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Economics Semester Exam Review
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Review for Econ final
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1
All of the following can cause an increase/decrease in SUPPLY except..
Technology
Price of substitute goods
Number of sellers
Cost of inputs/resources
2
All of the following are included in GDP except:
Value of a new car
Sale of a new TV
Value of a new house
Money made at a garage sale
3
The market structure that the letter "C" in the table represents
Monopolistic Competition
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Perfect Competition
4
Law of Supply: As the price of a good rises, the quantity supplied will....
Stay the same
Increase
Not affected by price
Decrease
5
An advantage of this business organization is that the owner gets to keep all the profit
Corporation
Partnership
Sole Proprietorship
6
__________ markets steadily move upward, while ____________ markets steadily move downward
Bull & Bear
NASDAQ & NYSE
Bear & Bull
Bear & NYSE
7
Movie Trivia: What NFL game did they attend in Pursuit of Happyness?
Chargers
49ers
Raiders
Rams
8
An examination of economic behavior of individuals and firms is known as?
Machoeconomics
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Grandeconomics
9
Movie Trivia: How much money did Wayne owe Chris when he told him you owe me money? (POH)
$7
$22
$14
$24
10
A portion of a corporation's profits paid to its stockholders
Interest
NASDAQ
Dividend
Bonus
11
If an investment has a low risk, what type of return can you usually expect?
No return
Low return
No relationship between risk and return
High return
12
Unemployment: Henry has recently moved from NY to IL and is looking for a new job
Structural
Cyclical
Frictional
Seasonal
13
An advantage of this business organization is that it has limited liability
Corporation
Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
14
PNC and Chase are attempting to merge. What type of merger would this be?
Government
Conglomerate
Horizontal
Vertical
15
Stock index that lists 30 of the largest American companies
NYSE
DOW Jones
S&P 500
NASDAQ
16
What is the basic problems of economics?
Global warming
Government
Scarcity
Mr. Decaire
17
If a major car company lowers its prices, other car makers will probably...
Go out of business
Maintain existing prices
Raise their prices
Lower their prices
18
What is the purpose of the government in a command economy?
Help out consumers
Not involved
Make economic decisions
Make sure traditions are followed
19
Low interest rates will
Increase cost of borrowing
Discourage home building
Increase consumer borrowing
Decrease car sales
20
In a free enterprise economy, who decides what should be produced?
Janet Yellan
Consumers
Congress
Government
21
Which letter represents a phase of the business cycle in which real GDP is decreasing?
Z
X
Y
W
22
What is the least common form of business organization in the U.S.?
Sole Proprietorship
Corporation
Partnerships
23
Identify the graph
Increase in Supply
Decrease in Demand
Increase in Demand
Decrease in Supply
24
The five factors of production are: land, labor, entrepreneurship, technology, and ___________?
Resources
Money
Scarcity
Capital
25
A situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded?
Surplus
Shortage
Perfection
Equilibrium
26
Which country is an example of a Command Economy?
Japan
North Korea
Mexico
United States
27
A disadvantage of this business organization is double taxation.
Corportation
Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
28
I refuse to work for less than $100/hour. I am frustrated and given up. Counted in labor force?
No
Yes
29
During periods of inflation, people living on a fixed income (retirement) have..
No financial problems
Declining purchasing power
Increasing purchasing power
30
Unemployment: Selena lost her job during the recession as businesses cut back on their spending
Cyclical
Structural
Frictional
Technological
31
Movie Trivia: What color was Chris Gardner painting his apartment when he was arrested?
Beige
White
Green
Blue
32
Social Security and unemployment are an example of which social/economic goal of the U.S.?
Full Employment
Economic Security
Economic Equity
Economic Growth
33
Henry Ford's assembly line would be an example of?
Opportunity cost
Capital
Specialization
Entrepreneurship
34
Identify the graph
Increase in Demand
Increase in Quantity Demanded
Decrease in Quantity Demanded
Decrease in Demand
35
Most savings institutions in the U.S. are insured by the FDIC for up to $____________?
$1,000,000
$100,000
$1,000
$250,000
36
The number of district and branch banks that make up the Federal Reserve
12 & 30
10 & 25
25 & 12
12 & 25
37
If the price of new automobiles goes up, then the demand for used cars will?
Stay the same
Decrease
Increase
People wouldn't buy used cars
38
Which letter would the fast food industry represent?
B
D
C
A
39
A long term tax-sheltered investment for retirement
Stocks
Checking account
IRA
Bonds
40
To decrease the money supply, the Fed can
Increase the reserve requirement
Lower the discount rate
Decrease the reserve requirement
Buy bonds
41
What is an example of an inelastic good?
Gasoline
Pop
Movie tickets
Chicken
42
What country has a market economy?
Russia
Cuba
U.S.
North Korea
43
What should be included where the question mark appears in the illustration?
Depressions
Jobs
Interest Rates
Inflation
44
Which of the following would NOT affect the DEMAND for a product?
Price
Consumer income
Number of consumers
Consumer expectations
45
Investing $ in many different places such as the stock market and bonds would be an example of?
Classification
Diversification
Safety net
Savings
46
The type of investment that carries the greatest risk
Savings account
Stocks
Bonds
Checking account
47
He said that the government should keep its hands off the economy in a Laissez Faire policy
Janet Yellen
John Keynes
President Trump
Adam Smith
48
According to the supply curve above, 400 movie videos will be supplied at what price?
$10
$14
$12
$16
49
Movie Trivia: What class was Frank teaching when he was pretending to be a substitute?
Math
French
Spanish
History
50
Which Act was the first legislation to limit and control monopolies?
Robinson-Patman Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
Federal Trade Commission Act
51
Identify the graph
Increase in Supply
Decrease in Demand
Decrease in Supply
Increase in Demand
52
The situation in which quantity demanded is greater than the quantity supplied
Perfection
Equilibrium
Surplus
Shortage
53
Movie Trivia: What airline did Frank pretend he was with when impersonating an airline pilot?
United
Pan American
Delta
TWA
54
Identify the graph
Increase in Quantity Supplied
Decrease in Quantity Demanded
Decrease in Quantity Supplied
Increase in Quantity Demanded
55
When someone saves money, who does this benefit?
Whole economy
Savers only
All of the above
Borrowers only