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Economics Final Exam - Fall 2021

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 3hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Manufactured goods needed to produce other goods and services are called

a)

nondurable goods

b)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

c)

capital goods

d)

consumer goods

2.

To arrive at an economic decision, a decision-making grid may be used to evaluate

a)

productivity

b)

alternative choices of action

c)

only durable goods

d)

only capital goods

3.

Study the graph. Suppose this nation starts with producing all military goods. It then decides to produce a mix of civilian and military goods represented by point B. What represents the cost in military goods given up?

a)

the vertical distance between point X and point Y

b)

the horizontal distance between point Y and point Z

c)

the horizontal distance between point Z and point E

d)

the vertical distance from point A to point X

4.

In this production possibilities frontier, what could cause production to move from point "A" to point "E"?

a)

factories that are available but idle

b)

the availability of additional resources

c)

increased productivity

d)

economic growth

5.

Which of the following choices best describes what this production possibilities frontier is depicting?

a)

alternative possibilities

b)

cost of idle resources

c)

opportunity cost

d)

economic growth

6.

What factor of production do these images illustrate?

a)

Labor

b)

Capital

c)

Land

d)

Entrepreneurship

7.

Unlike a general partnership, in a limited partnership

a)

all partners share equal financial responsibility for the firm's decisions

b)

the inactive partner has limited liability for the business's debts

c)

the partners must pay special business taxes

d)

the business does not end with the death of a partner

8.

A merger of corporations involved in different steps of manufacturing or marketing is known as a

a)

Multinational merger

b)

Vertical merger

c)

Horizontal merger

d)

Conglomerate

9.

An advantage of a corporation is that

a)

owners pay fewer taxes than owners of other forms of business

b)

the business is subject to little government regulation

c)

owners have limited liability for debt

d)

owners have direct and immediate control over daily management of the business

10.

What form of business organization does this organizational chart depict?

a)

partnership

b)

corporation

c)

sole proprietorship

d)

joint venture

11.

The money that households spend would best be represented from ____ to ___

a)

Households to Factor Market

b)

Households to Product Market

c)

Product Market to Households

d)

Businesses to Product Market

12.

Economics

a)

the study of how to meet unlimited, competing wants with limited resources

b)

the study of how people need to budget their money

c)

the study of people and how they spend their money

d)

the study of how to meet limited wants with limited resources

13.

A popular model used to illustrate the concept of opportunity cost is

a)

Productions Possibilities Frontier

b)

Paradox of Value

c)

Entrepreneurship

d)

Factors of Production

14.

The purpose of government in a command economy is to

a)

ensure the availability of consumer goods

b)

encourage entrepreneurs

c)

make major economic decisions

d)

promote economic freedom

15.

The concept of voluntary exchange means

a)

that no money was exchanged

b)

people freely and willingly engage in market transactions

c)

only workers will benefit from the exchange

d)

neither buyers nor sellers make a profit

16.

Which letter represents the proper location on the diagram for “unlimited liability”?

a)

T

b)

V

c)

W

d)

Y

17.

What type of merger does the illustration depict?

a)

horizontal merger

b)

diagonal merger

c)

vertical merger

d)

conglomerate

18.

While many grocery stores offer BOGOs (Buy 1 Get 1) specials, the reality is that both items have a cost. What economic term explains this principle?

a)

scarcity

b)

specialization

c)

capital

d)

TINSTAAFL

19.

The means by which a society answers the three basic economic questions is known as

a)

Production analysis

b)

Scale

c)

Economic systems

d)

Group economics

20.

What do business organizations receive from the Product Market in the Circular Flow of Economic Activity

a)

Good & Services

b)

Revenue

c)

Wages

d)

Factors of Production

21.

If you were to graph this demand schedule, the demand curve would

a)

Slope upward from left to right

b)

Be horizontal

c)

Slope downward from left to right

d)

Be vertical

22.

Study the illustration. At a price of $25, how much more of the product is demanded on curve D'D' than on curve DD?

a)

2 units

b)

3 units

c)

1 unit

d)

4 units

23.

Based on the table, what is the market demand for burritos at a price of $5?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

8

24.

An increase in the price of milk causes a decrease in the demand for cereal. The two products are

a)

Substitute goods

b)

Complement goods

c)

Unrelated goods

d)

Demand Elastic

25.

A demand schedule shows

a)

An upward-sloping curve that illustrates the positive relationship between price and quantity demanded

b)

A listing of the various quantities demanded of a particular product at all prices that might prevail in the market

c)

The fluctuations in demand that occurred over a specified period of time

d)

The fluctuations in demand scheduled to occur over the following year

26.

Which of the following will cause the market supply curve to shift?

a)

A change in the price of the product

b)

A change in the number of consumers

c)

A change in the numbers of sellers offering the product

d)

A change in demand for the product

27.

