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Econ Final Review Part B
Econ Final Review Part B
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Economist refer to conditions not planned for and can be positive or negative as
externalities
say’s law
paradox of value
Laffer curve
2
Type of economist that believes in government involvement in economy.
Laffer Curve
Keynesian Economics
Adam Smith
Occams Razor
3
Which of the following is a characteristic of an entrepreneur?
A risk taker who combines the other factors of production.
Protected from loss by producing only profitable output.
Anyone who is part of the production process.
Not necessary in the production process.
4
One problem associated with public goods is
improving private sector efficiency
having too many public goods when taxes decline.
free riders
they cost more than private goods
5
In a market economy the questions of what, how and for whom to produce are answered by
producers only.
individuals primarily, producers secondarily.
a central planning agency
traditions and customs
6
A European country agrees to replace their money with the Euro, what function of money was primarily being affected?
Inflation
Store of Value
Medium of Exchange
Measurement of Value
7
In a command economy the questions of what, how, and for whom to produce are answered by
individuals.
producers.
a central planning agency.
traditions and customs.
8
Who is the chairmen of the Federal Reserve?
Dawn Powers
Jerome Powell
Robert Swan
Zachary Hazen
9
Post WWII the U.S. took a leadership role in creating this world wide agency where countries can get short term loans
IMF
World Bank
Marshal Plan
NAPTA
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High taxes doesn’t necessarily mean high revenue.
Laffer Curve
Parkinson’s Law
Keynesian Economics
Occams Razor
11
That portion of the economy made up of individuals, businesses, and non-government entities is the
private sector
Federal Reserve
public sector
Internal Revenue Service
12
A sewing machine would represent which factor of production?
Capital
Labor
Land
Entrepreneurship
13
If prices increase by 10% during a period when wages increase by 5%, what function of money is primarily being affected?
Deflation
Medium of exchange
Inflation
Store of value
14
Economists call how the government taxes and spends is called what?
fiscal policy
capitalism policy
long-run policy
monetary policy
15
The essential ingredients or requirements needed to produce any product or service are referred to as
basic economic questions
Macroeconomics
factors of production
Microeconomics
16
The simplest explanation is correct.
Occams Razor
Keynesian Economics
Parkinson’s Law
Laffer Curve
17
Which tool of economic policy has shorter inside lag times?
monetary policy
fiscal policy
Laffer curve
paradox of value
18
The public sector is best suited to deal with externalities because it
it is made up of individual tax payers
creates the externalities
has power to make and enforce laws
represents all of the people
19
Money serves which of the following purposes or functions?
all of the above
standard or measure of value
medium of exchange
store of value
20
The additional or extra expense of producing one more item is called
variable cost
explicit costs
Marginal cost
opportunity cost
21
Consumers who abuse credit and end up taking out a consolidation loan my generally end up paying
no interest
equal interest
more interest
less interest
22
The opportunity cost of doing your homework rather than going to the basketball game is
nothing since homework is more important.
unimportant since money is not involved.
watching the game.
having your homework completed.
23
The branch of economics which deals with issues, policies, and wants relating to an individual or a business firm is
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
supply-side economics
international economics
24
Why must the graph be concave?
shows the give and take relationship
shows supply-demand relationship
shows the Laffer Curve
it does not need to be
25
What business competition has one sell who controls the entire market?
oligopoly
partnership
limited partnership
monopoly
26
The amount of time you have is the time you use.
Parkinson’s Law
Adam Smith
Occams Razor
Laffer Curve
27
Cotton represents which factor of production?
Entrepreneurship
Capital
Land
Labor
28
Which is more correct to produce at?
point B
they are equally correct
point F
point D
29
Consumers who borrow money must generally accept which of the following consequences?
Inconvenience in purchasing goods
Lower living standard
Higher total cost for the item purchased
Greater ability to save on income tax
30
Relating to the human economic condition, which of the following is virtually limitless?
needs
goods
Money
wants
31
When we give up one thing to gain another, it is called the
marginal cost.
marginal benefit.
opportunity cost.
production- possibilities frontier.
32
The incentive(s) to produce in a market economy is/are
profit
altruism
government forecasts
quotas
33
Which of the following statements represents a function of the public sector?
Promotes competition
All of the above
Defines and enforces property rights
Redistributes income
34
When you hire an employee, the employee would represent which factor of production?
Entrepreneurship
Land
Labor
Capital
35
What is the universal economic problem, forces us to make choices in a world of limited resources and unlimited wants?
Trade-offs
Allocation
Scarcity
Marginal cost
36
Choosing which of our needs and wants will be satisfied and how much of our resources will be used to satisfy them is
allocation
opportunity cost
scarcity
capitalism
37
What is the first step in union-management negotiations?
Difficult Conversation
Collective Bargaining
Arbitration
Mediation
38
Economic model which shows visually the output potential with limited amount of resources and technological condition
budget line
circular flow chart
demand curve
production possibilities frontier.
39
The basic economic problem is
unemployment
inflation
poverty
scarcity
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What do economists call the condition which “since no one owns it, no one feels responsible” for it?
positive externalities
negative externalities
Say’s Law
Tragedy of the Commons