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Econ Final Review Part B
Econ Final Review Part B
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1
Which of the following is a characteristic of an entrepreneur?
Anyone who is part of the production process.
A risk taker who combines the other factors of production.
Not necessary in the production process.
Protected from loss by producing only profitable output.
2
The public sector is best suited to deal with externalities because it
creates the externalities
has power to make and enforce laws
represents all of the people
it is made up of individual tax payers
3
Which of the following statements represents a function of the public sector?
All of the above
Redistributes income
Defines and enforces property rights
Promotes competition
4
What business competition has one sell who controls the entire market?
partnership
monopoly
oligopoly
limited partnership
5
The amount of time you have is the time you use.
Laffer Curve
Occams Razor
Adam Smith
Parkinson’s Law
6
Money serves which of the following purposes or functions?
store of value
medium of exchange
all of the above
standard or measure of value
7
What is the universal economic problem, forces us to make choices in a world of limited resources and unlimited wants?
Scarcity
Allocation
Marginal cost
Trade-offs
8
The basic economic problem is
unemployment
poverty
inflation
scarcity
9
The essential ingredients or requirements needed to produce any product or service are referred to as
factors of production
basic economic questions
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
10
Which is more correct to produce at?
point B
point D
point F
they are equally correct
11
Economists call how the government taxes and spends is called what?
long-run policy
capitalism policy
monetary policy
fiscal policy
12
High taxes doesn’t necessarily mean high revenue.
Occams Razor
Parkinson’s Law
Keynesian Economics
Laffer Curve
13
Consumers who abuse credit and end up taking out a consolidation loan my generally end up paying
less interest
more interest
no interest
equal interest
14
When we give up one thing to gain another, it is called the
marginal cost.
marginal benefit.
opportunity cost.
production- possibilities frontier.
15
Economic model which shows visually the output potential with limited amount of resources and technological condition
demand curve
production possibilities frontier.
budget line
circular flow chart
16
The incentive(s) to produce in a market economy is/are
government forecasts
quotas
profit
altruism
17
Which tool of economic policy has shorter inside lag times?
fiscal policy
Laffer curve
paradox of value
monetary policy
18
Economist refer to conditions not planned for and can be positive or negative as
externalities
paradox of value
Laffer curve
say’s law
19
A European country agrees to replace their money with the Euro, what function of money was primarily being affected?
Store of Value
Inflation
Measurement of Value
Medium of Exchange
20
Relating to the human economic condition, which of the following is virtually limitless?
wants
Money
needs
goods
21
Cotton represents which factor of production?
Labor
Entrepreneurship
Capital
Land
22
Who is the chairmen of the Federal Reserve?
Robert Swan
Jerome Powell
Dawn Powers
Zachary Hazen
23
Why must the graph be concave?
it does not need to be
shows the Laffer Curve
shows the give and take relationship
shows supply-demand relationship
24
The additional or extra expense of producing one more item is called
Marginal cost
opportunity cost
variable cost
explicit costs
25
Post WWII the U.S. took a leadership role in creating this world wide agency where countries can get short term loans
NAPTA
World Bank
Marshal Plan
IMF
26
One problem associated with public goods is
they cost more than private goods
having too many public goods when taxes decline.
improving private sector efficiency
free riders
27
In a market economy the questions of what, how and for whom to produce are answered by
producers only.
a central planning agency
traditions and customs
individuals primarily, producers secondarily.
28
When you hire an employee, the employee would represent which factor of production?
Land
Capital
Entrepreneurship
Labor
29
A sewing machine would represent which factor of production?
Capital
Entrepreneurship
Labor
Land
30
What is the first step in union-management negotiations?
Mediation
Collective Bargaining
Difficult Conversation
Arbitration
31
That portion of the economy made up of individuals, businesses, and non-government entities is the
public sector
Internal Revenue Service
private sector
Federal Reserve
32
The simplest explanation is correct.
Laffer Curve
Occams Razor
Parkinson’s Law
Keynesian Economics
33
If prices increase by 10% during a period when wages increase by 5%, what function of money is primarily being affected?
Medium of exchange
Deflation
Store of value
Inflation
34
The branch of economics which deals with issues, policies, and wants relating to an individual or a business firm is
supply-side economics
international economics
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
35
Choosing which of our needs and wants will be satisfied and how much of our resources will be used to satisfy them is
capitalism
scarcity
opportunity cost
allocation
36
The opportunity cost of doing your homework rather than going to the basketball game is
watching the game.
unimportant since money is not involved.
having your homework completed.
nothing since homework is more important.
37
Consumers who borrow money must generally accept which of the following consequences?
Inconvenience in purchasing goods
Higher total cost for the item purchased
Lower living standard
Greater ability to save on income tax
38
What do economists call the condition which “since no one owns it, no one feels responsible” for it?
negative externalities
Tragedy of the Commons
positive externalities
Say’s Law
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Type of economist that believes in government involvement in economy.
Keynesian Economics
Laffer Curve
Occams Razor
Adam Smith
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In a command economy the questions of what, how, and for whom to produce are answered by
producers.
individuals.
traditions and customs.
a central planning agency.