stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Basic Economics Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Basic Economics
Basic Economics
32 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
30 plays
A #economics Quiz to review the #basics
Flashcards
32 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
32
Answers
1
Credit cards are dangerous and carry a lot of risk
False
True
2
Resources are limited but wants are unlimited =
Scarcity
Opportunity Cost
Demand
Supply
3
The work that people do
entrepreneur
labor
capital
land
4
What is the most common economic system?
Command
Mixed
Traditional
Market
5
Natural Resources
Entrepreneur
Labor
Land
Capital
6
What is the purpose of a credit score?
none of the above
It is needed to open up a bank account
To tell a bank or lender your financial risk
To show how much you spend
7
Which of the following is a benefit of owning a credit card?
You can make unlimited purchases
You can buy something and pay for it later
You don't have to pay interest
There are no benefits to owning a credit card
8
When someone is really good at one job they ________ at that job?
none of the above
specialize
stink
fail
9
When Supply goes up what happens to price?
Stays the same
Increases
Decreases
10
I have to make a choice of how to spend my money, The thing I do not pick is called the
Demand
Land
Opportunity Cost
Scarcity
11
Why do you work?
Patriotism
To make a profit
I'm forced too
To improve the government
12
If you worked at a car factory you would be a
consumer
producer
13
The knowledge and skills people use to produce a good or service
human capital
physical capital
labor
land
14
The US economy is
Capitalist
Communist
Manorialist
Traditional
15
People who start a business
capital
entrepreneur
labor
land
16
Prices in a free market are largely determined by
Supply and Demand
Scarcity and cost
land and labor
17
If Supply goes down, what will happen to the prices?
Decrease
Remain the same
Increase
18
The tools (tools, money, buildings) that people use to produce goods and services
physical capital
labor
human capital
land
19
Economists study trade offs, every trade off is a(n):
Opportunity Cost
Factor of Production
Scarcity
Demand
20
When someone does NOT have a job, they are_______
laissez faire
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Employed
Unemployed
21
Do all economic systems rely on money?
No
Yes
22
Why can't a business make prices really high for their items?
socialism
competition
self-regulation
incentive
23
When you go to buy a car you are a
Consumer
Producer
24
Consumers willingly trade their money for the goods and services they want or need is known as-
Competition
Extortion
Voluntary Exchange
Gross Domestic Product
25
Do checks ever expire?
No
Yes
26
Free enterprise involves no government regulation
False
True
27
Limited Government =
Government controls nothing
Government does not exist
Government regulates the economy
Government controls the economy
28
Legal designation for the ownership of property by non-governmental entities is
Open Opportunity
Competition
Self - Interest
Private Property
29
Gold has a higher monetary value than water because:
Water has little utility
Gold is a necessity
Water has limited value
Gold is scarce
30
If Demand goes down, what will happen to the price?
Decrease
Remain the same
Increase
31
If Demand goes up, what will happen to the price?
Increases
Remains the Same
Decreases
32
An example of a land (natural resource) is
knowledge of petroleum markets
oil
roughnecks working the Eagle Ford shale
oil well drilling rig