曼昆经济学原理答案全解1
曼昆经济学原理课后答案__中文版
第一章经济学十大原理复习题1答：①大学毕业后，面临着是否继续深造的选择，选择继续上学攻读研究生学位，就意味着在今后三年中放弃参加工作、赚工资和积累社会经验的机会；②在学习内容上也面临着很重要的权衡取舍，如果学习《经济学》，就要减少学习英语或其他专业课的时间；③对于不多的生活费的分配同样面临权衡取舍，要多买书，就要减少在吃饭、买衣服等其他方面的开支。
2答：看一场电影的机会成本是在看电影的时间里做其他事情所能获得的最大收益，例如：看书、打零工。
3答：这要看这杯水是在什么样的情况下喝，如果这是一个人五分钟内喝下的第五杯水，那么他的边际利益很小，有可能为负；如果这是一个极度干渴的人喝下的第一杯水，那么他的边际利益将会极大。
4答：因为人们会对激励做出反应，而政策会影响激励。
如果政策改变了激励，它将使人们改变自己的行为，当决策者未能考虑到行为如何由于政策的原因而变化时，他们的政策往往会产生意想不到的效果。
5答：因为贸易使各国可以专门从事自己最擅长的活动，并从中享有更多的各种各样的物品与劳务。
通过贸易使每个国家可供消费的物质财富增加，经济状况变得更好。
因此，各个贸易国之间既是竞争对手，又是经济合作伙伴。
在公平的贸易中是“双赢”或者“多赢”的结果。
6答：市场中那只“看不见的手”就是商品价格，价格反映商品自身的价值和社会成本，市场中的企业和家庭在作出买卖决策时都要关注价格。
因此，他们也会不自觉地考虑自己行为的(社会)收益和成本。
从而，这只“看不见的手”指引着千百万个体决策者在大多数情况下使社会福利趋向最大化。
7答：市场失灵的主要原因是外部性和市场势力。
外部性是一个人的行为对旁观者福利的影响。
当一个人不完全承担(或享受)他的行为所造成的成本(或收益)时，就会产生外部性。
举例：如果一个人不承担他在公共场所吸烟的全部成本，他就会毫无顾忌地吸烟。
在这种情况下，政府可以通过制定禁止在公共场所吸烟的规章制度来增加经济福利。
市场势力是指一个人(或一小群人)不适当地影响市场价格的能力。
(NEW)曼昆《经济学原理(微观经济学分册)》(第6版)课后习题详解
目 录第1篇 导 言第1章 经济学十大原理第2章 像经济学家一样思考第3章 相互依存性与贸易的好处第2篇 市场如何运行第4章 供给与需求的市场力量第5章 弹性及其应用第6章 供给、需求与政府政策第3篇 市场和福利第7章 消费者、生产者与市场效率第8章 应用：赋税的代价第9章 应用：国际贸易第4篇 公共部门经济学第10章 外部性第11章 公共物品和公共资源第12章 税制的设计第5篇 企业行为与产业组织第13章 生产成本第14章 竞争市场上的企业第15章 垄 断第16章 垄断竞争第17章 寡 头第6篇 劳动市场经济学第18章 生产要素市场第19章 收入与歧视第20章 收入不平等与贫困第7篇 深入研究的论题第21章 消费者选择理论第22章 微观经济学前沿第1篇 导 言第1章 经济学十大原理一、概念题1．稀缺性（scarcity）答：经济学研究的问题和经济物品都是以稀缺性为前提的。
稀缺性指在给定的时间内，相对于人的需求而言，经济资源的供给总是不足的，也就是资源的有用性与有限性。
人类消费各种物品的欲望是无限的，满足这种欲望的物品，有的可以不付出任何代价而随意取得，称之为自由物品，如阳光和空气；但绝大多数物品是不能自由取用的，因为世界上的资源（包括物质资源和人力资源）是有限的，这种有限的、为获取它必须付出某种代价的物品，称为“经济物品”。
正因为稀缺性的客观存在，地球上就存在着资源的有限性和人类的欲望与需求的无限性之间的矛盾。
经济学的一个重要研究任务就是：“研究人们如何进行抉择，以便使用稀缺的或有限的生产性资源（土地、劳动、资本品如机器、技术知识）来生产各种商品，并把它们分配给不同的社会成员进行消费。
”也就是从经济学角度来研究使用有限的资源来生产什么、如何生产和为谁生产的问题。
2．经济学（economics）答：经济学是研究如何将稀缺的资源有效地配置给相互竞争的用途，以使人类的欲望得到最大限度满足的科学。
时下经常见诸国内报刊文献的“现代西方经济学”一词，大多也都在这个意义上使用。
(完整版)曼昆宏观经济学原理答案
第一篇导言复习题第一章宏观经济学的科学1、解释宏观经济学和微观经济学之间的差距，这两个领域如何相互关联？【答案】微观经济学研究家庭和企业如何作出决策以及这些决策在市场上的相互作用。
微观经济学的中心原理是家庭和企业的最优化——他们在目的和所面临的约束条件下可以让自己的境况更好。
而相对的，宏观经济学研究经济的整体情况，它主要关心总产出、总就业、一般物价水平和国际贸易等问题，以及这些宏观指标的波动趋势与规律。
应该看到，宏观经济学研究的这些宏观经济变量是以经济体系中千千万万个体家庭和企业之间的相互作用所构成的。
因此，微观经济决策总是构成宏观经济模型的基础，宏观经济学必然依靠微观经济基础。
2、为什么经济学家建立模型？【答案】一般来说，模型是对某些具体事物的抽象，经济模型也是如此。
经济模型可以简洁、直接地描述所要研究的经济对象的各种关系。
这样，经济学家可以依赖模型对特定的经济问题进行研究；并且，由于经济实际不可控，而模型是可控的，经济学家可以根据研究需要，合理、科学的调整模型来研究各种经济情况。
另外，经济模型一般是数学模型，而数学是全世界通用的科学语言，使用规范、标准的经济模型也有利于经济学家正确表达自己的研究意图，便于学术交流。
3、什么是市场出清模型？什么时候市场出清的假设是适用的？【答案】市场出清模型就是供给与需求可以在价格机制调整下很快达到均衡的模型。
市场出清模型的前提条件是价格是具有伸缩性的（或弹性）。
但是，我们知道价格具有伸缩性是一个很强的假设，在很多实际情况下，这个假设都是不现实的。
比如：劳动合同会使劳动力价格在一段时期内具有刚性。
因此，我们必须考虑什么情况下价格具有伸缩性是合适的。
现在一般认为，在研究长期问题时，假设价格具有伸缩性是合理的；而在研究短期问题时，最好假设价格具有刚性。
因为，从长期看，价格机制终将发挥作用，使市场供需平衡，即市场出清，而在短期，价格机制因其他因素制约，难以很快使市场出清。
曼昆经济学原理(5版)_课后答案(超全)
第一篇导言第一章经济学十大原理复习题1．列举三个你在生活中面临的重要权衡取舍的例子。
答：①大学毕业后，面临着是否继续深造的选择，选择继续上学攻读研究生学位，就意味着在今后三年中放弃参加工作、赚工资和积累社会经验的机会；②在学习内容上也面临着很重要的权衡取舍，如果学习《经济学》，就要减少学习英语或其他专业课的时间；③对于不多的生活费的分配同样面临权衡取舍，要多买书，就要减少在吃饭、买衣服等其他方面的开支。
2．看一场电影的机会成本是什么?答：看一场电影的机会成本是在看电影的时间里做其他事情所能获得的最大收益，例如：看书、打零工。
3．水是生活必需的。
一杯水的边际利益是大还是小呢?答：这要看这杯水是在什么样的情况下喝，如果这是一个人五分钟内喝下的第五杯水，那么他的边际利益很小，有可能为负；如果这是一个极度干渴的人喝下的第一杯水，那么他的边际利益将会极大。
4．为什么决策者应该考虑激励?答：因为人们会对激励做出反应。
如果政策改变了激励，它将使人们改变自己的行为，当决策者未能考虑到行为如何由于政策的原因而变化时，他们的政策往往会产生意想不到的效果。
5．为什么各国之间的贸易不像竞赛一样有赢家和输家呢?答：因为贸易使各国可以专门从事自己最擅长的活动，并从中享有更多的各种各样的物品与劳务。
通过贸易使每个国家可供消费的物质财富增加，经济状况变得更好。
因此，各个贸易国之间既是竞争对手，又是经济合作伙伴。
在公平的贸易中是“双赢”或者“多赢”的结果。
6．市场中的那只“看不见的手”在做什么呢?答：市场中那只“看不见的手”就是商品价格，价格反映商品自身的价值和社会成本，市场中的企业和家庭在作出买卖决策时都要关注价格。
因此，他们也会不自觉地考虑自己行为的(社会)收益和成本。
从而，这只“看不见的手”指引着千百万个体决策者在大多数情况下使社会福利趋向最大化。
7．解释市场失灵的两个主要原因，并各举出一个例子。
答：市场失灵的主要原因是外部性和市场势力。
曼昆《经济学原理（微观经济学分册）》第6版课后习题详解（1~2章）
曼昆《经济学原理（微观经济学分册）》第6版课后习题详解（1~2章）第一篇：曼昆《经济学原理(微观经济学分册)》第6版课后习题详解(1~2章)曼昆《经济学原理（微观经济学分册）》第6版课后习题详解第一篇导言第1章经济学十大原理一、概念题 1.稀缺性稀缺性是指在给定的时间内，相对于人的需求而言，经济资源的供给总是不足的，也就是资源的有限性与人类的欲望无限性之间的矛盾。
2.经济学经济学是研究如何将稀缺的资源有效地配置给相互竞争的用途，以使人类的欲望得到最大限度满足的科学。
其中微观经济学是以单个经济主体为研究对象，研究单个经济主体面对既定资源约束时如何进行选择的科学；宏观经济学则以整个国民经济为研究对象，主要着眼于经济总量的研究。
3.效率效率是指人们在实践活动中的产出与投入比值或者是效益与成本比值，比值大效率高，比值小效率低。
它与产出或收益大小成正比，与投入或成本成反比。
4.平等平等是指人与人的利益关系及利益关系的原则、制度、做法、行为等都合乎社会发展的需要，即经济成果在社会成员中公平分配的特性。
它是一个历史范畴，按其所产生的社会历史条件和社会性质的不同而不同，不存在永恒的公平；它也是一个客观范畴，尽管在不同的社会形态中内涵不同对其的理解不同，但都是社会存在的反映，具有客观性。
5.机会成本机会成本是指将一种资源用于某种用途，而未用于其他用途所放弃的最大预期收益。
其存在的前提条件是：①资源是稀缺的；②资源具有多种用途；③资源的投向不受限制。
6.理性人理性人是指系统而有目的地尽最大努力去实现其目标的人，是经济研究中所假设的、在一定条件下具有典型理性行为的经济活动主体。
7.边际变动边际变动是指对行动计划的微小增量调整。
8.激励激励是指引起一个人做出某种行为的某种东西。
9.市场经济市场经济是指由家庭和企业在市场上的相互交易决定资源配置的经济，而资源配置实际上就是决定社会生产什么、生产多少、如何生产以及为谁生产的过程。
曼昆 经济学原理 第五版 答案 1
SOLUTIONS TO TEXT PROBLEMS:Quick Quizzes1. The four principles of economic decisionmaking are: (1) people face tradeoffs; (2) the cost ofsomething is what you give up to get it; (3) rational people think at the margin; and (4) peoplerespond to incentives. People face tradeoffs because to get one thing that they like, they usually have to give up another thing that they like. The cost of something is what you give up to get it, not just in terms of monetary costs but all opportunity costs. Rational people think at the margin by taking an action if and only if the marginal benefits exceed the marginal costs. People respond to incentives because as they compare benefits to costs, a change in incentives may cause theirbehavior to change.2. The three principles concerning economic interactions are: (1) trade can make everyone betteroff; (2) markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity; and (3) governments can sometimes improve market outcomes. Trade can make everyone better off because it allowscountries to specialize in what they do best and to enjoy a wider variety of goods and services.Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity because the invisible hand leadsmarkets to desirable outcomes. Governments can so metimes improve market outcomes because sometimes markets fail to allocate resources efficiently because of an externality or market power.3. The three principles that describe how the economy as a whole works are: (1) a country’sstandard of living depends on its ability to produce goods and services; (2) prices rise when thegovernment prints too much money; and (3) society faces a short-run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment. A country’s standard of living depends on its ability to produce g oods andservices, which in turn depends on its productivity, which is a function of the education of workers and the access workers have to the necessary tools and technology. Prices rise when thegovernment prints too much money because more money in circulation reduces the value of money, causing inflation. Society faces a short-run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment that is only temporary and policymakers have some ability to exploit this relationship using various policy instruments.Questions for Review1. Examples of tradeoffs include time tradeoffs (such as studying one subject over another, orstudying at all compared to engaging in social activities) and spending tradeoffs (such as whether to use your last ten dollars on pizza or on a study guide for that tough economics course).2. The opportunity cost of seeing a movie includes the monetary