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AP Economics final exam

Total questions: 132

Worksheet time: 3hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which direction will the demand curve shift to show an increase in demand?

a)

Left

b)

Upward

c)

Right

d)

Downward

2.

An oven at a bakery is an example of which factor of production?

a)

labor

b)

entrepreneurship

c)

natural resource

d)

capital

3.

You love Hershey candy bars. You decide to eat one and it is fantastic! You decide to eat a second candy bar and it still very good. However, you then eat your sixth candy bar and you are feeling a bit sick and regretting it. What is this whole process called?

a)

Law of diminishing utility

b)

Low utility

c)

Opportunity cost

d)

High utility

4.

In a few years, you may leave college and seek employment you are unemployed! What type of unemployment does this represent?

a)

structural unemployment

b)

seasonal unemployment

c)

frictional unemployment

d)

cyclical unemployment

5.

As prices increase demand...

a)

decreases

b)

escalates

c)

increases

d)

stays the same

6.

Minimum wage rises to $11.00 per hour. This is an example of what supply shifter?

a)

Expectations

b)

Change of conditions

c)

Number of producers

d)

Change in costs

7.

Time would be an example of?

a)

a factor of production

b)

unlimited resource

c)

a marginal cost

d)

scarce resource

8.

A printer and ink cartridges would be an example of what kind of good?

a)

Complimentary

b)

Demanded

c)

Substitute

d)

Natural

9.
In this type of economy, the people decide the supply, demand, and price.  
a)
Market 
b)
Traditional
c)
Command 
d)
Mixed
10.

Which type of economy has central ownership, the government, and lack of individual choice?

a)

Market

b)

Mixed

c)

Command

d)

Traditional

11.
Which of the following are markets involved in the circular flow model?
a)
Factor Market and Resource Market
b)
Labor Market and Product Market
c)
Factor Market and Product Market
d)
Resource Market and Labor Market
12.
Which two groups of people are represented in the circular flow model?
a)
Buyers and Sellers
b)
Producers and Consumers
c)
Government and Private Individuals
d)
Households and Businesses
13.

Focusing on a narrow range of products/services that can be produced most efficiently and cost-effectively.

a)

subsistence

b)

specialization

c)

scarcity

d)

bartering

14.

Competition and profit motive are important characteristics of a:

a)

command economy

b)

traditional economy

c)

market economy

d)

socialist economy

15.

What is Economics?

a)

The study of how people manage scarce resources

b)

The study of money

c)

The study of how money works

d)

The study of the stock market

16.

Who is the maker of goods?

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Scarcity

d)

Supply Chain

17.

Who is the purchaser of goods?

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Economist

d)

Supply Chain

18.

Which is NOT a factor of production?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Economic benefit

d)

Capital

19.

What is an interest rate?

a)

The cost of doing business.

b)

Sales tax

c)

A factor of production

d)

The percentage you pay on a loan.

20.

What is seasonal unemployment?

a)

Unemployment based on the seasons.

b)

Unemployment based on shortage of skills.

c)

Unemployment based on economic shortfalls.

d)

Unemployment based on economic boom.

21.

What is a simple definition of the unemployment rate?

a)

Rate of people not working and do not care to work.

b)

Rate of people who are working.

c)

Percentage of the labor force who are out of work, but are looking for a job.

d)

Percentage of the labor force who have a job.

22.

The most highly valued opportunity or alternative forfeited when a choice is made

a)

Trade

b)

Specialization

c)

Interdependence

d)

Opportunity Cost

23.

Not being able to have all of the goods and/or services that you want because people have endless wants, but goods and services aren't endless. So people are forced to make choices.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Trade

c)

Standard of Living

d)

Human Resources

24.

What is the opportunity cost when this economy shifts production from point B to point C?

a)

7 mobile phones

b)

4 mobile phone

c)

10 cameras

d)

none of the above

25.

Specialization increases productivity because...?

a)

It Lets Workers Gain Expertise In Their Assigned Tasks

b)

It Makes The Workers "Special"

c)

It Lets Workers Socialize With Other Workers

d)

It Gives The Workers Extra Pay

26.

The goal of economic stability has two concerns:


Full Employment and...?

a)

Stable Prices

b)

Rising Prices

c)

Falling Prices

d)

Unstable Prices

27.

When a surplus exists in a market, price is __________ equilibrium.

a)

Above

b)

Below

c)

At

d)

Cannot Be Determined

28.

