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AP Micro Review -- Unit 2 (Vocabulary)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to an economist, a good's price represents...

a)

The benefit producing the good has for a producer (in terms of dollars)

b)

The cost a consumer pays when they buy a good

c)

An indication of the value placed on the good by society

d)

All of the Above

2.

Supply: Quantity of a good/service that producers are willing to produce for any given price. (Different from "Quantity Supplied")

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Producer Preference Quantity

d)

Thumbtacks

3.

Economists call someone who creates and supplies goods & services a...

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Jerk

d)

Economist

4.

According to the Law of Supply, all else equal, an _________ in price leads to an increase in the quantity supplied

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

5.

Firms use graphite to make pencils. Therefore, an economist would say that graphite is an _______ in the production of pencils

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Good/Service

d)

Opportunity

6.

Tabatha makes wooden tables & chairs for sale to a large number of customers. Since she only has a certain amount of wood (and time), she has to make fewer tables in order to make more chairs... and vice versa. Wooden chairs and tables are production....

a)

Substitutes

b)

Income Effect

c)

Production

d)

Inferior Goods

7.

Sawdust is a highly valued product, used in the making of particleboard. When a firm makes two-by-fours, it will unintentionally create sawdust as well. Sawdust and two-by-fours are production...

a)

complements

b)

substitutes

c)

supply factors (x)

d)

marginal cost

8.

What term do economists use to describe a person who buys goods & services?

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Market Regulator

d)

Gullible Fool

9.

Define: "Demand" (as an economist)

a)

Quantity consumers are willing to purchase at any given price (distinguished from Quantity Demanded, which relates to specific price)

b)

Quantity producers are willing to make at any given price (distinguished from Quantity Supplied, which relates to specific price)

c)

Quantity of pickles in a pickle jar

d)

An insistent request

10.

According to the Law of Demand, all else equal, a _________ in price leads to an increase in the quantity demanded

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

11.

Lucky Charms and Frosted Flakes are two types of cereal; consumers often choose between buying one or the other. Lucky Charms and Frosted Flakes are Demand _____________.

a)

Substitutes

b)

Complements

c)

Luxury Goods

d)

Inferior Goods

12.

When someone buys an iPhone, they have to buy an iPhone charger. iPhones and iPhone chargers are Demand __________________.

a)

Complements

b)

Substitutes

c)

Inferior Goods

d)

Factors of Production

13.

When an economist says that Ketchup is a "normal good" they mean that....

a)

If incomes rise in society generally, we should predict at least a small increase in the demand for Ketchup

b)

If incomes fall in society generally, we should predict at least a small increase in the demand for Ketchup

c)

If incomes rise in society generally, we should predict at least a small decrease in the demand for Ketchup

d)

Normal people eat food with ketchup

14.

An economist might call "Spam" an ___________ good because, when someone's income rises, they will buy less Spam.

a)

Normal

b)

Inferior

c)

Superiorest

d)

Superior

15.

Consumers benefit from participating in markets when they pay less than they would have been willing/able to pay for products. Economists call the amount that Consumers benefit from participation in the market the....

a)

Consumer Surplus

b)

Producer Surplus

c)

Consumer Shortage

d)

Just deserts of the working man

16.

Producers benefit from participating in a market when they get to sell their products for more than their marginal cost. Economists call this the...

a)

Producer Surplus

b)

Consumer Surplus

c)

Benefit of Innovation

d)

Price Ceiling

17.

When an economy does not achieve economic efficiency, economists say there is a _____________ _________.

a)

Deadweight Loss

b)

Tragedy of the Private Sector

c)

Foolishness Alert

d)

Technical Term

18.

If the government sets a legal minimum price for a good or service, economists say the government has set a _________ __________.

a)

Price Floor

b)

Price Ceiling

c)

Point of Non-Selling

d)

Market Equilibrium

19.

If the government sets a legal maximum price for a good or service, economists say the government has set a _________ __________.

a)

Price Floor

b)

Price Ceiling

c)

Point of Non-Selling

d)

Market Equilibrium

20.

Economists use which of the following terms to refer to the PRICE level at which Quantity Demanded = Quantity Supplied

a)

Equilibrium Price

b)

Equilibrium Quantity

c)

Demand

d)

Supply