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Economics Semester Exam Review
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Review for Econ final
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1
Identify the graph
Increase in Quantity Demanded
Increase in Quantity Supplied
Decrease in Quantity Demanded
Decrease in Quantity Supplied
2
He said that the government should keep its hands off the economy in a Laissez Faire policy
President Trump
Adam Smith
John Keynes
Janet Yellen
3
Unemployment: Selena lost her job during the recession as businesses cut back on their spending
Frictional
Structural
Cyclical
Technological
4
What should be included where the question mark appears in the illustration?
Inflation
Depressions
Jobs
Interest Rates
5
Which of the following would NOT affect the DEMAND for a product?
Consumer income
Price
Number of consumers
Consumer expectations
6
What is an example of an inelastic good?
Gasoline
Chicken
Movie tickets
Pop
7
The market structure that the letter "C" in the table represents
Oligopoly
Monopolistic Competition
Monopoly
Perfect Competition
8
Movie Trivia: What airline did Frank pretend he was with when impersonating an airline pilot?
Pan American
Delta
United
TWA
9
According to the supply curve above, 400 movie videos will be supplied at what price?
$10
$16
$14
$12
10
Henry Ford's assembly line would be an example of?
Capital
Specialization
Entrepreneurship
Opportunity cost
11
Which letter represents a phase of the business cycle in which real GDP is decreasing?
Z
X
Y
W
12
The situation in which quantity demanded is greater than the quantity supplied
Shortage
Equilibrium
Surplus
Perfection
13
Low interest rates will
Increase consumer borrowing
Decrease car sales
Discourage home building
Increase cost of borrowing
14
A disadvantage of this business organization is double taxation.
Sole Proprietorship
Corportation
Partnership
15
During periods of inflation, people living on a fixed income (retirement) have..
No financial problems
Declining purchasing power
Increasing purchasing power
16
Identify the graph
Increase in Supply
Decrease in Supply
Increase in Demand
Decrease in Demand
17
Law of Supply: As the price of a good rises, the quantity supplied will....
Increase
Not affected by price
Decrease
Stay the same
18
A situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded?
Shortage
Perfection
Equilibrium
Surplus
19
Social Security and unemployment are an example of which social/economic goal of the U.S.?
Economic Equity
Economic Security
Full Employment
Economic Growth
20
Movie Trivia: What class was Frank teaching when he was pretending to be a substitute?
Math
Spanish
History
French
21
Which Act was the first legislation to limit and control monopolies?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Federal Trade Commission Act
Robinson-Patman Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
22
Movie Trivia: How much money did Wayne owe Chris when he told him you owe me money? (POH)
$22
$24
$14
$7
23
I refuse to work for less than $100/hour. I am frustrated and given up. Counted in labor force?
Yes
No
24
A portion of a corporation's profits paid to its stockholders
Interest
Dividend
NASDAQ
Bonus
25
All of the following can cause an increase/decrease in SUPPLY except..
Price of substitute goods
Cost of inputs/resources
Technology
Number of sellers
26
Stock index that lists 30 of the largest American companies
S&P 500
NASDAQ
NYSE
DOW Jones
27
What is the basic problems of economics?
Scarcity
Government
Mr. Decaire
Global warming
28
Movie Trivia: What color was Chris Gardner painting his apartment when he was arrested?
Green
White
Blue
Beige
29
Investing $ in many different places such as the stock market and bonds would be an example of?
Savings
Diversification
Safety net
Classification
30
What is the purpose of the government in a command economy?
Make sure traditions are followed
Make economic decisions
Not involved
Help out consumers
31
Identify the graph
Decrease in Quantity Demanded
Decrease in Demand
Increase in Quantity Demanded
Increase in Demand
32
If an investment has a low risk, what type of return can you usually expect?
No relationship between risk and return
Low return
No return
High return
33
What country has a market economy?
North Korea
Russia
U.S.
Cuba
34
All of the following are included in GDP except:
Money made at a garage sale
Value of a new house
Value of a new car
Sale of a new TV
35
The number of district and branch banks that make up the Federal Reserve
25 & 12
12 & 25
10 & 25
12 & 30
36
In a free enterprise economy, who decides what should be produced?
Consumers
Congress
Janet Yellan
Government
37
PNC and Chase are attempting to merge. What type of merger would this be?
Government
Vertical
Horizontal
Conglomerate
38
A long term tax-sheltered investment for retirement
IRA
Bonds
Checking account
Stocks
39
An advantage of this business organization is that it has limited liability
Partnership
Corporation
Sole Proprietorship
40
Unemployment: Henry has recently moved from NY to IL and is looking for a new job
Frictional
Structural
Cyclical
Seasonal
41
If the price of new automobiles goes up, then the demand for used cars will?
Stay the same
People wouldn't buy used cars
Decrease
Increase
42
__________ markets steadily move upward, while ____________ markets steadily move downward
NASDAQ & NYSE
Bear & NYSE
Bear & Bull
Bull & Bear
43
Which letter would the fast food industry represent?
B
D
C
A
44
Movie Trivia: What NFL game did they attend in Pursuit of Happyness?
49ers
Chargers
Raiders
Rams
45
If a major car company lowers its prices, other car makers will probably...
Go out of business
Lower their prices
Raise their prices
Maintain existing prices
46
The five factors of production are: land, labor, entrepreneurship, technology, and ___________?
Capital
Resources
Money
Scarcity
47
What is the least common form of business organization in the U.S.?
Partnerships
Sole Proprietorship
Corporation
48
To decrease the money supply, the Fed can
Buy bonds
Increase the reserve requirement
Lower the discount rate
Decrease the reserve requirement
49
Most savings institutions in the U.S. are insured by the FDIC for up to $____________?
$1,000,000
$100,000
$250,000
$1,000
50
Which country is an example of a Command Economy?
Japan
United States
Mexico
North Korea
51
The type of investment that carries the greatest risk
Stocks
Savings account
Bonds
Checking account
52
When someone saves money, who does this benefit?
Savers only
Whole economy
Borrowers only
All of the above
53
An examination of economic behavior of individuals and firms is known as?
Machoeconomics
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Grandeconomics
54
An advantage of this business organization is that the owner gets to keep all the profit
Corporation
Partnership
Sole Proprietorship
55
Identify the graph
Decrease in Demand
Increase in Demand
Decrease in Supply
Increase in Supply