INTRODUCTION
Phil Martinez, Economics
Practice Assignment #1
LINEAR & NON-LINEAR GRAPHS
Updated 1/2/13
1. Which of the above has a slope approximately equal to 1?
1. Which of the above has a slope approximately equal to 1?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. A and B
e. None
2. Which of the above has a slope approximately equal to 0?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. A and B
e. None
3. Which of the above has a slope approximately equal to -1?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. None
4. In which graph above would the the horizontal variable rise if the the vertical variable falls?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. None
5. In which graph above would the the horizontal variable rise if the the vertical variable rises?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. A and B
e. None
6. Which of the lines above has a slope between 0 and -1?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. A and B
e. None
7. Which of the lines above has a slope between negative 1 and negative infinity ?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. A and B
e. None
8. In which of the graphs immediately above would a large increase in the vertical variable cause a smaller decrease in the horizontal variable?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. None
9. In which of the graphs immediately above would a small increase in the vertical variable cause a larger decrease in the horizontal variable?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. None
10. In which of the graphs immediately above would a small increase in the vertical variable cause a larger increase in the horizontal variable?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. None
11. Which of the graphs immediately above is/are concave?
a. A
b. B
c. A and B
d. B and C
e. B and D
12. Which of the graphs immediately above is/are convex?
a. A
b. B
c. A and C
d. A and C
e. B and C
13. Which of the graphs immediately above has a positive slope at every point?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. None
14. Which of the graphs immediately above has a slope which starts off being a large positive number, changes to a smaller positive number, then becomes equal to 0, then becomes increasingly negative?
a. A
b. B
A and B
d. C
e. D
15. Which of the graphs immediately above is negative-sloped at every point and gets more negative at an increasing rate, from left to right?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. None
16. In which of the graphs immediately above would a small increase in the vertical variable cause a larger decrease in the horizontal variable?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. None
17. In which of the graphs immediately above would a large increase in the vertical variable cause a small decrease in the horizontal variable?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. C and D
e. A and B
18. In which of the graphs immediately above would a large increase in the vertical variable cause a small increase in the horizontal variable?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. C and D
e. A and B
19. In which of the graphs immediately above would a large decrease in the vertical variable cause a small increase in the horizontal variable?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. C and D
e. A and B
20. In which of the graphs immediately above does a positive slope get larger at an increasing rate, from left to right?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. None
21. In which of the graphs immediately above would a small increase in the vertical variable cause a larger decrease in the horizontal variable?
a. A
b. B
c. A and C
d. B and D
e. None
22. In which of the graphs immediately above would a small increase in the vertical variable cause a larger increase in the horizontal variable?
a. A
b. B
c. A and C
d. B and D
e. None
23. In which of the graphs immediately above would a large increase in the vertical variable cause a smaller decrease in the horizontal variable?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. None
24. In which of the graphs immediately above does the slope get larger from left to right, but stays positive?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. None
25. In which of the graphs immediately above does the slope get more negative at an increasing rate?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. None
SOLUTIONS:
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. B
10. D
11. D
12. E
13. D
14. A
15. C
16. E
17. D
18. E
19. D
20. A
21. C
22. D
23. E
24. D
25. C