經濟 1998 年 DSE、CE、AL 選擇題（第 3 頁）

21.

Study the following card issued by the ABC Cake Shop. “ABC Cake Shop promises to give the holder of this card on demand ONE DOZEN ASSORTED CAKES” The cake shop claims that it will keep the promise forever. Now suppose the cake shop liquidates and cannot repay its debts to the cardholders. By law, the cake shop owner(s) need not keep the promise mentioned above if it is a

22.

When a shampoo manufacturer introduces a new product – shampoo for children, it aims at

(1)diversifying its market.

(2)gaining the economies of scale in marketing.

(3)ensuring a market outlet for its products.

23.

Which of the following are refutable by facts?

(1)The area of Victoria Park is greater than that of Kowloon Park.

(2)Visitors should not litter in public area.

(3)The quantity of vegetables supplied increases because more quantities are available for sale.

(4)The price of vegetables increases because the cost of production rises.

24.

The market structure of the newspaper publishers in Hong Kong is

25.

Suppose a closed economy produces food and clothing only. The outputs of Years 1 and 2 are as follows:

Year	Quantity of food (Unit)	Unit price of food ($)	Quantity of clothing (Unit)	Unit price of clothing ($)
1	20	4	40	12
2	15	10	35	30

From Year 1 to Year 2, the real gross national product (real GNP) of this country has

26.

Mary spent $500 to enter a lucky draw and won an airline ticket with a market price of $3 000. The ticket was neither transferable nor refundable. Which of the following is correct?

27.

Which of the following are included in the calculation of the labour force of Hong Kong?

(1)an employee with a foreign nationality working in a law firm in Hong Kong

(2)Mr Chan, who is unemployed and searching for a job

(3)Mr Wong, who works as a volunteer in a community centre after his retirement

28.

A public good is

29.

The following transactions were recorded in an economy in a certain year:

(1)Firm A sold its products to Firm B for $100 and Firm C for $200.

(2)Firm B then resold part of the products to households for $200 and the rest to other firms for $300.

(3)Firm C then exported the products for $500.

In the above transactions what was the total contribution of Firm B and Firm C to the gross domestic product (GDP) of this economy?

30.

Which of the following statements about interest is true?