978-0133460629 Chapter 01 Part 8

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57) In the diagram above, which igure(s) show(s) an inverse relationship between the

variables?

A) both B and C

B) only B

C) both A and C

D) only D

E) only C

Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

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AACSB: Analytical thinking

58) In the diagram above, which igure(s) show(s) no relationship between the variables?

A) both B and C

B) only B

C) both A and C

D) only D

E) both A and B

Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

59) If a curve rises and then falls, it has a

A) maximum.

B) minimum.

C) linear relationship.

D) constant slope relationship.

E) slope that is negative and then positive.

Skill: Level 1: Deinition

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

60) As a shoe factory adds more workers, shoe production grows, reaches a maximum, and

then shrinks. In a diagram that has the number of workers on the horizontal axis and the

number of shoes on the vertical axis, the relationship between the number of workers and

the number of shoes starts as ________ and then, after the maximum point, is ________.

A) positive; negative

B) negative; positive

C) linear; negative

D) positive; linear

E) positive; nonexistent

Skill: Level 3: Using models

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

61) As a curve approaches a maximum point, the slope will

A) be positive and then negative after the maximum point.

B) be negative and then positive after the maximum point.

C) remain constant on either side of the maximum point.

D) increase before and after the maximum point.

E) decrease before and after the maximum point.

Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

62) In the igure above, the relationship between the x variable and the y variable

A) is positive.

B) is negative.

C) starts by being positive and then becomes negative.

D) starts by being negative and then becomes positive.

E) is non-existent because the two variables are unrelated.

Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

63) If a curve falls and then rises, it

A) has a maximum.

B) has a minimum.

C) has a linear relationship.

D) has a constant slope relationship.

E) shows no relationship between the two variables.

Skill: Level 1: Deinition

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

64) Moving from left to right, a U-shaped curve starts with a

A) positive slope, reaches a maximum, then ends with a negative slope.

B) positive slope, reaches a minimum, then ends with a negative slope.

C) negative slope, reaches a maximum, then ends with a positive slope.

D) negative slope, reaches a minimum, then ends with a positive slope.

E) negative slope, reaches a minimum, then ends with a negative slope.

Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

65) The minimum point of a U-shaped curve

A) is a point where the variable is neither increasing nor decreasing.

B) has a slope equal to zero.

C) has the maximum slope possible.

D) Both answers A and B are correct.

E) Both answers A and C are correct.

Skill: Level 1: Deinition

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

66) An economist observed that as more computers are added to a factory, the costs of

production initially decline, reach a minimum, and then rise. In a diagram that has costs on

the vertical axis and the number of computers on the horizontal axis, the relationship

always is

A) negative and then linear after the minimum point.

B) positive and then negative after the minimum point.

C) negative and then positive after the minimum point.

D) linear and then positive after the minimum point.

E) negative both before and after the minimum point.

Skill: Level 3: Using models

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

67) If whenever one variable increases, another variable also increases, then these two

variables are ________ related.

A) positively

B) negatively

C) inversely

D) cross-sectionally

E) trend-line

Skill: Level 1: Deinition

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

68) The graph shows a

A) positive relationship that becomes steeper.

B) negative relationship that becomes steeper.

C) positive relationship that becomes less steep.

D) negative relationship that become less steep.

E) negative trend between the total cost of a cake and the output of cakes.

Skill: Level 3: Using models

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

69) A graph of the relationship between two variables is a line that slopes down to the

right. These two variables are ________ related.

A) positively

B) directly

C) negatively

D) not

E) trend-line

Skill: Level 1: Deinition

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

70) A graph shows that the number of U.S. tourists visiting a Caribbean island increases as

the temperature in the northeastern United States falls. The graph shows

A) a positive relationship.

B) a direct relationship.

C) a negative relationship.

D) no relationship.

E) an invalid relationship.

Skill: Level 1: Deinition

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

71) The graph shows a

A) positive relationship that becomes less steep.

B) negative relationship that is linear.

C) positive relationship that is linear.

D) negative relationship that become less steep.

E) None of the above answers is correct.

Skill: Level 3: Using models

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

72) The graph shows

A) a relationship with a minimum.

B) a relationship with a maximum.

C) no relationship.

D) a linear relationship.

E) a cross-section relationship.

Skill: Level 3: Using models

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

73) The graph shows

A) a relationship with a minimum.

B) a relationship with a maximum.

C) no relationship.

D) a relationship that becomes less steep.

E) a cross-section relationship.

Skill: Level 3: Using models

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

74) Two variables are unrelated if their graph is

i. a vertical line.

ii. a 45 degree line.

iii. a horizontal line.

A) i only

B) ii only

C) iii only

D) i and iii

E) i, ii, and iii

Skill: Level 1: Deinition

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

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AACSB: Analytical thinking

75) The graph shows

A) a positive relationship that becomes less steep.

B) a negative relationship that is linear.

C) a positive relationship that is linear.

D) no relationship between the variables.

E) a trend relationship between the variables.

Skill: Level 3: Using models

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 2

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking

76) A slope is measured as the

A) value of the variable measured on the y-axis divided by the value of the variable

measured on the x-axis.

B) value of the variable measured on the x-axis divided by the value of the variable

measured on the y-axis.

C) change in the value of variable on the y-axis divided by the change in the value of the

variable on the x-axis.

D) value of the variable measured on the y-axis minus the value of the variable measured

on the x-axis.

E) change in the value of variable on the x-axis divided by the change in the value of the

variable on the y-axis.

Skill: Level 1: Deinition

Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3

Status: Old

AACSB: Analytical thinking