A-Level经济真题每期一练（53）

上期真题答案：1.C  2.B  3.B  4.A  5.C

接下来是今天的真题，一起练起来呀~

1.The tableshows some of the costs when a firm produces a good.

What is theadditional cost to a firm of producing the 24th unit?

A. $2  B. $4  C. $6  D. $8

2.Consumers are unlikely to move their savings account toanother bank, even when other banks offer higher rates of interest. This may beexplained by consumers

A. minimising utility

B. being good at computation

C. experiencing external costs

D. exhibitinghabitual behaviour

3.Statement 1

A global minimum wageshould be introduced to help the poorest workers in the world.

 Statement 2

There is a variation inmonthly minimum wages in Europe ranging from €159

in Romania to €1 874 inLuxembourg.

Which one of thefollowing best describes the two statements above?

A. Both statements arenormative

B. Statement 1 is normative and statement 2 is positive

C. Both statements arepositive

D. Statement 1 ispositive and statement 2 is normative

4.Statement 1

A global minimum wageshould be introduced to help the poorest workers in the world.

 Statement 2

There is a variation inmonthly minimum wages in Europe ranging from €159

in Romania to €1 874 inLuxembourg.

Which one of the following is a normative statement?

A. Economic theory assumes that firms will maximiseprofits.

B. Labour is the human contribution to production.

C. Producers and consumers may have to consideropportunity cost when making decisions.

D. Governments mustintervene in markets.

5.In therecession of 2011 some governments decided to reduce expenditure and decreasethe numbers working in the public sector. Trades unions organised a massdemonstration in protest. Which question relating to the government decision isa normative question rather than a positive question?

A. How should public sector industriesbe run?

B. Whatgoods and services are produced by the public sector?

C. When thegovernment reduced its expenditure what happened to the level of unemployment?

D. Why wasthere a trade union protest?