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Introduction to economics
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1
Using money to help start a business with the hope of turning a profit is known as what??
Gambling
Investing
Free-Enterprise
Laissez-Faire
2
Which of the following are the 3 main production factors in an economy??
Labor, Capital and Freedom
Land, Labor and Speech
Land, Freedom and Food
Land, Labor and Capital
3
A farmer who decides to produce wheat rather then barley is an example of what??
Production
Consumption
Specialization
Opportunity Cost
4
Who wrote the "
Communist Manifesto
" in 1848??
Karl Marx
Fidel Castro
Bernie Sanders
Joseph Mccarthy
5
What is the practical application of science to commerce or industry??
Values
Technology
Specialization
Opportunity Cost
6
Resources that are always limited compared to the number and variety of peoples wants is ___??
Non-Renewable
Rarity
Scarcity
Insufficiency
7
Which country is an example of a mixed economy??
Korea
United States
China
Canada
8
An economy where members work together to support the society rather than their families is___.
Non-Traditional
Traditional
Command
Market
9
After the production process the next two steps
IN ORDER
are ____ and ____??
Distribution and Devouring
Consumption and Distribution
Distribution and Consumption
Creation and Consumption
10
The difference between the total cost of production and total revenues received from buyers.
Incentive
Capitalism
Free-Enterprise
Profit
11
A system where people make their own decisions about how to save resources
Socialism
Communism
Liberalism
Capitalism
12
The process of combining land, labor and capital is known as ____??
Economics
Consumption
Distribution
Production
13
What kind of an economy do we have in the United States??
Traditional
Command
Market
Non-Traditional
14
An example of a renewable natural resource is what??
Minerals
All of the above
Buildings
Wildlife
15
A system in which individuals are free to undertake economic activities without the government.
Free-Enterprise
Capitalism
Socialism
Laissez-faire
16
Which economy is a process where buyers and sellers agree to exchange goods or services??
Non-Traditional
Command
Traditional
Market
17
An example of a traditional economy is what??
Egyptian Pharaohs
New York Stock Exchange
Farmer's Market
Tribe Hunters
18
The economy where government has control of banking, transportation and manufacturing is ____.
Traditional
Command
Non-Traditional
Market
19
How many production factors are there in an economy??
1
3
4
2
20
The highest valued benefit that is given up when an economic decision is made is called what??
Trade-Off
Slogan
Opportunity Cost
Success
21
Which of the following countries is an example of a Socialist country??
Somalia
All of the above
North Korea
Afganistan
22
The three types of economies are what??
Non-traditional, Command, Market
Traditional, Command, Consumption
Traditional, Non-Traditional, Market
Traditional, Command, Market
23
The phrase "Let them do as they please" is also known as what??
Opportunist Cost
American Society
Laissez-faire
Constitution
24
An example of financial capital that can be used for investing is what??
Minerals
Animals
Land
Money
25
The belief that political equality must be coupled with economic equality. Hint: Bernie Sanders
Socialism
Communism
Conservatism
Capitalism