cost of admission plus the time costof going to the theater and attending the show. The time cost depends on what else you might do with that time; if it's staying home and watching TV, the time cost may be small, but if it's working an extra three hours at your job, the time cost is the money you could have earned.3. The marginal benefit of a glass of water depends on your circumstances. If you've just run amarathon, or you've been walking in the desert sun for three hours, the marginal benefit is veryhigh. But if you've been drinking a lot of liquids recently, the marginal benefit is quite low. The point is that even the necessities of life, like water, don't always have large marginal benefits.4. Policymakers need to think about incentives so they can understand how people will respond to thepolicies they put in place. The text's example of seat belts shows that policy actions can ha vequite unintended consequences. If incentives matter a lot, they may lead to a very different type1of policy; for example, some economists have suggested putting knives in steering columns so that people will drive much more carefully! While this suggestion is silly, it highlights the importance of incentives.5. Trade among countries isn't a game with some losers and some winners because trade can makeeveryone better off. By allowing specialization, trade between people and trade betweencountries can improve everyone's welfare.6. The "invisible hand" of the marketplace represents the idea that even though individuals and firmsare all acting in their own self-interest, prices and the marketplace guide them to do what is good for society as a whole.7. The two main causes of market failure are externalities and market power. An externality is theimpact of one person’s actions on the well-being of a bystander, such as from pollution or thecreation of knowledge. Market power refers to the ability of a single person (or small group of people) to unduly influence market prices, such as in a town with only one well or only one cable television company. In addition, a market economy also leads to an unequal distribution ofincome.8. Productivity is important because a country's standard of living depends on its ability to producegoods and services. The greater a country's productivity (the amount of goods and servicesproduced from each hour of a worker's time), the greater will be its standard of living.9. Inflation is an increase in the overall level of prices in the economy. Inflation is caused byincreases in the quantity of a nation's money.10. Inflation and unemployment are negatively related in the short run. Reducing inflation entailscosts to society in the form of higher unemployment in the short run.Problems and Applicat ions1. a. A family deciding whether to buy a new car faces a tradeoff between the cost of the carand other things they might want to buy. For example, buyi ng the car might mean theymust give up going on vacation for the next two years. So the real cost of the car is thefamily's opportunity cost in terms of what they must give up.b. For a member of Congress deciding whether to increase spending on national parks, thetradeoff is between parks and other spending items or tax cuts. If more money goes intothe park system, that may mean less spending on national defense or on the police force.Or, instead of spending more money on the park system, taxes could be reduced.c. When a company president decides whether to open a new factory, the decision is basedon whether the new factory will increase the firm's profits compared to other alternatives.For example, the company could upgrade existing equipment or expand existing factories.The bottom line is: Which method of expanding production will increase profit the most?d. In deciding how much to prepare for class, a professor faces a tradeoff between the valueof improving the quality of the lecture compared to other things she could do with her time,such as working on additional research.2. When the benefits of something are psychological, such as going on a vacation, it isn't easy tocompare benefits to costs to determine if it's worth doing. But there are two ways to think aboutthe benefits. One is to compare the vacation with what you would do in its place. If you didn't go on vacation, would you buy something like a new set of golf clubs? Then you can decide ifyou'd rather have the new clubs or the vacation. A second way is to think about how much work you had to do to earn the money to pay for the vacation; then you can decide if the psychological benefits of the vacation were worth the psychological cost of working.3. If you are thinking of going skiing instead of working at your part-time job, the cost of skiingincludes its monetary and time costs, which includes the opportunity cost of the wages you aregiving up by not working. If the choice is between skiing and going to the librar y to study, then the cost of skiing is its monetary and time costs including the cost to you of getting a lower grade in your course.4. If you spend $100 now instead of saving it for a year and earning 5 percent interest, you are givingup the opportunity to spend $105 a year from now. The idea that money has a time value is the basis for the field of finance, the subfield of economics that has to do with prices of financialinstruments like stocks and bonds.5. The fact that you've already sunk $5 million isn't relevant to your decision anymore, since thatmoney is gone. What matters now is the chance to earn profits at the margin. If you spendanother $1 million and can generate sales of $3 million, you'll earn $2 million in marginal profit, so you should do so. You are right to think that the project has lost a total of $3 million ($6 million in costs and only $3 million in revenue) and you shouldn't have started it. That's true, but if youdon't spend the additional $1 million, you won't have any sales and your losses will be $5 million.So what matters is not the total profit, but the profit you can earn at the margin. In fact, you'd pay up to $3 million to complete development; any more than that, and you won't be increasing profit at the margin.6. Harry suggests looking at whether productivity would rise or fall. Productivity is certainlyimportant, since the more productive workers are, the lower the cost per gallon of potion. Ron wants to look at average cost. But both Harry and Ron are missing the other side of theequation−revenue. A firm wants to maximize its profits, so it needs to examine both costs and revenues. Thus, Hermione is right−it’s best to examine whether the extra revenue would exceed the extra costs. Hermione is the only one who is thinking at the margin.7. a. The provision of Social Security benefits lowers an individual’s incentive to save forretirement. The benefits provide some level of income to the individual when he or sheretires. This means that the individual is not entirely dependent on savings to supportconsumption through the years