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To anticipate what the economy is going to do next the government will look at:
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Lagging indicators <br>
Flashing indicators <br>
Coincidental indicators <br>
Leading indicators<br>
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2 |
Which of the following is not a macroeconomic issue?
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Unemployment<br>
Inflation <br>
The wages paid to footballers <br>
Economic growth<br>
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3 |
Which does the government not control directly?
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Spending on health<br>
Spending on defence <br>
Firms investment decisions <br>
Spending on education <br>
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4 |
Which of the following is not involved with fiscal policy?
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Income tax<br>
VAT <br>
National insurance<br>
Interest rates<br>
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5 |
Normal profit occurs when:
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Average revenue equals average variable cost<br>
Marginal revenue equals marginal cost<br>
Average revenue equals marginal cost <br>
Average revenue equals average cost <br>
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6 |
Barriers to entry do not include:
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Patents <br>
Internal economies of scale <br>
Mobility of resources<br>
High investment costs <br>
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7 |
In monopoly when abnormal profits are made:
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The price set is greater than the marginal cost<br>
The price is less than the average cost <br>
The average revenue equals the marginal cost <br>
Revenue equals total cost <br>
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8 |
Which factor is not related to economic development?
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Continuous process <br>
Increase in real national income <br>
Long run and continuous increase <br>
Compulsory change in economic walfare<br>
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9 |
A market with few entry barriers and with many firms that sell different product is:
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Purely competitive<br>
A monopoly <br>
Monopolistically competitive<br>
Oligopolistic <br>
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10 |
A monopolisitically competitive firm in short run equilibrium:
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Will make negative profit (loss money)<br>
Will make zero profit (break-even)<br>
Will make positive profit <br>
Any of the given are possible<br>
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