11) The total variable cost curve ________ because ________ as output increases. A) slopes upward; variable cost increases B) slopes upward; marginal cost increases C) slopes downward; variable cost increases D) slopes downward; marginal cost increases E) is horizontal; fixed cost does not change 12) Marginal cost equals A) total cost minus total variable cost. B) total fixed cost divided by total output. […]
21) Labour-market discrimination, which keeps one group of workers out of elite (E) occupations and limits them to ordinary (O) occupations, will have which of the following effects? A) a decrease in supply and lower wages in the O occupations B) an increase in supply and lower wages in the E occupations C) an increase in supply and higher wages in the E occupations […]
1.What is the common name for the fatty acid with the condensed structure shown below? CH3(CH2)10COOH A) lauric acid B) oleic acid C) capric acid D) linoleic acid E) arachidonic acid 2.Which statement concerning the structure of a fatty acid is FALSE? A) Fatty acids are naturally occurring, long-chain carboxylic acids. B) The carbon chain in a fatty acid may be branched or unbranched. […]
11) GDP is best defined as the ________ in a given time period. A) number of goods and services produced within a country B) number of final goods and services produced within a country C) market value of the final goods and services produced within a country D) market value of the final goods and services consumed by a nation’s citizens E) market value […]
Figure 5-12 College education benefits society by producing a more employable workforce, reducing crime and creating a better informed citizenry. Thus, the social benefits of college education exceed the private benefits for any level of college education. This is illustrated in Figure 5-12. 30) Refer to Figure 5-12. One way to obtain the economically efficient amount of college education is for […]
31. Which of the following companies is taxed at a flat rate of 35 percent? a. An auto parts manufacturing corporation with taxable income of $73,000. b. A consulting corporation of owner-employee CPAs with taxable income of $1,000,000. c. A family-owned shoe store with earnings of $224,000 in 2013. d. All of the above are taxed at a flat rate of 35 percent. ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice […]
21) In the short run, when the Fed raises the federal funds rate, A) the real interest rate is unchanged so investment and consumption expenditure are not changed. B) the real interest rate temporarily increases, thereby decreasing investment and consumption expenditure. C) the real interest rate temporarily falls, thereby increasing investment and consumption expenditure. D) investment and consumption expenditure increase, thereby raising […]
7.3 Social Influences on Decision Making 1) Consider the following factors: a.culture b.religion c.customs d.prices e.income Which of the factors above are likely to influence the choices consumers make? A) a, d, and e only B) all the factors except b C) all the factors except c D) d and e only E) all the factors listed 2) What is the […]
41) Refer to Table 1-2. What is Thuy Anh’s marginal benefit if she decides to stay open for three hours instead of two hours? A) $0 B) $20 C) $25 D) $45 E) $70 42) Refer to Table 1-2. What is Thuy Anh’s marginal cost if she decides to stay open for three hours instead of two hours? A) $0 B) $16 C) $25 […]
Table 4-4 Consumer Willingness to Pay Curly $50 Moe 30 Larry 15 71) Refer to Table 4-4. The table above lists the highest prices three consumers, Curly, Moe, and Larry, are willing to pay for a bottle of champagne. If the price of one of the bottles is $95 dollars, total consumer surplus will be A) $0. B) […]
51.The fact that the last number name differs from the previous ones in a counting sequence by denoting the number of objects is called the ________ principle.
a.nominal-ordinal-intervalc.one-to-one
b.stable-orderd.cardinality
52.By the age of ________ years, most youngsters can apply the basic principles of counting to as many as nine objects, even though they may still make some mistakes.
a.3c.7
b.5d.9
53.Collette is sitting with her young son Jim, and has placed five different color jellybeans in front of him. Jim starts to count the beans, and as he points to each one says, “one, one, one, one, one!” He then looks up at Collette and smiles. Jim clearly has not yet mastered the
a.stable-order principle.c.cardinality principle.
b.one-to-one principle.d.universality principle.
54.The idea that number names must be counted in the same sequence, without change, defines the ________.
a.stable-order principlec.cardinality principle
b.one-to-one principled.universality principle
55.Russian psychologist ________ proposed the idea that development in childhood is an apprenticeship in which children advance when they collaborate with more-skilled others.
a.Alexander Zaporozhetsc.Ivan Pavlov
b.Aleksey Leontyevd.Lev Vygotsky
56.How did Piaget and Vygotsky view the “journey” of cognitive development?
a.Both saw children as making the journey alone.
b.Piaget saw the journey as involving an apprenticeship driven by collaboration with others, while Vygotsky saw children as making the journey alone.
c.Vygotsky saw the journey as involving an apprenticeship driven by collaboration with others, while Piaget saw children as making the journey alone.
d.Both saw the journey as involving an apprenticeship driven by collaboration with others.
57.In Vygotsky’s theory, the difference between what a child can do on his or her own and what they can do only with assistance is called the
a.zone of proximal development.c.continuum of concrete operations.
b.scaffolded skill set.d.opposing skills set.
58.Five-year-old Jonah likes to play a scrabble-like game on the family computer. He plays against other family members, and usually does pretty well. When he gets a list of letter tiles that are too difficult for him to use, he asks his mother and father for help. The difference between letter tiles that Jonah can use and letter tiles with which he needs help typifies what Vygotsky called the zone of ________ development.
a.assistedc.proximal
b.distald.located
59.“Daddy, can you help me get dressed?” Boris asked his father. “Nope, you can do it by yourself,” his father said. From Vygotsky’s theory, Borris’s father is using ________ when he does not give his son help on skills that his son has already mastered.
a.concrete schemesc.scaffolding
b.the zone of proximal developmentd.the principle of cardinality
60.________ is when a teacher gauges the amount of assistance they provide to match the needs of a specific learner.
a.Centrationc.Apprenticing
b.Proximityd.Scaffolding
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