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Econ Block Final Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Individuals who come up with a new idea for a good or service, then they make it a reality
a)
resource
b)
human resources
c)
consumer
d)
entrepreneur
2.
A person who buys goods and services
a)
consumer
b)
entrepreneur
c)
resource
d)
currency
3.
On this PPC, which point is efficient? 
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
None
4.
On the PPC, which point is inefficient?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.

Anything that brings buyers and sellers together is referred to as a...

a)

good

b)

market

c)

service

d)

shortage

6.

Economics can be defined as ________________.

a)

the science of decision making

b)

the study of human behavior

c)

the science of buying and selling

d)

the study of unlimited resources

7.
How much a good is wanted by the population is called what?
a)
Shortage
b)
Supply
c)
Demand
d)
Scarcity
8.

Opportunity cost is...

a)

if you produce another product, the opportunity cost is the money used

b)

if you purchase a product the opportunity cost is the money that goes to the company

c)

if you study extra two hours, the opportunity cost is the two hours leisure that now you cannot have

d)

if you give food to the fish, the opportunity cost is the amount of food eaten by the fish

9.

What are the two basic elements of the circular flow model?

a)

banks and households

b)

households and business firms

c)

business firms and stock markets

d)

stock markets and banks

10.

What do households provide to the resource market?

a)

land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship

b)

money

c)

people

d)

income

11.
What do businesses provide for consumers according to the circular flow model?
a)
goods and services
b)
only goods
c)
only services
d)
taxes
12.
In the circular flow model, consumption goods are bought and sold in the
a)
product market
b)
financial market
c)
resource market
d)
government market
13.

In the simple circular flow model, the payments firms make through resource markets to households are:

a)

goods and services.

b)

Gross Domestic Product.

c)

wages, interest, rent, and profits.

d)

total revenue.

14.

A drop in income would have the least effect on the demand for

a)

candy bars.

b)

bread.

c)

steaks.

d)

automobiles.

15.

What does a rightward shift in a supply curve indicates

a)

an increase in supply

b)

a decrease in supply

c)

an increase in the quantity supplied

d)

a decrease in the quantity supplied

16.

What does a leftward shift in a supply curve indicate?

a)

an increase in supply

b)

a decrease in supply

c)

an increase in the quantity supplied

d)

a decrease in the quantity supplied

17.

What is the most significant reason for the rapid drop in the price of cellular phones and laptop computers since they were first introduced?

a)

increase in demand

b)

increase in the price of substitute goods

c)

change in tastes and preferences

d)

improvements in technology

18.
This part of the market determines DEMAND
a)
buyers
b)
sellers
c)
suppliers
d)
store owners
19.
What does this curve represent?
a)
supply
b)
equilibrium
c)
demand
d)
surplus
20.

The (rightward shift) diagram represents a

a)

increase in demand

b)

decrease in demand

c)

change in quantity demand

d)

change in the price demanded

21.
The only thing that causes movement along a supply or demand curve:
a)
Price
b)
Quantity
c)
Climate
d)
Weather
22.

Which of these best describes the law of demand?

a)

if prices go up, quantity demanded will fall and if prices go down, quantity demanded will go up

b)

if prices go up, quantity demanded will also go up and if prices go down, quantity demanded will also go down

c)

there is no law of demand, each situation is unique and demand and prices cannot be predicted

d)

prices will go up for certain goods when quantity demanded goes up and vice versa

23.

According to the substitution effect, if two items satisfy the same need and the price of one rises,

a)

people will buy more of the higher-priced item.

b)

people will buy more of the lower-priced item.

c)

the demand will go up.

d)

people will buy something else.

24.

When producers offer more of a good as its price increases and less as its price falls, this defines the

a)

law of demand

b)

law of supply

c)

change in demand

d)

change in supply

25.

Movement along a supply curve demonstrates

a)

a change in quantity supplied

b)

a change in quantity demanded

c)

a change in supply

d)

a change in demand

26.

A decrease in supply is demonstrated by which of the following?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.
What are the 3 economic questions?
a)
What to produce? How To Produce? For whom to produce?
b)

What to produce? Why to produce? Where to produce?

c)

How To Produce? Why to produce? Where to produce?

d)

For whom to produce? Why to produce? Where to produce?

