Increase price
Decrease price

25. Answer to Question #9 B

26. #10
Assume that, for a perfectly competitive firm, marginal cost equals average variable cost at $10, marginal cost equals average total cost at $15, and marginal revenue equals marginal cost at $12. On the basis of this information, the firm should
Close down in the short run
Operate in the short run, because it will make an economic profit of $3 per unit
Operate in the short run, even though it will sustain a loss
Operate in the short run, but decrease output to decrease its cost
Operate in the long run, because it will make an economic profit of $3 per unit

27. Answer to Question #10 C