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1.

Chapter 1 Section 1

Scarcity:

a)

a way of expressing a need

b)

a basic requirement for survival that includes food clothing and shelter

c)

the study of how people try to satisfy what appears to be seemingly unlimited and competing once through the careful use of relatively scarce resources

d)

the condition that results from society not having enough resources to produce all the things people would like to have

2.

Chapter 1 Section 1

Economics:

a)

a basic requirement for survival that includes food clothing and shelter

b)

the study of how people try to satisfy what appears to be seemingly unlimited and competing once through the careful use of relatively scarce resources

c)

a way of expressing a need

d)

resources Required to produce things people would like to have they include land Capital labor and entrepreneurs

3.

Chapter 1 Section 1

need:

a)

resources Required to produce things people would like to have they include land Capital labor and entrepreneurs

b)

a basic requirement for survival that includes food clothing and shelter

c)

a way of expressing a need

d)

natural resources not created by humans

4.

Chapter 1 Section 1

 want:

a)

a way of expressing a need

b)

resources Required to produce things people would like to have they include land Capital labor and entrepreneurs

c)

natural resources not created by humans

d)

 the tools equipment machinery and factories used in the production of goods and services

5.

Chapter 1 Section 1

 factors of production:

a)

the money used to buy the tools and equipment used in production

b)

natural resources not created by humans

c)

 the tools equipment machinery and factories used in the production of goods and services

d)

resources Required to produce things people would like to have they include land Capital labor and entrepreneurs

6.

Chapter 1 Section 1

 land:

a)

natural resources not created by humans

b)

the tools equipment machinery and factories used in the production of goods and services

c)

the money used to buy the tools and equipment used in production

d)

the condition that results from society not having enough resources to produce all the things people would like to have

7.

Chapter 1 Section 1

 Capital:

a)

the money used to buy the tools and equipment used in production

b)

 the tools equipment machinery and factories used in the production of goods and services

c)

 a risk taker in search of profits who does something new with existing resources

d)

 people with all their efforts abilities and skills

8.

Chapter 1 Section 1

 Financial Capital:

a)

 the process of creating goods and services

b)

 a risk taker in search of profits who does something new with existing resources

c)

 people with all their efforts abilities and skills

d)

the money used to buy the tools and equipment used in production

9.

Chapter 1 Section 1

 Labor:

a)

 people with all their efforts abilities and skills

b)

 the dollar value of all final good services and structures produced within a country's borders in a 12-month period

c)

 a risk taker in search of profits who does something new with existing resources

d)

 the process of creating goods and services

10.

Chapter 1 Section 1

Entrepreneur:

a)

 the process of creating goods and services

b)

 a risk taker in search of profits who does something new with existing resources

c)

the dollar value of all final good services and structures produced within a country's borders in a 12-month period

d)

the condition that results from society not having enough resources to produce all the things people would like to have

11.

Chapter 1 Section 1

Production

a)

 the process of creating goods and services

b)

a basic requirement for survival that includes food clothing and shelter

c)

the study of how people try to satisfy what appears to be seemingly unlimited and competing once through the careful use of relatively scarce resources

d)

 the dollar value of all final good services and structures produced within a country's borders in a 12-month period

12.

Chapter 1 Section 1

 Gross Domestic Product GDP:

a)

a risk taker in search of profits who does something new with existing resources

b)

a way of expressing a need

c)

 the dollar value of all final good services and structures produced within a country's borders in a 12-month period

d)

natural resources not created by humans

13.

Chapter 1 Section 2

Economic product:

a)

good a manufactured item used to produce other goods and services

b)

an item that is economically useful or satisfies an economic want

c)

good an item intended for final use by individuals

d)

a good or service that is useful relatively scarce and transferable to others

14.

Chapter 1 Section 2

Good:

a)

work that is performed for someone

b)

an item that is economically useful or satisfies an economic want

c)

good an item intended for final use by individuals

d)

good a manufactured item used to produce other goods and services

15.

Chapter 1 Section 2

 Consumer good:

a)

a worth that can be expressed in dollars and cents

b)

an item intended for final use by individuals

c)

good a manufactured item used to produce other goods and services

d)

work that is performed for someone

16.

Chapter 1 Section 2

 Capital good:

a)

the situation in which some non-necessities have a much higher value than some necessities

b)

a worth that can be expressed in dollars and cents

c)

work that is performed for someone

d)

a manufactured item used to produce other goods and services

17.

