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Unit 2 Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The demand schedule shows the quantity demanded at all possible _________ that might prevail in the market at a given time.

a)

Prices

b)

Quantities

c)

Sizes

d)

Discounts

2.

What do we call motivating influences that cause consumers to act?

a)

Wants

b)

Demands

c)

Needs

d)

Incentives

3.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that impacts change in demand?

a)

Consumer Income

b)

Consumer Tastes

c)

Number of Consumers

d)

Production Possibilities

4.

What is the only factor that changes the quantity demanded?

a)

Consumer

b)

Price

c)

Production Costs

d)

Supply

5.

Which of the following is NOT a determinant of demand elasticity?

a)

Does the product meet consumer needs

b)

Can the purchase be delayed

c)

Does the purchase use a large portion of income

d)

Are adequate substitutes available

6.

Which of the following products had an inelastic demand?

a)

Gasoline

b)

Insulin

c)

Butter

d)

Sports Cars

7.

A ______ is a payment to an individual, business, or other group to encourage or protect a certain type of economic activity.

a)

Tariff

b)

Subsidy

c)

Substitute

8.

Which of the following factors can cause a change in supply?

a)

Technology

b)

Productivity

c)

Government Regulations

d)

All of the Above

9.

The supply curve is likely to be ______ for many products that can be made quickly without huge amounts of capital or skilled labor.

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Unit Elastic

10.

Factories closing are examples of ______ changes because the amount of capital used for production changes slowly.

a)

Short run

b)

Long run

c)

Middle run

11.

What is the first stage of production?

a)

Decreasing marginal returns

b)

Increasing marginal returns

c)

Negative marginal returns

12.

What type of costs are incurred by an organization even if there is little to no activity?

a)

Marginal Costs

b)

Variable Costs

c)

Fixed Costs

d)

Total Costs

13.

What do we call the level of production that generates just enough revenue to cover operating costs?

a)

Profit Margin

b)

Break-Even Point

c)

Total Cost

d)

Marginal Product

14.

Which of the following is NOT one of the advantages of prices?

a)

Flexibility

b)

Neutrality

c)

Effectiveness

d)

Efficiency

15.

Which of the following basic questions does prices help producers answers?

a)

How to Produce

b)

What to Produce

c)

For Whom to Produce

d)

All of the above

16.

Which of the following is not one of the problems with rationing?

a)

Not everyone is given access to rations

b)

Difficult to determine what's fair

c)

Can be misused

d)

Someone has to pay for the printing/ distribution of coupons

17.

The quantity demanded varies inversely with its price.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Changes in income, tastes, expectations, and prices affect individual demand schedules and curves.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

If a purchase can be delayed, the demand is inelastic.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

All normal supply curves have a positive slope that goes up when you read the diagram from left to right.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Total product includes the extra output caused by adding one more unit of variable input.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Most firms are able to sell enough goods or services to maximize profits right away.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The _______ is the price that the government thinks is fair for a particular product

a)

Price Ceiling

b)

Price Floor

c)

Target Price

d)

Equilibrium Price

24.

The point where the supply and demand curves meet is called the ______.

a)

Supply Schedule

b)

Equilibrium Price

c)

Economic Model

d)

Equilibrium Quantity

25.

A situation where quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied at a given price is a ______.

a)

Equilibrium

b)

Market Clearing Price

c)

Surplus

d)

Shortage