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CIS Final Review Part 1
CIS Final Review Part 1
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An economics review of terms, concepts and applications.
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"the triangle" shows the loss to society; reduction in both consumer and producer surplus
diminishing marginal returns
diminishing marginal utility
deadweight loss
elastic demand
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production of particular mix of goods and services most wanted by society is
productive efficiency
command economics
allocative efficiency
supply and demand
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TIRES explains the determinants of
utility
demand
supply
equilibrium
4
refer to graph: an increase in quantity supplies is depicted by
move from X to Y
shift from S1 to S2
move from Y to X
shift from S2 to S1
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the concept of price elasticity of demand measures:
shifting of the demand curve
number of buyers in a market
slope of supply curve
the sensitivity of consumers to price change
6
EAT IT describes the determinants of
demand
utility
equilbrium
supply
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the economic concept that benefits trade by producing products at the lowest opportunity cost
Production Possibilities Frontier
Absolute Advantage
Comparative Advantage
Exportation
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refer to the PPC for guns and butter
c is unattainable
b is unattainable
a is unattainable
d is unattainable
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The study of economics is primarily concerned with:
socialism
fairness
scarcity
losing money
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TINSTAAFL
costs in every decision made
MB+MC
trade offs in every decision made
choices are not rational
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in the short run
all costs are variable
all inputs are variable
some inputs are fixed and some are variable
all inputs are fixed
12
which one of the following best states the idea of opportunity cost?
money cost to buy item
cost to seller of an item
time cost to buy item
value of what must be given up to acquire item
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the more twinkies I eat, the less additional satisfaction I get from eating another one
diminishing marginal returns
diminishing appetite for twinkies
diminishing marginal utility
diminishing satisfaction
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The difference of what consumers are willing to pay and what they actually pay
midweight loss
producer surplus
deadweight loss
consumer surplus
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Refer to graph: a decrease in quantity demanded is depicted by
a move from Y to X
a shift from D1 to D2
a shift from D2 to D1
a move from X to Y
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Refer to graph: a decrease in demand is depicted by
a move from Y to X
a move from X to Y
a shift from D2 to D1
a shift from D1 to D2
17
the fundamental questions that all economies must answer are
How should goods and service be produced?
Who gets the goods and services?
All answers are correct
What should be produced?
18
which of the following is a distinguishing feature of a command system?
central planning by government
free market
private ownership of land
economic power for all
19
What is the equilibrium price and quantity of the market for blue jeans?
$80 and 50
$50 and 80
$100 and 50
$55 and 40
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an effective price floor will
result in a product shortage
clear the market
force some firms to go out of business
result in a product surplus
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as extra units of a variable resource is added to a fixed resource, MP will decline
deadweight loss
diminishing marginal utility
diminishing marginal returns
economies of scale
22
an effective price ceiling will
result in a product surplus
induce new firms to enter the industry
result in a product shortage
clear the market
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the production of any particular mix of goods and services in the least cost way is
price floors
allocative efficiency
price ceilings
productive efficiency
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an increase in price results in increased total revenue can be explained by
unit elastic demand
elastic demand
inelastic demand
perfectly elastic demand
25
which of the following would be responsible for the change in supply from S2 to S1?
increase in cost of production
decrease in income
increase in consumer tastes
increase in price
26
Total revenue - explicit and implicit costs = ?
economic profit
accounting profit
inelasticity
no profit
27
This graph illustrates the basic principles of scarcity, opportunity cost and trade offs
marginal cost benefit graph
monopoly graph
production possiblities graph
resource graph
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the four factors of production are
land labor capital and technology
land labor capital and entrepreneurship
land labor capital and money
land labor technology and money
29
a shortage of 25 blue jeans will occur at what price?
$80
$0
$100
$55
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Broad social and economic goals that are attained and traded off in every nation
GGEFSS
GEFFSS
GEEFSS
GEEFFSS
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refer to graph: a decrease in supply is depicted by
shift from S1 to S2
shift from S2 to S1
move from point X to Y
move from point Y to X
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most goods and services that have inelastic demand are characterized as
a necessity
surplus
a luxury
shortage
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how much should you eat at an all you can eat restaurant?
MB = MC
until you are full
until you regurgitate
somewhere along the PPC
34
Which of the following would be responsible for the change in demand from D1 to D2?
decrease in income
increase in price
increase in cost of production
increase in consumer tastes
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Economic scarcity is
only in U.S.
only in command economies
only in market economies
applies to all economies