exam review10 questions
Data Interpretation 1 — Tables and Calculations
Exams increasingly test whether you can work with data. Each question gives a small table or scenario; compute carefully and watch units.
Q1.
A table shows: at P=8, Qd=70. Using the midpoint formula, price elasticity of demand is approximately:
Multiple choice · Intermediate
Q2.
A firm reports: Q=100, TFC=1,600. Its average variable cost is:
Multiple choice · Foundations
Q3.
Using the same firm, if price is $18, the firm's short-run profit is:
Multiple choice · Intermediate
Q4.
A demand schedule shows quantity rising from 100 to 140 when income rises from 60,000. Income elasticity is approximately:
Multiple choice · Advanced
Q5.
A worker's output: 1 worker makes 10 units, 2 make 25, 3 make 36, 4 make 44. The marginal product of the 3rd worker is:
Multiple choice · Foundations
Q6.
At what employment does diminishing marginal returns set in for the data above?
Multiple choice · Intermediate
Q7.
A monopolist's table: Q=5, P=100; Q=6, P=112. The marginal revenue of the 6th unit is:
Multiple choice · Intermediate
Q8.
For the same monopolist, the marginal cost of the 6th unit is:
Multiple choice · Intermediate
Q9.
Since MR (12) at the 6th unit, the monopolist should:
Multiple choice · Intermediate
Q10.
A price index table shows CPI rising from 240 to 252 while a worker's nominal wage rises from 25. The real wage:
Multiple choice · Advanced