According to this supply curve, 400 movie videos will be supplied at what price?

a)

$10

b)

$12

c)

$14

d)

$16

28.

What does the movement shown on this graph represent?

a)

A change in supply

b)

A change in quantity supplied

c)

The law of diminishing returns

d)

A shift in the market supply curve

29.

Which of the following choices could cause the movement shown in the graph?

a)

technology improves

production

b)

inputs become cheaper

c)

the number of firms

increases

d)

taxes increase

30.

Assume that ABC Corp. and XYZ Corp. are the only two firms that supply soccer balls. Based on the graphs, what would be the market quantity of soccer balls supplied at a price of $20?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

d)

10

31.

At a given price, a surplus occurs when

a)

the quantity demanded is more than the quantity supplied

b)

the quantity demanded is the same as the quantity supplied

c)

the quantity supplied is less than the quantity demanded

d)

the quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded

32.

In the table, market equilibrium will occur at what price?

a)

$20

b)

$16

c)

$14

d)

$10

33.

Suppose the demand curve shifts from D1 to D2, as shown on the graph. How do the quantity supplied and quantity demanded change at the new equilibrium price?

a)

Quantity supplied increases and quantity demanded decreases

b)

Quantity supplied decreases and quantity demanded increases

c)

Both quantity supplied and quantity demanded increase

d)

Both quantity supplied and quantity demanded decrease

34.

Output-Expenditure Model

GDP = Consumer C + Investment I + ? + Exports & Imports (X-M)

a)

Demand - D

b)

Taxes - T

c)

Product - P

d)

Government - G

35.

The largest sector of the macroeconomy is the

a)

investment sector

b)

government sector

c)

foreign sector

d)

consumer sector

36.

A U.S. business buys new computers for its office workers from a U.S. computer manufacturer. The value of the transaction would be included in which category in the graph?

a)

Consumer sector

b)

Investment sector

c)

Government sector

d)

Net Exports

37.

Unemployment that is directly related to swings in the business cycle is

a)

frictional

unemployment

b)

structural

unemployment

c)

cyclical

unemployment

d)

seasonal

unemployment

38.

A statistical series used to measure price changes for a representative sample of frequently used household items is called the

a)

producer price index

b)

composite index of leading economic indicators

c)

consumer price index

d)

implicit GDP price deflator

39.

Changes in technology and changes in consumer tastes can cause

a)

frictional unemployment

b)

structural unemployment

c)

cyclical unemployment

d)

seasonal unemployment

40.

Based on the table, in which category could consumers buy more with their money in 2001 than they could in 1999?

a)

Food

b)

Clothing

c)

Housing

d)

Medical

41.

Which letter on the graph represents a contraction in the business cycle?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

42.

Which letter on the graph represents a trough in the business cycle?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

43.

Tariffs and quotas are designed to

a)

promote third-world development

b)

decrease prices consumers pay for goods

c)

protect domestic industry

d)

increase trade deficits

44.

The North American Free Trade Agreement proposed free trade between the United States and

a)

Central American

countries

b)

Brazil and Mexico

c)

the European Union

d)

Canada and Mexico

45.

Based on the data in the illustration, for which product or products (if either) would the U.S. have an absolute advantage?

a)

walnuts

b)

computers

c)

both walnuts and computers

d)

neither walnuts nor computers

46.
When determining comparative advantage one must determine 
a)
Opportunity cost
b)
Specialization
c)
Absolute Advantage
d)
Embargos 
47.
This is the most restrictive of the trade restrictions a nation can use to close off all importation of a product.
a)
tariff
b)
quota
c)
subsidy
d)
embargo
48.

A policy in which a nation does not try to limit imports or exports by enacting tariffs (taxes on imports) or subsidies (money to assist an industry so prices can remain low).

a)

Free Trade

b)

Trade War

c)

Goods and Services

d)

Supply and Demand

49.

What is an exchange rate?

a)

The rate at which goods are exchanged between two countries

b)

The price of one nation's currency in terms of another's

c)

How many US dollars you can exchange for RMB at Travelex

d)

The price of goods in terms of a foreign currency

50.

If the US $ were to appreciate in relation to the Euro, what effect would this have?

a)

European consumers would have more purchasing power in US

b)

US consumers can buy more European goods and services for fewer $$

c)

US consumers can buy more English goods and services for fewer $$

d)

European tourists to the US will spend more $$

51.

A monopoly that is based on the ownership or control of a manufacturing method, process, or other scientific advance is a

a)

geographic monopoly

b)

government monopoly

c)

natural monopoly

d)

technological monopoly

52.

What letter on the graph represents the proper location for the market structure “oligopoly”?

a)

W

b)

Y

c)

X

d)

Z

53.

According to the table, what is the USD equivalent of 1 Australian?

a)

0.97 USD

b)

1.32 USD

c)

1.28 USD

d)

1.03 USD