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Unit 6 Problem Set

Unit 6 Problem Set. Name Team Name. Integrity Agreement.

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Unit 6 Problem Set

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  1. Unit 6 Problem Set Name Team Name

  2. Integrity Agreement I, (insert your name here), agree that all of the work in this presentation is my original work. I agree to keep this work to myself this year and for future years. I understand that if this work is not my own original work or if I share my original work with others, that I will be sent to my GLC for academic dishonesty. Digital Signature: type your full name here

  3. 1a. Identify and explain the two characteristics of public goods. Give and explain examples. (____/5)

  4. 1b. Explain why the public sector and not the private sector provides public goods. (____/5)

  5. 2a. Externalities(____/10) Assume excessively large SUVs include spillover costs that are not borne by the initial consumer but rather society as a whole. i. Explain two negative externalities associated with SUVs. Who pays the external costs?

  6. 2aii. Use a supply and demand graph to illustrate a negative externality. Identify the current price and output and the socially optimal price and output.

  7. 2aiii. Use MSB and MSC to explain if SUVs are being overproduced or underproduced by the free market. Explain why the free market failed?

  8. 2aiv. Explain what the government must do to fix this negative externality. Draw on a new graph.

  9. 2b. (____/10) Assume the creation of city parks has spillover benefits that improve society as a whole. i. Explain two positive externalities associated with making more parks. Who receives the external benefits?

  10. 2bii. Use a supply and demand graph to illustrate a positive externality. Identify the current price and output and the socially optimal price and output.

  11. 2biii. Use MSB and MSC to explain if parks are being overproduced or underproduced by the free market. Explain why the free market failed?

  12. 2biv. Explain what the government must do to fix the positive externality. Draw on a new graph.

  13. 3. Antitrust Lawsa. Explain the purpose of antitrust policies. In your response, explain why monopolies are inefficient compared to perfect competition (____/5)

  14. 3b. Explain if the government should tax or subsidize a monopoly to get them to produce the socially optimal quantity. Make sure your answer clearly explains why. (____/5)

  15. 3c. Read the section titled “Last Word” on page 386. Summarize why the government took action against Microsoft. Identify what Microsoft did to limit competition in the software market. (____/5)

  16. 4a. Redistribution of Income Define and give examples of each type of tax: Progressive, Proportional, and Regressive. (____/5)

  17. 4b. The average family income in America in 2001 was $66,863. Identify why this is misleading and explain why the Lorenz Curve is an effective way to measure income distribution. Draw the curve to illustrate your point. (____/10)

  18. 5a. *Review* Draw the Circular Flow Model. Include the public and private sectors and key concepts (____/5)

  19. 5. (____/19) Worksheets and Practice FRQs: Complete the following on the day they are assigned. b. 2002 Practice FRQ #2 (____/6) -See Attached c. 2002B Practice FRQ #2 (____/8) -See Attached

  20. 1. ____/10 5. _____/19 2. ____/20 6. _____/5 3. ____/15 7. _____/5 4. _____/15 Total: _____/89 Graded By: insert a comment box with your name here

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