Cape Economics Unit 1 Paper 1 2013

TEST CODE

FORM TP 2013166 CARIBBEAN

02116010

MAY/JUNE 2013 EXAMINATIONS

COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION® ECONOMICS

Unit 1 -Paper 01

1 hour 30 minutes

(u JUNE 2013 (a.m.)) READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1.

This test consists of 45 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer them.

2.

In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.

3.

Do not be concerned that the answer sheet provides spaces for more answers than there are items in this test.

4.

Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are about to answer and decide which choice is best.

5.

On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. Sample Item Prime cost is calculated by adding direct factory expenses to cost of Sample Answer (A) (B)

(C) (D)

goods used goods bought materials used materials produced

The best answer to this item is "materials used", so answer space (C) has been shaded.

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6.

If you want to change your answer, be sure to erase your old answer completely and fill in your new choice.

7.

When you are told to begin, tum the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. If you cannot answer an item, omit it and go on to the next one. You can come back to that item later. Your score will be the total number of correct answers.

8.

You may do any rough work in this booklet.

9.

You may use silent non-programmable calculators to answer questions. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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1.

Which of the following situations is MOST likely to result when there are limited resources? (A) (B) (C) (D)

4.

Which of the following BEST describes the 'marginalist principle'? (A) (B)

People must make choices. The poor will become poorer. Only the rich can acquire everything they desire. Some firms will be forced out of business.

(C) (D)

Aver~ge cost equals average revenue. Marginal cost equals average revenue. Average cost equals marginal revenue. Marginal cost equals marginal revenue. i

2.

A baker can bake any of two combinations of cakes and loaves of bread using the following options. Loaves of Bread

Cakes

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12 15

75

Item 5 refers to the following diagram showing the Production Possibility Frontier.

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Bread A

B

What is the opportunity cost of producing one cake? (A) (B) (C) (D)

3.

1 loaf of bread 5 loaves of bread 7 loaves of bread 8 loaves of bread

Which ofthe following is an example of a normative economic statement? (A) (B)

(C) (D)

A reduction in the price of goods will benefit consumers. The government should provide free medication for senior citizens. An increase in interest rates will attract foreign investors. An increase in the minimum wage will increase inflation.

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5.

On the diagram, point F represents (A) (B) (C) (D)

inefficiency equilibrium technical efficiency an unattainable level of production

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6.

Which of the following situations results in an external cost?

Item 9 refers to the diagram below which shows a firm operating in a perfectly competitive market. •

Private citizens clean up the sidewalk. Individuals place litter at the side ofthe road. A food processing company provides scholarships for needy children. Disadvantaged youth from inner city communities enrol in a skills programme.

(A) (B)

(C)

(D)

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7.

Supply functions are positively sloped because of the law of increasing returns less output is supplied at higher prices more output is supplied at higher pnces extra output must be attracted from elsewhere

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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10.

Item 8 refers to the diagram below which represents the market for ferry services.

($) F f------------x

11. D o'--------------7Number of Trips

8.

OF is the equilibrium ticket price for a return trip. If government imposes a price ceiling to allow the lower income groups to utilise more of the ferry services, it should be placed (A) (B) (C)

(D)

(A) (B) (C)

Cto E BtoD AtoD

(D)

A to F

If the demand for a seller's product is inelastic and he lowers the price, his total revenue will (A) (B) (C) (D)

s

Ticket Price

Which segment of the curves shown represents the short-run supply curve?

increase decrease fluctuate remain the same

Which of the following is an example of a price ceiling? (A) (B) (C) (D)

Rent controls Farm price supports Taxes on the market Minimum wage laws

either above or below OF at the equilibrium price, OF above the equilibrium price, OF below the equilibrium price, OF

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12.

Which of the following BEST explains the term, 'indifference curve'? (A) (B)

(C) (D)

Goods for which the budget line is the same Goods for which consumption is indifferent Goods which give the consumer maximum satisfaction The combination of two goods which give the consumer the same level of satisfaction

14.

The demand curve for a normal good is said to be negatively sloped. Which of the following diagrams would NOT represent a normal good? (A)

Price

s p

Item 13 refers to the following diagram depicting consumer surplus.

D

Quantity

Q

Price U

(B)

Price

s p

S

Quantity D

13.

Which area on the diagram depicts consumer surplus? (A) (B)

(C) (D)

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Quantity

Q

(C)

Price

s

D

Quantity

(D)

s

Price

Q

Quantity

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15.

1 3

4 5

Which of the following market structures is characterised by several firms which are too small to influence the market? (A) (B) (C)

(D) 17.

5 ----MU Quantity of Ice Cream (number of cones)

3

In the diagram, at which quantity of ice cream is the consumer maximizing utility? (A) (B) (C) (D)

16.

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Perfect competition Duopolistic competition Oligopolistic competition Monopolistic competition

18.

'Voluntary agreements' is an example of which ofthe fo llowingtypes ofintervention? (A) (B) (C) (D)

Free market Government Private sector Individual choice

On which of the following assumptions is perfect competition based? (A) (B) (C) (D)

Perfect control of price Large number of buyers Large number of big firms Small number of individual firms

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If a firm cannot prevent a consumer from enjoying the benefits of a good it produced at low cost, the good is

19.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

Item 21 refers to the diagram below showing the social marginal costs (SMC), the private marginal costs (PMC) and the social marginal benefits (SMB).

excludable non-excludable rival in consumption nonrival in consumption

SMC Price

Item 20 refers to the graph below which shows a situation in which the monopolistically competitive firm is in the long-run equilibrium. Price MC

AC 0

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Ql

21.

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(B)

D

(C)

Quantity

(D) 20.

