Question 1

Which of the following countries has the smallest percentage of its labor force employed in agriculture?

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A)   Madagascar
B)   France
C)   Brazil
D)   United StatesE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

The reason for the long-run decline of the agricultural industry is that the

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A)   increases in the demand for farm products have been greater than the increases in the supply of farm products.
B)   increases in the demand for farm products have been less than the increases in the supply of farm products.
C)   decreases in the demand for farm products have been less than the increases in the supply of farm products.
D)   increases in the demand for farm products have been greater than the decreases in the supply of farm products.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the parity concept?

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A)   The prices of farm commodities should vary inversely with changes in the prices-paid index for farmers.
B)   Because of productivity increases, farmers are entitled to the same real income for a smaller volume of output.
C)   The money incomes of farmers should always be the same, regardless of increases or decreases in the prices of the products they buy.
D)   The production of a given real output entitles the producer to the same real income over time.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The Agricultural Act of 2014

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A)   ended 60 years of U.S. price supports for American grain crops.
B)   eliminated the marketing loan program that was established by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.
C)   ended the "freedom to plant" approach of the Freedom to Farm Act of 1996 and restored acreage allotments.
D)   added two new crop insurance programs, agricultural risk coverage and price loss coverage.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Since the 1930s, the U.S. government has subsidized agriculture with a "farm program" that includes the following, except

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A)   attracting higher employment in the farm sector.
B)   support for agricultural prices and income.
C)   subsidized sale of U.S. farm products in world markets.
D)   farm credit and financing.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

A significant reason that increases in demand for agricultural products have been relatively small is because increases in the

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A)   population of the United States have been greater than increases in the productivity of agriculture.
B)   population of the United States have been greater than decreases in the productivity of agriculture.
C)   incomes of U.S. consumers result in more than proportionate increases in their spending on agricultural products.
D)   incomes of U.S. consumers result in less than proportionate increases in their spending on agricultural products.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Environmentalists generally support price supports because these subsidies motivate additional farm production.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the United States, "farm products" are generally produced in more markets, while "food products" tend to be sold in markets that are more .

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A)   monopolistic; competitive
B)   competitive; oligopolistic
C)   oligopolistic; competitive
D)   oligopolistic; monopolisticE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

If the prices received by farmers increased and the prices paid by farmers also increased, the parity ratio

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A)   will necessarily be unchanged.
B)   may either increase or decrease.
C)   will necessarily increase.
D)   will necessarily decline.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Acreage allotments, which limit the number of acres planted with a particular crop, have an effect on the crop's price that is

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A)   consistent with a price-support program.
B)   contradictory to a price-support program.
C)   consistent with a price-ceiling for the crop.
D)   disadvantageous to the farmers of the crop.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The agriculture industry includes both farm commodities and food products. Farm commodities are usually sold in

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A)   monopolistically competitive or oligopolistic markets, while food-product markets are highly competitive.
B)   highly competitive markets, while food-product markets are monopolistically competitive or oligopolistic.
C)   monopolistically competitive or oligopolistic markets.
D)   markets dominated by large firms.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following illustrates the basic idea of "parity" as a cornerstone of U.S. agricultural policy?

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A)   The price of corn per bushel should be held constant.
B)   A bushel of corn should exchange for more of all goods today than previously because farm incomes have declined.
C)   If a bushel of corn exchanged for a pair of pants at a previous time, the same rate of exchange should prevail today.
D)   If a bushel of corn exchanged for a pair of pants at a previous time, the rate of exchange today should be two bushels of corn for one pair of pants since productivity in farming has increased faster than in pants manufacturing.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Import quotas on sugar may cost consumers $2 billion per year. But this quota goes unchallenged because the $10 average annual cost per person is so small that probably not one voter in 200 knows the quota exists. This statement describes

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A)   the voting paradox.
B)   the special-interest effect.
C)   the median-voter model.
D)   free-rider problem.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

The percentage of total employment in the U.S. that is accounted for by farms has been declining in the last six decades or so, but the absolute number of farm employment has actually risen slightly over those decades.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The federal government has not paid subsidies to farmers since passage of the Freedom to Farm Act in 1996.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The ambitious plan to wean American agriculture from subsidies, as embodied in the Freedom to Farm Act of 1996,

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A)   became fully realized by 2000.
B)   unraveled in 1998 and 1999 when farm prices fell.
C)   was not approved by the president.
D)   was extended in 2002.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Farm price support programs have other costs besides the amount paid to farmers, and these costs include the following, except

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A)   rent-seeking activities by consumers.
B)   rent-seeking activities by farmers.
C)   administrative costs.
D)   environmental costs.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following statements describes how a price-change in a purely competitive market would eliminate the surplus of an agricultural commodity?

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A)   As the price increases, the quantity demanded increases while the quantity supplied decreases.
B)   As the price increases, the quantity demanded decreases while the quantity supplied increases.
C)   As the price decreases, the quantity demanded increases while the quantity supplied decreases.
D)   As the price decreases, the quantity demanded decreases while the quantity supplied increases.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Domestic farm subsidies improve world trade and contribute to greater efficiency in the international allocation of agricultural resources.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Incomes of U.S. farmers tend to be boosted by

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A)   very good harvests on farms abroad.
B)   economic weakness in Europe and Southeast Asia.
C)   increased protectionism in farm policies abroad.
D)   a depreciation of the U.S. dollar.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 22: Agriculture: Economics and Policy

Since the 1930s, the U.S. government has subsidized agriculture with a "farm program" that includes the following, except

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The percentage of total employment in the U.S. that is accounted for by farms has been declining in the last six decades or so, but the absolute number of farm employment has actually risen slightly over those decades.

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In the United States, "farm products" are generally produced in more markets, while "food products" tend to be sold in markets that are more .

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Acreage allotments, which limit the number of acres planted with a particular crop, have an effect on the crop's price that is

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The federal government has not paid subsidies to farmers since passage of the Freedom to Farm Act in 1996.

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The reason for the long-run decline of the agricultural industry is that the

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Import quotas on sugar may cost consumers $2 billion per year. But this quota goes unchallenged because the $10 average annual cost per person is so small that probably not one voter in 200 knows the quota exists. This statement describes

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Domestic farm subsidies improve world trade and contribute to greater efficiency in the international allocation of agricultural resources.

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Which of the following countries has the smallest percentage of its labor force employed in agriculture?

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Incomes of U.S. farmers tend to be boosted by

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The agriculture industry includes both farm commodities and food products. Farm commodities are usually sold in

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If the prices received by farmers increased and the prices paid by farmers also increased, the parity ratio

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The ambitious plan to wean American agriculture from subsidies, as embodied in the Freedom to Farm Act of 1996,

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Which of the following illustrates the basic idea of "parity" as a cornerstone of U.S. agricultural policy?

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Farm price support programs have other costs besides the amount paid to farmers, and these costs include the following, except

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The Agricultural Act of 2014

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Which of the following statements best describes the parity concept?

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Environmentalists generally support price supports because these subsidies motivate additional farm production.

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Which of the following statements describes how a price-change in a purely competitive market would eliminate the surplus of an agricultural commodity?

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A significant reason that increases in demand for agricultural products have been relatively small is because increases in the

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