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1. The many types of pollution do NOT include ________ pollution. (Points : 1)
       air
       price
       water
       sound  
 

 

2. The top 1% of families in the income distribution receive most of their income from ________  income. (Points : 1)
       labor
       property
       transfer
       profit 
 

 

3. The bottom fifth of families in the income distribution receive most of their income from ________ income. (Points : 1)
       labor
       property
       transfer
       gambling 
 

 

4. Air pollution generated by a steel mill is an example of (Points : 1)
       a positive production externality.
       a negative production externality.
       a public good.
       the free-rider problem.  
 

 

5. If the government levies a tax on a chemical company that created an external social cost, the tax should equal marginal ________ to ensure an efficient correction. (Points : 1)
       private cost
       social cost
       benefit
       damage cost  
 

 

6. All points along the utility possibilities frontier are ________  equally desirable. (Points : 1)
       inefficient but
       inefficient but may not be
       efficient and
       efficient but may not be 
 

 

7. The official poverty line in the United States is set ________ . (Points : 1)
       equal to one-half the average income in the United States
       at three times the cost of the Department of Agriculture's minimum food budget
       at three times the cost of the Department of Housing's minimum housing allowance
       at the amount necessary to allow an individual to buy the same market basket of goods that the average urban wage earner can afford 
 

 

8. The field of environmental economics is concerned with ________. (Points : 1)
       externalities
       public goods
       government inefficiency
       economies of scale 
 

 

9. Wealth or net worth is equal to (Points : 1)
       assets plus liabilities.
       assets minus liabilities.
       consumption plus changes in net worth.
       income minus savings.  
 

 

10. The least inefficient taxation system is a tax system that (Points : 1)
       is highly progressive.
       minimizes the overall excess burden.
       minimizes the total tax burden.
       maximizes tax revenues. 
 

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