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Basics of Economics
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Where is the point of inefficiency?
Inside the curve
Outside the curve
On the curve
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Which involves making economic choices based on customs?
Command economy
Mixed economy
Market economy
Traditional economy
3
The human time, effort, and talent that go into making of products is called
Capital
Labor
Scarcity
Knowledge
4
The ability to decide for yourself which legal agreements you will enter into is called
Profit motive
Free contract
Open opportunity
Legal equality
5
Which of the following nations has a command economy?
Russia
Japan
North Korea
Indonesia
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Goods and services provided by the government and consumed by the public as a group
Public goods
Subsidy
Microeconomics
Product market
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Any point outside the curve of a PPC represents a goal that is
Possible to meet because resources are fixed
Impossible to meet because resources are not fixed
Possible to meet because resources are not fixed
Impossible to meet because resources are fixed
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The foundation of market economies
Factor Market
Consumer Sovereignty
Competition
Laissez Faire
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Means “leave things alone” or a hands-off approach
Consumer Sovereignty
Factor Market
Laissez Faire
Competition
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The process of changing from government ownership to private ownership is called
Economizing
Downsizing
Privatizing
Nationalizing
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Which is based mainly on individual choice?
Market economy
Traditional economy
Mixed economy
Command economy
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Where is the point of impossibility?
On the curve
Inside the curve
Outside the curve
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Producers help allocate scarce resources by seeking opportunities to
Increase incentives
Market products
Lower costs
Earn profits
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The idea that consumers are free to buy what they want
Laissez Faire
Consumer Sovereignty
Factor Market
Competition
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Where is the point of efficiency?
On the curve
Outside the curve
Inside the curve
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PPC is an acronym for
Production possibilities chart
Preliminary production chart
Preliminary production curve
Production possibilities curve
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The ongoing tensions of not having enough resources to meet human wants is called
Scarcity
Surplus
Shortage
Need
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A need is fulfilled by
Food
Video games
Jewelry
Movie tickets
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Study of the behavior of the economy as a whole
Macroeconomics
Laissez Faire
Factor Market
Microeconomics
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The process of changing from private ownership to government ownership is called
Downsizing
Economizing
Privatizing
Nationalizing
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The value of what you give up by choosing one alternative over another is called
Opportunity cost
Marginal cost
Marginal benefit
Opportunity benefit
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Market for factors of production
Laissez Faire
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Factor Market
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Study of the behavior of individuals in an economy
Laissez Faire
Factor Market
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
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Government payment that helps cover the cost of an economic activity considered to be in the public interest.
Microeconomics
Public goods
Subsidy
Product market
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In a circular flow model, the arrows between government and businesses show the flow of
Resources, products, and taxes
Products, services, and costs
Resources, costs, and taxes
Products, services, and taxes
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Market for goods and services
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Laissez Faire
Product market