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Unit 1 QUIZ: economics
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1
Which of these is the best description of our American economic system?
democracy
free-market capitalism
socialism
communism
2
Which of these is the best definition for Economics?
the study of money
all of these
the study of econs in society
study of how we deal with limitless wants/ limited resources
3
Economics is the study of Scarcity which leads to ______ and that leads to __________
capitalism, socialism
choice, opportunity cost
opportunity cost, choice
supply, demand
4
According to the law of supply, when the price of an item increases, producers will make ______
more
the same
just enough
less
5
Marx felt that free markets lead to profit, leading to greed, leading to suffering so he wants:
Democracy
socialism
facism
capitalism
6
when a slight change upward in price leads to consumption falling sharply the item is:
elastic
inelastic
equilibrium
marginal in utlity
7
The law of demand states that when the price of a good or service increases, than:
demand increases
supply is not affected
demand also decreases
there is elasticity
8
the law of supply and demand explains:
how much supply of a good or service there is
How the market satisfies wants in regard to our resources
how much demand for a product there is
How come things cost so much
9
The U.S. has the ___ largest economy, as measured by GDP, in the entire world
2nd
3rd
1st
4th
10
When the GDP declines for two consecutive quarters, the economy is said to be experiencing
expansion
inflation
depression
recession
11
Employees who launch and run a new business venture independently are called....
franchisors
intrepreneurs
entrepreneurs
partners
12
Economic system in which capital assets are privately owned and brought to market for profit:.
command
capitalism
feudalism
socialism
13
Drugs that you need to save lives are considered __________ in nature
equilibrium
demanding
inelastic
elastic
14
GDP measures the size of an economy and includes all of these economic activities except:
Gross Domestic Expenditures
consumption an production of a country's people & government
consumption of exports
the exports of a foreign country
15
Anything that is used to produce goods or services.
capital
resource
land
enterprise
16
an increase in price results in an increase in quantity supplied explains the:
Law of Demand
Law of Supply
Law of Supply and demand
The law of economics
17
The state of competition characterized by one company controlling an entire industry.
pure competition
monopolistic competition
oligopoly
monopoly
18
When the consumers buy all that is supplied and there is neither shortage or surplus:
inelasticity
elasticity
equilibrium
opportunity cost
19
Which of these is an example of a renewable resource
cows
oil
gold
coal
20
Which branch of economics is concerned with the overall economy?
macroeconomics
socialism
microeconomics
trend indicators