in retirement.b. Since a person gets fewer after-tax Social Security benefits the greater is his or herearnings, there is an incentive not to work (or not work as much) after age 65. The moreyou work, the lower your after-tax Social Security benefits will be. Thus the taxation ofSocial Security benefits discourages work effort after age 65.8. a. When welfare recipients who are able to work have their benefits cut off after two years,they have greater incentive to find jobs than if their benefits were to last forever.b. The loss of benefits means that someone who can't find a job will get no income at all, sothe distribution of income will become less equal. But the economy will be more efficient,since welfare recipients have a greater incentive to find jobs. Thus the change in the lawis one that increases efficiency but reduces equity.9. By specializing in each task, you and your roommate can finish the chores more quickly. If youdivided each task equally, it would take you more time to cook than it would take your roommate, and it would take him more time to clean than it would take you. By specializing, you reduce the total time spent on chores.Similarly, countries can specialize and trade, making both better off. For example, suppose ittakes Spanish workers less time to make clothes than French workers, and French workers canmake wine more efficiently than Spanish workers. Then Spain and France can both benefit ifSpanish workers produce all the clothes and French workers produce all the wine, and theyexchange some wine for some clothes.10. a. Being a central planner is tough! To produce the right number of CDs by the right artistsand deliver them to the right people requires an enormous amount of information. Youneed to know about production techniques and costs in the CD industry. You need toknow each person's musical tastes and which artists they want to hear. If you make thewrong decisions, you'll be producing too many CDs by artists that people don't want tohear, and not enough by others.b. Your decisions about how many CDs to produce carry over to other decisions. You haveto make the right number of CD players for people to use. If you make too many CDs andnot enough cassette tapes, people with cassette players will be stuck with CDs they can'tplay. The probability of making mistakes is very high. You will also be faced with toughchoices about the music industry compared to other parts of the economy. If youproduce more sports equipment, you'll have fewer resources for making CDs. So alldecisions about the economy influence your decisions about CD production.11. a. Efficiency: The market failure comes from the monopol y by the cable TV firm.b. Equityc. Efficiency: An externality arises because secondhand smoke harms nonsmokers.d. Efficiency: The market failure occurs because of Standard Oil's monopoly power.e. Equityf. Efficiency: There is an externality because of accidents caused by drunk drivers.12. a. If everyone were guaranteed the best health care possible, much more of our nation'soutput would be devoted to medical care than is now the case. Would that be efficient?If you think that currently doctors form a monopoly and restrict health care to keep theirincomes high, you might think efficiency would increase by providing more health care.But more likely, if the government mandated increased spending on health care, theeconomy would be less efficient because it would give people more health care than theywould choose to pay for. From the point of view of equity, if poor people are less likely tohave adequate health care, providing more health care would represent an improvement.Each person would have a more even slice of the economic pie, though the pie wouldconsist of more health care and less of other goods.b. When workers are laid off, equity considerations argue for the unemployment benefitssystem to provide them with some income until they can find new jobs. After all, no oneplans to be laid off, so unemployment benefits are a form of insurance. But there’s anefficiency problem why work if you can get income for doing nothing? The economyisn’t operating efficiently if p eople remain unemployed for a long time, and unemploymentbenefits encourage unemployment. Thus, there’s a tradeoff between equity andefficiency. The more generous are unemployment benefits, the less income is lost by anunemployed person, but the more that person is encouraged to remain unemployed. Sogreater equity reduces efficiency.13. Since average income in the United States has roughly doubled every 35 years, we are likely tohave a better standard of living than our parents, and a much better standard of living than our grandparents. This is mainly the result of increased productivity, so that an hour of workproduces more goods and services than it used to. Thus incomes have continuously risen over time, as has the standard of living.14. If Americans save more and it leads to more spending on factories, there will be an increase inproduction and productivity, since the same number of workers will have more equipment to work with. The benefits from higher productivity will go to both the workers, who will get paid more since they're producing more, and the factory owners, who will get a return on their investments.There is no such thing as a free lunch, however, because when people save more, they are giving up spending. They get higher incomes at the cost of buying fewer goods.15. a. If people have more money, they are probably going to spend more on goods and services.b. If prices are sticky, and people spend more on goods and services, then output mayincrease, as producers increase output to meet the higher demand rather than raisingprices.c. If prices can adjust, then the higher spending of consumers will be matched with increasedprices and output won't rise.16. To make an intelligent decision about whether to reduce inflation, a policymaker would need toknow what causes inflation and unemployment, as well as what determines the tradeoff between them. Any attempt to reduce inflation will likely lead to higher unemployment in the short run. A policymaker thus faces a tradeoff between the benefits of lower inflation compared to the cost of higher unemployment.。
