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Intro to economics- first unit
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The founder of a business, and new product ideas are examples of what factor of production?
Labor
Capital
Land
Entrepreneurship
2
The ability of people to choose what they want to buy or not buy is known as
Self-interest
Profit Motive
Competition
Consumer Sovereignty
3
Machines, factories, roads, and trucks are examples of which factor of production?
Labor
Entrepreneurship
Capital
Land
4
In which economic system does a central authority control economic production?
Mixed
Traditional
Command
Market
5
In a command economy, resources are owned by
businesses
individuals or businesses
individuals or the government
the government
6
This is the incentive of a business to sell a good or service
Competition
Opportunity Cost
Profit Motive
Voluntary Exchange
7
A buyer and a seller both seek a benefit in the market place. They both act out of ________
Self-interest
Private Property
Crippling Fear
Profit Motive
8
With voluntary exchange, a buyer and seller agree to do business together
only for the benefit of the buyer
for the benefit of neither
only for the benefit of the seller
for the mutual benefit of both
9
Someone who buys or uses a good or service is called
Entrepreneur
Consumer
Producer
Servicer
10
The economic system that allows individuals the most freedom of choice is
Communism
Traditional
Capitalism
Socialism
11
In economic terms, the value of what is given up when you choose one item over another is
opportunity cost
fixed cost
marginal cost
item cost
12
This can refer to an individual's home, a storefront, a method of production, or an invention
Consumer Sovereignty
Private Property
Self-Interest
Competition
13
Benefits offered to encourage people to act in certain ways are known as
utilities
incentives
opportunities
trade-offs
14
Store clerks, advertisers, designers, and management are examples of what factor of production?
Capital
Labor
Land
Entrepreneurship
15
Not having enough resources to meet human wants is called
need
scarcity
shortage
surplus
16
Products that can be purchased are called
services
stocks
goods
bonds
17
Economics can best be defined as the study of:
Efforts to satisfy unlimited wants with scarce resources
Supply and demand
Demand for goods and services
Government taxation policies
18
This helps to keep prices low and quality high
Self-Interest
Incentives
Profit Motive
Competition
19
Oil, chickens, eggs, and lumber are examples of which factor of production?
Labor
Land
Capital
Entrepreneurship
20
Government programs that protect people from economic hardships are called
public safety nets
free rider
public subsidies
positive externalities