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ECON: Unit 1 Review (MicroECON)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Economics is the study of

a)

how society distributes its goods and resources.

b)

how society evaluates the financial information about the economy.

c)

how society distributes money and evaluates its effects.

d)

using its goods and services and analzying how much each good and/or service cost.

2.

Goods are the tangible products that we want and/or need. Select an example of a good.

a)

Mowing the lawn

b)

Studying for AP exams

c)

Money

d)

Washing your car.

3.

Services are actions that provide us with something that we want and/or need. Provide an example of a service.

a)

Money

b)

Food

c)

Internet

d)

Riding my bike and dropping off newspaper

4.

Select the best term for the following definition:

The condition that forces us to make decisions about how to best use our resources to satisfy our wants and needs every second of every day

a)

Incentives

b)

Scarcity

c)

Factors of Production

d)

Economics

5.

Select the best term for the following definition:

The value of the next best choice NOT chosen when making a decision

a)

Tradeoffs

b)

Entreneurship

c)

Opportunity Cost

d)

Economics

6.

Tradeoffs identifies all of the options you are giving up, whereas the

opportunity cost involves evaluating the value of your next best choice.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which example does not fit the definition of scarcity?

a)

Money

b)

Serving as an Uber driver as a part-time job

c)

Energy

d)

Gasoline

8.

What is the relationship between scarcity and opportunity cost?

a)

Scarcity and opportunity cost are both the result of tradeoffs

b)

The reason we incur (experience) an opportunity cost is because of scarcity.

c)

Scarcity exists because of opportunity costs.

d)

Scarcity helps limit opportunity costs.

9.

True/False: The Factors of Production are used to produce a good or a service.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which is the term for the following definition: Natural resources and the raw materials that are used to produce goods and services.

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Enterpreneurship

11.

Which is the term for the following definition: The mental and physical efforts of people used to produce goods and services.

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Enterpreneurship

12.

Which is the term for the following definition: Manufactured tools used to produce goods and services.

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Enterpreneurship

13.

Which is the term for the following definition: The willingness and ability to take the risks involved in organizing the production of goods and services and starting a business.

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Enterpreneurship

14.

Select the best term for the following definition:

___ analysis seeks to answer economic questions using the scientific method and objective analysis of data and information.

a)

Correlated Economic

b)

Positive Economic

c)

Negative Economic

d)

Normative Economic

15.

Select the best term for the following definition:

___ analysis applies value judgments to data and information in order to draw a conclusion regarding which policy or action is best to adopt in a given situation.

a)

Correlated Economic

b)

Positive Economic

c)

Negative Economic

d)

Normative Economic

16.

Positive economic analysis allows for the most accurate assessment of an

issue while normative analysis is better when making a decision holistically.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Determine whether the following example is positive or normative:

The YES Prep Public Schools district increases the amount of schools in Houston, TX every year.

a)

Positive Economics

b)

Normative Economics

c)

Mixed Economic Statement

18.

Determine whether the following example is positive or normative:

The YES Prep Public Schools district is the best school district in Texas.

a)

Positive Economics

b)

Normative Economics

c)

Mixed Economic Statement

19.

Determine whether the following example is positive or normative:

Since the YES Prep Public Schools district increases the amount of schools every year, TX, they are the best district in TX.

a)

Positive Economics

b)

Normative Economics

c)

Mixed Economic Statement

20.

Select the correct term for the following definition:

A relationship between two variables.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Correlation

c)

Incentives

d)

Causation

21.

Select the correct term for the following definition:

One variable is causing the other variable to change.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Correlation

c)

Incentives

d)

Causation

22.

Select the best term for the following definition:

Any expectations, rewards, or motivation that encourages an individual to behave a certain way.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Economics

c)

Incentives

d)

Goods and Services

23.

Which type of incentive best fits this definition:

Encourages you to do something because you like doing the “right thing”

a)

Moral

b)

Social

c)

Economic

d)

Coercive

24.

Which type of incentive best fits this definition:

Encourages you to behave in a certain way to increase their social status from declining.

a)

Moral

b)

Social

c)

Economic

d)

Coercive

25.

Which type of incentive best fits this definition:

Encourages you to behave in a certain way for a financial reward or avoiding financial penalties

a)

Moral

b)

Social

c)

Economic

d)

Coercive

26.

Which type of incentive best fits this example:

If Mario walks his sister's dogs, he will be reward a Chick-Fil-A meal.

a)

Moral

b)

Social

c)

Economic

d)

Coercive

27.

Which type of incentive best fits this example:

Maria volunteers her time finishing the homecoming dance decorations, even though she has already completed her required community service hours.

a)

Moral

b)

Social

c)

Economic

d)

Coercive

28.

Which type of incentive best fits this example:

Francisco makes his mom buy him AirPods since his group of friends have a pair.

a)

Moral

b)

Social

c)

Economic

d)

Coercive

29.

Which type of incentive best fits this example:

Christopher slows down from 55 to 35 MPH when he sees the police car pass by.

a)

Moral

b)

Social

c)

Economic

d)

Coercive

30.

Select the term that best fits the definition:

any unplanned action in response to an incentive other than the action that was anticipated or intended

a)

Thinking at the Margin

b)

Unintended Consequences

c)

Scarcity

d)

Coercive Incentive

31.

