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AP MACROECONOMICS REVIEW GAME Unit 1
AP MACROECONOMICS REVIEW GAME Unit 1
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Which of the following is true of the concept of increasing opportunity cost?
B
E
A
D
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Which of the following would cause an outward or rightward shift in the PPC?
A decrease in natural resources
An increase in inflation
An increase in unemployment
An increase in capital equipment
3
The law of increasing opportunity cost is reflected in the shape of the
horizontal production possibilities curve.
production possibilities curve convex to the origin
straight-line production possibilities curve
production possibilities curve concave to the origin
4
Which of the following problems do all economic systems face?
I, II and III only
II and III only
I only
I and IV only
5
Which is true if the production possibilities curve is a curved line concave to the origin
Both are equally capable of satisfying consumer wants
It is possible to produce more of both products
As more of one is produced moreof the other must be given up
The prices of the two products are the same.
6
In Venus, the opportunity cost of the first unit of
clothing is eight units of food
food is eight units of clothing
food is two units of clothing.
clothing is four units of food
7
Which of the following goods and services would be considered scarce?
Education, Gold and Time
Education
Gold
Time
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Answer the question in the picture below
C
BC
D
A
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How might Point E be attained?
If firms decreased their output of computers
If the country’s resources were more fully employed
nation used more scarce resources to make farm products
improvements in technology occurred in computer sector
10
Answer the following question below
A
D
C
B
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The value of the best alternative forgone when a decision is made defines
trade off
scarcity
economic good
opportunity cost
12
If the country is currently producing at Point C, it can produce more computers by doing..
moving to point D
moving to point A
Moving to point E
moving to point B
13
To be considered scarce, an economic resource must be which of the following?
Limited and Free
Free and Desirable
Limited and Desirable
Limited
14
Which of the following statements about the production possibilities curve is true?
Point A is not attainable in a developed society
Place of C, D are alternatives rather than relative prices.
Elimination of unemployment will move the PPC to the right,
Point D is not attainable given the society’s resources.
15
Answer the question in the picture below
A
B
C
D
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Which of the following points would most likely lead to a rightward shift of the PPC over time?
Point D
Point C
Point A
Point B
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Which of the following would cause a leftward shift of the production possibilities curve?
An increase in inflation
An increase in capital equipment
An increase in unemployment
A decrease in working-age population
18
The opportunity cost of producing an additional unit of product A is
the retail price paid for product A.
the amount of B that can't now be produced because of A.
all of the human and capital resources used to produce A
the wholesale price of product A.
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The trade off of building a new high school is
the bond money needed to build a new middle school
the expense of hiring more teachers for the middle school
all of the above
other goods which now be sacrificed to build the new school
20
The basic economic problem is reflected in which of the following concepts?
Opportunity Cost and Production Possibilities
Ceteris paribus
Production possibilities and the fallacy of composition
Opportunity Cost
21
In Mars, the Opport. cost of obtaining the first 2 units of food is how many units of clothing?
8
6
3
2
22
Which of the following statementsis correct based on the concept of comparative advantage?
Venus has the comparative advantage in clothing.
Mars has an absolute advantage in the production of food.
Mars should specialize in the production of food
Mars should specialize in the production of clothing.
23
Answer the question in the picture
III only
II and IV only
I and IV only
I only
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When one decision is made, the next best alternative not selected is called
scarcity
opportunity cost
economic resource
comparative advantage
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The crucial problem of economics is
providing a social goods and services
establishing a fair tax system
allocating scarce productive resources to satisfy wants
enacting a set of laws that protects resources from overuse.