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Economics Mcqs

In the ultimatum game, what split would be rational for both the person proposing the split and the person who must accept or reject the split ?

In the ultimatum game, what split would be rational for both the person proposing the split and the person who must accept or reject the split ?

A. There is no rational solution
B. 75/25
C. 99/1
D. 1/99
E. 50/50

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Asymmetric Information, Economics Mcqs

Which of the following is true under pairwise majority rule if people vote for the outcome closest to their most preferred outcome ?

Which of the following is true under pairwise majority rule if people vote for the outcome closest to their most preferred outcome ?

A. The average preferred outcome wins
B. There is no clear winner due to Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem.
C. The outcome preferred by the median voter wins
D. The outcome preferred by the greatest number of voters wins.

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Asymmetric Information, Economics Mcqs

Which of the following is not a method firms use to avoid the moral hazard problem in the employment relationship ?

Which of the following is not a method firms use to avoid the moral hazard problem in the employment relationship ?

A. They pay employees with delayed compensation such as a year-end bonus
B. They buy life insurance on their workers
C. They pay above equilibrium wages
D. They put hidden video cameras in the workplace

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Asymmetric Information, Economics Mcqs

Which of the following is an example of a signal that is used to reveal private information ?

Which of the following is an example of a signal that is used to reveal private information ?

A. Enzo carefully chooses a special gift for Josephine
B. Josephine earns her MBA from the Harvard Business School
C. Lexus advertises its cars during the football World Cup Final.
D. All of these answers are correct

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Asymmetric Information, Economics Mcqs

Jamil’s car is in need of repair, so John decides to sell it avoid the repair bill. Unaware of the problem, Shahab buys the car. This is an example of ?

Jamil’s car is in need of repair, so John decides to sell it avoid the repair bill. Unaware of the problem, Shahab buys the car. This is an example of ?

A. hidden actions
B. adverse selection
C. moral hazard
D. adverse selection

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Asymmetric Information, Economics Mcqs

If as the quantity produced increase a production function first exhibits increasing marginal product and later diminishing marginal product, the corresponding marginal-cost curve will ?

If as the quantity produced increase a production function first exhibits increasing marginal product and later diminishing marginal product, the corresponding marginal-cost curve will ?

A. be flat (horizontal)
B. slope upward
C. slope downward
D. be U-shaped.

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Average And Total Cost, Economics Mcqs