Chapter 1 Section 2

 Service:

a)

the capacity to be useful and provide satisfaction

b)

work that is performed for someone

c)

the situation in which some non-necessities have a much higher value than some necessities

d)

a worth that can be expressed in dollars and cents

18.

Chapter 1 Section 2

 Value:

a)

wealthy accumulation of those economic products that are tangible scarce useful and transferable from one person to another

b)

the capacity to be useful and provide satisfaction

c)

the situation in which some non-necessities have a much higher value than some necessities

d)

a worth that can be expressed in dollars and cents

19.

Chapter 1 Section 2

 Paradox of Value:

a)

a location or other mechanism that allows buyers and sellers to exchange a certain economic product

b)

wealthy accumulation of those economic products that are tangible scarce useful and transferable from one person to another

c)

the capacity to be useful and provide satisfaction

d)

the situation in which some non-necessities have a much higher value than some necessities

20.

Chapter 1 Section 2:

Utility

a)

a market where productive resources are bought and sold

b)

a location or other mechanism that allows buyers and sellers to exchange a certain economic product

c)

the capacity to be useful and provide satisfaction

d)

wealthy accumulation of those economic products that are tangible scarce useful and transferable from one person to another

21.

Chapter 1 Section 2

 Market:

a)

a location or other mechanism that allows buyers and sellers to exchange a certain economic product

b)

a market where productive resources are bought and sold

c)

a market where producers sell their goods and services to Consumers

d)

the increase in the nation's total output of goods and services over time

22.

Chaper 1 Section 2:

Factor market

a)

a measure of the amount of output produced by a given amount of inputs and a specific period of time

b)

the increase in the nation's total output of goods and services over time

c)

a market where productive resources are bought and sold

d)

a market where producers sell their goods and services to Consumers

23.

Chapter 1 Section 2

 Product Market:

a)

the increase in the nation's total output of goods and services over time

b)

a market where producers sell their goods and services to Consumers

c)

a measure of the amount of output produced by a given amount of inputs and a specific period of time

d)

work arranged so that individual workers do fewer tasks than before

24.

Chapter 1 Section 2

Economic growth:

a)

a good or service that is useful, relatively scarce, and transferable to others

b)

an item that is economically useful or satisfies an economic want

c)

reliance on one another to provide the goods and services that people consume

d)

the increase in a nations total output of goods and services over time

25.

Chapter 1 Section 2

Division of labor:

a)

a market where producers sell their goods and services to Consumers

b)

the increase in the nation's total output of goods and services over time

c)

work arranged so that individual workers do fewer tasks than before

d)

a measure of the amount of output produced by a given amount of inputs and a specific period of time

26.

Chapter 1 Section 2

Specialization

a)

work arranged so that individual workers do fewer tasks than before

b)

situation in which a factor of production performs tasks that it  can do relatively more efficiently than others

c)

the increase in the nation's total output of goods and services over time

d)

a measure of the amount of output produced by a given amount of inputs and a specific period of time

27.

Chapter 1 Section 2

 Human capital

a)

product a good or service that is useful relatively scarce and transferable to others

b)

Reliance on one another to provide the goods and services that people consume

c)

the sum of the skills abilities health and motivation of people

d)

work that is performed for someone

28.

Chapter 1 Section 2

 Economic Independence:

a)

Reliance on one another to provide the goods and services that people consume

b)

the capacity to be useful and provide satisfaction

c)

a location or other mechanism that allows buyers and sellers to exchange a certain economic product

d)

the increase in the nation's total output of goods and services over time

29.

Chapter 1 Section 3

Trade-offs:

a)

A way of thinking about a problem that compares the costs an action to the benefits received

b)

Alternative choices

c)

A diagram representing various combinations of goods and services an economy can produce when all productive resources are fully employed

d)

The cost of the next best alternative use of money, time, or resources when one choice is made rather than another

30.

Chapter 1 Section 3

Opportunity cost:

a)

System in which consumers and privately owned businesses, rather than the government, make the majority of WHAT, HOW, and FROM WHOM decisions

b)

A way of thinking about a problem that compares the costs an action to the benefits received

c)

A diagram representing various combinations of goods and services an economy can produce when all productive resources are fully employed

d)

The cost of the next best alternative use of money, time, or resources when one choice is made rather than another

31.

