1. Incentives matter a. only when people are greedy and selfish. b. only in a free market system. c. only in the private sector. d. to all human beings regardless of environment.
2. Which of the following is often referred to as the basic postulate of economics? a. Individuals act only out of selfish motives. b. Incentives matter-individuals respond in predictable ways to changes in personal costs and benefits. c. The accuracy of the assumptions is the best test of an economic theory. d. The value of a good is objective; it is equal to the cost of producing the good.
3. The expression, "There's no such thing as a free lunch," implies that a. everyone has to pay for his own lunch. b. the person consuming a good must always pay for it. c. opportunity costs are incurred when resources are used to produce goods and services. d. no one has time for a good lunch anymore.