WorksheetsEconomics - Chapter 2 Q & A
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
It is a mechanism through which buyers and sellers interact to determine prices and exchange goods, services and assets.
mixed economy
market economy
market
market equilibrium
This type of economy is a combination of private enterprises working together in the marketplace and government regulation, taxation and programs.
mixed economy
laissez-faire
market economy
demand economy
It is the vaule of a good in terms of money.
demand
price
cost
supply
A __________ represents a balance among all the different buyers and sellers.
market
demand
market equilibrium
price
__________________ are net revenues, or the difference between total sales and total costs.
prices
profits
inputs
outputs
The dual monarchy or the forces affecting the shape of the economy are:
demand and supply
inputs and outputs
the invisible hand
tastes and technology
Specialization occurs when a company divides production into a number of small specialized steps or tasks.
true
false
It is the means of payment: currency or checks; they are used to buy things.
money
credit cards
capital
dollar votes
it is a factor of production; it consists of a vast array of machines, buildings, computers, software, among others.
prices
land
labor
capital
The ability of individuals to own and profit from capital is what gives capitalism its name.
true
false
Governments increase (a) by promoting competition, curbing externalities like pollution and providing public goods.
Governments promote (a) by using tax and expenditure programs to redistribute income toward particular groups.
Governments foster (a) by reducing unemployment and inflation while encouraging economic growth through fiscal and monetary policy.
A market in which no form or consumer is large enough to affect the market price is called _____________
perfect competition
imperfect competition
oligopoly
monopoly
This occurs when a buyer or seller can affect a good´s price.
imperfect competition
perfect competition
market
demand and supply
It occurs when firms or people impose costs or benefits on others outside the marketplace.
inputs
outputs
externalities
market
Public goods are a positive externality. They are commodities which can me enjoyed be everyone and from which no one can be excluded.
true
false
A market economy may produce inequalities in income and consumption.
true
false
In this type of system markets direct the detailed activities of day to day economic life while the government regulates social conditions and provides pensions, health care and other necessities for poor families.
demand economy
mixed economy
welfare state
free economy
Macroeconomic policies for stabilization and economic growth include: fiscal policies (of taxing and spending) and monetary policies (that affect interest rates and credit conditions).
true
false