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CH1~4Chapter12. Whenthebenefitsofsomethingarepsychological,suchasgoingonavacation,itis noteasyto comparebenefitstocoststodetermineifitisworthdoing.Buttherearetwowaystothinkaboutthe benefits.Oneistocomparethevacationwithwhatyouwoulddoinitsplace.Ifyoudidnotgoon vacation,wouldyoubuysomethinglikeanewsetofgolfclubs?Thenyoucandecideif youwould ratherhavethenew clubsorthevacation.Asecondwayistothinkabouthow hardyouhadtowork toearnthemoneytopayforthevacation.Youcanthendecideifthepsychologicalbenefitsofthe vacationwereworththepsychologicalcostofworking.3. Ifyouarethinkingofgoingskiinginsteadofworkingatyourpart-timejob,thecostofskiingincludesitsmonetaryandtimecosts,whichincludestheopportunitycostofthewagesyouaregivingup by not working.Ifthe choiceisbetweenskiingandgoingtothelibrarytostudy,thenthecostofskiing isitsmonetaryandtimecostsincludingthecostofpossiblyearninglowergradesinyourcourses.4. Youaregivinguptheopportunityto spend$510ayearfromnow.5. Yes,youshouldfinishdevelopmentandmaketheproduct.The$5millionisasunkcostandisnowirrelevant.Onthemargin,ifyouspendanother$3million,youwillgenerate$4millioninsalesandth usaprofitof$1millionfromthat$3millionexpenditure.Ifyoustopnow,youwilllose$5million.Ifyou finishtheproject,youwilllose$4million.Itistruethatyouwishyouhadneverstartedtheproject becauseitwilllosemoney,butitwillloselessmoneyifyoufinishitthanifyoustophalfwaythroughit.Youshouldbewillingtospendupto$4milliontofinishtheprojectbecausethemarginal(orincremental)expendituresareprofitable.Chapter21. SeeFigure5;thefourtransactionsareshown.Figure 53. SeeFigure7. Theshapeandpositionofthefrontierdependon howcostlyitis tomaintainaclean environmenttheproductivityoftheenvironmentalindustry.Gainsinenvironmentalproductivity,suchasthedevelopmentofnewwaytoproduceelectricitythatemitsfewerpollutants,leadtoshiftsoftheproduction-possibilitiesfrontier,liketheshiftfromPPF1toPPF2showninthefigure.Figure7Figure 84. a.A:40lawnsmowed;0washedcarsB:0lawnsmowed,40washedcarsC:20lawnsmowed;20washedcars D:25lawnsmowed;25washedcarsb.TheproductionpossibilitiesfrontierisshowninFigure8.PointsA,B,andDareonthefrontier,whilepointCisinsidethefrontier.rryisequallyproductiveatbothtasks.Moeismoreproductiveatwashingcars,whileCurlyismoreproductiveatmowinglawns.d.AllocationCisinefficient.Morewashedcarsandmowedlawnscanbeproducedbysimplyreallocatingthetimeofthethreeindividuals.Chapter31. a. SeeFigure2.IfMariaspendsall5hoursstudyingeconomics,she canread100pages,sothatistheverticalinterceptoftheproductionpossibilitiesfrontier.Ifshespendsall5hoursstudyingsociology,shecanread250pages,sothatisthehorizontalintercept.Theopportunitycostsareconstant,sotheproductionpossibilitiesfrontierisa straightline.Figure 2b. IttakesMaria2hourstoread100pagesofsociology.Inthattime,she couldread40pagesofeconomics.Sotheopportunitycostof100pagesofsociologyis 40pagesof economics5.a. EnglishworkershaveanabsoluteadvantageoverScottishworkersinproducingscones, becauseEnglishworkersproducemoresconesperhour(50vs.40).Scottishworkers haveanabsoluteadvantageoverEnglishworkersinproducingsweaters,becauseScottish workersproducemoresweatersperhour(2vs.1).Comparativeadvantageruns thesameway.Englishworkers,whohaveanopportunitycostof1/50sweaterperscone(1sweaterperhourdividedby50sconesper hour),haveacomparativeadvantagein sconeproductionoverScottishworkers,whohaveanopportunitycostof1/20sweater perscone(2sweatersperhourdividedby40sconesperhour).Scottishworkers,who haveanopportunitycostof 20sconespersweater(40sconesperhourdividedby 2 sweatersperhour),haveacomparativeadvantageinsweaterproductionoverEnglish workers,whohaveanopportunitycostof50sconespersweater(50sconesperhour dividedby1sweaterperhour).b. IfEnglandandScotlanddecidetotrade,Scotlandwillproducesweatersandtradethem forsconesproducedinEngland.Atradewithapricebetween20and 50sconesper sweaterwillbenefitbothcountries,astheywillbegettingthetradedgoodatalowerpricethantheiropportunitycostofproducingthegoodintheirowncountries.c. EvenifaScottishworkerproducedjustonesweaterperhour,thecountrieswouldstill gainfromtrade,becauseScotlandwouldstillhaveacomparativeadvantageinproducing sweaters.Itsopportunitycostforsweaterswouldbehigherthanbefore(40sconesper sweater,insteadof20sconespersweaterbefore).Buttherearestillgainsfromtrade becauseEnglandhasa higheropportunitycost(50sconespersweater).6a.InBoston,fourredsocksexchangefortwowhitesocks,thustworedsocksexchangeforonewhitesock.InChicago,tworedsocksalsoexchangeforonewhitesock.b.Bostonhasanabsoluteadvantageintheproductionofbothredsocksandwhitesocks.Neitherhasacomparativeadvantageintheproductionofeithersockbecausetheopportunitycostofawhitesockistworedsocksinbothcities.c.No.Therearenogainsfromtradewhentheopportunitycostsarethesameforboth producers.d.Boston’sabsoluteadvantageintheproductionofsockshasgrownsoBostonhasthepotentialtobeevenbetteroffmateriallythanChicago.However,theopportunitycostsremainthesameineachcity,onewhitesockfortworedsocks,sotherearenogainsfromtrade.Inbothcases,neitherproducerhasacomparativeadvantageintheproductionofeithergood.Chapter 42.The statement is false. As Figure 10 shows, in equilibrium the increase in demand fornotebooks results in an increased quantity demanded and the quantity supplied.figure.103a. If people decide to have more children, they will want larger vehicles for haulingtheir kids around, so the demand for minivans will increase. Supply will not beaffected. The result is a rise in both the price and the quantity sold, as Figure12 shows.Figure 12b. If a strike by steelworkers raises steel prices, the cost of producing a minivanrises and the supply of minivans decreases. Demand will not be affected. Theresult is a rise in the price of minivans and a decline in the quantity sold, asFigure 13 shows.figure 13c. The development of new automated machinery for the production of minivansis an improvement in technology. This reduction in firms' costs will result in anincrease in supply. Demand is not affected. The result is a decline in the priceof minivans and an increase in the quantity sold, as Figure 14 shows.Figure14d. The rise in the price of sport utility vehicles affects minivan demand becausesport utility vehicles are substitutes for minivans. The result is an increase indemand for minivans. Supply is not affected. The equilibrium price andquantity of minivans both rise, as Figure 12 shows.e. The reduction in peoples' wealth caused by a stock-market crash reduces theirincome, leading to a reduction in the demand for minivans, because minivansare likely a normal good. Supply is not affected. As a result, both theequilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity decline, as Figure 15 shows.Figure154a. DVDs and TV screens are likely to be complements because you cannot watch aDVD without a television. DVDs and movie tickets are likely to be substitutes because a movie can be watched at a theater or at home. TV screens and movie tickets are likely to be substitutes for the same reason.b. The technological improvement would reduce the cost of producing a TV screen, shifting the supply curve to the right. The demand curve would notbe affected. The result is that the equilibrium price will fall, while the equilibrium quantity will rise. This is shown in Figure 16.Figure 16c. The reduction in the price of TV screens would lead to an increase in the demandfor DVDs because TV screens and DVDs are complements. The effect of thisincrease in the demand for DVDs is an increase in both the equilibrium priceand quantity, as shown in Figure 17.Figure 17The reduction in the price of TV screens would cause a decline in the demand for movie tickets because TV screens and movie tickets are substitute goods. The decline in the demand for movie tickets would