Questions:
1 Refer to the accompanying figure, which shows the market for fish, to answer the questions that follow. If the government sets a quota of 300 pounds of fish caught per day, then fish will sell for __________ more per pound than the cost of catching the fish.
2 The tragedy of the commons occurs because the good being produced is:
3 The government has identified a situation where the production of a good is creating a negative externality. The government should enact legislation to require firms to internalize the externality:
4 Which of the following characteristics best defines a public good?
5 The market works efficiently in the absence of externalities if the good is:
6 Visiting the public beach during summer is an example of an activity that is:
7 Copyright laws exist to:
8 The market overproduces common¬resource goods because private decision¬makers consider __________ costs but society experiences __________ costs.
9 Which of the following characteristics best defines a private good?
10 Your neighbor is an avid gardener who changes his flower displays four times per year and who was given the "best yard on the block" award last year. While you personally enjoy these changing flower displays, some of your neighbors have said they do not like some of the flowers your neighbor chooses to plant. For you, this is an example of:
11 The ability to download music and movies from the Internet without paying is:
12 Consider the following scenario when answering the questions that follow: Jones owns a factory that is dumping toxic waste into a river where Smith owns a resort. At present, Jones is not filtering the water that he dumps into the river. There is a filter he could install that would remove a significant amount of the toxic elements from the water before it is dumped in the river. Jones and Smith have each assessed the situation and come up with the following data: If property rights over the river are assigned to Jones, then:
13 Refer to the accompanying figure. When a negative externality exists and the government does not intervene, which point best identifies the market equilibrium?
14 It is best to reduce the level of pollution:
15 To reduce the level of pollution emitted by firms in an industry, the government could use a cap¬and-trade policy or a carbon tax. Which of the following is true?
16 Which rule would not protect fish populations?
17 The costs of a market activity paid for by an individual NOT engaged in the market activity are:
18 The city decides to offer a subsidy to each homeowner's association that plants more flowers in their common areas. In the market for flowers, this will cause the:
19 Which good has well¬defined property rights?
20 If the government decides to adopt a carbon tax, the price of goods whose production generates carbon emissions will __________ and the quantity produced will __________.
Version 2
1 Refer to the following scenario to answer the questions that follow. Five fishermen live in a village and have no other employment or income¬earning possibilities besides fishing. They each own a boat that is suitable for fishing but does not have any resale value. Fish are worth $5 per pound, and the marginal cost of operating the boat is $500 per month. They all fish a river next to the village. According to the following schedule, they have determined that, when there are more of them out on the river fishing, they each catch fewer fish per month. If four boats operate, then each boat will make a profit of:
2 Refer to the accompanying figure, which shows the market for fish, to answer the questions that follow. If the government sets a quota of 300 pounds of fish caught per day and issues a license that entitles the holder to catch 20 pounds of fish per day, then the value of the license is:
3 If government regulation forces firms in an industry to internalize the externality, then the:
4 Consider the following scenario when answering the questions that follow: Jones owns a factory that is dumping toxic waste into a river where Smith owns a resort. At present, Jones is not filtering the water that he dumps into the river. There is a filter he could install that would remove a significant amount of the toxic elements from the water before it is dumped in the river. Jones and Smith have each assessed the situation and come up with the following data: If property rights over the river are assigned to Jones, then:
5 Refer to the accompanying figure, which shows the market for fish, to answer the questions that follow. If the government sets a quota of 300 pounds of fish caught per day, then fish will sell for __________ more per pound than the cost of catching the fish.
6 Copyright laws exist to:
7 A good that is nonrival and excludable is defined as a:
8 Which of the following is the best definition of a cap¬and¬trade policy for pollution?
9 __________ can be jointly consumed by more than one person, and nonpayers are difficult to exclude.
10 Refer to the following scenario to answer the questions that follow. Five fishermen live in a village and have no other employment or income¬earning possibilities besides fishing. They each own a boat that is suitable for fishing but does not have any resale value. Fish are worth $5 per pound, and the marginal cost of operating the boat is $500 per month. They all fish a river next to the village.
According to the following schedule, they have determined that, when there are more of them out on the river fishing, they each catch fewer fish per month. How many fishermen will choose to operate their boats?
11 For a market to work efficiently:
12 A major reason why public goods are not supplied by the market is the:
13 Which of the following is true?
14 The ability to download music and movies from the Internet without paying is:
15 Externalities exist because:
16 Refer to the accompanying figure. When a negative externality exists and the government does not intervene, which point best identifies the market equilibrium?
17 Refer to the accompanying figure to answer the questions that follow. At the market equilibrium, price is equal to __________ units of the good are produced.
18 Two policy options for reducing emissions are cap¬and¬trade and the carbon tax. Which of the following is true?
19 The personal decisions of consumers and firms are based on:
20 Which of the following is the best example of a common¬resource good?