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WorksheetsBusiness Economics Exam Review
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
_ is the study of how individuals and societies satisfy their unlimited wants with limited resources
Opportunity Cost
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Economics
Scarcity
_ is the situation that exists because wants are unlimited and resources are limited.
Scarcity
Economics
PPC
Water-Diamond Paradox
A _ is a physical object that can be purchased, such as food, clothing, and furniture. A _ is work that one person performs for another for payment.
Service; Good
Good; Service
Consumer; Producer
Producer; Consumer
Cost; Benefit
Which of the following is NOT a question that results from scarcity?
What will be produced?
Where will it be produced?
How will it be produced?
For whom will it be produced?
The _ of a decision is the value of the next-best alternative, or what you give up by choosing one alternative over another.
Trade-off
Opportunity Cost
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Marginal Cost
Which of the following point represents an example of underutilization?
Blue Point
Yellow Point
Purple Point
Red Point
Which of the following point represents an example of an impossible production?
Blue Point
Yellow Point
Purple Point
Red Point
Green Point
_ is the study of the behavior of individual players in an economy, such as individuals, families, and businesses.
_ is the study of the behavior of the economy as whole and involves topics such as inflation, unemployment, aggregate demand, and aggregate supply.
Macroeconomics; Microeconomics
Microeconomics; Macroeconomics
Positive Economics; Normative Economics
Normative Economics; Positive Economics
_ is a way of describing and explaining economics as it is, not as it should be.
_ is a way of describing and explaining what economic behavior ought to be, not what it actually is.
Macroeconomics; Microeconomics
Microeconomics; Macroeconomics
Positive Economics; Normative Economics
Normative Economics; Positive Economics
_ is an economic system in which families, clans, or tribes make economic decisions based on customs and beliefs that have been handed down from generation to generation.
Command Economy
Mixed Economy
Stable Economy
Traditional Economy
Which of the following systems may have at least some private ownership of property? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Mixed Economy
Market Economy
Communist System
Authoritarian System
Socialist System
_ is an economic system in which the government owns all the factors of production and there is little or no political freedom.
Socialism
Communism
Capitalism
Centrally planned economy
Which of the following is a benefit of a command economy? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Political Freedom
Economic Freedom
Provide for the poor, sick, elderly, etc. through government programs
Production efficiency
Centrally planned decisions
To _ means to change from private ownership to government or public ownership; To _ means to change from government or public ownership to private ownership
Regulate; Release
Regulate; De-Institutionalize
Privatize; Nationalize
Nationalize; Privatize
The _ is the market for goods and services; the _ is the market for the factors of production
Consumer Market; Production Market
Producer Market; Consumer Market
Product Market; Factor Market
Factor Market; Product Market
What is the French phrase meaning "leave things alone", in which the idea of Capitalism is founded?
coup d'etat
laissez faire
laissez le bon temps rouler
wee wee mon ami!
A trade in which the parties involved anticipate that the benefits will outweigh the cost is called _
consumer sovereignty
voluntary exchange
market trades
profit
Which of the following is NOT a key feature of Market Economies?
Private Property & Markets
Trade Regulation
Voluntary Exchange
Competition
The effort of two or more people, acting independently, to get the business of others by offering the best deal is called _
consumer sovereignty
voluntary exchange
competition
Capitalism
_ is the desire for a product and the ability to pay for it.
change in demand
demand
supply
elasticity
According to the _, when price decreases, demand rises, and vice versa.
change in demand
change in quantity demanded
law of demand
elasticity of demand
The following graph shows what is called a _
change in demand
change in quantity demanded
elasticity of demand
None of the aboe
A _ occurs when consumers are willing to buy different amounts of a product at every price.
demand
elasticity
change in demand
substitute
The more you buy of an item, the less satisfaction you receive from it. For instance, Mr. C buys Chick-Fil-A every day for 10 days. By the eighth day, he starts to not enjoy it as much...
This is an example of _
elasticity
law of demand
substitution effect
law of diminishing marginal utility
There's a sale at your favorite store. One item costs $50 but now the price is 2 for $60. You don't need two but you buy it anyways. This is an example of _
Law of Demand
Complementary Goods
Substitution Effect
Income Effect
Which of the following is the factor that affects demand?
"The popularity of a good or service has a strong effect on the demand for it."
Market Size
Consumer Tastes
Consumer Expectations
Complement
_ are goods that consumers demand more of when their incomes rise; _ are goods that consumers demand less of when their incomes rise.
normal goods; inferior goods
consumer goods; product goods
inferior goods; normal goods
elastic goods; inelastic goods
inelastic goods; elastic goods
Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines elasticity?
Substitute Goods or Services
Complements
Proportion of Income
Necessities Versus Luxuries
_ is the quantity of a product that producers are willing and able to offer for sale.
change in supply
demand
supply
elasticity
According to the _, when price decreases, supply decreases, and vice versa.
change in supply
change in quantity demanded
law of supply
elasticity of supply
The following graph shows what is called a _
change in supply
change in quantity supplied
elasticity of supply
change in demand
None of the above
The following letters "a" & "b" on the graph shows what is called a _
change in supply
change in quantity supply
elasticity of demand
elasticity of supply
None of the above
A _ occurs when producers are willing to sell different amounts of a product at every price.
supply
elasticity
change in supply
shortage
surplus
_ describes how responsive producers are to price changes in the marketplace.
law of supply
change in supply
elasticity of supply
unit elastic
Which of the following is NOT one of the factors that affect supply.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
input costs
market size
producer expectations
producer tastes
technology
The following graph is showing what?
a change in supply
a change in quantity supplied
a change in demand
a change in quantity demanded
someone who's pretty bad at math
True of False: When the price of a good increases, only the Quantity of supply changes, NOT the supply.
(a)
Having each worker focus on a particular facet of production is called _.
Law of Supply
Marginal Product
Specialization
Increasing Return
The change in total product that results from hiring one more worker is called _.
Marginal Utility
Marginal Product
Diminishing Returns
Increasing Returns
_ are business costs that vary as the level of production output changes. _ are expenses that the owners of a business must incur whether they produce nothing, a little, or a lot.
Fixed costs; Normal costs
Variable costs; Fixed costs
Variable costs; Normal costs
Normal costs; Necessary costs
Variable costs; Marginal costs
_ is the extra cost of producing one more unit; _ is found by adding fixed and variable costs.
Marginal Cost; Total Cost
Extra Cost; Added Cost
Marginal Cost; Additional Cost
Total Cost; Gross Cost
A _ occurs when consumers are willing to buy different amounts of a product at every price.
supply
elasticity
change in demand
shortage
surplus
_ occurs when hiring new workers causes marginal product to decrease.
Marginal Utility
Marginal Inefficiency
Diminishing Returns
Increasing Returns
