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Business Essentials - Unit 2.02 Pt 1 - 4
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Business Essentials Unit 2.02 Full Overview of all 4 sections
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Which of the following determines whether consumers can purchase goods or services:
Labor costs
Competition
Buying power
Production costs
2
How do producers answer the economic question of what to produce in a market economy?
They produce products that provide the least incentives.
They produce products that are the most profitable.
They produce products for which they have the most information.
They produce products that cost them the most to produce.
3
How are prices used in our economy?
To encourage excess supply
To provide equilibrium in the market
To ration limited resources
To encourage excess demand
4
To maintain the quality of life and general living conditions is called?
personal selling
quality control
standard of living
quality standards
5
Excess demand is eliminated when the price reaches the point consumers are willing to buy _____ producers have to sell
a larger amount than
more expensive goods than
the same quantities that
fewer products than
6
Susan is willing to pay a high price for the brand of china. This china would be classified as a(n) __________ product
convenience
specialty
shopping
industrial
7
An economic good or service that is scarce is one that is
not test marketed.
not made in America.
readily available.
in limited supply.
8
What do producers often do when supply is greater than demand…
do less advertising
lower prices
do more advertising
increase prices
9
Why are resources considered limited?
There are not enough available for everyone to have as much as desired
There are so many that people must decide which ones to choose
Everyone has them, and they change.
Entrepreneurs do not invest enough in them
10
The heart of economics is
wants
Trade-offs
decision-making
resources
11
A gap between unlimited wants and limited resources creates
economics
resources
wants
scarcity
12
How would a business’s computers be classified?
As supplies
As an installation
As parts
As equipment
13
What exists when producers produce more than buyers are willing and able to buy?
equilibrium price
normal price
excess demand
excess supply
14
Marc wants to figure out how much changes in price will affect his business's sales, so he pays attention to
market price
supply
competitors
elasticity
15
What usually happens to the demand for a good or service when the price increases?
it increases
it decreases
it varies
it stays the same
16
A restaurant sends its used linens to a laundry service to be cleaned and pressed. the laundry service is classified as
tangible
Consumer
industrial
ultimate
17
A business is selling more and more large-screen televisions each month.Based on supply and demand what should happen?
The price will decrease, and supply will increase.
The price will decrease, and supply will decrease.
The price will increase, and supply will decrease.
The price will increase, and supply will increase.
18
When the price of Bluetooth speakers increases, the quanitity of offered for sale will increase. This is an example of:
cost of production
demand
standardization
supply
19
Water and air are examples of __________ resources, while people are considered to be __________ resources.
natural; human
mental; natural
physical; mental
capital; human
20
Consumers are typically most willing to pay more for goods and services that bring them greater
satisfaction
trade-offs
opportunity costs
popularity
21
What do consumers, producers, and the owners of resources do with money payments to create a flow?
Distribute
Produce
Consume
Exchange
22
Into what two categories can wants be divided?
Unlimited and Limites
Economic and Noneconomic
Unlimited and Noneconomic
Unlimited and Economics
23
After a mild, dry winter, the supply of sleds should be ________than demanded. Therefore, the price would be __________.
less; increased
greater; increased
less; decreased
greater; decreased
24
How much a consumer is willing to pay for a product depends partly on the consumer’s opinion of the product’s
value
target market.
product cost
efficiency.
25
What is the amount of money for which an item sells in the competitive marketplace?
Utility
Value
Market
Price
26
Economic votes are cast by consumers each time they
participate in market research.
visit a business.
make a purchase.
respond to a survey.
27
12. What determines whether an economic product is an industrial product or a consumer product?
Who buys and uses the product
The origin of the product
The price of the product
Who produces the product
28
Which of the following is a factor affecting a product's utility to the individual customer:
consumer's age
price of other goods
number of consumers
number of producers
29
Michelle is trying to decide which goods and services to purchase so that she can getmaximum satisfaction. Michelle is
economizing.
creating scarcity.
a producer.
increasing distribution.
30
Which is an example of a change in relative price ratio when the original price of red apples is 60¢ & the green is 80¢
Red apples @ 45¢ per pound; green apples @ 60¢ per pound
Red apples @ 30¢ per pound; green apples @ 40¢ per pound
Red apples @ 90¢ per pound; green apples @ 80¢ per pound
Red apples @ 1.20 per pound; green apples @ 1.60 per pound
31
A manager is willing to accept the production of fewer products as long as workers produce quality products. This is a
trade-off
capital good
exchange
distribution
32
17. Sugar and flour that are purchased to make baked goods are classified as
Parts
materials
Installations
Supplies
33
What are the incentives in our economy that encourage producers to change and reallocate their resources?
