St.Augustine School of NursingSan Pedro St., Davao city

Health EconomicsPrelim Exam

Instruction: Multiple Choice.Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1.It examines the economic behavior of individual components such as household,firm,and individual owner of production.a. microeconomicsb. macroeconomicsc. normatived. positive economics

2. It examines the behaviour of the economy as a whole with a view to understand interactions between economic aggregates such as national income and employment.a. microeconomicsb. macroeconomicsc. normatived. positive economics

Determine whether the following statement is positive or normative economics.Write the answers on the blank.____________3.The government should impose higher taxes on cigarettes to reduce incidence of death or related to smoking.____________4.The country’s share of total health expenditure to gross Domestic Product reached 5.4 percent in 2003.____________5. Prices of medical services should be controlled by the government so that even the low income citizens can avail of the services of a physician.

_____________6. The World health Organization puts the ideal doctor-to-patient ratio at one per 10,000 people.In the Phils.,there is one doctor for every 20,000.

7. The determinants of health that has a significant function or effect on how a person takes care of his or her own health.a. environmentb. occupationc. incomed. gender

8. It refers to the aggregate of all the external and internal conditions affecting the existence, growth, and welfare of organisms.a. environmentb. occupationc. incomed. gender

9. One of the factors in availing health services needed by one’s body.a. environmentb. occupationc. incomed. gender

10. Hazards in the workplace can cause potential harm in the body.Which of the following is considered as a Biological element?a. X-rayb. Microwavesc. Leadd. Viruses like heap B

11. What kind of hazards that refers to the different stressors that may affect your health like environment, the people you are working with, and the type of your job?a. Physical Elementb. Chemical Elementc. Biological Elementd. Psychological Element

12. It refers to the study of proper allocation and efficient utilization of health resources for the improvement of health where resources are limited and wants are potentially infinite.a. Healthb. Economicsc. Health cared. Health Economics

13. Which of the following is considered important in health economics?a. Presence of diseaseb. unlimited wants of manc. scarcity of health resourcesd. production of commodities

14. It is a condition in which the resources are available only in limited supply.a. Costb. Choicec. Scarcityd. Allocation

15. It represents the point at which the economy is most efficiently producing its good and services and properly

allocate its resources the best way possible.

a. Production Possibility frontierb. Opportunity costc. Trade-Offd. Economic system

16. It refers to the quantity or amount of goods or services consumers are willing and able to buy/purchase at a given price, place and at a given period of time.a. Demand

b. Supplyc. Productiond. Allocation

17. The most obvious factor that the people consider in buying certain good or service.a. Price of the good or serviceb. changes in consumers taste or prefencec. The size of the populationd. Consumer’s expectation of future prices

18. The most important non- price factor underlying demand.a. Consumer’s incomeb. Prices of related goods c. Changes in consumers’ taste and preferencesd. The size of population.

19-20---Two factors of demand21-50---Give the six Determinants of Demand and discuss each clearly and give example. ( 5 points each )

Identify each category as Aspects of Health or Determinants of Health.

51. Gender52. Social53. Spiritual54. Income55. Mental56. Emotional57. Occupation58. Environment59. Sexual60. Physical

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