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Economics, 7/e
David Begg, Birkbeck College, University of London
Rudiger Dornbusch
Stanley Fischer

Factor markets and income distribution

Self-test Questions

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1

The difference between gross investment and net investment is
A)depreciation of the existing capital stock
B)productive investment
C)dwellings
D)inventories
2

The value of an asset depends upon
A)its scrap value
B)its depreciation
C)the present value of the future stream of income it can earn
D)the cost of loans
3

The marginal value product of capital is the __________________
A)change in a company's balance sheet when it acquires new plant
B)additional value of output from using more capital
C)change in a company's share price
D)changing value of the capital stock
4

In the short run, the supply of capital is ____________ and in the long run will depend on ____________
A)variable, technology
B)fixed, expectations
C)fixed, rental rate of capital
D)variable, interest rates
5

If workers get a real wage increase this will likely _______________ and ____________
A)encourage the use of more capital in the long run, reduce demand for all inputs
B)encourage the use of more capital, increase demand for all inputs
C)encourage the use of less capital, reduce demand for all inputs
D)encourage the use of less capital, reduce demand for all inputs
6

Land will be allocated between competing uses so that _______________
A)housing gets priority
B)industry gets priority
C)farming gets priority
D)the equilibrium rental rate equilibrates total demand with supply
7

Different capital intensity in different industries is mainly explained by _________ and _________
A)wage differentials, skill levels
B)technology, the ease of factor substitution
C)government grants, international competition
D)patents, skill shortages
8

The functional distribution of income shows how national income is divided between
A)employees
B)the population
C)the factors of production
D)the working population
9

The demand for capital services is derived from a falling MVPK schedule
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10

The supply elasticity of land is normally greater in the long run than in the short run
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
11

A major cause of income inequality in the UK is trade union power
A)TRUE
B)FALSE