28.
The four types of economic systems are: 
a)
Traditional, Command, Mixed, & Market
b)
Traditional, Command, Combined, & Market
c)
Communism, Capitalism, Free Market, and Macroeconomics
d)
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Individual, and Traditional.
29.
An economic system based on equity and in which the government decides what gets made and sets prices is called a
a)
market economy
b)
traditional economy
c)
political economy
d)
command economy
30.

Which economy is dictated by supply and demand and the buyers and sellers (consumers and producers)?

a)

Market

b)

Socialism

c)

Mixed

d)

Command

31.

Socialism was an alternative to what movement?

a)

Communism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Feminism

d)

Capitalism

32.
How does socialism differ from capitalism?
a)
In socialism, the goverment controls the means of production; whereas, capitalism focuses on the private owner.
b)
In socialism, the goverment provides subsidies for small buisnesses; whereas, capitalism only depends on the corporations to spark the economy.
c)
In socialism, the goverment does not provide any form on humanitarian aid; whereas, capitalism funds small buisness with tax relief.
d)
In socialism, the government controls what the consumer can purchase; whereas, capitalism controls what the business can market.
33.
Frank's parents own their house. Which type of tax will Frank's parents pay annually?
a)
Property Tax
b)
Payroll Tax
c)
Income Tax
d)
Sales tax
34.
Income tax is-
a)
Money your employer pays to you
b)
Money you earn and put into the bank
c)
Tax paid on the money you earn annually
d)
Money you pay to your employee
35.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures

a)

height

b)

weight

c)

happiness

d)

inflation

36.

The Law of Supply says that as price_________supply___________

a)

Increases, Decreases

b)

Increases,Increases

c)

Decreases, Increases

d)

Decreases, Decreases

37.

In order to help the economy grow, the FED may____________the reserve requirement, allowing banks to loan more people money so that they spend more

a)

lower

b)

raise

c)

spend more

d)

save more

38.

Macroeconomics approaches the study of economics from the viewpoints of

a)

individual firms

b)

individual consumers

c)

government units

d)

the entire economy

39.

Gross domestic product is the total ____ produced within a country in a given time period.

a)

market value of all final and intermediate goods and services

b)

market value of all final and intermediate goods and services plus investment and depreciation

c)

amount of final and intermediate goods and services

d)

market value of all final goods and services

40.

A consumer is....

a)

A person that sells goods and services.

b)

A person that sells goods and services for personal use.

c)

A person who purchases goods and services for personal use.

41.

A legally established maximum price for a good or service.

a)

Price Ceiling

b)

Price Floor

c)

Price Control

d)

Minimum Wage

42.

A sustained increase in the average level of the prices for goods and services in an economy over time is best known as--

a)

deflation

b)

disinflation

c)

hyperinflation

d)

inflation

43.
What is a company called that sells stock to raise money?
a)
Partnership
b)
Corporation
c)
Sole Proprietorship
d)
Limited Partnership
44.
A ______ Market is when stock prices go up, A ________ market is when Stock Prices go Down
a)
Bull, Bear
b)
Bear, Bull
c)
Penguin, Bear
d)
Penguin, Bull
45.
What are the goods and services that a nation buys from other nations?
a)
Imports
b)
Exports
c)
Embargo
d)
Opportunity Cost
46.

Mr. Sherman goes to the ticket booth to buy tickets for a Lakers game. Mr. Sherman is told that the game is sold out and no tickets are available. Which best explains why there are no basketball tickets available? 

a)
The arena forgot to print enough tickets.
b)
The supply of tickets was greater than the demand.
c)
The arena charged too much money for each ticket.
d)
The demand for tickets was greater than the supply.
47.

This graph shows that from 1931 to 1939, the...

a)

government received more money than was spent.

b)

amount of money spent decreased every year.

c)

government spent more money than it received.

d)

amount of money collected increased every year.

48.
A holder or owner of stock in a company or corporation.
a)
stock market
b)
shareholder
c)
portfolio
d)
industry
49.

What is it called when the stock market rises for a period of time?

a)

bull market

b)

bear market

c)

stock market

d)

growth market

50.

When a company earns a profit, sometimes those profits are distributed to the company’s shareholders. This means those shareholders are paid a _________________.

a)

dividend

b)

asset

c)

stock

d)

bankrupt