lead to a decline in the equilibrium price andquantity sold. This is shown in Figure 18Figure 187.Ketchup is a complement for hot dogs. Therefore, when the price of hot dogs rises, the quantity demanded of hot dogs falls and this lowers the demand for ketchup. Theend result is that both the equilibrium price and quantity of ketchup fall. Becausethe quantity of ketchup falls, the demand for tomatoes by ketchup producers falls,so the equilibrium price and quantity of tomatoes fall. When the price of tomatoesfalls, producers of tomato juice face lower input prices, so the supply curve fortomato juice shifts out, causing the price of tomato juice to fall and the quantity oftomato juice to rise. The fall in the price of tomato juice causes people to substitutetomato juice for orange juice, so the demand for orange juice declines, causing theprice and quantity of orange juice to fall. Now you can see clearly why a rise in theprice of hot dogs leads to a fall in the price of orange juice!10.a. Because flour is an ingredient in bagels, a decline in the price of flour wouldshift the supply curve for bagels to the right. The result, shown in Figure 31,would be a fall in the price of bagels and a rise in the equilibrium quantity ofbagels.Figure31Because cream cheese is a complement to bagels, the fall in the equilibrium price of bagels increases the demand for cream cheese, as shown in Figure 32. The result is a rise in both the equilibrium price and quantity of cream cheese. So, a fall in the price of flour indeed raises both the equilibrium price of creamcheese and the equilibrium quantity of bagels.Figure 32What happens if the price of milk falls? Because milk is an ingredient in cream cheese, the fall in the price of milk leads to an increase in the supply of cream cheese. This leads to a decrease in the price of cream cheese (Figure 33), rather than a rise in the price of cream cheese. So a fall in the price of milk could not have been responsible for the pattern observed.Figure 33b. In part (a), we found that a fall in the price of flour led to a rise in the price ofcream cheese and a rise in the equilibrium quantity of bagels. If the price offlour rose, the opposite would be true; it would lead to a fall in the price ofcream cheese and a fall in the equilibrium quantity of bagels. Because thequestion says the equilibrium price of cream cheese has risen, it could nothave been caused by a rise in the price of flour.What happens if the price of milk rises? From part (a), we found that afall in the price of milk caused a decline in the price of cream cheese,so a rise in the price of milk would cause a rise in the price of creamcheese. Because bagels and cream cheese are complements, the risein the price of cream cheese would reduce the demand for bagels, asFigure 34 shows. The result is a decline in the equilibrium quantity ofbagels. So a rise in the price of milk does cause both a rise in the priceof cream cheese and a decline in the equilibrium quantity of bagels.Figure 3411a.As Figure 35 shows, the supply curve is vertical. The constant quantity suppliedmakes sense because the basketball arena has a fixed number of seats at any price.Figure 35b.Quantity supplied equals quantity demanded at a price of $8. The equilibriumquantity is 8,000 tickets.C.The new equilibrium price will be $12, which equates quantity demanded to quantity supplied. The equilibrium quantity remains 8,000 tickets.。
曼昆《经济学原理(微观经济学分册)》(第7版)课后习题详解
曼昆《经济学原理（微观经济学分册）》（第7版）课后习题详解第1章经济学十大原理一、概念题1．稀缺性（scarcity）答：经济学研究的问题和经济物品都是以稀缺性为前提的。
稀缺性指在给定的时间内，相对于人的需求而言，经济资源的供给总是不足的，也就是资源的有用性与有限性。
人类消费各种物品的欲望是无限的，满足这种欲望的物品，有的可以不付出任何代价而随意取得，称之为自由物品，如阳光和空气；但绝大多数物品是不能自由取用的，因为世界上的资源（包括物质资源和人力资源）是有限的，这种有限的、为获取它必须付出某种代价的物品，称为“经济物品”。
正因为稀缺性的客观存在，地球上就存在着资源的有限性和人类的欲望与需求的无限性之间的矛盾。
经济学的一个重要研究任务就是：“研究人们如何进行抉择，以便使用稀缺的或有限的生产性资源（土地、劳动、资本品如机器、技术知识）来生产各种商品，并把它们分配给不同的社会成员进行消费。
”也就是从经济学角度来研究使用有限的资源来生产什么、如何生产和为谁生产的问题。
2．经济学（economics）答：经济学是研究如何将稀缺的资源有效地配置给相互竞争的用途，以使人类的欲望得到最大限度满足的科学。
时下经常见诸国内报刊文献的“现代西方经济学”一词，大多也都在这个意义上使用。
自从凯恩斯的名著《就业、利息和货币通论》于1936年发表之后，西方经济学界对经济学的研究便分为两个部分：微观经济学与宏观经济学。
微观经济学是以单个经济主体（作为消费者的单个家庭或个人，作为生产者的单个厂商或企业，以及单个产品或生产要素市场）为研究对象，研究单个经济主体面对既定的资源约束时如何进行选择的科学。
宏观经济学则以整个国民经济为研究对象，主要着眼于对经济总量的研究。
3．效率（efficiency）答：效率指人们在实践活动中的产出与投入之比值，或者是效益与成本之比值，如果比值大，效率就高；反之，比值小，效率就低。
效率与产出或者收益的大小成正比，而与成本或投入成反比，也就是说，如果想提高效率，必须降低成本或投入，提高收益或产出。
曼昆经济学原理答案全解1
第一篇导言第一章经济学十大原理复习题1．列举三个你在生活中面临的重要权衡取舍的例子。
答：①大学毕业后，面临着是否继续深造的选择，选择继续上学攻读研究生学位，就意味着在今后三年中放弃参加工作、赚工资和积累社会经验的机会；②在学习内容上也面临着很重要的权衡取舍，如果学习《经济学》，就要减少学习英语或其他专业课的时间；③对于不多的生活费的分配同样面临权衡取舍，要多买书，就要减少在吃饭、买衣服等其他方面的开支。
2．看一场电影的机会成本是什么?答：看一场电影的机会成本是在看电影的时间里做其他事情所能获得的最大收益，例如：看书、打零工。
3．水是生活必需的。
一杯水的边际利益是大还是小呢?答：这要看这杯水是在什么样的情况下喝，如果这是一个人五分钟内喝下的第五杯水，那么他的边际利益很小，有可能为负；如果这是一个极度干渴的人喝下的第一杯水，那么他的边际利益将会极大。
4．为什么决策者应该考虑激励?答：因为人们会对激励做出反应。
如果政策改变了激励，它将使人们改变自己的行为，当决策者未能考虑到行为如何由于政策的原因而变化时，他们的政策往往会产生意想不到的效果。
5．为什么各国之间的贸易不像竞赛一样有赢家和输家呢?答：因为贸易使各国可以专门从事自己最擅长的活动，并从中享有更多的各种各样的物品与劳务。
通过贸易使每个国家可供消费的物质财富增加，经济状况变得更好。
因此，各个贸易国之间既是竞争对手，又是经济合作伙伴。
在公平的贸易中是“双赢”或者“多赢”的结果。
6．市场中的那只“看不见的手”在做什么呢?答：市场中那只“看不见的手”就是商品价格，价格反映商品自身的价值和社会成本，市场中的企业和家庭在作出买卖决策时都要关注价格。
因此，他们也会不自觉地考虑自己行为的(社会)收益和成本。
从而，这只“看不见的手”指引着千百万个体决策者在大多数情况下使社会福利趋向最大化。
7．解释市场失灵的两个主要原因，并各举出一个例子。
答：市场失灵的主要原因是外部性和市场势力。
(完整版)曼昆宏观经济学原理答案
第一篇导言复习题第一章宏观经济学的科学1、解释宏观经济学和微观经济学之间的差距，这两个领域如何相互关联？【答案】微观经济学研究家庭和企业如何作出决策以及这些决策在市场上的相互作用。
微观经济学的中心原理是家庭和企业的最优化——他们在目的和所面临的约束条件下可以让自己的境况更好。
而相对的，宏观经济学研究经济的整体情况，它主要关心总产出、总就业、一般物价水平和国际贸易等问题，以及这些宏观指标的波动趋势与规律。
应该看到，宏观经济学研究的这些宏观经济变量是以经济体系中千千万万个体家庭和企业之间的相互作用所构成的。
因此，微观经济决策总是构成宏观经济模型的基础，宏观经济学必然依靠微观经济基础。
2、为什么经济学家建立模型？【答案】一般来说，模型是对某些具体事物的抽象，经济模型也是如此。
经济模型可以简洁、直接地描述所要研究的经济对象的各种关系。
这样，经济学家可以依赖模型对特定的经济问题进行研究；并且，由于经济实际不可控，而模型是可控的，经济学家可以根据研究需要，合理、科学的调整模型来研究各种经济情况。
另外，经济模型一般是数学模型，而数学是全世界通用的科学语言，使用规范、标准的经济模型也有利于经济学家正确表达自己的研究意图，便于学术交流。
3、什么是市场出清模型？什么时候市场出清的假设是适用的？【答案】市场出清模型就是供给与需求可以在价格机制调整下很快达到均衡的模型。
市场出清模型的前提条件是价格是具有伸缩性的（或弹性）。
但是，我们知道价格具有伸缩性是一个很强的假设，在很多实际情况下，这个假设都是不现实的。
比如：劳动合同会使劳动力价格在一段时期内具有刚性。
因此，我们必须考虑什么情况下价格具有伸缩性是合适的。
现在一般认为，在研究长期问题时，假设价格具有伸缩性是合理的；而在研究短期问题时，最好假设价格具有刚性。
因为，从长期看，价格机制终将发挥作用，使市场供需平衡，即市场出清，而在短期，价格机制因其他因素制约，难以很快使市场出清。
曼昆《经济学原理(微观经济学分册)》课后习题详解(第1篇)
曼昆《经济学原理（微观经济学分册）》课后习题详解（第1篇）第1篇导言第1章经济学十大原理一、概念题1．稀缺性（scarcity）答：经济学研究的问题和经济物品都是以稀缺性为前提的。
稀缺性指在给定的时间内，相对于人的需求而言，经济资源的供给总是不足的，也就是资源的有用性与有限性。
人类消费各种物品的欲望是无限的，满足这种欲望的物品，有的可以不付出任何代价而随意取得，称之为自由物品，如阳光和空气；但绝大多数物品是不能自由取用的，因为世界上的资源（包括物质资源和人力资源）是有限的，这种有限的、为获取它必须付出某种代价的物品，称为“经济物品”。
正因为稀缺性的客观存在，地球上就存在着资源的有限性和人类的欲望与需求的无限性之间的矛盾。
经济学的一个重要研究任务就是：“研究人们如何进行抉择，以便使用稀缺的或有限的生产性资源（土地、劳动、资本品如机器、技术知识）来生产各种商品，并把它们分配给不同的社会成员进行消费。
”也就是从经济学角度来研究使用有限的资源来生产什么、如何生产和为谁生产的问题。
2．经济学（economics）答：经济学是研究如何将稀缺的资源有效地配置给相互竞争的用途，以使人类的欲望得到最大限度满足的科学。
时下经常见诸国内报刊文献的“现代西方经济学”一词，大多也都在这个意义上使用。
自从凯恩斯的名著《就业、利息和货币通论》于1936年发表之后，西方经济学界对经济学的研究便分为两个部分：微观经济学与宏观经济学。
微观经济学是以单个经济主体（作为消费者的单个家庭或个人，作为生产者的单个厂商或企业，以及单个产品或生产要素市场）为研究对象，研究单个经济主体面对既定的资源约束时如何进行选择的科学。
宏观经济学则以整个国民经济为研究对象，主要着眼于对经济总量的研究。
3．效率（efficiency）答：效率指人们在实践活动中的产出与投入之比值，或者是效益与成本之比值，如果比值大，效率就高；反之，比值小，效率就低。
效率与产出或者收益的大小成正比，而与成本或投入成反比，也就是说，如果想提高效率，必须降低成本或投入，提高收益或产出。
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曼昆《经济学原理》 （第五版）习题解答 第一篇
