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Basic Principals of Economics
Basic Principals of Economics
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Food production
Guns
Butter
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Modern farming technology would increase:
Efficiency
Human Capital
Trade-offs
Scarcity
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Computers
Human Capital
Physical Capital
4
The value of the next best alternative given up when a decision is made :
A trade-off
Guns or Butter
Opportunity cost
Human Capital
5
Petroleum in Saudi Arabia, a country with many oil fields and many oil reserves
Scarce
Not Scarce
6
Actions such as haircuts, medical check-ups, mail delivery, car repair, and teaching
Services
Goods
Trade-offs
Needs
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The purpose of a production possibilities curve:
tell farmers how many watermelons to plant
show how a factory can use its workers in different ways
show alternative ways to use an economy's resources
give engineers a new way of deciding how to build
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Food and shelter are examples of economic:
Wants
Needs
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The people and the government own the factors of production
Mixed
Traditional
Free Market
Command
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Production Nuclear Weapons
Butter
Guns
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Machinery
Human Capital
Physical Capital
12
USA and Japan
Command
Mixed
Traditional
Free Market
13
The government owns the factors of production
Mixed
Command
Free Market
Traditional
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Hong Kong
Mixed
Command
Free Market
Traditional
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Training
Human Capital
Physical Capital
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The limited quantities of resources trying to meet unlimited wants
Physical Capital
Efficiency
Scarcity
Factors of Production
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In the wildlife black market often products move from _____________ to _____________.
Asia to America
Asia to Africa
Africa to Asia
Africa to America
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Education
Butter
Guns
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Economics is the study of how people:
respond to war and drought
choose from limited resources to meet their needs
calculate their income tax
gain knowledge and skills from study and experience
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individual choice is not constrained by government or power groups within the economy
Economic Security
Economic Growth
Economic Freedom
Economic Equity
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North Korea
Command
Mixed
Traditional
Free Market
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Clothing is an example of an economic:
Want
Need
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Using resources in such a way as to maximize production of goods and services
thinking at the margins
efficiency
growth
underutilization
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Buildings
Human Capital
Physical Capital
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Refers to nations choosing whether to produce more or less military or consumer goods/services
Guns or Butter
Factors of Production
Opportunity Cost
Scarcity
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Healthcare
Guns
Butter
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Production of Military Aircraft
Guns
Butter
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Production of consumer commodities
Guns
Butter
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Giving up one alternative for another is called:
efficiency
underutilization
human capital
a trade-off
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people in the society consider the distribution of resources to be fair
Economic Security
Economic Growth
Economic Freedom
Economic Equity
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Land, labor, and capital
Physical Capital
Factors of Production
Human Capital
Factors of Efficiency
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protection against economic risks
Economic Freedom
Economic Growth
Economic Security
Economic Equity
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Shortages occur when:
people have trouble supplying goods/services @ current price
Many people are unemployed
interest rates go up
The U.S. imports more than it exports
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Education
Physical Capital
Human Capital
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Designer clothing is an example of an economic:
Need
Want
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If you buy a large truck you are choosing utility over fuel economy. This is an example of a:
Scarcity
Guns or Butter
Trade-off
Want
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increase in the productive capacity of the economy
Economic Freedom
Economic Security
Economic Growth
Economic Equity
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Entrepreneurs are people who:
help settle labor disputes
work on the floor of the stock exchange
put together land labor and capital to create new businesses
produce all of a country's guns and butter
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THAAD Missile Defense technology
Guns
Butter
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textbooks with sign that says “Free books, take as many as you want.” Have been there for years
Scarce
Not Scarce