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Supply and Demand + Basic Economics
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In a command economy,the factors of production are owned by the government.
False
True
2
The amount of goods producers are willing and able to sell is known as:
Supply
Demand
Equilibrium
Elasticity
3
As shown on a demand curve, price and quantity demanded have an INVERSE relationship because:
When price is low, demand is low
When price is low, demand is high
When supply is high, prices are low
When supply is low, prices are high
4
What are the factors of production?
goods and services
risk and opportunity
land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship
wages, salaries, and profits
5
If there is more supply than there is demand from consumers it is known as ________. The price is too high.
Surplus
income effect
equilibrium effect
shortage
6
Equilibrium happens when demand is equal to supply, resulting in neither a shortage or surplus.
False
True
7
People's wants are unlimited and resources are limited. These facts mean that which of the following is always present?
marginal utility
costs of production
inflation
scarcity
8
Farmers, cashiers, truck drivers, lawyers, accountants, graphic designers, and managers are examples of:
capital resources
human resources
natural resources
9
Tools, buildings, machinery, equiment, and vehicles are examples of:
capital resources
entrepreneurship
natural resources
human resources
10
GDP Per Capita is a useful way to measure a country's standard of living (quality of life).
True
False
11
If the price of a good increases, demand will __________________.
increase
stay the same
decrease
12
Which factor of production is shown here?
labor (human)
land (natural)
capital
13
The law of supply states that a higher price will result in a lower quantity being produced.
False
True
14
What type of economic system?
Individuals are encouraged to develop new ideas and businesses.
Traditional
Command
Market
15
The value of the best alternative to any action you undertake is referred to as its
production cost
resource cost
increasing cost
opportunity cost
16
In a capitalist economy, individuals and businesses determine what goods to produce, how much, and and at what price.
True
False
17
When there is more supply from producers than there is demand from consumers it is known as:
a surplus
inelastic supply
equilibrium
a shortage
18
What type of economic system?
Land, tools, and factories are privately owned
Traditional
Market
Command
19
Private ownership of most means of production, with the government intervening through regulations.
Mixed
Traditional
Command
Market
20
That total value of all goods and services produced within a year is known as:
Standard of living
GDP
Unemployment
CPI
21
What type of economy? Economic decisions are made by central planners, like the government.
Traditional
Command
Market
22
Which is NOT one of the 3 fundamental questions to ask when establishing an economic system?
Where will it be produced?
How will it be distributed? (Who will get it)
How will it be produced?
What will be produced?
23
Demand is the amount of goods consumers are willing to buy, even if they do not have the means to purchase the goods.
True
False
24
What type of economy? Economic decisions are based on customs from the past.
Market
Command
Mixed
Traditional
25
This is the highest phase of the business cycle. After this, GDP begins to decrease.
Expansion
Contraction
Trough
Peak
26
A demand curve slopes downward to the right (because as price decreases, quantity demanded increases)
True
False