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Luke - Unit 1 Test Review
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1
Claire has a $20 bill & some coins that fit in her purse. This is the characteristic of money known as ______________.
Scarce
Acceptable
Portable
Durable
2
The three major 'players' in a mixed economic system are the ___________ .
Firms, traders & emergency services.
The government, the banking system & businesses.
Businesses, consumers & the military
The government, firms & households
3
What political ideology
theorized by Karl Marx
is misused as the foundation of a planned/command economic system?
Invisible Hand
Communism
Capitalism
Socialism
4
What role is the U.S. Gov't fulfilling when it
establishes social welfare programs
such as Social Security & Medicare?
Provider
Protector
Regulator
Consumer
5
What is the opportunity cost of choosing to wake up early to study for a test rather than stay in bed and sleep?
eating breakfast
feeling rested and energized
potentially scoring higher on the test
not setting an alarm
6
______________ rely on habit, custom, or ritual to decide the answers to the three basic questions.
Command/Planned economies
Traditional economies
Mixed economies
Free enterprise economies
7
Within the circular flow model exists two markets. These markets are the
market for business to sell goods & market to sell services.
market for tangibles & the market for intangibles.
market for the government & the market for everyone else.
product market & factor / resource market.
8
What type of economic system do most economies around the world resemble today?
Free Enterprise/Free Market
Command/Planned
Mixed
Traditional
9
Which choice is
NOT
a characteristic of a capitalistic/free enterprise economy?
no competition
economic freedom
voluntary exchange
private property rights
10
Due to the fact that
everyone faces scarcity
, we all must...
make more money
make economic decisions
start a business
set up a retirement account
11
Which term below is a metaphor for how a market is driven by the self-interest of both firms and individuals?
trade offs
opportunity cost
invisible hand
laissez-faire
12
__________ is the ideal that the government generally should
NOT
interfere in the economy.
Socialism
Laissez-faire
Transitioning
Communism
13
Ally uses her income from her job to pay for utilities like water and electricity in the ____________ market.
utility
factor/resource
needs
product
14
Households/individuals provide ______________ in the factor/resource market.
wages, rent, interest
land, labor, capital & entreprenuership
expenditures
goods and services
15
Bill lives in Texas & travels to Iowa using the same currency. This is the characteristic of $ that's ______________.
Portable
Acceptable
Durable
Scarce
16
On the circular flow diagram, what entities pay tax dollars to the government?
businesses
households and businesses
foreign countries
households
17
What is the basic problem of any economy around the world?
Our national debt
Consumer going deeply into debt
limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants & needs
Too little money
18
Peter works as an accountant selling his labor & entrepreneurship in the ____________ market in exchange for a salary.
factor/resource
job
business
product
19
What is the definition of
opportunity cost
?
The chance that you will lose your money.
All of the choices you could have made but didn't.
The money you spend to buy something.
The next best alternative that you give up.
20
With
transitioning
, the rulers in a planned/command economy fear _________ when transitioning to free market/capitalism.
the loss of political power
export tariffs
capitalism
privatization
21
The Environmental Protection Agency
enforces environmental laws
and is an example of our gov't fulfilling what role?
Provider
Consumer
Protector
Regulator
22
A
Production Possibilities Curve
displays all of the following
except
...
opportunity cost
scarcirty
price
inefficiency
23
Jenny uses her debit card at HEB. HEB accepts this payment. This is the function of money known as ______________.
Medium of Exchange
Portable
Measure of Value
Store of Value
24
Which option below is
NOT
one of the roles of government in a free market economic system?
consumer
regulator
planner
provider
25
The
three basic questions
every economy must answer based on its available resources are?
How much to produce, when and why?
Where to produce, how to and when?
What to produce, how to and for whom?
When to produce, why & for how much?
26
A plot point
inside the production curve
on a
PPC Graph
represents what?
Opportunity Cost
Inefficient production
Scarcity
Efficient Production
27
In __________, the government makes all decisions about how to answer the three basic questions.
Command/Planned economies
Mixed economies
Traditional economies
Free enterprise economies