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Guinn Unit 1 Econ Review RV

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Economics is the study of how people

a)

acquire new skills

b)

use resources efficiently

c)

satisfy wants and needs

d)

benefit from government programs

2.

The resources necessary to make goods and services

a)

fixed costs

b)

opportunity costs

c)

production schedule

d)

factors of production

3.

An example of labor is

a)

jewelry store owner

b)

machine lathe

c)

janitor

d)

office building

4.

Who believed the government should NOT get involved in the "free market"

a)

Jethro Tull

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Milorad Sucur

d)

Adam Smith

5.

A Production Possibilities Graph shows

a)

the cost of producing goods

b)

the market share by company of a product

c)

alternative ways to use resources

d)

how production standards are being met

6.

A centrally planned economy is characterized by all of the following except

a)

every worker is assigned a job

b)

the government makes ALL economic decisions

c)

the government owns all land and capital

d)

extensive varieties of products and services

7.

An economy that uses ALL of its factors of production (resources) to create the most goods and services is considered

a)

efficient

b)

standard

c)

on track to exceed quota

d)

globally interconnected

8.

A Public Good is

a)

utilized by people in an urban setting

b)

used by and benefits everyone

c)

funded by individual donations

d)

cheaper than a Private Good.

9.

What is the primary directive of the government agency - OSHA?

a)

consumer protection

b)

set standards in jet engine manufacturing

c)

environmental protection

d)

workplace safety

10.

The best alternative given up for a decision

a)

chaos theory

b)

opportunity cost

c)

production possibilities curve

d)

conemaugh matrix

11.

Specialization makes an economy

a)

have a lower unemployment rate

b)

more efficient

c)

curbs inflation

d)

less efficient

12.

The primary goal of an economic system is to

a)

produce and distribute goods and services

b)

keep prices low

c)

match jobs to skills

d)

keep exchange rate positive

13.

A business cycle is characterized by

a)

short-term fluctuation of the exchange rate

b)

more restrictive in socialist countries

c)

profit of blue chip stocks

d)

periods of economic expansion followed by contraction

14.

Which of the following is NOT one of the (3) basic questions of any economy?

a)

Who consumes the goods and services?

b)

Where goods and services should be produced?

c)

What should be produced?

d)

How should the goods and services be produced?

15.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is

a)

Manufactured goods produced in a country

b)

Net profits of all goods and services sold within a country

c)

Total value of all goods and services produced within a country

d)

Manufacturing costs of all goods produced within a country

16.

Private property is

a)

land owned by taxpayers

b)

state owned property

c)

exempt from property taxes

d)

Owned by individuals and businesses

17.

Man-made tools, equipment and factories are

a)

consumer goods

b)

capital goods

c)

public goods

d)

government goods

18.

Any point above the curve on the Production Possibilities Frontier model represents

a)

using all resources efficiently

b)

an impossibility today under current conditions

c)

underutilization of resources

d)

management's current decisions

19.

Any point on the curve on the Production Possibilities Frontier model represents

a)

using all resources efficiently

b)

an impossibility today under current conditions

c)

underutilization of resources

d)

management's current decisions

20.

Technology advances should shift the Production Possibilities Frontier

a)

outward

b)

to the right

c)

inward

d)

to the left

21.

Laissez-faire (government should NOT be involved) is a term associated with whom?

a)

Dr. Robin Boyd

b)

Leonid Brezhnev

c)

Lyle Forrest Martin

d)

Adam Smith

22.

In a free market, consumers "cast their dollar votes", which means

a)

communicating their intentions to firms with their purchases

b)

paying sales tax with purchases made

c)

buying goods and services on sale

d)

not buying luxury items on election day

23.

An example of a scarcity is

a)

sufficient number of waiters due to a limited supply of them

b)

Sufficient number of counter staff at McDonalds's because of low pay

c)

milk because the dairy farmers are on strike

d)

prunes because most people don't like them

24.

Why should a government get involved in an economy?

a)

To make their citizens happy

b)

to increase tax revenue

c)

to provide things that the economy does not

d)

to keep growing the bureaucracy