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New machinery allows coffee beans to be roasted more efficiently. This will cause:
Demand to decrease
Supply to increase
Supply to decrease
Demand to increase
2
An unusual winter freeze in Brazil kills a majority of the world's coffee crop. This will cause
Supply to increase
Supply to decrease
Demand to increase
Demand to decrease
3
People supply most of the goods they use in this economic system.
Market economy
Mixed economy
Traditional economy
Command economy
4
Chocolate, soda, and coffee are all examples of:
Elastic goods
Inelastic goods
Diminishing goods
Marginal goods
5
Individuals make all economic decisions based on supply and demand in this economic system.
Mixed economy
Traditional economy
Command economy
Market economy
6
Increases in ____ allow producers to make more of a product in a given time & at the same price
Cost of resources
Company expectations
Productivity
Government policies
7
The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy is called:
Opportunity Cost
Demand
Supply
Elasticity
8
The number of available jobs would just begin to fall during:
Expansion
Peak period
Recession
Trough period
9
Government regulations can affect suppliers in many ways.
True
False
10
Things which people would like to have are:
Capital goods
Consumer goods
Wants
Services
11
The price of cream, a complementary good for coffee, increases. This will cause:
Supply to decrease
Supply to increase
Demand to decrease
Demand to increase
12
A business that has many owners, possibly even shareholders, is called a:
Sole proprietorship
Non-profit organization
Corporation
Partnership
13
You can only enjoy so much soda before you can't drink anymore, no matter the price. This is:
Marginal Cost
Law of Demand
Elasticity
Diminishing Utility
14
Things used to manufacture other goods are:
Capital goods
Wants
Consumer goods
Needs
15
Much like water in the desert, _____ gives goods their value.
Diminishing utility
Demand
Surplus
Scarcity
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Things which people need to survive are:
Needs
Consumer goods
Wants
Capital goods
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The declining section of the graph (Point 2), is known as the:
Recession
Trough
Peak
Expansion
18
As the price of a good increases, the amount demanded will:
Increase
Decrease
19
Work that is done for someone for a certain price is:
Wants
Capital goods
Services
Consumer goods
20
The price of tea, a substitute for coffee, decreases. This will cause:
Demand to increase
Supply to increase
Supply to decrease
Demand to decrease
21
What does the point of intersection shown on this graph represent?
Marginal Production
Elasticity
Equilibrium
Opportunity Cost
22
A small town is experiencing a population boom.What will happen to demand for goods in the town
It will stay the same
It will increase
It will decrease
23
The top-most point of the graph (Point 1), is known as the:
Peak
Recession
Trough
Expansion
24
A business that is organized to provide a service, not to make a profit is a:
Corporation
Partnership
Non-profit organizaton
Sole proprietorship
25
Specialization of labor decreases productivity.
True
False
26
Goods meant to be sold to consumers for use are:
Services
Needs
Consumer goods
Capital goods
27
This graph represents:
Inelastic demand
Elastic demand
28
Cost of resources has little to nothing to do with supply.
True
False
29
Taxation can affect the overall profit level, which can affect supply.
True
False
30
A panel of doctors announces that coffee helps cure migraines. This will cause:
Supply to increase
Demand to increase
Supply to decrease
Demand to decrease
31
Because I went to college, I gave up the money I could have made by getting a full-time job.
Opportunity Cost
Marginal Utility
Elasticity
Productivity
32
A business owned by a single person/married couple is a:
Non-profit organization
Sole proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation
33
Which of the following terms is most closely related to a market economy?
Laissez-faire
Regulation
Subsidies
Stimulus
34
The bottom-most point of the business cycle (Point 3), is known as the:
Trough
Recession
Peak
Expansion
35
The amount of a good or service that is available for consumers to buy is called:
Elasticity
Opportunity cost
Supply
Demand
36
A business owned by two or more people is called a:
Sole proprietorship
Corporation
Non-profit organization
Partnership
37
The government controls the factors of production in this economic system.
Traditional economy
Command economy
Mixed economy
Market economy
38
Water, electricity, and gas are all examples of:
Diminishing goods
Marginal goods
Elastic goods
Inelastic goods
39
Consumer spending would be at its highest point during:
Trough period
Peak period
Expansion
Recession
40
Who coined the term "invisible hand" in relation to economic principles.
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Carl Marx
Adam Smith
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The climbing section of the graph (Point 4) is known as the:
Expansion
Peak
Recession
Trough
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Equilibrium is also known as:
Opportunity Cost
Elasticity
Inelasticity
Market Price