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Econ Unit 1 Review - Basics of Economics
Econ Unit 1 Review - Basics of Economics
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Review for Unit 1 test covering the basics of economics
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1
Which of the following is not an example of specialization?
a cashier
A social studies teacher
A neurosurgeon
a mechanic at a Jaguar dealership
2
The idea that there are only a limited amount of goods/services available is...?
shortage
factors of production
scarcity
This does not apply to economics
3
The 3 factors of production are...
money, machines, land
land, labor, capital
land, capital, money
factories, pollution, destruction
4
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 economic questions that must be answered?
WHAT are we producing?
WHO are we producing for?
HOW will we produce it?
WHEN are we producing it?
5
All of the following are classified as wants EXCEPT
shelter
cell phone
car no older than 2015 model
AirPods
6
2 common activities used in a traditional economy are hunting and...?
construction
agriculture
sewing
factories
7
An example of purchasing a service would be...
buying a video game online
paying to get your hair cut/done
buying shampoo
buying and pumping your own gas
8
' Households' refers to...
you and your extended family (cousins, etc.)
apartment buildings
businesses
you and anyone who lives full time with you in the same house
9
The phrase given to deciding to spend $ on military or domestic issues is known as...
sweaters or bullets
guns or butter
guns or sweaters
bread or butter
10
The French phrase "laissez-faire" means?
Government over country
let/leave it alone
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
French food is good
11
T/F: in a command economy, the government owns all of the land and capital.
True
False
12
When you give up one benefit for another greater benefit is called...?
opportunity cost
trade off
thinking at the margin
capital
13
Command economies/communism are based on the writing of who?
Adam Smith
Karl Marx
Carl Azuz
John Locke
14
When an entrepreneur covers all expenses and starts making extra money, this is called...?
profit
expenses
costs
benefits
15
When firms purchase the factors of production from households, this is called a _______ market.
product market
flea market
free market
factor market
16
What is the name for a person deciding how much more or less they are willing to do? Also the decision point
opportunity cost
profit
thinking at the margin
trade off
17
The oldest and simplest type of economy is...?
traditional
command
mixed
free market
18
All of the following could be considered needs EXCEPT...?
water
PS5
clothing
food
19
When households are buying goods/services from firms, this is called a ________ market.
product market
flea market
factor market
free market
20
Firms is another name for who/what in a free market economy?
people/consumers
businesses
goods and services
workers in a factory