When a shortage exists in a market, price is __________ equilibrium.

a)

Below

b)

Above

c)

At

d)

Cannot Be Determined

29.
Stocks represent ownership in a corporation.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
30.

If Claire has a fixed interest rate on a loan, what is the effect of unanticipated inflation on her?

a)

Claire gains because she is repaying the loan with money that has less purchasing power than before

b)

Claire loses because her interest rate will rise if inflation exists

c)

Claire gains because is will take less time to repay the mortgage

d)

Claire loses because her bank expects her to repay the loan immediately

31.

Which would lead to inflation?

a)

price ceilings

b)

increase in aggregate supply of goods & services

c)

an increase in the cost of production

d)

reduced prices for goods & services

32.

If an economy has increasing GDP, low unemployment rate, and increasing inflation, what is happening?

a)

It is in a slowdown

b)

The Government needs to fix the unemployment rate

c)

The FED should expand the money supply

d)

The economy is in an expansion phase of the business cycle

33.

What is the result of an increase in the value of the US dollar against the Chinese Ren?

a)

US workers would benefit

b)

Chinese importers of US goods would benefit

c)

US consumers of Chinese goods would benefit

d)

Chinese consumers of Chinese goods would benefit

34.

If the FED wants to grow/stimulate the economy, what should it do?

a)

Decrease interest rates to encourage business's to get loans and encourage economic expansion

b)

Increase interest rates to encourage business expansion

c)

increase consumer spending by reducing money supply

d)

increase the discount rate to charges banks to borrow money to increase the money supply

35.

Land, Labor, Capital and Entrepreneurship are collectively called;

a)

The basic economic problem

b)

Wants vs needs evaluation

c)

The factors of production

d)

Supply and demand

36.

The alternative that you give up when you make an economic choice.

a)

Need

b)

Opportunity cost

c)

Trade off

d)

Cost-benefit analysis

37.

A economic model/graph used to illustrate the impact of scarcity on an economy by showing the maximum number of goods and services that can be produced using limited resources.

a)

Efficiency frontier

b)

Underutilization curve

c)

Production possibilities curve

d)

Cost-benefit analysis

38.

Term used for a change in the amount of a product that a consumer will buy because the purchasing power of their income changes

a)

Law of diminishing marginal utility

b)

Substitution effect

c)

Income effect

d)

Surplus

39.

Occurs when consumers react to a change in the price of a good or service by buying a substitute product.

a)

Income effect

b)

Law of diminishing marginal utility

c)

Demand

d)

Substitution effect

40.

Goods that consumers demand more of when their incomes rise.

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

Normal goods

c)

Inferior goods

d)

Consumer Tastes

41.

Goods that consumers demand less of when their incomes rise.

a)

Gross domestic product

b)

Normal goods

c)

Inferior goods

d)

Market size

42.

When the use of one good increases the demand for another good, the two goods are said to be

a)

Normal goods

b)

Inferior goods

c)

Complements

d)

Substitutes

43.

According to the Law of Supply; as prices fall...

a)

Quantity supplied falls

b)

Quantity demanded falls

c)

Quantity supplied rises

d)

None of these

44.

The willingness and ability of producers to offer goods and services for sale.

a)

Demand

b)

Supply

c)

Elastic

d)

Inelastic

45.

Occurs when the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied at a particular price are equal

a)

Market equilibrium

b)

Equilibrium price

c)

Elasticity of price

d)

Surplus

46.

The price at which the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied are the same

a)

Market equilibrium

b)

Equilibrium price

c)

Elastic

d)

Inelastic

47.

The result of quantity supplied being greater than quantity demanded

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Surplus

d)

Shortage

48.

The result of quantity demanded being greater than the quantity supplied

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Surplus

d)

Shortage

49.
What do you need to produce other goods and services?
a)
consumer goods
b)
capital goods
c)
nondurable goods
d)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
50.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) refers to the dollar value of all final goods, services, and structures produced anywhere in a single year for a country.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
House: Goods or Service?
a)
Goods
b)
Service
52.
Doctor: Goods or Service?
a)
Goods
b)
Service
53.
What is a need?
a)
Nothing
b)
Something you have to have to live
c)
Something you would like to have
d)
Ice cream
54.
What is a want?
a)
A person
b)
Something you would like to have but don't need to live
c)
Purple
d)
Something you need to live
55.

What does a baby sitter provide ?

a)

good

b)

service

56.

What does a farmer provide?

a)

good

b)

service

57.

Using income for purchases, expenses, and debt

a)

spending

b)

savings

c)

goods

d)

services

58.

money paid to the government through income, sales, and purchase of property

a)

taxes

b)

goods

c)

scarcity

d)

human resource

59.