Using the marginalist approach to determine equilibrium price and quantity, what is the area between Q 1 and Q 2 called? (A) (B) (C) (D)

Excess capacity Shut-down point Equilibrium point Minimum efficiency scale

22.

Quantity

Which of the following is TRUE? (A)

MRI

Q2

Output SMC Output SMB Output PMC Output SMB

Q2 is efficient > PMC. Ql is efficient = SMC. Q2 is efficient = SMB. Q 1 is efficient > PMC.

because because because because

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the oligopolistic industry? (A) (B) (C) (D)

There are many buyers. The firms are price takers. There are few firms in the industry. The goods may be identical or differentiated.

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23.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of market failure? (A)

(B) (C) (D)

24.

(A)

(B) (C) (D)

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Taxation Monopoly Externalities Imperfect knowledge

If the production of a good results positive externalities then

Items 28-29 refer to the graph below which shows the demand for and supply of health care in a particular market . Price

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a tax should be imposed on the good production of the good should cease production of the good should be subsidized too many resources are going into the production of the good

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A situation is defined as 'Pareto efficient' if it is (A)

(B) (C) (D)

26.

(B) (C) (D)

non-rival problem free-rider problem non-excludable problem drop-in-the-bucket problem

If the cost of providing a good to an additional person is zero, the good is (A)

(B) (C) (D)

If there is no health care insurance, what would be the equilibrium price and quantity of health care? (A) (B) (C) (D)

29.

30.

P 1 and Q1 P 2 and Q2 P2 and Q3 P3 and Q3

If a health insurance company offers to pay halfthe cost of health care, what would be the price and quantity demanded by the consumer? (A) (B) (C) (D)

A situation in which people enjoy the benefits of public goods without paying for them, is known as the (A)

27.

possible to make someone better off without making someone else worse off impossible to make anyone better off without making someone else worse off possible to make someone worse off and everyone else better off impossible to make anyone better off without making someone pay

D=MSB

Quantity

28. 25 .

S=MSC

P 1 and P 2 and P2 and P 3 and

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q3

Which of the following contributions are examples of privatization? (A) (B) (C) (D)

Regulation and franchising Franchising and redistribution Contracting out and deregulation Deregulation and nationalization

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(A) (B) (C) (D)

32.

14 $ 140 $1 000 $1 680

Cost of labour Increased birth rate Increased population growth Migration of skilled workers

MRPL

Quantity Labour 35.

Which of the following terms describes the relationship between factor rewards and costs of production?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

34.

Wage

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Which ofthe following is NOT likely to cause a shift in the supply curve for labour? (A) (B) (C) (D)

33.

Item 35 refers to the following diagram depicting a labour market.

If an investor borrows $1 000 at an interest rate of 14 per cent per annum, the annual interest payment would be

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Direct Inverse Indirect Negative

Poverty Economic rent Transfer earnings Consumer surplus

Item 36 refers to the table below which shows the percentage of national income earned by various factors of production.

Which of the following countries has the GREATEST inequality of income distribution? Country

Which of the following economic concepts does the shaded area in the triangle represent?

(A) (B) (C)

p

Value of Gini Coefficient 0.1

Q

0.3

R

(D)

s

0.7 0.9

Percentage % Income Earned

Factor Land Labour Capital Entrepreneurship 36.

15% 25% 20% 40%

The table represents (A) (B) (C) (D)

cost of firms of each facto r size distribution of income personal distribution of income functional distribution of income

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Item 37 refers to the following diagram of a Lorenz curve.

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Price

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100

D

= .....

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~- 80 ~ ~

=~....e= ell ... ~

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t

60

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=-- - 40

D

0

S t oL---------~--~~--~~

Quantity

38. Percentage of Households

37.

By examining the portion of the entire area that is shaded, an economist can determine the (A) (B) (C) (D)

Gini coefficient concentration ratio elasticity coefficient marginal rate of substitution

A shift of the demand curve from DD to

Dp 1 will result in (A) (B) (C) (D)

39.

"Longevity" is a component of which of the following measures? (A) (B) (C) (D)

40.

a decrease in economic rent an increase in economic rent a decrease in transfer earnings an increase in transfer earnings

Gini coefficient Human Development Index Fair-firm concentration ratio Herfindahl-Hirschman index

When examining the Lorenz curve, a Gini coefficient of 100 % is regarded as total (A) (B) (C) (D)

employment in the country equality of income distribution inequality of income distribution separation ofthe rich and the poor

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41.

Items 44- 45 refer to the information below.

The higher the demand for houses, and hence the higher their price, the higher will be the demand for bricklayers.

Jack's Inc .• paid wages in the amount of $20 000, rent $2 000 and interest $1 500. The business realized a profit of $5 000.

The concept explained above BEST describes

44. (A) (B) (C) (D)

42.

derived demand increase in demand increase in factors demanded increase in quantity demanded

(A) (B) (C) (D)

$ I $ 2 $ 5 $20

500 000 000 000

In the factor market, land is similar to labour in that

45. (A) (B)

(C) (D)

43.

For the factor of production, capital, how much did Jack's Inc. pay?

the owners of both may be represented by a trade union the determinants of supply ofboth ofthem are similar both are demanded for their contribution to production both are fixed in supply and are indestructable

For the factor of production, entrepreneurship, how much did Jack's Inc. pay? (A) (B) (C) (D)

$ 1 500 $ 2 000 $ 5 000 $20 000

Under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) agreement, a plumber from Grenada now works as an electrician in Trinidad . What types of labour mobility have occurred? I. II . III. IV.

Vertical Horizontal Geographical Occupational

(A) (B) (C)

I and III only II and Ill only II and IV only III and IV only

(D)

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