Chapter 1 Section 3

Production Possibilities Frontier:

a)

A diagram representing various combinations of goods and services an economy can produce when all productive resources are fully employed

b)

A way of thinking about a problem that compares the costs an action to the benefits received

c)

The quality of life based on possessions that make life easier

d)

System in which consumers and privately owned businesses, rather than the government, make the majority of WHAT, HOW, and FROM WHOM decisions

32.

Chapter 1 Section 3

Cost-benefit analysis:

a)

Alternative choices

b)

A way of thinking about a problem that compares the costs an action to the benefits received

c)

The quality of life based on possessions that make life easier

d)

The cost of the next best alternative use of money, time, or resources when one choice is made rather than another

33.

Chapter 1 Section 3

Free enterprise economy:

a)

The cost of the next best alternative use of money, time, or resources when one choice is made rather than another

b)

System in which consumers and privately owned businesses, rather than the government, make the majority of WHAT, HOW, and FROM WHOM decisions

c)

A diagram representing various combinations of goods and services an economy can produce when all productive resources are fully employed

d)

The quality of life based on possessions that make life easier

34.

Chapter 1 Section 3

Standard of living:

a)

The quality of life based on possessions that make life easier

b)

A way of thinking about a problem that compares the costs an action to the benefits received

c)

A diagram representing various combinations of goods and services an economy can produce when all productive resources are fully employed

d)

The cost of the next best alternative use of money, time, or resources when one choice is made rather than another

35.

Chapter 2 Section 1

Economy/ economic system:

a)

An economy in which people and firms act in their own best interests to answer the WHAT, HOW, and FOR WHOM questions

b)

An economy in which a central authority makes most of the WHAT, HOW, FOR WHOM decisions

c)

An organized way of  providing for the wants and needs of people

d)

An economy in which the allocation of resources and nearly all economic activity stems from ritual, habit, or custom

36.

Chapter 2 Setion 1

Traditional economy:

a)

An economy in which the allocation of resources and nearly all economic activity stems from ritual, habit, or custom

b)

An economy in which people and firms act in their own best interests to answer the WHAT, HOW, and FOR WHOM questions

c)

An economy in which a central authority makes most of the WHAT, HOW, FOR WHOM decisions

d)

An organized way of  providing for the wants and needs of people

37.

Chapter 2 Section 1

Command economy:

a)

An organized way of  providing for the wants and needs of people

b)

An economy in which people and firms act in their own best interests to answer the WHAT, HOW, and FOR WHOM questions

c)

An economy in which a central authority makes most of the WHAT, HOW, FOR WHOM decisions

d)

An economy in which the allocation of resources and nearly all economic activity stems from ritual, habit, or custom

38.

Chapter 2 Section 1

Market economy:

a)

An economy in which a central authority makes most of the WHAT, HOW, FOR WHOM decisions

b)

An economy in which people and firms act in their own best interests to answer the WHAT, HOW, and FOR WHOM questions

c)

An organized way of  providing for the wants and needs of people

d)

An economy in which the allocation of resources and nearly all economic activity stems from ritual, habit, or custom

39.

Chapter 2 Section 2

Social security:

a)

The freedom of people to make their own economic decisions

b)

A rise in the general level of prices

c)

a federal program of disability and retirement benefits that covers most working people

d)

An income that does not increase even though prices go up

40.

Chapter 2 Section 2

Inflation:

a)

A rise in the general level of prices

b)

An income that does not increase even though prices go up

c)

The freedom of people to make their own economic decisions

d)

Careful use of resources to decrease the amount of resources that are wasted

41.

Chapter 2 Section 2

Fixed income:

a)

People should be paid the same if they do the same kind of work; companies should not be allowed to say untrue things about their products

b)

An income that does not increase even though prices go up

c)

The freedom of people to make their own economic decisions

d)

Careful use of resources to decrease the amount of resources that are wasted

42.

Chapter 2 Section 2

Economic freedom:

a)

Protection from such things as layoffs and injuries that make people lose their jobs

b)

People should be paid the same if they do the same kind of work; companies should not be allowed to say untrue things about their products

c)

Careful use of resources to decrease the amount of resources that are wasted

d)

The freedom of people to make their own economic decisions

43.

