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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=10,Qd=50;atP=10, Qd=50; 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=400,TVC=400, TVC=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 50,000to50,000 to 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=30,TC=30, TC=100; Q=6, P=28,TC=28, TC=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 (18)>MC(18) > MC (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 24to24 to 25. The real wage:

Multiple choice · Advanced