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#Review game #Unit 1- Fundamental Economic Concepts Test
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1
The best-selling cereal in 2020 was
Cheerios
Life
Frosted Flakes
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
2
A productive resource not created by human effort (natural resources)
labor
capital
entrepreneurship
land
3
Risk taking individuals in search of profits
Labor
Capital
Entrepreneurship
Land
4
Movement along the production possibilities frontier illustrates which economic concept?
opportunity cost
scarcity
human capital
the four factors of production
5
Revenue equals
The total of all costs
Revenue and profit are the same thing
Profit - cost
Price x # of units sold
6
The situation of limited resources and unlimited needs and wants creates
choices
scarcity
Marginal Benefit
utility
7
This picture illustrates the concept of
Post Hoc Fallacy
Strawman Argument
The Fallacy of Composition
Confusing correlation and causation
8
oil and water would be an example of which type of factors of production/productive resources
Land
Entrepreneurship
Capital
Labor
9
This picture best illustrates the concept of
The Fallacy of Composition
Confusing correlation and causation
Post Hoc Fallacy
Strawman Argument
10
Any point ON the PPC is considered Allocatively Efficient
False
True
11
Which of the following is true?
Positive statements are statements of opinion
Economists never use normative statements
Normative statements are statements of facts
Normative statements are statements of opinion
12
Me: "Students should not be allowed to eat in class" My opponent: "Oh! So you want all kids to starve to death!"
Strawman Fallacy
Ad Hominum attack
Fallacy of Composition
Post Hoc Fallacy
13
Examples of which productive resources- Hammer, copy machine, saw, and factories
labor
land
entrepreneur
captial
14
The basic problem in Economics and why people study it is due to
scarcity
utility
marginal utility
entrepreneurship
15
The word utility in economics is best represented by this synonym:
Happiness
Future benefit
Pleasure
Satisfaction
16
Which of the following is an investment in human capital?
A country builds new schools
A company builds a new factory
A state puts in a new highway
a machine builds more chainsaws
17
Any point/combination on the production possibilities frontier illustrates
inefficiency
Increasing opportunity cost
Allocative efficiency
Productive efficiency
18
An example of inefficiency in an economy is
Unemployment
A loss of resources
A decrease in demand
A decrease in technology
19
The rule for marginal analysis says that an individual will take an action as long as
Total benefit > or = Total cost
Marginal benefit > 0
Marginal benefit > or = Marginal cost
There is some total benefit
20
Which of the following examples best demonstrates opportunity cost?
Your brother chooses to read a book instead of watching TV
Your teacher assigns an essay for homework
You forget to bring a pencil to class
Your mother listens to the radio as she cooks dinner
21
Something that positively or negatively influences human behavior is called a(n)
fallacy
incentive
decider
incendiary
22
The biggest land carnivore in the world is the
Polar Bear
Tiger
Vampire Goat
Grizzly Bear
23
Tools, equipment, and factories used in the production of goods and services
Durable goods
Capital goods
Consumer goods
entrepreneur
24
The basic problem every economic system faces is
How to make sure prices are correct
How to make sure resources are allocated equally
How to allocate scarce resources
How to keep consumers happy
25
Which of the following examples would shift the PPF outwards - (illustrating economic growth)
All the above would shift the PPF outwards
Increase in Land resources
Increase in technology
Increase in Labor resources
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Product intended for final use by consumers rather than businesses
consumer good
financial capital
capital good
human capital
27
The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility states that
As consumption increases, marginal benefit/utility increases
People will stop consuming things only when their total benefit reaches 0
As consumption increases, marginal benefit/utility decreases
As consumption increases, total benefit/utility decreases
28
______ is a great way to approximate standard of living because it measures the productivity of the average worker
GDP per capita
GDP
Resources per person
National Income
29
Tradeoffs are best thought of as
The time you give up when making a decision
All of the other options when making a decision
The thing you gain when making a decision
The next best choice when making a decision
30
Sum of people's skills, abilities, health, and motivation.
value
human capital
wealth
financial capital
31
The highest grossing film of all time (made the most money in theaters) is
Avengers: Endgame
The Bee Movie
Avatar
Star Wars Episode IV
32
Solve this equation:
9
3
19
1
33
A combination of goods and services outside/ (above) the PPF illustrates:
underproduction
maximum production
not possible OR unachievable production
full production
34
The additional satisfaction gained by consuming an additional unit of a good is known as
incentive
wealth
marginal cost
marginal benefit or utility
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The idea that consumer self-interest & the profit motive guide what an economy produces & who receives goods & services
Socialism
The transparent foot
Command Economy
The invisible hand
36
Employment in service occupations refers to:
people who perform work for other people
private ownership of the factors of production
workers on the assembly line
the manufacture of durable goods
37
The longest river in the world is the
Nile
The Chattahoochee
Mississippi
Amazon
38
Mr. Wallace coaches this sport at this school
Soccer; Cambridge
Basketball; Milton
Cross Country; Alpharetta
Competitive crawling; Kids R Kids pre-school
39
Any combination/point inside the production possibilities frontier illustrates
full/maximum production
inefficiency
A loss of resources
an unattainable level of production
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The largest country by area is
Asia
Russia
The United States
China
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A resource cannot be considered scarce if
The market cannot charge a price for the resource
Countries have more than enough of the resource to meet current demand
There is a surplus of the resource
You can buy as much as you want of it
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Mount Everest is located in the
Andes
Himalayas
Rockies
Alps