Chapter 2 Section 2

Economic efficiency:

a)

Careful use of resources to decrease the amount of resources that are wasted

b)

Protection from such things as layoffs and injuries that make people lose their jobs

c)

People should be paid the same if they do the same kind of work; companies should not be allowed to say untrue things about their products

d)

If people want to work, they should be able to find jobs

44.

Chapter 2 Section 2

Economic equity

a)

People should be paid the same if they do the same kind of work; companies should not be allowed to say untrue things about their products

b)

Protection from such things as layoffs and injuries that make people lose their jobs

c)

If people want to work, they should be able to find jobs

d)

Prices should not increase too much so that people can afford goods and services

45.

Chapter 2 Section 2

Full employment:

a)

a federal program of disability and retirement benefits that covers most working people

b)

So that people can have more goods and services

c)

Prices should not increase too much so that people can afford goods and services

d)

If people want to work, they should be able to find jobs

46.

Chapter 2 Section 2

Price stability:

a)

So that people can have more goods and services

b)

Prices should not increase too much so that people can afford goods and services

c)

A rise in the general level of prices

d)

The freedom of people to make their own economic decisions

47.

Chapter 2 Section 2

Economic growth:

a)

People should be paid the same if they do the same kind of work; companies should not be allowed to say untrue things about their products

b)

The freedom of people to make their own economic decisions

c)

So that people can have more goods and services

d)

Careful use of resources to decrease the amount of resources that are wasted

48.

Chapter 2 Section 3

Capitalism:

a)

the privilege that entitles people to own and control their possessions as they wish

b)

economy in which competition is allowed to flourish with a minimum of government interference

c)

 a system in which private citizens on the factors of production

d)

 the act of buyers and sellers freely and willingly engaging in Market transactions

49.

Chapter 2 Section 3

free enterprise:

a)

 the extent to which persons or organizations are better off at the end of a period Then they were at the beginning

b)

economy in which competition is allowed to flourish with a minimum of government interference

c)

the privilege that entitles people to own and control their possessions as they wish

d)

 the act of buyers and sellers freely and willingly engaging in Market transactions

50.

Chapter 2 Section 3

 voluntary Exchange:

a)

the driving force that encourages people and organizations to improve their material well-being

b)

 the extent to which persons or organizations are better off at the end of a period Then they were at the beginning

c)

the privilege that entitles people to own and control their possessions as they wish

d)

 the act of buyers and sellers freely and willingly engaging in Market transactions

51.

Chapter 2 Section 3

 private property rights:

a)

the privilege that entitles people to own and control their possessions as they wish

b)

 the extent to which persons or organizations are better off at the end of a period Then they were at the beginning

c)

the driving force that encourages people and organizations to improve their material well-being

d)

 the struggle among sellers to attract consumers while lowering costs

52.

Chapter 2 Section 3

 Profit:

a)

 the role of the consumer as ruler of the market

b)

the extent to which persons or organizations are better off at the end of a period then they were at the beginning

c)

the driving force that encourages people and organizations to improve their material well-being

d)

 the struggle among sellers to attract consumers while lowering costs

53.

Chapter 2 Section 3
profit motive:

a)

economy in which people carry on their economic Affairs freely but are subject to some government intervention and regulation

b)

the role of the consumer as ruler of the market

c)

the driving force that encourages people and organizations to improve their material well-being

d)

the struggle among sellers to attract consumers while lowering costs

54.

Chapter 2 Section 3

Competition:

a)

 a system in which private citizens on the factors of production

b)

economy in which people carry on their economic Affairs freely but are subject to some government intervention and regulation

c)

 the role of the consumer as ruler of the market

d)

the struggle among sellers to attract consumers while lowering costs

55.

Chapter 2 Section 3

consumer sovereignty:

a)

 the role of the consumer as ruler of the market

b)

economy in which competition is allowed to flourish with a minimum of government interference

c)

economy in which people carry on their economic Affairs freely but are subject to some government intervention and regulation

d)

 the act of buyers and sellers freely and willingly engaging in Market transactions

56.

Chapter 2 Section 3:

 mixed economy/ modified private enterprise economy

a)

the extent to which persons or organizations are better off at the end of a period then they were at the beginning

b)

the struggle among sellers to attract consumers while lowering costs

c)

economy in which people carry on their economic Affairs freely but are subject to some government intervention and regulation

d)

the privilege that entitles people to own and control their possessions as they wish

57.