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经济学十大原理
复习题 1．列举三个你在生活中面临的重要权衡取舍的例子。 答：①大学毕业后，面临着是否继续深造的选择，选择继续上学攻读研究生学位，就意味着在今后三年中放 弃参加工作、赚工资和积累社会经验的机会；②在学习内容上也面临着很重要的权衡取舍，如果学习《经济学》 ， 就要减少学习英语或其他专业课的时间；③对于不多的生活费的分配同样面临权衡取舍，要多买书，就要减少在 吃饭、买衣服等其他方面的开支。 2．看一场电影的机会成本是什么? 答：看一场电影的机会成本是在看电影的时间里做其他事情所能获得的最大收益，例如：看书、打零工。 3．水是生活必需的。一杯水的边际利益是大还是小呢? 答：这要看这杯水是在什么样的情况下喝，如果这是一个人五分钟内喝下的第五杯水，那么他的边际利益很 小，有可能为负；如果这是一个极度干渴的人喝下的第一杯水，那么他的边际利益将会极大。 4．为什么决策者应该考虑激励? 答：因为人们会对激励做出反应，而政策会影响激励。如果政策改变了激励，它将使人们改变自己的行为， 当决策者未能考虑到行为如何由于政策的原因而变化时，他们的政策往往会产生意想不到的效果。 5．为什么各国之间的贸易不像一场比赛一样有赢家和输家呢? 答：因为贸易使各国可以专门从事自己最擅长的活动，并从中享有更多的各种各样的物品与劳务。通过贸易 使每个国家可供消费的物质财富增加，经济状况变得更好。因此，各个贸易国之间既是竞争对手，又是经济合作 伙伴。在公平的贸易中是“双赢”或者“多赢”的结果。 6．市场中的那只“看不见的手”在做什么呢? 答：市场中那只“看不见的手”就是商品价格，价格反映商品自身的价值和社会成本，市场中的企业和家庭 在作出买卖决策时都要关注价格。因此，他们也会不自觉地考虑自己行为的(社会)收益和成本。从而，这只“看 不见的手”指引着千百万个体决策者在大多数情况下使社会福利趋向最大化。 7．解释市场失灵的两个主要原因，并各举出一个例子。 答：市场失灵的主要原因是外部性和市场势力。 外部性是一个人的行为对旁观者福利的影响。当一个人不完全承担(或享受)他的行为所造成的成本(或收益) 时，就会产生外部性。举例：如果一个人不承担他在公共场所吸烟的全部成本，他就会毫无顾忌地吸烟。在这种 情况下，政府可以通过制定禁止在公共场所吸烟的规章制度来增加经济福利。 市场势力是指一个人(或一小群人)不适当地影响市场价格的能力。例如：某种商品的垄断生产者由于几乎不 受市场竞争的影响，可以向消费者收取过高的垄断价格。在这种情况下，规定垄断者收取的价格有可能提高经济 效率。 8．为什么生产率是重要的? 答：因为一国的生活水平取决于它生产物品与劳务的能力，而对这种能力的最重要的衡量度就是生产率。生 产率越高，一国生产的物品与劳务量就越多。 9．什么是通货膨胀，什么引起了通货膨胀? 答：通货膨胀是流通中货币量的增加而造成的货币贬值，由此产生经济生活中价格总水平上升。货币量增长 引起了通货膨胀。 10．短期中通货膨胀与失业如何相关? 答：短期中通货膨胀与失业之间存在着权衡取舍，这是由于某些价格调整缓慢造成的。政府为了抑制通货膨 胀会减少流通中的货币量，人们可用于支出的货币数量减少了，但是商品价格在短期内是粘性的，仍居高不下， 于是社会消费的商品和劳务量减少，消费量减少又引起企业解雇工人。在短期内，对通货膨胀的抑制增加了失业 量。 问题与应用 1．描写下列每种情况所面临的权衡取舍：
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经济学基础[曼昆]课后习题答案解析第一章经济学十大原理一、为每个关键术语选择一个定义关键术语定义--------------稀缺性1、在社会成员中平等地分配利益的特征--------------经济学2、市场不能有效的配置资源的状况--------------效率3、有限的资源和无限的欲望--------------平等4、一个工人一小时所生产的物品与劳务量--------------理性5、市场上只有一个买者的情况--------------机会成本6、利己的市场参与者可以不知不觉的使整体社会福利最大化的原理--------------边际变动7、社会从其稀缺资源中得到最多东西的特性--------------激励8、社会和企业在市场上的相互交易决定资源配置的经济--------------市场经济9、经济活动的波动--------------产权10、当一个人的行为对旁观者有影响时的情况--------------“看不见的手”11、物价总水平的上升--------------市场失灵12、对现行计划的增量调整--------------外部性13、研究社会如何管理其稀缺资源--------------市场势力14、得到某种东西所放弃的东西--------------垄断15、一个人或一群人不适当的影响市场价格的能力--------------生产率16、某种引起人行动的东西--------------通货膨胀17、一个人拥有并使用稀缺资源的能力--------------经济周期18、为了达到目标而尽可能系统性的做到最好二、判断正误--------------1、当政府用税收和福利再分配收入时，经济变得更有效率。
-------------2、当经济学家说“天下没有免费的午餐”时，他们是指所有经济决策都涉及权衡取舍。
-------------3、亚当斯密的“看不见的手”的概念描述了公司经营如何像一只“看不见的手”伸到消费者的钱包中。
曼昆微观经济学原理第五版课后习题答案(1-3章)
第一章经济学十大原理1．列举三个你在生活中面临的重要权衡取合的例子。
答：①大学毕业后．面临着是否继续深造的选择，选择继续上学攻读研究生学位，就意味着在今后三年中放弃参加工作、赚工资和积累社会经验的机会；2、在学习内容上也面临着很重要的权衡取舍，如果学习《经济学》，就要减少学习英语或其他专业课的时间，③对于不多的生活费的分配同样面临权衡取舍，要多买书．就要减少在吃饭、买衣服等其他方面的开支。
2、看一场电影的机会成本是什么?答：看一场电影的机会成本是在看电影的时间里做其他事情所能获得的最大收益，例如：看书、打零工。
3、水是生活必需的。
一杯水的边际利益是大还是小呢?答：这要看这杯水是在什么样的情况下喝．如果这是一个人五分钟内喝下的第五杯水．那么他的边际利益很小．有可能为负；如果这是一个极度干渴的人喝下的第一杯水，那么他的边际利益将会极大。
4、为什么决策者应该考虑激励?答：因为人们会对激励做出反应。
如果政策改变了激励，它将使人们改变自己的行为，当决策者未能考虑到行为如何由于政策的原因而变化时．他们的政策往往会产生意想不到的效果。
5 为什么各国之间的贸易不像竞赛一样有赢家和输家呢?答：因为贸易使各国可以专门从事自己最擅长的话动，并从中享有更多的各种各样的物品与劳务。
通过贸易使每个国家可供消费的物质财富增加，经济状况变得更好。
因此，各个贸易国之间既是竞争对手，又是经济合作伙伴。
在公平的贸易中是“双赢”或者“多赢”的结果。
6．市场巾的那只“看不见的手”在做什么呢，答：市场中那只“看不见的手”就是商品价格，价格反映商品自身的价值和社会成本，市场中的企业和家庭在作出买卖决策时都要关注价格。
因此．他们也会不自觉地考虑自己行为的(社会)收益和成本。
从而，这只“看不见的手”指引着干百万个体决策者在大多数情况下使社会福利趋向最大化。
7 解释市场失灵的两个主要原因，并各举出一个例子。
答：市场失灵的主要原因是外部性和市场势力。
曼昆《经济学原理》答案
第一篇导言第一章经济学十大原理复习题1．列举三个你在生活中面临的重要权衡取舍的例子。
答：①大学毕业后，面临着是否继续深造的选择，选择继续上学攻读研究生学位，就意味着在今后三年中放弃参加工作、赚工资和积累社会经验的机会；②在学习内容上也面临着很重要的权衡取舍，如果学习《经济学》，就要减少学习英语或其他专业课的时间；③对于不多的生活费的分配同样面临权衡取舍，要多买书，就要减少在吃饭、买衣服等其他方面的开支。
2．看一场电影的机会成本是什么?答：看一场电影的机会成本是在看电影的时间里做其他事情所能获得的最大收益，例如：看书、打零工。
8．为什么生产率是重要的?答：因为一国的生活水平取决于它生产物品与劳务的能力，而对这种能力的最重要的衡量度就是生产率。
生产率越高，一国生产的物品与劳务量就越多。
9．什么是通货膨胀，什么引起了通货膨胀?答：通货膨胀是流通中货币量的增加而造成的货币贬值，由此产生经济生活中价格总水平上升。
货币量增长引起了通货膨胀。
10．短期中通货膨胀与失业如何相关?答：短期中通货膨胀与失业之间存在着权衡取舍，这是由于某些价格调整缓慢造成的。
政府为了抑制通货膨胀会减少流通中的货币量，人们可用于支出的货币数量减少了，但是商品价格在短期内是粘性的，仍居高不下，于是社会消费的商品和劳务量减少，消费量减少又引起企业解雇工人。
在短期内，对通货膨胀的抑制增加了失业量。
问题与应用3．你正计划用星期六去从事业余工作，但一个朋友请你去滑雪。
去滑雪的真实成本是什么?现在假设你已计划这天在图书馆学习，这种情况下去滑雪的成本是什么?并解释之。
答：去滑雪的真实成本是周六打工所能赚到的工资，我本可以利用这段时间去工作。
如果我本计划这天在图书馆学习，那么去滑雪的成本是在这段时间里我可以获得的知识。
5．你管理的公司在开发一种新产品过程中已经投资500万美元，但开发工作还远远没有完成。
在最近的一次会议上，你的销售人员报告说，竞争性产品的进入使你们新产品的预期销售额减少为300万美元。
曼昆经济学原理课后答案
曼昆经济学原理课后答案曼昆经济学原理是经济学入门必备的教材，其中的课后习题对于加深对经济学基本原理的理解起着至关重要的作用。
下面是课后习题的答案，希望能够对大家的学习有所帮助。
第一章经济学，原理与应用。
1. 什么是稀缺性？稀缺性是指资源有限而需求无限的情况。
在资源有限的情况下，人们需要做出选择，以满足最紧要的需求。
2. 机会成本是什么？机会成本是指放弃某种选择所付出的代价。
当做出选择时，放弃的选择所带来的收益即为机会成本。
3. 为什么在资源配置中要考虑机会成本？在资源配置中要考虑机会成本是因为资源是有限的，做出一种选择就意味着放弃其他选择，而这些放弃的选择所带来的收益即为机会成本，考虑机会成本可以帮助人们做出更明智的决策。
第二章供求模型，市场的运行机制。
1. 价格上涨会对供求曲线有何影响？价格上涨会导致供给量增加，需求量减少，从而使市场达到新的均衡点。
2. 当需求曲线向右移动时，会发生什么？需求曲线向右移动意味着需求增加，这会导致价格上涨和供给量增加，从而使市场达到新的均衡点。
3. 供给曲线向左移动会导致什么结果？供给曲线向左移动意味着供给减少，这会导致价格上涨和需求量减少，从而使市场达到新的均衡点。
第三章弹性。
1. 价格弹性是什么？价格弹性是指需求量对价格变化的敏感程度。
当需求量对价格变化的敏感程度较大时，称为价格弹性较大；反之，称为价格弹性较小。
2. 交叉弹性是什么？交叉弹性是指一种商品需求量对另一种商品价格变化的敏感程度。
当一种商品的需求量对另一种商品价格变化的敏感程度为正时，称为正交叉弹性；反之，称为负交叉弹性。
3. 收入弹性是什么？收入弹性是指需求量对收入变化的敏感程度。
当需求量对收入变化的敏感程度为正时，称为正收入弹性；反之，称为负收入弹性。
通过对以上习题的答案解析，相信大家对曼昆经济学原理课后习题有了更深入的理解。
希望大家能够在学习中不断提高自己的经济学知识，为将来的发展打下坚实的基础。
微观 曼昆经济学原理-课后答案
第一章经济学十大原理复习题4．为什么决策者应该考虑激励?答：因为人们会对激励做出反应。
如果政策改变了激励，它将使人们改变自己的行为，当决策者未能考虑到行为如何由于政策的原因而变化时，他们的政策往往会产生意想不到的效果。
6．市场中的那只“看不见的手”在做什么呢?答：市场中那只“看不见的手”就是商品价格，价格反映商品自身的价值和社会成本，市场中的企业和家庭在作出买卖决策时都要关注价格。
因此，他们也会不自觉地考虑自己行为的(社会)收益和成本。
从而，这只“看不见的手”指引着千百万个体决策者在大多数情况下使社会福利趋向最大化。
7．解释市场失灵的两个主要原因，并各举出一个例子。
答：市场失灵的主要原因是外部性和市场势力。
外部性是一个人的行为对旁观者福利的影响。
当一个人不完全承担(或享受)他的行为所造成的成本(或收益)时，就会产生外部性。
举例：如果一个人不承担他在公共场所吸烟的全部成本，他就会毫无顾忌地吸烟。
在这种情况下，政府可以通过制定禁止在公共场所吸烟的规章制度来增加经济福利。
市场势力是指一个人(或一小群人)不适当地影响市场价格的能力。
例如：某种商品的垄断生产者由于几乎不受市场竞争的影响，可以向消费者收取过高的垄断价格。
在这种情况下，规定垄断者收取的价格有可能提高经济效率。
9．什么是通货膨胀，什么引起了通货膨胀?答：通货膨胀是流通中货币量的增加而造成的货币贬值，由此产生经济生活中价格总水平上升。
货币量增长引起了通货膨胀。
10．短期中通货膨胀与失业如何相关?答：短期中通货膨胀与失业之间存在着权衡取舍，这是由于某些价格调整缓慢造成的。
政府为了抑制通货膨胀会减少流通中的货币量，人们可用于支出的货币数量减少了，但是商品价格在短期内是粘性的，仍居高不下，于是社会消费的商品和劳务量减少，消费量减少又引起企业解雇工人。
在短期内，对通货膨胀的抑制增加了失业量。
问题与应用7．社会保障制度为65岁以上的人提供收入。
如果一个社会保障的领取者决定去工作并赚一些钱，他(或她)所领到的社会保障津贴通常会减少。
经济学原理 曼昆课后答案 chapter 1
Problems and Applications1. a. A family deciding whether to buy a new car faces a tradeoff between the costof the car and other things they might want to buy. For example, buying thecar might mean they must give up going on vacation for the next two years.So the real cost of the car is the family's opportunity cost in terms of what theymust give up.b. For a member of Congress deciding whether to increase spending on nationalparks, the tradeoff is between parks and other spending items or tax cuts. Ifmore money goes into the park system, that may mean less spending onnational defense or on the police force. Or, instead of spending more moneyon the park system, taxes could be reduced.c. When a company president decides whether to open a new factory, thedecision is based on whether the new factory will increase the firm's profitscompared to other alternatives. For example, the company could upgradeexisting equipment or expand existing factories. The bottom line is: Whichmethod of expanding production will increase profit the most?d. In deciding how much to prepare for class, a professor faces a tradeoffbetween the value of improving the