A good made in the United States and sent to other countries

a)

export

b)

consumer

c)

savings

d)

taxes

60.
What term refers to a good that comes into a country?
a)
Trade
b)
Migration
c)
Export
d)
Import
61.
Using the graph,  what would be true of an economy which produces $4 billion of civilian and military goods?
a)
It would be experiencing economic growth
b)
It would not be an efficient economy
c)
 It would be lacking capital
d)
It would be a peak efficiency 
62.
Point D on the chart most likely show an economy that ...
a)
has unemployment
b)
is growing
c)
is using all it resources
d)
is having inflation
63.
Point L on the chart most likely show an economy that ...
a)
has unemployment
b)
is growing
c)
is using all it resources
d)
is having inflation
64.

Which of the following will increase your profit for selling hot chocolate?

a)

Use expensive materials

b)

Lower the price

c)

Give each buyer more hot chocolate

d)

Use cheaper materials

65.

The combining of human, natural, capital, and entrepreneurship resources to make goods or provide services

a)

consumption

b)

production

c)

distribution

d)

resources

66.

Oil, natural gas, and coal

a)

human resources

b)

natural resources

c)

entrepreneurship

d)

capital resources

67.

Construction worker, doctor, nurse, and teacher

a)

capital resources

b)

entrepreneurship

c)

human resources

d)

natural resources

68.

Good used to make products or other services. Basic Categories: Tools, Equipment, Buildings, Machinery.

a)

Capital Resources

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Human Resources

d)

None

69.
You buy a chair on craigslist for $10. You then discover that this is a special chair you could sell for $100, you decide to keep the chair anyway. What is the opportunity cost?
a)
$10
b)
$90
c)
$100
d)
$110
70.
A general increase in prices
a)
price
b)
inflation
c)
scarcity
d)
demand
71.
The place where goods and services are exchanged
a)
barter
b)
currency
c)
market
d)
resource
72.

Sophia is starting her own coffee shop. What economic term would best describe Sophia and what does that term mean?

a)

Consumer – a person who uses or consumes goods

b)

Partnership – partner in the lemonade stand

c)

Entrepreneur- - person who takes a risk to start a new company

73.

According to the Law of Supply, as the price of a good increases,

a)

buyers will buy more of the good.

b)

buyers will buy less of the good.

c)

sellers will produce more of the good.

d)

sellers will produce less of the good.

74.

According to the Law of Supply, as the price of a good falls

a)

buyers will buy more of the good.

b)

buyers will buy less of the good.

c)

sellers will produce more of the good.

d)

sellers will produce less of the good.

75.

The _______________________ of market prices directs buyers and sellers towards activities that promote the general welfare.

a)

prices

b)

free market

c)

invisible hand

d)

comparative advantage

76.
Unemployment caused by decreased demand for lifeguards during the winter.
a)
Frictional
b)
Seasonal
c)
Cyclical
d)
Structural
77.
Unemployment caused by a recession.
a)
Seasonal
b)
Cyclical
c)
Structural
d)
Frictional
78.

Sum of the employed and the unemployed

a)

Employed

b)

Unemployment

c)

Labor Force

79.

__________ occurs in the economy when unemployment and inflation are both high.

a)

Hyperinflation

b)

Disinflation

c)

Deflation

d)

Stagflation

80.

The Law of Demand states that as prices rise, quantity demanded ______________.

a)

Rises

b)

Falls

c)

Stays the Same

81.

According to the graph, approximately _________ would be supplied and demanded at the equilibrium price of __________.

a)

18; $3.50

b)

5; $4.60

c)

2; $2.00

d)

47; $0.60

82.

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

a)

A decrease in income

b)

An increase in population

c)

A decrease in the price of a substitute

d)

An increase in the price of a complement

83.

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

a)

A decrease in income

b)

An increase in population

c)

An increase in the price of a substitute

d)

A decrease in the price of a complement

84.

A movement from S2 to S3 would result in

a)

An increase in market clearing price

b)

An increase in supply

c)

A decrease in market clearing price

d)

A decrease in demand

85.

If you wanted to determine if prices were remaining stable, what would you look at?

a)

GDP

b)

Unemployment Rate

c)

Consumer Price Index

d)

Monetary Policy

86.

If you lose your job due to automation, what type of unemployment are you experiencing?

a)

Structural

b)

Frictional

c)

Seasonal

d)

Cyclical

87.

In the business cycle model, a recession is MOST LIKELY

a)

A turnaround point where the real GDP stops going up

b)

A turnaround point where the real GDP stops going down

c)

A period during which the real GDP increases for two quarters in a row

d)

A period during which the real GDP decreases for two quarters in a row

88.

