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Motu's Economics Final Exam Review
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1
Which of the following people would be considered an entrepreneur?
Dora opened a plant nursery that specialized in small trees and bushes
Tommy volunteered at a soup kitchen
Bob got a job working as a cashier at Burger King
Jerome cut the grass and his mother gave him $10
2
When the price of a product is lower, people will demand/buy more of it. This describes:
Equilibrium
The Law of Supply
The Law of Demand
Gross Domestic Product
3
Which of the following is NOT a way in which fiscal policies would reduce inflation?
A mixture of raising taxes and reducing government spending
An increase in government spending
A reduction in government spending
An increase in taxes
4
When the government uses taxes and spending to address economic problems, it is practicing:
monetary policy
trickle-down economics
fiscal policy
free enterprise
5
What form would you use to determine if you need to pay additional income taxes to the IRS or if you're getting a refund
W-4 form
Gross pay form
I-9 form
1040 form
6
Unemployment that occurs when there's a mismatch between skills people have learned and skills the job market requires
Structural
Natural
Cyclical
Frictional
7
All of the following are barriers to entry except:
Some states require liquor stores to open up after a certain time
A person wanting to start a business is responsible for all start-up costs
Water companies must lay miles of pipe before serving any customers
In order to become a teacher, one must get a degree & become certified
8
The next best use of time, money, and/or resources is called:
A rational decision
equilibrium price
opportunity cost
production possibility
9
What is the Federal Reserve?
The nation's primary producer of coins
The nation's central banking system
The nation's budget committee
The nation's economic advisors
10
According to marginal analysis, rational choices and decision-making involves:
taking action if marginal cost is GREATER than marginal benefit
taking action only if the decision involves needs - not wants
taking action if marginal benefit is slightly LESS than the marginal cost
taking action if marginal benefit is GREATER than or EQUAL TO marginal cost
11
What is the consumer price index used for?
monitor changes in the cost of living
track changes in the level of wholesale prices in the economy
track changes in the stock market
monitor changes in the level of real GDP
12
If the Federal Reserve wants to INCREASE the money supply, it can do all of the following EXCEPT:
Purchase government bonds
Reduce the reserve requirement
Sell government bonds
Reduce the discount rate
13
The physical effort of people to produce goods and services describes which factor of production?
Capital
Labor
Land
Entrepreneurship
14
Which of the following lists the three basic economic questions that must be answered?
What to produce, How to produce, For whom to produce
What to produce, When to produce, For whom to produce
When to produce, How to produce, For whom to produce
What to produce, How to produce, Why to produce
15
Someone buys a car for a large amount of money. They have completed an exchange in this part of the circular flow model:
Product Market
Households/individuals
Firms/Businesses
Factor Market
16
The graph below shows:
A decrease in supply
no change in both supply and demand
a decrease in both supply and demand
A decrease in demand
17
The way in which an economy answers the three economic questions determines its:
Market Structure
Economic System
Production Possibilities
Fiscal Policy
18
What is the most important factor a bank will consider when deciding to give someone a loan?
Gender
Occupation
Age
Credit score
19
The fact that people have unlimited wants but limited resources is known as:
Incentives
Opportunity Cost
Scarcity
Surplus
20
The opportunity cost of this economy moving from point E to point A is:
8 shin guards
5 shin guards
4 shin guards
3 shin guards
21
Which of the following is an example of human capital?
the knowledge a mechanic has about fixing cars
the salary paid to a plant supervisor
the equipment used by a dentist to fix teeth
the machinery used to build cars
22
According to the graph, how many cookies will Grace buy if the price is $1.00 per cookie?
3
4
5
2
23
This headline is an example of which economic role of government?
Stabilizing the economy
Protecting property rights
Maintaining competition in the market
Correcting for externalities
24
When choosing a credit card, you should consider all of the following EXCEPT:
Annual Percentage Rate
Penalties and fees
Credit limit
If you can put a design on the card
25
The economic system in which the government owns and controls the factors of production:
Command
Market
Mixed
Traditional
26
What conclusion can you draw by looking at the graph below?
People with college degrees get fewer job offers
People who work at "high stress" jobs earn more than those with normal jobs
There is no discernable connection between education level and income
People with college degrees earn more than people with only a HS diploma
27
Trade-offs exist and choices must be made because:
society has only a limited amount of productive resources
buyers and sellers must often negotiate prices
not all production is efficient
human wants and needs are limited at a particular point in time
28
A PRICE CEILING is a government imposed:
A price ceiling is not government imposed
Maximum amount that can be legally charged for an item
Regulation on safety standards
Minimum amount that can be charged for an item
29
Which of the 4 courses of action would a
rational
consumer choose?
Action D
Action C
Action A
Action B
30
Increased investment in technology within a country would most likely cause:
Movement along the curve
No change
The PPC to shift outward
The PPC to shift inward
31
Economics is BEST defined as the study of how:
Various societies have dealt with unemployment and inflation
Modern businesses have grown and prospered.
Capitalism has survived in today's world
Choices are made due to the scarcity of resources
32
In which market would you receive a paycheck from working at Chic-fil-A?
Factor Market
Product Market
33
Which of the following market structures includes
many
businesses that sell the
same
products?
