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Cuba and North Korea have this type of economic system where everything is owned by the government
socialism
communism
democracy
capitalism
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That which is given up when purchasing something else
scarcity
wants
opportunity cost
profit
3
When one buyer or seller tries to outdo another
free enterprise
credit
interest
competition
4
The person who assembles the factors of production in hopes of earning a profit
land
capital
entrepreneurship
labor
5
The difference between what was chosen & not chosen is called:
marginal cost
opportunity cost
differential cost
true cost
6
The condition of prices going up
inflation
law of supply
stock market
market clearing price
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The condition resulting from unlimited wants with limited resources available
opportunity cost
interest
scarcity
capital
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Command economy is to Communism as:
Capitalism is to Free Enterprise
Socialism is to Free Market
Free Market is to Mixed Market
Mixed Economy is to Laissez-faire
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Type of economy where things are done the way they have always been done
mixed economy
command economy
market economy
traditional economy
10
The process of choosing one thing over another is:
marginal cost
opportunity cost
trade-off
true cost
11
In a capitalist economy who makes the economic decsions?
producers
all of the above
producers & consumers
the state
12
The physical and mental effort required to produce goods and services
capital
land
labor
entrepreneurship
13
Which concept accurately describes the U.S. economy today?
socialist
communist
capitalist with some socialist apects
purely capitalistic
14
Which is considered to be a good?
corn
clothing
tree
cotton
15
The factors of production include:
wealth, labor, resources, & entrepreneur
labor, economics, scarcity, capital
land, labor, capital, entrepreneur
natural resources, labor, entrepreneur
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Who controls the money supply?
Monetary Union
Bank of the U.S.
Donald Trump
Federal Reserve
17
Which is NOT an example of Microeconomics?
Unemployment of NYC
Miami
aggregate demand
Nordstrom
18
Items created by nature that are used to create goods and services
capital
labor
entrepreneurship
land
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Economic system where buyers and sellers interact to determine who gets what
mixed economy
command economy
free market economy
traditional economy
20
The correct definition of Economics is
the use of money responsibly
using limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants & needs
limited resources to satisfy limited wants
using resources to provide services
21
Which correctly describes capital:
commerce
people necessary to run a business
things used to produce goods & services such as tools
all items that occur naturally
22
His book,
The Wealth of Nations
, defined market economics for the first time
Adam Smith
Alan Greenspan
Karl Marx
Benjamin Franklin
23
The study of how people distribute scarce resources
supply and demand
socialism
political science
economics
24
Which of the following is NOT macroeconomics?
state taxes
inflation
aggregate demand
money supply
25
A tractor would be considered:
capital
labor
land
entrepreneur
26
Economy system where the government makes important decisions regarding the economy
mixed economy
market economy
command economy
traditional economy
27
An economic system where the government charges very high taxes and provides many services
democracy
capitalism
communism
socialism
28
Which identifies a want?
food
diamonds
shelter
water
29
A nation that still uses a Command Economy would be:
South Vietnam
South Korea
North Korea
Germany
30
In making economic decisions, what you did not choose is:
opportunity cost
trade-off
scarcity
marginal cost
31
Economic system which has strong controls on the economy but also private property
command economy
market economy
traditional economy
mixed economy
32
French term for the philosophy that says the government should stay out of the economy
laissez-faire
omellete du fromage
raison d'etre
parlez-vous
33
Which correctly identifies a need?
concert tickets
water
diamonds
cell phone
34
True cost is defined as:
What was not chosen
sum of what was chosen and not chosen
difference in what was chosen & not chosen
choosing one thing over another
35
Which is an example of an asset?
house
student loan
credit card
summer rental cottage