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Concept 1 Review
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By-products of production or consumption that impose costs on third parties are called
Negative externalities
Positive externalities
Public goods
Private goods
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It is impossible to produce outside a production possibilities frontier because
There are not enough consumers of the product.
Limited amount of resources to produce products
the law of increasing opportunity cost
There's uneven trade-off between production of the products.
3
Scarcity is defined as
Unlimited resources with limited wants
Limited resources with unlimited wants
The value of the alternative not chosen
Lack of enough resources to satisfy wants
4
Which of the following examples demonstrates entrepreneurship?
A student cuts his neighbor's lawn for free.
A technician discovers a new type of wax for her employer
A scientist invents a long-lasting paint and sold to company
A government official creates a new, easier tax form
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All of the following except one are characteristics of a pure market economy. Choose exception:
Resources are owned entirely by the government.
Resource owners have property rights.
Markets answer the fundamental economic questions.
Market prices guide resources to their most productive use.
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The assumption of rational self-interest means:
That economic choices are limited
People generally will make the best choice for themselves.
Everyone makes the same choices.
People generally think of others when making choices.
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A focus on the performance of the economy as a whole, especially the national economy.
Market economics
Consumer economics
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
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Rational self-interest means that consumers
spend their income at the present rather than future
make choices that maximize their satisfaction
think only of themselves when making choices
are concerned with earning the largest amount of money
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All of the following are advantages of a sole proprietorship except
limited control
owner keeps all profit
fewer government regulations
pay lower taxes
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Being more efficient at producing one product than the other product (lowest opportunity cost)
pure monopoly
specialization
absolute advantage
comparative advantage
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Production in traditional economics is determined primarily by
Central planning agencies
Market forces
Customs and traditions
Government laws and regulations
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Which of these is not considered a public good?
Street lights
Schools
Cable TV Signal
National defense
13
In economics, the word marginal means
unskilled
lazy
not very good
additional
14
According to Adam Smith, market forces coordinate production as if by
a government degree
a court ruling
majority rule
an invisible hand
15
Which of the following is correct about households in the circular flow model?
Supply more in product market than resource market
Demand in resource market and supply to product market
Demand more in resource market than product market
Supply to resource market and demand in product market
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Being able to do something using fewer resources than other producers require is a(n)
absolute advantage
pure monopoly
comparative advantage
specialization
17
Capital goods consist of:
Music lesson, oil changes, and haircuts
Raw material, labor, and finished products
Machines, tools, and equipment
Money, savings, and investment
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Corporations are
the easiest form of business to start
the type of business that is best able to raise funds
the least-regulated form of business
the most common type of business organization
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A production possibilities frontier assumes each of the following except:
Production takes place in a set period of time
Resources will be used to make the most products
Technology does not change
Resources available in the economy are fixed
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The opportunity cost of a chosen item or activity is:
How many chances you will have to buy it
The value of the choice made
The value of the next best alternative not chosen
How much money it will cost