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Business Essentials Unit 2
Business Essentials Unit 2
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The best time for consumers to purchase products at reduced prices is when a __________ market exists.
Seller’s
Command
Buyer's
Buyer’s Power
2
The general classifications of business risks are
strategic, production, competitive, and hazard.
production, hazard, operational, and strategic.
hazard, operational, strategic, and financial.
competitive, strategic, financial, and operational.
3
Concept that supply of a good/service will increase when the demand is great and decrease when demand is low is known as
Law of Supply and Demand
Excess Demand
Law of Demand
Law of Supply
4
In business terms, what is profit?
A risky venture
A holiday bonus
A monetary reward
A good investment
5
A _______ economy is where the government owns and offers all the goods and services.
Free
Command
Market
Mixed
6
The basic role of the United States government is to
protect U.S. citizens.
maintain control of prices.
limit business startups.
increase production.
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Which of the following statements about perfect competition is correct:
Businesses have a good deal of control over the market.
There is a limited supply of goods and services.
It is used as a benchmark to compare real market structures against.
Products vary from seller to seller.
8
What motivates businesses to produce efficiently and sell effectively?
The desire to spend money
The need for recognion
The hope of making a profit
The chance to start a trend
9
Having well-planned buildings and providing effective employee training are ways that a business can _?_ business risks.
insure against
retain
prevent or control
transfer
10
Which of the following is the best reason for studying economics?
To learn how to invest money and express social responsibility
To find the best use for resources and supplies
To determine which occupations interest you
To prepare for effective decision making and responsible citizenship
11
Which one of the following groups of words best describes wants:
Unlimited, unchanging, and compensating
Limited, changing, and compensating
Unlimited, changing, and competing
Limited, unchanging, and competing
12
To use resources wisely, business owners must reduce
wages.
risk.
waste.
reward
13
What type of market structure is most commonly found in a private enterprise economy?
Perfect competition
Regulated monopoly
Oligopoly
Monopolistic competitioin
14
The amount of money paid for raw materials and products sold is called
gross profit.
operang expense.
net profit.
cost of goods.
15
What are the three basic economic questions?
Where, when and what products will be produced?
What will be produced, how will it be produced, and for whom?
When and how will products be produced, and how will thet be allocated?
When, what and how will be produced and allocated?
16
A retailer feels a duty to contribute to the well-being of society so it gives a portion of its proceeds to charity is
social responsibility.
voluntary chains.
e-tailing.
wholesaling.
17
When a business keeps a risk because management is unaware of it, the business is ___?____ the risk.
avoiding
transferring
preventing or controlling
retaining
18
Malinda owns a home that she decides to rent it out to make more money. Which economic freedom does this illustrate?
Freedom to choose which laws to obey
Freedom to control all the money you earn
Freedom to own, use, buy, and sell private property
Freedom to compete for jobs
19
A ______ economy is where most goods and services are offered by private companies.
Free
Command
Seller’s
Market
20
Which of the factors that affect profit are usually able to be controlled?
Pricing and billing
Expenses and pricing
Expenses and billing
Income and expenses
21
Seeing a movie at a theater would be considered a(n) __________ want.
unlimited
limited
economic
non-economic
22
Offering high quality, large assortments, and free shipping are examples of
nonprice competition
rebates.
price competition
price fixing.
23
Every society must develop a system for deciding how it will use its resources so that it can
control production.
prevent problems.
minimize risk.
meet people’s needs.
24
A hurricane that destroys a business is an example of a(n) _______ risk.
strategic
operational
hazard
financial
25
Who answers the basic economic questions in a private enterprise economic system?
Entrepreneurs and producers
Influenal citizens
Government agencies
Businesses and individuals
26
A gap between unlimited wants and limited resources creates
wants.
economics.
resources.
scarcity.
27
_______reflects the quantities that consumers are willing and able to buy at various prices during the same time period.
Demand
Supply
Excess Supply
Equilibrium Price
28
When employees are working faster or better, they are increasing their
value.
efficiency.
benefits.
wages.
29
What economic principle states the
quantity
of a good/service that consumers will buy varies inversely with its
price?
Law of Supply and Demand
Excess Demand
Law of Demand
Law of Supply
30
Which of the following represents a primary business acvity?
Designing
Supervising
Scheduling
Marketing
31
The actual price that prevails in a market at any particular moment is the __________.
Equilibrium Price
Market Price
Excess Demand
Market Clearing Price
32
When the demand is so great that customers will buy regardless of high prices is a ________
Buyer’s Power
Seller’s Market
Buyer’s Market
Market
33
__ is the point at which the quantity of a good that buyers want equals the quantity that sellers are willing to sell at
Excess Demand
Equilibrium Price
Market Price
Excess Supply
34
In our economy, _________ get(s) the goods or services that have been produced.
the Government
whoever is willing and able to pay the price
buyers
sellers
35
In economics, capital goods include
buildings and equipment.
labor and management.
mental and physical work.
trees and water.
36
Into what two categories can wants be divided?
Unlimited and non-economic
Unlimited and economics
Unlimited and limited
Economic and non-economic
37
The automobile industry, the pharmaceucal industry, and the oil industry are all examples of
market structures.
monopolisc compeon.
oligopolies.
perfect compeon.
38
The heart of economics is
trade-offs.
resources.
wants.
decision making.
39
Every business must accomplish which of the following:
Issue corporate bonds
Trade or sell business assets/property
Obtain venture capital
Produce or provide goods/services
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Why are resources considered limited?
Everyone has them, and they change.
There are so many that people must decide which ones to choose at any time.
Entrepreneurs do not invest enough of them.
There are not enough for everyone to have as much of them as desired.