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Which point in the Supply and Demand Graph indicates price and quantity?
Equilibrium
Supply
Quantity
Demand
2
A partial ownership of a company which can provide dividends or provide profit when you sell the share later on.
Stock
Portfolio
Bond
IRA
3
Which of the following is a Key Economic Assumption?
Due to scarcity, governments must direct production and distribution
Market economies are stronger than command economies
Everyone responds to incentives and acts in their own self interest
Tax breaks for entrepreneurs indirectly benefit the workforce
4
A pandemic causes uncertaintly in the availability of essential goods. What happens to the market for these goods?
Demand Decreases
Supply Decreases
Demand Increases
Supply Increases
5
An economy directed and managed by the government
Command Economy
Free Market Economy
Mixed Economy
Traditional Economy
6
In order to improve production possibilities and expand economic growth, a bussiness owner must invest in...
Human Capital
Consumer Goods
Land
Capital Goods
7
Which line in the Supply and Demand Graph always trends downward?
Equilibrium
Supply
Demand
Quantity
8
In a supply and demand graph, price is weighed against...
Equilibrium
Supply
Demand
Quantity
9
Efficiency lost due to price controls, taxes and tariffs are referred to as:
Capital Investment
Acceptable Risks
Producer Surplus
Dead Weight Loss
10
In a Production Possibilities Frontier, data points inside the curve are considered...
Inefficient
none of the above
Efficient
Impossible given current resources
11
After recovering from the pandemic, there is still a shortage of certain goods. What is the reason for this?
Increased Supply
Increased Demand
Decreased Demand
Decreased Supply
12
Household consumption in the product market returns to businesses in the form of...
Costs
Consumption
Revenue
Expenditures
13
The collection of investments you own from real-estate to shares and even cash.
IRA
Portfolio
Bond
Stock
14
Because of scarcity, firms and households need to make decisions based on...
Opportunity Cost
Sunk Cost
Trade Offs
Consumer Goods
15
Investing in multiple things like stocks, bonds and mutual funds is an example of ...
Interest
Diversification
Risk Management
Financial well being
16
A generally low-risk investment which pays interest at regular intervals and then the principal at the end of its life.
Stock
Bond
IRA
Portfolio
17
Any skills or knowledge gained by a worker through education and experience are referred to as:
Production Possibilities
Human Capital
Capital Goods
Consumer Goods
18
When prices are artificially raised above equilibrium price, this will create a:
Shortage
way for the middle to upper class to improve their condition
Surplus
Market Equilibrium
19
What is Economics?
We have unlimited wants and limited resources
The science of home care
The science of scarcity
The study of money
20
In a Production Possibilities Frontier, data points outside the curve are considered...
none of the above
Efficient
Inefficient
Impossible given current resources
21
Even when one country has the absolute advantage in both products, it should still trade because of...
Diplomacy
World Peace
Comparative Advantage
Competitive Advantage
22
An improvement in manufacturing results in a lower price in iPhones. What happens to the demand for airpods?
Decreases
Irrelevant
No changes
Increases
23
A national water shortage causes the price of water to spike. What happens to demand for water?
Increases
Slightly Increases
Decreases
Slightly Decreases
24
When a large job is split into smaller jobs and those jobs are given to individuals to do, this is referred to as:
The exploitation of the worker
The division of labor
Sunk Costs
Micro jobs
25
Businesses incur transform the factors of production into ______ which are then sold on the product market.
Households
Goods and Services
Expenditures
Wages
26
The law of demand states that price has a(an) ________ relationship with quantity demanded.
Toxic
Parallel
Direct
Inverse
27
An economy with little to no taxation or regulation.
Mixed Economy
Command Economy
Traditional Economy
Free Market Economy
28
"The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it."
John Maynard Keynes
Thomas Sowell
Adam Smith
Milton Friedman
29
When prices are artificially lowered below equilibrium price, this will create a:
Market Equilibrium
way for the impoverished to improve their condition
Surplus
Shortage
30
How does government gain revenue in order to provide goods and services to businesses and households?
Wages
Taxes
Expenditures
Rents
31
Ryan Reynolds gets on twitter and denounces Tyson farms. What happens to the demand for Tyson Chicken?
No changes
Increases
Irrelevant
Decreases
32
In a Production Possibilities Frontier, data points along the curve are considered...
Impossible given current resources
Efficient
Inefficient
none of the above
33
Land, Labor and Capital are the:
Factors of Production
Laws of Supply and Demand
Basics of Economics
Fundamental Studies
34
If an economic boom causes general increases in wages, what happens to the demand for name-brand cereals?
Decreases
Irrelevant
No changes
Increases
35
When comparing the output of 2 nations, how do we determine which country should produce which product?
Highest input
Highest Opportunity Cost
Highest production
Lowest Opportunity Cost
36
What is this?
Production Possibilities Flowchart
The Factors of Production
The Circular Flow Model
The Economy
37
Taco Bell increases prices by 30%. What happens to demand for Tacos?
Increases
Slightly Increases
Slightly Decreases
Decreases
38
The United States can produce 16 TVs and 8 gaming consoles. Canada can produce 12 TVs and 4 gaming consoles.
The United States has an absolute advantage in producing both products.
The United States would not benefit from trading with Canada.
Canada has an absolute advantage in producing gaming consoles
Canada has an absolute advantage in producing TVs
39
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher .. that we expect our dinner, but from the regard to their own interest."
Thomas Sowell
John Maynard Keynes
Adam Smith
Milton Friedman
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Businesses incur ______ in the factor market in order to gather resources.
Costs
Expenditures
Consumption
Revenue