Question

Macroeconomics is best defined as the study of

how people make decisions about operating businesses.
the overall operation of the national and global economy.
how the government makes decisions about regulating businesses.
how scarce resources are used by households and businesses.
the study of the interaction of supply and demand.
2.
Mike asked Rachael to go to the beach with him. Rachael knew she should stay home and study for her Macroeconomics exam but felt she could spend some time doing both. In the past, she had always studied about five hours for her exams but today she studied for only two hours. Her normal grade of an A fell to a B. What was the opportunity cost of going to the beach?
The B she received on the exam.
The 2 hours she studied.
The 3 hours she spent at the beach.
The 3 hours she could have spent studying.
The 5 hours she spent at the beach.
3.
When two variables have an inverse relationship, then
if A increases, B increases.
if B increases, A is unchanged.
if A increases, B is unchanged.
the slope of the graph is positive.
the slope of the graph is negative.
4.
When two variables have a direct relationship, then
if A decreases, B increases.
if B decreases, A is unchanged.
if A increases, B is decreases.
the slope of the graph is positive.
the slope of the graph is negative.
5.
The production possibilities curve
graphically illustrates the concept of absolute advantage.
graphically illustrates the concept of scarcity.
allows us to see the concept of absolute advantage.
shows the opportunity cost between all goods and services in an economy.
shows the relationship between absolute and comparative advantage.
6.
A production possibilities curve that is concave or bowed out from the origin represents
increasing opportunity cost.
decreasing opportunity cost.
constant opportunity cost.
zero opportunity cost.
static opportunity cost.

Answer 1

1. the overall operation of the national and global economy.

2. The B she received on the exam.

3. the slope of the graph is negative.

4. the slope of the graph is positive.

5. graphically illustrates the concept of scarcity.

6. increasing opportunity cost.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Macroeconomics is best defined as the study of the overall operation of the national and global economy.

Macroeconomics can be defined as the study of behaviors, performance and factors that affect the entire economy. Hence, it focuses on aggregate phenomena such as price level, economic growth, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation, unemployment and national income levels with respect to the central bank, demand or supply shocks, government policies, aggregate spending and savings.

2. The opportunity cost of going to the beach is the "B" grade she received on the exam.

In Economics, opportunity cost also known as the alternative forgone, can be defined as the value, profit or benefits given up by an individual or organization in order to choose or acquire something deemed significant at the time.

Thus, the value of the opportunities lost (scoring an "A" grade) by going to the beach is the opportunity cost of her choice.

3. When two variables have an inverse relationship, then the slope of the graph is negative.

An inverse relationship can be defined as a relationship between two variables, in which an increase in the value of one variable leads to a decrease in the value of the other variable i.e as the value of one variable becomes large, the value of the other variable becomes small.

4. When two variables have a direct relationship, then the slope of the graph is positive.

A positive relationship or correlation can be defined as the relationship between two variables in which there exist a direct relationship between them i.e as one variable increases, the other increases and vice-versa.

5. The production possibilities curve graphically illustrates the concept of scarcity.

The production possibilities curve (PPC) is also known as the production possibilities frontier (PPF) and its a curve which illustrates the maximum (best) combinations of two products that can be produce in an economy if they both depend on these factors;

1. Technology is fixed.

2. Resources are fixed.

6. A production possibilities curve that is concave or bowed out from the origin represents increasing opportunity cost.

The production possibilities curve (PPC) is depicted graphically as an arc, by representing one good on the y-axis and the other on the x-axis.