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1.iAisimplifiedirepresentationithatiisiuseditoistudyiairealisituationiisicalledia(n):i
A) model.i
B) productionipossibilityifrontier.i
C) assumption.i
D) trade-off.i


2.iTheimodelsithatieconomistsiconstruct:i
A) usuallyimakeisimplifyingiassumptions.i
B) oftenirelyioniphysicaliconstructs,isuchiasithoseiusedibyiarchitects.i
C) rarelyiuseimathematicaliequationsiorigraphs.i

, D) attemptitoireplicateitheirealiworld.i


3. Whenibuildingiaimodel,ieconomists:i
A) simplifyirealityitoihighlightiwhatireallyimatters.i
B) attemptitoiduplicateirealityiinialliofiitsicomplexity.i
C) ignoreitheifactsiandiinsteaditryitoidetermineiwhatitheifactsishouldibe.i
D) areicarefulitoiavoiditheiscientificimethod.i


4. Theimodelsiusediinieconomics:i
A) areialwaysilimiteditoivariablesithatiareidirectlyirelated.i
B) areiessentiallyinotireliableibecauseitheyiareinotitestableiinitheirealiworld.i
C) areiofinecessityiunrealisticiandinotirelateditoitheirealiworld.i
D) emphasizeibasicirelationshipsibyiabstractingifromicomplexitiesiinitheieverydayi


world.i


5i.iEconomicimodelsiare:i
A) setiupiandiuseditoiduplicateireality.i
B) uselessiifitheyiareisimple.i
C) madeigenerallyiofiwood,iplastic,iand/orimetal.i

D) ofteniusefuliiniformingieconomicipolicy.i


6.iiTheiimportanceiofianieconomicimodeliisithatiitiallowsiusito:iA)ibuildiaicomplexiandiaccuratei
modeliofitheieconomy.i
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B) buildianiaccurateimathematicalimodeliofitheieconomy.i
C) focusionitheieffectsiofionlyioneichangeiatiaitime.i
D) avoidiopportunityicosts.i




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, 7.iIniconstructingiaimodel,ieconomists:i
A) mightiuseiaicomputerisimulation.i
B) avoidimakingianyiassumptions.i
C) assumeithatiallirelevantifactorsiareiconstantlyichanging.i
D) areiprohibitedifromiusingimathematics.i


8.i
Aisimplifiediversioniofirealityithatiisiuseditoiclarifyieconomicisituationsiisicalledia(n):iA)ieco
nomicifact.i
B) currentievent.i
C) model.i
D) scarceiresource.i


9.i Anieconomicimodel:i
A) isiusefuliforiexplainingipastieconomiciconditionsibutinotiforipredicting.i
B) oftenileadsitoifaultyiconclusionsibecauseiofitheiceterisiparibusiassumption.i
C) allowsinothingitoichangeiinitheieconomicisituationithatiisibeingidescribed.iD)iisiaisim
plifiediversioniofirealityiuseditoiunderstandireal-worldieconomici


conditions.i


1i0.iTheifinancialimeltdowniofi2008–ii2009:i
A) wasiaccuratelyipredictedibyianieconomicimodel.i
B) wasidueitoiexcessiveiinvestmentiiniInterneticompanies.i
C) wasitheiresultiofitheibreakupiofitheiEuropeaniUnion.i
D) resultedipartiallyifromiaifaultyieconomicimodel.i


1i1.iWalliStreetiis:i
A) aidistrictiiniNewiYorkiCityiwhereiallimajoriinvestmenticompaniesihaveitheiriheadquart
ers.i
B) aidistrictiiniNewiYorkiCityiwhereimostifashionidesignersihaveitheiriheadquarters.i
C) aniareaiofiSaniFranciscoiwhereiimportsiareireceivedifromiothericountriesiandifromiwhi
chiexportsiareishipped.i
D) aistreetiiniHouston,iTexas,iwhereimajorioilicompaniesihaveitheiriheadquarters.i
1i2.iAimortgage-backedisecurityiisianiassetithat:i
A) onlyihomeownersiareialloweditoipurchase.i
B) providesiearningsitoiitsiowneribasedionipaymentsimadeibyipeopleionitheirihomei
loans.i
C) theiFederaliReserveiusesitoiimplementimonetaryipolicy.i
D) isianiimportantipartiofitheicircular-flowidiagram.i
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, 1i3.iBeforei2000,iinvestorsiwereireluctantitoibuyimortgage-
backedisecuritiesibecause:iA)ieconomicimodelsipredictedithatitheyiwereibadiinvestment
s.iB)itheyiwereiillegaliinimanyistates.i
C)itheyicouldinoticalculateitheiriskiofilosingimoneyionimortgage-
backedisecurities.iD)iitiwasidifficultitoiobtainitheiforeignicurrenciesithatiwereirequiredifori
purchasingi


them.i


1i4.iInvestorsiwilliloseimoneyionimortgage-backedisecuritiesiif:iA)iinterestiratesiareitooilow.i
B) homeownersidon'tipayitheirimortgages.i
C) homeownersipayioffitheirimortgagesiearly.i
D) theiaverageipriceiofiaihouseiincreasesitooirapidly.i


1i5.iIni2000,ifinancialiexpertsiannouncedithatithey:i
A) wouldinoilongeribeiwillingitoibuyiorisellimortgage-backedisecurities.i
B) wereiunableitoipredictiexpectediincomeifromimortgage-backedisecurities.i
C) hadioverestimateditheiriskiofilossifromimortgage-backedisecurities.i
D) hadidevelopediaimodelithaticouldipredictitheiriskiofilosingimoneyionimortgagebackedi
securities.i


1i6.iIni2000,itheimarketiforimortgage-backedisecurities:i
A)igrewirapidlyibecauseieconomistsihadidevelopediaimodelithatiseemedicapableiofipredi
ctingitheiriskiassociatediwithiowningimortgage-
backedisecurities.iB)iclosedidownibecauseiCongressioutlawedimortgage-
backedisecurities.i
C) tookitremendousilossesibecauseitheipriceiofienergyireachedirecordihighs.i
D) wasidevelopedionlyiiniEurope.i


17.iiTheiproductionipossibilityifrontieriillustratesithat:i
A) theieconomyiwilliautomaticallyiendiupiatifulliemployment.i
B) anieconomy'siproductiveicapacityiincreasesione-for-oneiwithiitsipopulation.i
C) ifialliresourcesiofianieconomyiareibeingiusediefficiently,imoreiofioneigoodicanibeiprodu
cedionlyiifilessiofianotherigoodiisiproduced.iD)ieconomiciproductionipossibilitiesihavei
noilimit.i

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