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Sumner Economics Ch1 and 2 Review
Sumner Economics Ch1 and 2 Review
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Terms and concepts for beginning level economics.
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Which of the following is characteristic of a traditional economy?
revolves around family
encourages innovation
high standard of living
industrial production
2
The major problem that the study of economics tries to address is?
graphing
money
scarcity
trade offs
3
Which of the following best describes the U.S. economy?
mixed
free market
centrally planned
traditional
4
Which of the following is not a factor of production?
Capital
Scarcity
Land
Labor
5
The picture below represents which factor of production?
Capital
Labor
Land
Entrepreneurship
6
The picture below represents which factor of production?
Land
Entrepreneurship
Captial
Labor
7
The father of economics?
Adam Smith
Alonzo Ashwood
Tom Jones
Bernie Sanders
8
If production of trucks moves from point B to point C what is the Opp. Cost?
nothing
2 trucks
I am confused
3 boats
9
Three questions that every economic system must answer before production may begin?
When, Where, How many toproduce
all of the above
What, How, Why toproduce
What, How, For whom toproduce
10
Anything a consumer desires that is not food, water, or shelter?
human capital
need
want
technology
11
The picture below represents which factor of production?
Labor
Entrepreneurship
Captial
Land
12
Why are goods and services scarce?
Greedy people want too many goods.
Some goods cost more than others.
People want more than they can have.
Resources used to produce them are limited.
13
the study of how people make choices when supplies are limited
Philosophy
Sociology
Culinary Arts
Economics
14
Which would a company do to increase its human capital?
hire more part-time workers
lease cars for employees
provide training
build a company cafeteria
15
what you give up to get something else...
opportunity cost
underutilization
trade off
entrepreneurship
16
Which factor of production does the picture represent?
Land
Labor
Physical Capital
Human Capital
17
The picture below represents which factor of production?
Entrepreneurship
Land
Labor
Captial
18
Which factor of production does the picture represent?
Land
Labor
Physical Capital
Human Capital
19
Term that describes that a government should provide minimal interference in a market economy.
lassie-faire
invisible hand
confectionary
efficiency
20
the extra cost of making one additional unit
marginal benefit
marginal cost
production possibilities
utility
21
using resources in the best way is known as
want
labor
efficiency
need
22
Which factor of production does the picture represent?
Human Capital
Physical Capital
Land
Labor
23
Which factor of production does the cash register in the picture represent?
Physical Capital
Labor
Human Capital
Land
24
Producing one product instead of another is an example of a(n)?
Trade off
Opportunity Cost
Panama Jack
Gunderson
25
If production is a point D it is said to be operating at ______?
a good rate
underutilization
perfectly
marginal cost
26
Food, water, shelter, and Clothing (sometimes) are considered?
Land
Labor
Needs
Wants
27
Which of the following is characteristic of a market economy?
encourages innovation
revolves around family
low standard of living
government control of factors
28
The picture below represents which factor of production?
Land
Captial
Entrepreneurship
Labor
29
If production is a point E it is said to be?
underutilization
good
impossible
bad
30
What did communist revolutions lead to in the Soviet Union and in China?
traditionalism
socialism
capitalism
central planning