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Economics Chapter 1 (2021)
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Which of the following is not one of the three key economic questions?
Who consumes these goods and services?
How should these goods and services be produced?
What goods and services should be produced?
What is the cost of these goods and services?
2
When one benefit is given up in order to gain another
thinking at the margin
cost/benefit analysis
trade-off
Opportunity cost
3
Quantity of good/service u consume increases, happiness u get from next increased unit decrease
Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
Law of Declining Satisfaction
Law of Economic Intake
Law of Unit Reception
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Where businesses have the opportunity to sell the goods & services produced to households
Firm market
Resource Market
Goods and services market
Product market
5
The concept that one is able to make decisions about what goods orservices to buy or sell
Economic sovereignty
Entrepreneurial market
Economic Freedom
Individualistic market
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Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?
Goods
Land
Capital
Labor
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Which of the following is not a measure of economic well-being?
Unemployment rates are relatively low and consistent
The economy is consistently growing
People are saving their money rather than spending it
Prices are maintained at the same level
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Most desirable alternative of all the alternatives given upin the decision-making process
Trade off
Thinking at the margin
Scarcity
Opportunity cost
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A graph that shows alternative ways to use as economy’s resources.
consumer graph
production possibility frontier
cost/benefit curve
law of increases graph
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Study of economic behavior and decision making in smaller units such as households and firms
Marginal economics
Microeconomics
Unitary economics
Macroeconomics
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Prices of goods and services are entirely set by the demand and supply of what is available
Price economy
Market economy
Demand economy
Command economcy
12
What happens to a production possibilities curve when economic growth occurs?
The curve does not change
The curve shifts to the right
The curve becomes a straight line
A. Thecurve shifts to the left
13
Govt owns the means of production & determine what to produce how to produce & who gets it
traditional economy
fixed economy
market economy
Command economy
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Why would a government want to provide safety nets for their citizens?
To ensure economic equity
To maintain a centrally planned market system
To establish the basic economic goals for society
To protect people from unfavorable economic conditions
15
Demonstrates exchanges of $ resources goods & services between consumers & producers
resource flow model
Production possibilities curve
cost benefit model
circular flow model
16
When attempting to understand the social goals of a country, which studyof econ. is most useful
microeconomics
macroeconomics
circular flow economics
societal economics
17
Process of deciding how much more or less to do or produce by adding or subtracting one unit
trade off
utility
thinking at the margin
cost benefit analysis
18
Which economic goals are difficult to achieve in a command economy? select all that apply
economic security and predictability
economic efficiency
economic growth and innovation
economic equity
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Concentration of productive efforts of individuals & firms on a limited number of activities
competition
consumer sovereignty
market
specialization
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Responsible for the production of goods and services in the economy.
households
product markets
businesses/firms
resource markets
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Where businesses can purchase the necessary resources they need to make a product
Business market
Resource market
Capital market
Product market
22
Which of the following is a benefit of economic growth?
Economic equity is increased
The economy becomes more predictable
The standard of living improves
Environmental protection efforts increase
23
People who are able and willing to organize productive resources andproduce a good or service
Capitalist
Winner
Entrepreneur
Central planner
24
Any of the renewable or nonrenewable resources that come from the earth
Green resources
Natural resources
Global resources
Human resources
25
The study of economic behavior and decisions in a nation’s whole economy
microeconomics
macroeconomics
National economics
Federation economics
26
Deciding to work 4 extra hours & spend 1 more hour studying a week, example of what principle?
opportunity cost
thinking at the margin
shortage
trade-off
27
Man-made resources that assist workers in the production of a good orservice
Capital
Land
Goods
Labor
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Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants
scarcity
shortage
trade off
limited goods
29
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of a market economy?
The government provides safety nets to protect individuals
Individuals/firms specialize in trade to produce efficiently
There is significant economic freedom for individuals
Consumers have significant choice of goods and services
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Physical and/or mental labor
Entrepreneurs
Natural resources
Human resources
Capital