The process by which the Federal Reserve impact the amount of money circulating in the economy is known as

a)

Fiscal Policy

b)

Open Market Operations

c)

Monetary Policy

d)

Taking

89.

The decisions that the government makes to impact the economy is known as

a)

Fiscal Policy

b)

Discount Rate

c)

Monetary Policy

d)

Open Market Operations

90.

Where do individuals sell their labor?

a)

Households

b)

Factor Market

c)

Product Market

d)

Revenue Market

91.

What will directly result in an increase in China's Gross National Product?

a)

increased wages earned in a Malaysian-owned factory in China

b)

increased imports of goods and services

c)

increased outflows of net property income

d)

increased taxes on domestic expenditure

92.

Between 2014 and 2015 the Polish economy expanded at a rate of 3.3%.What necessarily follows from this statement?

a)

There was increased demand which caused inflation.

b)

The cost of living rose by 3.3%

c)

There was positive economic growth

d)

The output of the industrial sector rose by 3.3%

93.

What is likely to be the effect of a fall in oil prices on the global economy?

a)

a decrease in the rate of economic growth

b)

a decrease in unemployment

c)

a strengthening of cost-push inflation

d)

a weakening of demand-pull inflation

94.

The value of spending on Australian exports (X) is likely to rise if:

a)

there was a recession overseas

b)

they became cheaper or more competitive for overseas buyers

c)

the exchange rate for the A$ rose or became dearer against overseas currencies

d)

there was a drought or floods in Australia that destroyed our crops.

95.

A period of macroeconomic expansion or growth, followed by a period of contraction, or decline.

a)

Business Cycle

b)

Circular Flow

c)

Equilibrium

d)

GDP

96.
The total dollar value of all final goods and services produced within the country’s border in a given year.  This measure includes inflation.
a)
Gross National Product (GNP)
b)
Gross Income Measure (GIM)
c)
Nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
97.
Would the following be included or not included in GDP?  The purchase of a used tractor by a farmer.
a)
Included
b)
Not included
98.
Would the following be included or not included in GDP?  Income earned from cashing in a U.S. savings bond.
a)
Included
b)
Not included
99.
Would the following be included or not included in GDP?  Grandpa Smith's Social Security check from the government.
a)
Included
b)
Not included
100.

An inward shift in the PPF depicts

a)

Economic Growth

b)

Economic Development

c)

Higher standard of living

d)

A recession

101.

The graphs show how consumer prices and real GDP changed in a country between 1995 and 2005. Which conclusion may be drawn from the graphs?

a)

Living standards remained roughly constant between 1995 and 2005.

b)

The level of GDP was lower in 2005 than in 2000.

c)

The country experienced continuous economic growth between 1995 and 2005.

d)

The price level fell between 2000 and 2003.

102.
What does this curve represent?
a)
demand
b)
supply
c)
equilibrium
d)
shortage
103.
What does this curve represent?
a)
supply
b)
equilibrium
c)
demand
d)
surplus
104.
The diagram represents a
a)
increase in demand
b)
decrease in demand
c)
change in quantity demand
d)
none of the above
105.
Thousands of people leave a small town due to a factory closing down.  Sales at the local grocery store become slow. What causes this change?
a)
Prices or availability of substitutes
b)
Prices or availability of complementary goods
c)
Change in the weather or season
d)
Change in the number of buyers
106.
Which of the following is likely to increase the demand for peanut butter?
a)
Fewer children in the population
b)
News that insects have destroyed much of the peanut crop and that there will be less peanut butter on the shelves in three months.
c)
A big increase in the price of jelly.
d)
A report from the Surgeon General of the United States that eating peanut butter makes people nutty.
107.
What does this graph show?
a)
Shortage
b)
Surplus
c)
Supply Table
d)
Equilibrium
108.
If a price floor was set at 320, what quantity would be purchased?
a)
20
b)
40
c)
60
d)
80
109.
What is the Equilibrium Price?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
110.
The movement from Point A to Point B represents a(n)
a)
increase in the price.
b)
decrease in the quantity supplied.
c)
shift in the supply curve.
d)
Both Orange and Blue are correct.
111.
Which of the following would not shift the supply curve for iphones?
a)
an increase in the price of iphones
b)
a decrease in the number of sellers of iphone
c)
an increase in the price of plastic, an input into the production of iphones
d)
an improvement in the technology used to produce iphones
112.
Which of the following is NOT a determinant of the supply of peanut butter?
a)
The price of peanuts 
b)
The wages of peanut butter factory workers 
c)
The income of peanut butter consumers
d)
Existing peanut butter making technology
113.
Which of the following will cause an increase in demand for snowboards?
a)
More costly production methods 
b)
A decrease in the price of lift tickets at resorts in Colorado 
c)
A decrease in consumer income   
d)
A decrease in the population 
114.
What does a “surplus” (extra amount) of goods in a market imply?
a)
Prices are too high
b)
Prices are too low
c)
Supply is too low
d)
Demand is too high
115.
Americans revive their love of SUV’s and the newly remodeled, but still “gas guzzling” Hummer. What happens to the market for gasoline?
a)
Demand for gasoline will decrease 
b)
Demand for gasoline will increase
c)
Demand for gasoline will stay the same
116.
Due to a disappointing economy, Americans are cutting back on the family vacation road trips. What happens to the market for gasoline?
a)
Demand for gasoline will decrease 
b)
Demand for gasoline will increase
c)
Demand for gasoline will stay the same
117.
Costs of producing gasoline has increased due to rising energy costs. What happens to the market for gasoline?
a)
Supply for gasoline will decrease 
b)
Supply for gasoline will increase
c)
Supply for gasoline will stay the same
118.
In an attempt to increase the production of oil and gasoline, Congress and the President have given the okay to drill in the Alaskan Arctic Preserve. What happens to the market for gasoline?
a)
Supply for gasoline will decrease
b)
Supply for gasoline will increase
c)
Supply for gasoline will stay the same
119.