True or False:

Incentives must be designed carefully because they can produce unintended consequences.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Select the correct term that fits the sentence:

Total benefits includes anything you gain, while _________ means anything you lose.

a)

scarcity

b)

total benefits

c)

total costs

d)

marginal benefits

33.

Which of the following is not a type of cost.

a)

Explicit Cost

b)

Implicit Cost

c)

Variable Cost

d)

Utility Cost

34.

Which term best fits the definition:

One-time costs that do not change regardless of production

a)

Explicit Cost

b)

Implicit Cost

c)

Fixed Cost

d)

Variable Cost

35.

Which term best fits the definition:

Cost of a decision that requires us to spend money

a)

Explicit Cost

b)

Implicit Cost

c)

Fixed Cost

d)

Variable Cost

36.

Which term best fits the definition:

Costs that change based on how much is produced or consumed

a)

Explicit Cost

b)

Implicit Cost

c)

Fixed Cost

d)

Variable Cost

37.

Which term best fits the definition:

Cost of a decision that does not require us to spend money

a)

Explicit Cost

b)

Implicit Cost

c)

Fixed Cost

d)

Variable Cost

38.

True or False:

The total benefit of making a decision is the sum of the monetary benefits (tangible rewards) and utility (personal satisfaction) of the decision.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Pablo is deciding whether to buy tickets to attend a Dallas Cowboys game but prices are going up as he waits to purchase those tickets. Pablo keeps waiting for his friends to decide whether they want to go to the game. The longer Pablo waits on buying tickets is directly increasing the ...

a)

utility of the Dallas Cowboys tickets.

b)

explicit cost of the Dallas Cowboys tickets.

c)

implicit cost of the Dallas Cowboys tickets.

d)

opportunity cost of the Dallas Cowboys tickets.

40.

_________ involves weighing marginal costs against the marginal benefits.

a)

Cost-Benefit Analysis

b)

Marginal Analysis

c)

Positive Economic Analysis

d)

Economic Analysis

41.

Which of the following decisions should be analyzed using marginal analysis?

a)

VIERA's decision about whether giving the U1 test or not.

b)

Your mom's decision to punishing you after failing your exam.

c)

Your sibling's decision about how much money to give you.

d)

Your neighbor's decision to cut your lawn.

42.

Define the key term:

the amount of goods that are able to be available

a)

Scarcity

b)

Supply

c)

Incentives

d)

Demand

43.

Finish the following statement about Law of Supply:

As a price for a good increases, the supply .......

a)

shows no effect

b)

also increases

c)

decreases

d)

stays the same

44.

Finish the following statement about Law of Demand:

As a price for a good increases, the demand .......

a)

shows no effect

b)

also increases

c)

decreases

d)

stays the same

45.

Define the key term:

referring to how many people want a good/service and

their willingness to get that product

a)

Economics

b)

Cost-Benefit Analysis

c)

Marginal Cost

d)

Demand

46.

Complete the sentence below:

Producers ________ the products (supply)

a)

ignore

b)

make

c)

break

d)

purchase

47.

Complete the sentence below:

Consumers ________ the products (demand)

a)

ignore

b)

make

c)

break

d)

purchase

48.

True or False:

Producers supply while consumers demand.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

The Law of Supply and Demand describes how changes in the price of a resource or product affect its supply and demand.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

When graphing Supply and Demand, the quantity supplied represents ...

a)

nothing - quantity has no meaning

b)

the exact amount of product is available

c)

an approximate price of a product

d)

the exact price of a product is for sell

51.

When graphing Supply and Demand, Equilibrium represents the point when ...

a)

the quantity demand has no relationship to quantity supplied

b)

the quantity demand is greater than the quantity supplied

c)

the quantity demand equals quantity supplied

d)

the quantity demand is less than the quantity supplied

52.

When graphing Supply and Demand, the equilibrium point is where the quantity demanded intersects the quantity supplied.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

When there is a shortage, that means

a)

there are no incentives to give to increase demand

b)

there is not enough supply to meet demand

c)

you have plenty of resource to produce a good/service

d)

supply exceeds the amount of demand you have

54.

When there is a surplus, that means

a)

you have extra incentives to give to increase supply

b)

there is not enough demand to meet supply

c)

you don't have enough resources to produce a good/service

d)

supply equals the amount of demand

55.

True or False:

Complimentary goods are products that adds in value, while inferior goods are products that worsens in value.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

True / False:

Efficiency means we are producing the maximum number of goods and services possible.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Select the best term for the following definition:

The curve on a graph that shows the possible quantities that can be produced of two products if they both depend on the same resource

a)

Marginal Analysis

b)

Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF)

c)

Negative Production Sales

d)

Cost-Benefit Analysis

58.

On a PPF graph, if the type of product is inside the frontier (curve), would that be considered efficient or inefficient?

a)

efficient

b)

inefficient

c)

neither

59.

On a PPF graph, if the type of product is on the frontier (curve), would that be considered efficient or inefficient?

a)

efficient

b)

inefficient

c)

neither

60.

On a PPF graph, if the type of product is outside the frontier (curve), would that be considered?

a)

efficient

b)

inefficient

c)

future production (goal)

d)

neither