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Economics Unit 4 Review
Economics Unit 4 Review
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When should a service be provided by the government?
When there would otherwise be a monopoly
When there would otherwise be a free rider problem
When the free market is providing the service
When the good or service is otherwise expensive
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Which type of industry is dominated by a few firms selling similar products?
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Monopolistic Competition
Perfect Competition
3
What is it called when someone gets benefits that someone else pays for (at least in part)?
free market
golden balls
monopolist
free rider
4
Which type of business provides the most legal protection for its owners?
corporation
proprietorship
partnership
cooperative
5
What is it called when the free market leads to a poor outcome for society?
tyranny
I can't come up with a fourth option for this question.
game theory
market failure
6
Why don't natural resources guarantee long-term wealth for a nation?
wealthy nations often exploit resource-rich poorer nations
they don't invest for the future
the natural resources can run out
all of the above
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Which type of industry tends to provide the best prices for consumers?
Oligopoly
Perfect Competition
Monopolistic Competition
Monopoly
8
Which type of industry tends to provide the most profits for firms?
Perfect Competition
Monopoly
Monopolistic Competition
Oligopoly
9
Which of these is an example of an industry that likely operates under monopoly?
electrical utilities
soda
bricks
tennis shoes
10
In which types of markets is advertising most important?
Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
Perfect Competition and Monopolistic Competition
Perfect Competition and Monopoly
11
Which is an example of an industry that is likely under perfect competition?
airplanes
pizza
lemons
diamonds
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Which of these is an industry that likely operates under oligopoly?
donuts
surgery
cereal
diamonds
13
What is the probable solution to a market failure?
the invisible hand
less government regulation
government intervention
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Which type of business often raises funds through stock sales?
corporation
partnership
non-profit
proprietorship
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Which type of market consists of only one firm?
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Monopolistic Competition
Perfect Competition
16
What, more than anything, determines how much a job pays?
the level of danger involved in the job
the level of education needed for the job
supply and demand for that job
the public utility of the job
17
For which job is there a higher demand in the U.S.?
brain surgeon
fast food cook
18
Which is a disadvantage of perfect competition?
firms grow too large
firms spend too much on advertising
one firm dominates the industry
firms can't make much money
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Game theory suggests that firms in which type of industry have to guess each other's moves?
Monopolistic Competition
Perfect competition
Oligopoly
Monopoly
20
Which type of business is owned by an individual?
corporation
proprietorship
cooperative
partnership
21
Which of these is an industry that likely operates under monopolistic competition?
artificial hearts
cell phone service
shirts
Harry Potter books
22
In which type of industry do firms take whatever price is given to them by the industry?
Monopolistic Competition
Perfect Competition
Monopoly
Oligopoly
23
What is it called when the government provides a good or service?
the invisible hand
command economy
equilibrium
a public good