Economics Semester Test Study Quiz

While the wants and needs of consumers are unlimited, productive resources are limited, forcing consumers and producers to make choices. This concept is known as

• Borrowing

• Surplus

• Scarcity

• budgeting

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DOK 1

Scarcity

In economics, the term “scarcity” is best illustrated by which of the following situations?

• Producers lack the productive resources needed to produce all of their goods and services.

• Consumers have no money needed to buy goods and services.

• Entrepreneurs lack the customers needed to earn a profit.

• Laborers lack the skills needed to earn a promotion.

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Scarcity

What are the factors of production?

• Land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship

• Land, needs, wants, capitals

• Rent, wages, interest, profit

• Land, labor, scarcity, entrepreneurship

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Factors of Production

In the production of loaves of bread, which best represents the factor of capital?

• The flour used in the dough

• The retailer who sells the bread

• The oven used to bake the bread

• The worker who kneaded the dough

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Factors of Production

George decides to go back to school to earn an advanced degree. Which productive resource is most directly affected by George’s decision?

• Entrepreneurship

• Human capital

• Natural resources

• Physical capital

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Factors of Production

People’s education, skills/abilities, health, and motivation are all part of _________ capital.

• Physical

• Natural

• Financial

• Human

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Factors of Production

Which topic would a macroeconomist most likely study?

• Supply and demand

• Production costs

• Inflation

• Labor markets

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Macro/Micro

Microeconomics focuses on

• the economic impact of implementing fiscal and monetary policy.

• the big picture, looking at the economy as a whole.

• international trade and finance.

• small economic units, such as individuals, firms, and markets.

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Macro/Micro

Which description below best describes the relationship between opportunity costs and trade-offs?

• Trade-offs are the opposite of an opportunity cost.

• Trade-offs decrease the opportunity cost of any decision.

• Opportunity costs occur when trade-offs are made.

• The opportunity costs and the trade-off are constant.

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Opportunity Costs/Trade Off

Imagine you have decided to buy a movie ticket for $15. Which of the following best describes the opportunity cost of your decision?

• The $5 you pay for popcorn

• The time spent watching previews before the movie

• The money and time you spend on the movie

• The time you spent deciding which movie you should watch

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Opportunity Costs/Trade Off