Monopoly
Monopolistic competition
Perfect competition
Oligopoly
34
What is the opportunity cost of increasing the production of dolls from 200 to 300?
100 fire trucks
150 fire trucks
200 fire trucks
350 fire trucks
35
If you are only making the minimum payment on a loan or credit card balance each month, which of the following is TRUE?
Your credit line is restored to its original amount
You are blocked from opening new lines of credit
You are charged interest on the remaining balance
36
The efficient use of resources is represented by point(s):
Points A, B, and C
There are no points that represent an efficient use of resources.
Point D
Point E
37
Which of the following would be an example of complementary goods?
DVDs, VHS tapes
Flashlights, candles
Hot dogs, hot dog buns
Bar soap, body wash
38
Which graph shows an increase in price for suppliers?
Graph D
Graph C
Graph A
Graph B
39
Which of the following insurance coverages is required by law?
Homeowner’s/Renter’s Insurance
Auto Insurance
Life insurance
Health Insurance
40
A type of unemployment that occurs when an individual voluntarily leaves one job to find another job:
Cyclical
Natural
Frictional
Structural
41
If country XYZ produces 6 million blankets, how many shirts can it efficiently produce?
12
6
2
8
42
When the Federal Reserve makes decisions about the control of the money supply their decisions are referred to as:
Market policy
Investment policy
Fiscal policy
Monetary policy
43
Which of the following is NOT a problem caused by monopolies?
Fewer new products
Low quality
More competition
Poor customer service
44
Which of the following examples would be included in the calculation for Gross Domestic Product?
The purchase of a home built 10 years ago
Contributions to a charity organization
The purchase of new Nike Jordans as a Christmas gift
Social Security payment to a retired military officer
45
The point at which both quantity demanded and quantity supplied are equal on a graph is known as:
Quantity
Equilibrium
Supply
Demand
46
The ideas & motivation a person has to produce something that people want to buy describes which factor of production?
Capital
Labor
Entrepreneurship
Land
47
Which of the following is NOT an indicator rused by economists to measure the overall health of the economy?
Gross Domestic Product
Unemployment Rate
Consumer Price Index
The PPF
48
Which of the following market structures is made up of
one firm
that dominates the market and supplies all the output?
Monopolistic competition
Perfect competition
Monopoly
Oligopoly
49
The amount that is being taken out of your paycheck in taxes/deductions is known as:
Net Pay
Gross Pay
Premiums
Withholdings
50
A PRICE FLOOR typically leads to:
Production Possibilities
Equilibrium
Surplus
Shortage
51
What is a benefit that
corporations
have that other business structures do not have?
They can sell stock of the company to the general public
They obtain loans from banks.
The do not have to share control of the business with other individuals
They have 100% of the liability/risk if the business fails
52
The decrease in the price of hotdogs results in a decrease in the demand for hamburgers. These two products are:
Intermediate goods
Substitute goods
Complementary goods
Final goods
53
The graph below shows:
An increase in both supply and demand
An increase in demand
No change in both supply and demand
An increase in supply
54
In which market structure is the consumer going to get the lowest price?
Oligopoly
Perfect competition
Monopolistic competition
Monopoly
55
Which of the following is NOT a tool that the Federal Reserve can use to change the supply of money?
Discount rate
Reserve requirement ratio
Open-market operations
Taxation rate
56
A type of unemployment that occurs when there is a downturn in the economy:
Structural
Frictional
Natural
Cyclical
57
Which one of the individuals below would be considered unemployed?
A person who quits work to care for aging parents
A person who is qualified to teach but is driving a bus instead
A person who works 2 part-time jobs, but wants full-time
A person who stayed home to raise children but now starts looking for a job
58
A type of fiscal policy that includes a reduction in taxes and/or increased government spending:
Expansionary
Contractionary
59
In this business structure, the owner has full control, keeps 100% of profits, but also has 100% of the liability/risk:
Corporation
Limited Liability Corporation
Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
60
Congress passes a new law taxing car producers due to the pollutants their plants create - which role of govt is this?
Correcting for externalities
Stabilizing the economy
Maintaining competition in the market
Protecting property rights
61
What is the opportunity cost for this person of moving from point a to point b?
$10 per hour of studying per week
$10 of income per week
$5 of income per week
$20 of income per week
62
Which of the following motivates entrepreneurs to take risks?
The potential to make a profit
A good credit score
A low unemployment rate
A steady increase in GDP
63
The interest rate that the Fed charges banks to borrow money from them is known as:
Reserve requirement ratio
Equilibrium price
Annual Percentage Rate
Discount rate
64
An office building is an example of:
Entrepreneurship
Labor
Capital
Land
65
What is the out-of-pocket minimum that you are required to pay before insurance will cover any costs?
Collateral
Premium
Deductible
Liability
66
Freedom of choice and competition are commonly found in which type of economic system?
Traditional
Socialist
Market
Command
67
If your credit score is _________, your interest rate will be __________.
high , high
Credit scores to not impact interest rates
low , low
high , low
68
What is the purpose of a production possibilities curve?
Encourage worker productivity
Show opportunity costs associated with allocating resources b/w 2 goods
Enable a country to mobilize its resources in times of war
Make it possible to increase an economy's input resources