Much of the tea in the U.K. is imported from India. If wages for Indian tea workers rose, thus increasing input costs, how would this effect supply of tea in the U.K.?

a)

Supply would increase

b)

Supply would Decrease

c)

Supply would stay the same

d)

India is not a real country

120.

If a wave of Peruvian immigrants migrated to south Florida, how might this affect the demand for Peruvian goods in the region?

a)

Demand would increase

b)

Demand would decrease

c)

Demand would be unchanged

d)

Quantity Demanded would increase

121.
There is only one gas station on a stretch of highway. Then two more gas stations open next to the first. Demand for gas does not change during this time. What will happen to the price of gas on this stretch of highway and why?
a)
The price of gas will decrease because there is more competition among businesses.
b)
The price of gas will decrease because there is less competition among businesses.
c)
The price of gas will increase because there is more competition among businesses.
d)
The price of gas will increase because there is less competition among businesses.
122.
Farmers in California have had wonderful weather. They have produced the largest crop of watermelons in years. What will happen to the price of watermelons?
a)
The price will go up.
b)
The price will go down.
123.
The new Star Wars movie is coming out today!  All of the shows are sold out, but your neighbor is selling his tickets because he can't go.  A lot of people in your neighborhood want to buy the tickets.  What will happen to the price of the tickets?
a)
The price will go up.
b)
The price will go down.
124.

Refer to Graph 4-5. According to the graph, What occurs at a price of $7?

a)

there would be a shortage of 40 units.

b)

there would be a surplus of 40 units.

c)

there would be a surplus of 20 units.

d)

the market would be in equilibrium.

125.

Which of the scenarios below could cause a change in the quantity demanded for gas, to go from point A to point B?

a)

The price of gas increased

b)

The price of gas decreased

126.

If current production is shown by the green (x) on the supply curve, is there a shortage or a surplus?

a)

shortage

b)

surplus

127.

Which of the following equations represents Aggregate Demand

a)

GDP = X + I + C + (Y - Z)

b)

GDP = C + I + G + (X - M)

c)

GDP = C + I + X + (G - T)

d)

GDP = (1/MPS)*G + I + C

128.

Which of the following events will increase the Aggregate Demand in the economy. Check all that apply.

a)

The government increasing Income Tax

b)

The Fed lowering interest rates

c)

A rise in the cost of raw material

d)

A supply shock like a new production technology

e)

An increase in consumer confidence

129.

If a country imports more than it exports, it is experiencing a _______________

a)

Budget Surplus

b)

Budget Deficit

c)

Trade Surplus

d)

Trade Deficit

130.

When there is a shortage of supply, and there is a high demand for a product, what happens to the PRICE of the product?

a)

It decreases

b)

It stays the same

c)

It increases

d)

Price is not affected by supply & demand

131.

When there is a surplus of Christmas decorations at Walmart but a low demand for these products, what happens to the price of the products?

a)

The price decreases

b)

The price stays the same

c)

The price increases

d)

Price is not affected by supply & demand

132.
What event in the midwest would shift the supply curve for corn to the left? 
a)
an influx of new low-wage workers
b)
a thunderstorm with large hail
c)
evidence that corn improves athletic ability
d)
a study stating that corn causes heart disease