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Total demand may change if more consumers enter the market, consumer taste change, or __
Supply remains the same
Demand is inelastic
Consumer expectations change
Substitutes become popular
2
According to the law of supply, sellers will be more likely to increase their quantity supplied:
When they are the only supplier of a good
When the selling price increases
When they can sell their goods cheaply.
When there are lots of suppliers in the market
3
The _______________________________ occurs directly before the expansion phase.
Recession
Trough
Peak
Expansion
4
The total value of all final goods and services produced in a country in one year is its _____.
VAT
Resources
Income
GDP
5
Machines, buildings, and tools used to make other goods and services are ____ goods.
Manufactured
Capital
Consumer
Factor
6
Capitalism is an example of a(n)
Economic model
Branch of economics
Economic decision
Economic system
7
According to the law of demand, quantity demanded and price _______.
Move in the same direction
Are not related
Depend on marginal utility
Move in opposite directions
8
What does microeconomics deal with?
The distribution of goods worldwide
The production of whole industries
The economic decisions of individuals
The allocation of resources by governments
9
The income from a full time job that you give up when you go to college is called a(n)
Marginal cost
Trade-off
Opportunity cost
Marginal benefit
10
What is the term for a nation’s economic production that has been adjusted for price changes?
Inflation
TANF
Business Cycle
Real GDP
11
When quantity demanded is less than quantity supplied, there is a
Price floor
Surplus
Shortage
Market equilibrium
12
One of the strengths of a market economy is that ______________
Demand is never greater than supply
Producers almost always make a profit
Prices absorb some of the shocks or unexpected changes in the economy
Most consumers can afford plenty of the goods and services they want
13
The methods or services used to make goods and services are called ________
Production
Technology
Resources
Factors
14
A period of business recovery when economic activity increases is called _______.
An expansion
The business cycle
Real GDP
A recession
15
The four factors of production are natural resources, labor, capital and _____.
Entrepreneurs
Services
Specialization
Goods
16
What of the following items is a want?
Clothing
Shelter
Food
Video
17
In the ________________________ phase, the economy shrinks with a negative GDP.
Expansion
Contraction
Recession
Peak
18
In an economic system in which habit and custom dictate most economic and social behavior.
Command
Traditional
Market economy
Mixed economy
19
Economics is the study of how we make decisions in a world of limited
Resources
Choices
Wants
Needs
20
The additional profit obtained from producing one or more unit in a factory is called a(n)
Marginal benefit
Opportunity cost
Marginal cost
Trade-off
21
Who determines the equilibrium price and quantity?
Sellers
Buyers and Sellers
Monopolists
Buyers
22
A ______________ is a graph that shows the amount of a product that would be bought at all prices in the market.
Law of demand
Market Demand
Supply curve
Demand curve
23
Which of the following is a natural resource?
Machinery
Water
Skills
Knowledge