Estelle Took a New Position as Team Leader of a Software

question 55

Multiple Choice

Estelle took a new position as team leader of a software development team and is finding the position far more frustrating than she had expected. The six members of her team are all highly qualified and produce good work, but one of the team members behaves negatively every time a new problem or challenge arises. This programmer, Jake, defines every problem as someone else's fault. He avoids volunteering for any new assignment, saying he has a hard enough time meeting deadlines as it is. The rest of the team is visibly annoyed with Jake. Which of the following personality traits might be influencing Jake's behaviour?

• A) Machiavellianism and low self-esteem
• B) External locus of control and low self-efficacy
• C) Internal locus of control and high self-efficacy
• D) Internal locus of control and low emotional intelligence
• E) High self-efficacy and high authoritarianism

Assess the conditions under which countries import or export goods based on domestic and world prices.

Interpret economic diagrams related to the supply and demand in the contexts of autarky and trade.

Analyze the welfare implications of moving from autarky to free trade, including changes in total surplus.

Understand the impact of tariffs and other trade barriers on consumer surplus, producer surplus, and deadweight loss.

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Definitions:

Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity demanded by consumers at various price levels.

Consumer Surplus

The divergence between the aggregate amount consumers are willing and have the means to pay for a good or service, and what they truly pay.

Producer Surplus

The disparity between what sellers are ready to take for a product or service and the actual amount they get.

Minimum Imposed Price

A price floor set by the government or other regulatory body, above the equilibrium price, to prevent prices from falling too low.