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Economic theory recap
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1
The acronym GDP stands for...
Great Domesticated Products
Good Descriptive People
Global Department of Production
Gross Domestic Product
2
When calculating GDP, which is the amount that we SUBTRACT?
Imports
Exports
Consumer purchases
Government spending
3
What are the four factors of production?
Land, Labor, Money and Country
Life, Liberty, Labor and Land
Entrepreneurship, Life, Money and Capital
Land, Labor, Capital, Entrepreneurship
4
______________ is what we've missed out on by choosing to use resources in one way over another
cost-benefit analysis
trade-off
production possibilities
opportunity cost
5
What are the basic economic question(s) every society must ask?
How to produce?
All of these
For Whom to produce?
What to produce?
6
When there is a surplus, producers will ________ prices to attract more buyers.
increase
accrue
stockpile
reduce
7
When demand from consumers for a product or service equals the supply from producers, we have
market equilibrium
demand equanimity
mixed equilibrium
balanced supply
8
_________________ means we rely on others and others rely on us to provide goods and services.
Economic insecurity
Economic specialisation
Economic interdependence
Economic independence
9
Books, shoes, cars, iPhones are all an example of a....
resource
service
good
need
10
____________ is not having enough resources to produce things people need and want.
Scarcity
GDP
Production
Labour
11
Which economic system best describes what we have in Australia?
Socialism
Market Economy
Communism
Mixed Economy
12
This graph is a _____________ curve.
demand
production
market
supply
13
_________ is the study of how people try to satisfy wants & needs through the use of resources.
Scarcity
Land
Economics
Financial Capital
14
Price mechanism refers to ___________________________.
the cost of taking your car to the mechanic
how interest rates are set
a country's Gross Domestic Product
how prices are determined and resources allocated
15
When the quantity available is greater than the demand, this situation is referred to as a ____
market surplus
market import
market shortage
market dividend
16
This graph is a ______________ curve.
production
demand
market
supply
17
Which is NOT an example of the Australian Government influencing the Australian economy?
Changing the VCE Economics Study Design
Providing health & education services
Implementing laws and taxes
Implementing a federal Budget
18
Who are the main groups working towards solving the economic problem?
Employeers, employers and the Tax Office
Buyers, sellers and producers
Cash, credit and capital
Consumers, businesses and governments
19
A sustained, upward trend in the economic cycle is usually referred to as ____________
a recession
the point of recovery
the peak of the economy
economic growth
20
When demand for products is greater than the avaliable supply, this is referred to as a _______
market balance
market surplus
market equilibrium
market shortage