Expansions
Profits
Stocks
Consumers
34
When demand is greater than supply, a _____________ often develops.
price ceiling
seller's market
buyer's market
surplus
35
Susan is willing to pay a high price for the brand of china. This china would be classified as a(n) __________ product
specialty
industrial
convenience
shopping
36
Two factors involved in determining the value of a resource, good, or service are
availability and trade-offs
availability and demand
productivity and opportunity costs
demand and desires
37
14. Bread for a family would best be classified as a(n) __________ product.
convenience
specialty
installation
Shopping
38
Which one of the following groups of words best describes wants:
Unlimited, unchanging, and compensating
Limited, unchanging, and competing
Unlimited, changing, and competing
Limited, changing, and compensating
39
Which of the following describes inelastic demand?
The product demand is not affected by price change.
Demand fluctuates based on price.
The demand is variable.
It is limited to luxury goods.
40
8. Producers respond to consumers’ positive economic “votes” by
decreaseing production
classifying their goods and services
producing more industrial goods
increasing production
41
Distribution examines how income is divided between
producers and economizers
consumers and producers
producers and resource owners.
Consumers and resource owners
42
Which of the following is characteristic of a seller’s market:
Low profits
Large supply
High prices
Small demand
43
What do consumers, producers, and resource owners need to have in order to make economic decisions?
Economic incentives
Rationing skills
Limited liability
Information about prices
44
In economics, capital goods include
mental and physical work
trees and water
buildings and equipment
labor and management
45
6. Which of the following is a characteristic of economic services:
Nontransferable
Freely available to everyone
Useful
Tangible
46
An example of a noneconomic want would be the desire for
a college education
concert tickets
police protection
a friend
47
When less expensive substitutes for a product are readily available, then demand for that product is likely to be more
urgent.
complementary.
elastic.
inelastic.
48
Who gets the goods and services produced in our economy?
Whoever is willing and able to pay the prices
Whoever has the least costs
Whoever is most efficient
Whoever obtains the most information and incentives
49
20. Cash register tapes and shipping forms used by a business would be classified as industrial
parts
supplies
materials
Equipment
50
Demand for a good is more likely to be elastic when the good is
a luxury.
needed.
a necessity.
essential.
51
The ultimate goal of all economic activity is
production
Consumption
Exchange
distribution
52
A local neighborhood has many houses for sale at a low price,but demand for the houses is low.What kind of market exists
Seller’s
Buyer’s
Inelastic
Discretionary
53
In order for consumption to occur, goods and services must be
produced.
specialized.
exchanged.
improved.
54
Which of the following is a business comparing when it analyzes the cost of: buying wood desks vs buying metal desks:
Inflated price
Incentives
Excess demand
Relative price
55
When supply is greater than demand, a __________ often develops.
Buyer's Market
Price Cieling
Seller's Market
Shortage
56
If a good or service is scarce, consumers will usually be
unwilling to buy it.
able to get as much of it as they want.
willing to pay money to get it.
uninterested in owning it.
57
Friendship would be considered a(n) __________ want.
Unlimited
Economic
limited
noneconomic
58
Marcy is ready to buy a new computer and she has saved up enough money to buy the model she wants. This is an example of
Supply
Demand
Market Price
Elastiticity
59
A characteristic of human wants is that they are
consistent
unlimited
unchanging
limited
60
Why do marketers classify goods and services?
To aid in maketing planning
To determine promotional budgets
To decide whether to increase production
To determine prices
61
A student purchased a laptop to use for homework assignments. In economic terms, this computer would be classified a
ultimate
industrial
consumer
capital
62
Which of the following is the best reason for studying economics:
To prepare for effective decision-making and responsible citizenship
To determine which occupations interest you
To learn how to invest money and express social responsibility
To find the best use for resources and supplies
63
The price of complementary products has an effect on
utility.
demand.
elasticity.
supply.
64
To be able to charge competitive prices in our economy, producers must combine resources and technologies to produce
items at the lowest cost possible.
items to sell at relative prices.
more than consumers will buy.
limited quantities of goods.
65
A car manufacturer receives a shipment of bolts that are going to be used in the production. what are bolts
Equipment
Materials
Parts
Supplies
66
Your firm is considering making a new product. There is a demand for the product. What could hinder your production?
Cost of production
Promotional considerations
Consumer expectations
Product utility
67
Which of the following is an example of an economic want:
Clothing
Air
Friend
Conversation
68
Each day, a restaurant sends its used linens to a laundry service. The laundry service would be classified as:
an ultimate service
a tangible service
an industrial service
a consumer service
69
Most businesses strive to supply goods and services in direct proportion to
standard of living
cost of production
supply
demand
70
What is one factor that will determine how much a customer is willing to pay for a good or service?
Production costs
Buying power
Rationing
Incentive
71
A team of employees is responsible for researching a business’s product. This factor is
number of producers.
product’s utility.
costs of production.
government’s policy.
72
Seeing a movie at a theatre would be considered a(n) __________ want.
Economic
Unlimited
Limited
Non-Economic
73
11. Which of the following is an industrial good:
Holiday flowers
Emily's home computer
Tires for a tow truck
Matt's cell phone
74
Orlando changes the price of one of his products and demand quickly changes. The product is
Elastic
Constant
Inelastic
Competitive
75
The quantity of a good or service that producers are able and willing to offer for sale is called:
market price
demand
supply
elasticity