quality of the lecture compared to otherthings she could do with her time, such as working on additional research.2. When the benefits of something are psychological, such as going on a vacation, it isn'teasy to compare benefits to costs to determine if it's worth doing. But there are two ways to think about the benefits. One is to compare the vacation with what youwould do in its place. If you didn't go on vacation, would you buy something like anew set of golf clubs? Then you can decide if you'd rather have the new clubs or the vacation. A second way is to think about how much work you had to do to earn the money to pay for the vacation; then you can decide if the psychological benefits of the vacation were worth the psychological cost of working.3. If you are thinking of going skiing instead of working at your part-time job, the cost ofskiing includes its monetary and time costs, plus the opportunity cost of the wagesyou're giving up by not working. If the choice is between skiing and going to thelibrary to study, then the cost of skiing is its monetary and time costs plus the cost to you of getting a lower grade in your course.4. If you spend $100 now instead of investing it for a year and earning 5 percent interest,you are giving up the opportunity to spend $105 a year from now. The idea thatmoney has a time value is the basis for the field of finance, the subfield of economics that has to do with prices of financial instruments like stocks and bonds.5. The fact that you've already sunk $5 million isn't relevant to your decision anymore,since that money is gone. What matters now is the chance to earn profits at themargin. If you spend another $1 million and can generate sales of $3 million, you'llearn $2 million in marginal profit, so you should do so. You are right to think that the project has lost a total of $3 million ($6 million in costs and only $3 million in revenue) and you shouldn't have started it. That's true, but if you don't spend the additional $1 million, you won't have any sales and your losses will be $5 million. So what matters is not the total profit, but the profit you can earn at the margin. In fact, you'd pay up to $3 million to complete development; any more than that, and you won't beincreasing profit at the margin.6. Harry suggests looking at whether productivity would rise or fall. Productivity iscertainly important, since the more productive workers are, the lower the cost pergallon of potion. Harry wants to look at average cost. But both Harry and Ron are missing the other side of the equation−revenue. A firm wants to maximize its profits, so it needs to examine both costs and revenues. Thus, Hermione is right−it’s best to examine whether the extra revenue would exceed the extra costs. In addition,Hermione is the only one who’s thinking at the margin.7. a. Since a person gets fewer after-tax Social Security benefits the greater is his orher income, there's an incentive not to save for retirement. If you save a lot,your income will be higher, and you won't get as much after-tax Social Securityincome as someone who didn't save as much. The unintended consequenceof the taxation of Social Security benefits is to reduce saving; yet the SocialSecurity system arose because of worries that people wouldn’t save enoughfor retirement.b. For the same reason, you'll tend not to work (or not work as much) after age65. The more you work, the lower your after-tax Social Security benefits willbe. Thus the taxation of Social Security benefits discourages work effort afterage 65.8. a. When welfare recipients who are able to work have their benefits cut off aftertwo years, they have greater incentive to find jobs than if their benefits were tolast forever.b. The loss of benefits means that someone who can't find a job will get noincome at all, so the distribution of income will become less equal. But theeconomy will be more efficient, since welfare recipients have a greaterincentive to find jobs. Thus the change in the law is one that increasesefficiency but reduces equity.9. By specializing in each task, you and your roommate can finish the chores more quickly.If you divided each task equally, it would take you more time to cook than it would takeyour roommate, and it would take him more time to clean than it would take you. By specializing, you reduce the total time spent on chores.Similarly, countries can specialize and trade, making both better off. For example,suppose it takes Spanish workers less time to make clothes than French workers, and French workers can make wine more efficiently than Spanish workers. Then Spainand France can both benefit if Spanish workers produce all the clothes and Frenchworkers produce all the wine, and they exchange some wine for some clothes.10. a. Being a central planner is tough! To produce the right number of CDs by theright artists and deliver them to the right people requires an enormous amountof information. You need to know about production techniques and costs inthe CD industry. You need to know each person's musical tastes and whichartists they want to hear. If you make the wrong decisions, you'll beproducing too many CDs by artists that people don't want to hear, and notenough by others.b. Your decisions about how many CDs to produce carry over to other decisions.You have to make the right number of CD players for people to use. If youmake too many CDs and not enough cassette tapes, people with cassetteplayers will be stuck with CDs they can't play. The probability of makingmistakes is very high. You will also be faced with tough choices about themusic industry compared to other parts of the economy. If you produce moresports equipment, you'll have fewer resources for making CDs. So alldecisions about the economy influence your decisions about CD production.11. a. Efficiency: The market failure comes from the monopoly by the cable TVfirm.b. Equityc. Efficiency: An externality arises because secondhand smoke harmsnonsmokers.d. Efficiency: The market failure occurs because of Standard Oil's monopolypower.e. Equityf. Efficiency: There's an externality because of accidents caused by drunkdrivers.12. a. If everyone were guaranteed the best health care possible, much more of ournation's output would be devoted to medical care than is now the case.Would that be efficient? If you think that currently doctors form a monopolyand restrict health care to keep their incomes high, you might think efficiencywould increase by providing more health care. But more likely, if thegovernment mandated increased spending on health care, the economy wouldbe less efficient because it would give people more health care than theywould choose to pay for. From the point of view of equity, if poor people areless likely to have adequate health care, providing more health care wouldrepresent an improvement. Each person would have a more even slice of theeconomic pie, though the pie would consist of more health care and less ofother goods.b. When workers are laid off, equity considerations argue for the unemploymentbenefits system to provide them with some income until they can find new jobs.After all, no one plans to be laid off, so unemployment benefits are a form ofinsurance. But there’s an efficiency problem why work if you can getincome for doing nothing? The economy isn’t operating e fficiently if peopleremain unemployed for a long time, and unemployment benefits encourageunemployment. Thus, there’s a tradeoff between equity and efficiency. Themore generous are unemployment benefits, the less income is lost by anunemployed person, but the more that person is encouraged to remainunemployed. So greater equity reduces efficiency.13. Since average income in the United States has roughly doubled every 35 years, we arelikely to have a better standard of living than our parents, and a much better standard of living than our grandparents. This is mainly the result of increased productivity, so that an hour of work produces more goods and services than it used to. Thusincomes have continuously risen over time, as has the standard of living.14. If Americans save more and it leads to more spending on factories, there will be anincrease in production and productivity, since the same number of workers will havemore equipment to work with. The benefits from higher productivity will go to boththe workers, who will get paid more since they're producing more, and the factoryowners, who will get a return on their investments. There's no such thing as a freelunch, though, because when people save more, they're giving up spending. They get higher incomes at the cost of buying fewer goods.15. a. If people have more money, they're probably going to spend more on goodsand services.b. If prices are sticky, and people spend more on goods and services, then outputmay increase, as producers increase output to meet the higher demand ratherthan raising prices.c. If prices can adjust, then people's higher spending will be matched withincreased prices, and output won't rise.16. To make an intelligent decision about whether to reduce inflation, a policymaker wouldneed to know what causes inflation and unemployment, as well as what determines the tradeoff between them. Because prices are sticky, an attempt to reduce inflation willlead to higher unemployment. A policymaker thus faces a tradeoff between the benefits of lower inflation compared to the cost of higher unemployment.。
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第一篇导言第一章经济学十大原理复习题1．列举三个你在生活中面临的重要权衡取舍的例子。
答：①大学毕业后，面临着是否继续深造的选择，选择继续上学攻读研究生学位，就意味着在今后三年中放弃参加工作、赚工资和积累社会经验的机会；②在学习内容上也面临着很重要的权衡取舍，如果学习《经济学》，就要减少学习英语或其他专业课的时间；③对于不多的生活费的分配同样面临权衡取舍，要多买书，就要减少在吃饭、买衣服等其他方面的开支。
2．看一场电影的机会成本是什么?答：看一场电影的机会成本是在看电影的时间里做其他事情所能获得的最大收益，例如：看书、打零工。
3．水是生活必需的。
一杯水的边际利益是大还是小呢?答：这要看这杯水是在什么样的情况下喝，如果这是一个人五分钟内喝下的第五杯水，那么他的边际利益很小，有可能为负；如果这是一个极度干渴的人喝下的第一杯水，那么他的边际利益将会极大。
4．为什么决策者应该考虑激励?答：因为人们会对激励做出反应。
如果政策改变了激励，它将使人们改变自己的行为，当决策者未能考虑到行为如何由于政策的原因而变化时，他们的政策往往会产生意想不到的效果。
5．为什么各国之间的贸易不像竞赛一样有赢家和输家呢?答：因为贸易使各国可以专门从事自己最擅长的活动，并从中享有更多的各种各样的物品与劳务。
通过贸易使每个国家可供消费的物质财富增加，经济状况变得更好。
因此，各个贸易国之间既是竞争对手，又是经济合作伙伴。
在公平的贸易中是“双赢”或者“多赢”的结果。
6．市场中的那只“看不见的手”在做什么呢?答：市场中那只“看不见的手”就是商品价格，价格反映商品自身的价值和社会成本，市场中的企业和家庭在作出买卖决策时都要关注价格。
因此，他们也会不自觉地考虑自己行为的(社会)收益和成本。
从而，这只“看不见的手”指引着千百万个体决策者在大多数情况下使社会福利趋向最大化。
7．解释市场失灵的两个主要原因，并各举出一个例子。
答：市场失灵的主要原因是外部性和市场势力。
外部性是一个人的行为对旁观者福利的影响。
当一个人不完全承担(或享受)他的行为所造成的成本(或收益)时，就会产生外部性。
举例：如果一个人不承担他在公共场所吸烟的全部成本，他就会毫无顾忌地吸烟。
在这种情况下，政府可以通过制定禁止在公共场所吸烟的规章制度来增加经济福利。
市场势力是指一个人(或一小群人)不适当地影响市场价格的能力。
例如：某种商品的垄断生产者由于几乎不受市场竞争的影响，可以向消费者收取过高的垄断价格。
在这种情况下，规定垄断者收取的价格有可能提高经济效率。
8．为什么生产率是重要的?答：因为一国的生活水平取决于它生产物品与劳务的能力，而对这种能力的最重要的衡量度就是生产率。
生产率越高，一国生产的物品与劳务量就越多。
9．什么是通货膨胀，什么引起了通货膨胀?答：通货膨胀是流通中货币量的增加而造成的货币贬值，由此产生经济生活中价格总水平上升。
货币量增长引起了通货膨胀。
10．短期中通货膨胀与失业如何相关?答：短期中通货膨胀与失业之间存在着权衡取舍，这是由于某些价格调整缓慢造成的。
政府为了抑制通货膨胀会减少流通中的货币量，人们可用于支出的货币数量减少了，但是商品价格在短期内是粘性的，仍居高不下，于是社会消费的商品和劳务量减少，消费量减少又引起企业解雇工人。
在短期内，对通货膨胀的抑制增加了失业量。
问题与应用1．描写下列各种情况所面临的权衡取舍：A．一个家庭决定是否买一辆车。
答：如果买新车就要减少家庭其他方面的开支，如：外出旅行，购置新家具；如果不买新车就享受不到驾驶新车外出的方便和舒适。
B．国会议员决定对国家公园支出多少。
答：对国家公园的支出数额大，国家公园的条件可以得到改善，环境会得到更好的保护。
但同时，政府可用于交通、邮电等其他公共事业的支出就会减少。
C．一个公司总裁决定是否开一家新厂。
答：开一家新厂可以扩大企业规模，生产更多的产品。
但可能用于企业研发的资金就少了。
这样，企业开发新产品、利用新技术的进度可能会减慢。
D．一个教授决定用多少时间备课。
答：教授如果将大部分时间用于自己搞研究，可能会出更多的成果，但备课时间的减少会影响给学生授课的质量。
2．你正想决定是否去度假。
度假的大部分成本(机票、旅馆、放弃的工资)都用美元来衡量，但度假的收益是心理的。
你将如何比较收益与成本呢?答：这种心理上的收益可以用是否达到既定目标来衡量。
对于这个行动前就会作出的既定目标，我们一定有一个为实现目标而愿意承担的成本范围。
在这个可以承受的成本范围内，度假如果满足了既定目标，如：放松身心、恢复体力等等，那么，就可以说这次度假的收益至少不小于它的成本。
3．你正计划用星期六去从事业余工作，但一个朋友请你去滑雪。
去滑雪的真实成本是什么?现在假设你已计划这天在图书馆学习，这种情况下去滑雪的成本是什么?并解释之。
答：去滑雪的真实成本是周六打工所能赚到的工资，我本可以利用这段时间去工作。
如果我本计划这天在图书馆学习，那么去滑雪的成本是在这段时间里我可以获得的知识。
4．你在篮球比赛的赌注中赢了100美元。
你选择现在花掉它或者在支付5%利率的银行账户中存一年。
现在花掉100美元的机会成本是什么呢?答：现在花掉100美元的机会成本是在一年后得到105美元的银行支付(利息+本金)。
5．你管理的公司在开发一种新产品过程中已经投资500万美元，但开发工作还远远没有完成。
在最近的一次会议上，你的销售人员报告说，竞争性产品的进入使你们新产品的预期销售额减少为300万美元。
如果完成这项开发还要花费100万美元，你还应该继续进行这项开发吗?为了完成这项开发你应该最多花费多少?答：还应该继续这项开发。
因为现在它的边际收益是300万美元，而边际成本是100万美元。
为了完成这项开发我最多能再花300万美元。
只要边际收益大于边际成本，就有利可图。
6．三位魔力饮料的经理正在讨论可能的生产增加。
每位经理提出了作出这个决策的一种方法：哈里：我们应该检查一下我们公司的生产率——每个工人生产的加仑数——上升了，还是下降了。
罗恩：我们应该检查一下我们的平均成本——每个工人的成本——上升了还是下降了。
赫尔缪尼：我们应该检查一下多卖一加仑饮料的额外收益大于还是小于额外的成本。
你认为谁对?为什么?答：我认为赫尔缪尼提出的决策方法正确。
因为只有多卖一加仑饮料的额外收益大于它的额外成本时，多卖一加仑饮料才是有利可图的。
理性人应该考虑边际量。
7．社会保障制度为65岁以上的人提供收入。
如果一个社会保障的领取者决定去工作并赚一些钱，他(或她)所领到的社会保障津贴通常会减少。
A．提供社会保障如何影响人们在工作时期储蓄的激励?答：社会保障的提供使人们退休以后仍可以获得收入，以保证生活。
因此，人们不用为不能工作时的生活费而发愁，人们在工作时期的储蓄就会减少。
D．与较高收入相关的津贴减少如何影响65岁以上的人的工作激励?答：与较高收入相关的津贴减少会使65岁以上的人在工作中不再积极进取。
因为努力工作获得高收入反而会使得到的津贴减少，所以对65岁以上的人的努力工作的激励减少了。
8．最近改革政府反贫困计划的法案限制许多福利领取者只领取两年的津贴。
A．这些变动如何影响对工作的激励?答：这项反贫困计划法案的改革会激励那些只能领取两年津贴的福利领取者努力寻找工作，如果在两年内不能使自己获得工作，两年之后，这些福利领取者就没有收入了。
B．这些变动如何反映平等与效率之间的权衡取舍?答：这些变动反映了法案改革者提高效率和适当降低公平性的意图。
9．你的室友做饭比你好，但你清扫房间可以比你的室友快。
如果你的室友承担全部做饭工作，你承担全部清扫工作，这比你们平均分摊每一项工作时你要花费的时间多了，还是少了?试举一个类似的例子，说明专业化和贸易如何使两个国家的状况变得更好。
答：我们俩各自承担自己擅长的工作比我们平均分摊每一项工作时，我要花费的时间少了，因为娴熟的技巧使工作效率提高。
举例：假设A国比B国擅长生产丝绸，而B国生产皮毛制品的效率比A国高，如果A国专门生产丝绸，B国专门生产皮毛制品，由于它们各自在相关生产上的优势，会使两种商品的生产率提高，有更多的丝绸和皮毛制品在市场上供应。
这样，A、B两国间的专业分工和相互贸易使两国消费者有更多的丝绸和皮毛制品可供消费，两国的生活水平都提高了。
10．假设美国经济采用了中央计划，而且你成为主要计划者。
在你需要为下一年作出的千百万决策中包括生产多少激光唱片，录制哪些艺术家的激光唱片，以及谁应该得到这些激光唱片。
A．为了理智地做出这些决策，你需要有关激光唱片行业的哪些信息?你需要有关在美国的每个人的哪些信息?答：我需要知道激光唱片行业的年销售量及其发展趋势，每种唱片的销售情况，激光唱片行业的生产能力、生产成本、利润水平等。
对于美国的每个人，我需要知道他们喜欢谁的唱片，一年会买多少唱片及对不同唱片的支付意愿。
B．你关于激光唱片的决策如何影响你的其他决策，例如，要生产多少激光唱机，或者生产多少盒式录音带?你的一些其他经济决策会如何改变你对激光唱片的看法?答：由于激光唱片存在着替代品和互补品，对激光唱片的生产决策会影响对它的替代品和互补品的生产决策。
如果要增加激光唱片的产量，就要增加它的互补品的产量，相应减少替代品的产量，例如，增加激光唱机的生产，减少盒式录音带的生产。
反过来说，激光唱片的生产决策也将受到它的替代品和互补品的生产决策的影响。
11．解释下列每一项政府活动是出于关注平等的动机还是出于关注效率的动机。
在关注效率的情况下，讨论所涉及的市场失灵的类型。
A．管制有线电视频道的价格。
答：这是关注效率，市场失灵的原因是市场势力的存在。
可能某地只有一家有线电视台，由于没有竞争者，有线电视台会向有线频道的消费者收取高出市场均衡价格的价格，这是垄断。
垄断市场不能使稀缺资源得到最有效的配置。
在这种情况下，规定有线电视频道的价格会提高市场效率。
B．向一些穷人提供可用来购买食物的票证。
答：这是出于关注平等的动机，政府这样做是想把经济蛋糕更公平地分给每一个人。
C．在公共场所禁止抽烟。
答：这是出于关注效率的动机。
因为公共场所中的吸烟行为会污染空气，影响周围不吸烟者的身体健康，对社会产生了有害的外部性，而外部性正是市场失灵的一种情况，而这也正是政府在公共场所禁止吸烟的原因。
D．把美孚石油公司(它曾拥有90%的炼油厂)分解为几个较小的公司。
答：出于关注效率的动机，市场失灵是由于市场势力。
美孚石油公司在美国石油业中属于规模最大的公司之一，占有相当大的市场份额，很容易形成市场垄断。
垄断市场的效率低于竞争市场的效率。
因此，政府出于关注效率的动机分解它。
E．对收入高的人实行高个人所得税税率。
答：出于关注平等的动机，让高收入者多缴税，低收入者少缴税，有助于社会财富在社会成员中更公平的分配。