Chapter 3 Section1

Sole proprietorship/ proprietorship:

a)

A business jointly owned by two or more persons

b)

A business owned and run by one person

c)

A stock of finished goods and parts in reserve

d)

A firm that legally ceases to exist when the owner dies, quits, or sells the business

58.

Chapter 3 Section 1

Inventory:

a)

The investors responsibility for the debts of the business to cease or delay debt payments

b)

A business jointly owned by two or more persons

c)

A firm that legally ceases to exist when the owner dies, quits, or sells the business

d)

A stock of finished goods and parts in reserve

59.

Chapter 3 Secion 1

Limited life:

a)

A firm that legally ceases to exist when the owner dies, quits, or sells the business

b)

A business jointly owned by two or more persons

c)

The investors responsibility for the debts of the business to cease or delay debt payments

d)

A court-granted permission to an individual or business to cease delay debt payments

60.

Chapter 3 Section 1

Partnership:

a)

A form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity having all the rights on an individual

b)

A business jointly owned by two or more persons

c)

The investors responsibility for the debts of the business to cease or delay debt payments

d)

A court-granted permission to an individual or business to cease delay debt payments

61.

Chapter 3 Section 1

Limited partnership:

a)

A form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity having all the rights on an individual

b)

A court-granted permission to an individual or business to cease delay debt payments

c)

The investors responsibility for the debts of the business to cease or delay debt payments

d)

A government document that gives  permission to create a corporation earnings

62.

Chapter 3 Section 1

Bankruptcy:

a)

A court-granted permission to an individual or business to cease delay debt payments

b)

A form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity having all the rights on an individual

c)

A government document that gives  permission to create a corporation earnings

d)

A written promise to repay a loan at a later date

63.

Chapter 3 Section 1

Corporation:

a)

A government document that gives  permission to create a corporation earnings

b)

A written promise to repay a loan at a later date

c)

A form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity having all the rights on an individual

d)

An amount of borrowed money

64.

Chapter 3 Section 1

Charter:

a)

A written promise to repay a loan at a later date

b)

An amount of borrowed money

c)

The taxing of stockholders dividends as corporate profit and again as personal income

d)

A government document that gives  permission to create a corporation earnings

65.

Chapter 3 Section 1

Bond:

a)

An amount of borrowed money

b)

A written promise to repay a loan at a later date

c)

A business owned and run by one person

d)

A business jointly owned by two or more persons 

66.

Chapter 3 Section 1

Principal

a)

An amount of borrowed money

b)

A stock of finished goods and parts in reserve

c)

A court-granted permission to an individual or business to cease delay debt payments

d)

The price paid for the use of another's money

67.

Chapter 3 Section 1

Interest:

a)

A form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity having all the rights on an individual

b)

A government document that gives  permission to create a corporation earnings

c)

The price paid for the use of another's money

d)

A firm that legally ceases to exist when the owner dies, quits, or sells the business

68.

Chapter 3 Section 1

Double taxation:

a)

A government document that gives  permission to create a corporation earnings

b)

The taxing of stockholders dividends as corporate profit and again as personal income

c)

A business owned and run by one person

d)

An amount of borrowed money

69.

Chapter 3 Section 2

Merger:

a)

The sum of net income and non-cash charges such as depreciation

b)

The kind of merger in which two or more firms that produce the same kind of product join forces


c)

A report showing a business's sales, expenses, and profits 

d)

A combination of two or more businesses to from a single firm

70.

Chapter 3 Section 2

Income Statement:

a)

A report showing a business's sales, expenses, and profits 

b)

Revenues minus expenses and taxes

c)

The sum of net income and non-cash charges such as depreciation

d)

A firm that has at least four businesses, each making unrelated products, none of which is responsible for the majority of the firm’s sales 

71.

Chapter 3 Section 2

Net Income:

a)

The kind of merger in which firms involved in different steps of manufacturing or marketing join together

b)

A corporation that has manufacturing or service operations in a number of different countries

c)

Revenues minus expenses and taxes

d)

The sum of net income and non-cash charges such as depreciation

72.

Chapter 3 Section 2

Depreciation:

a)

The kind of merger in which firms involved in different steps of manufacturing or marketing join together

b)

A non-cash charge the firm tales for the general wear and tear on its capital goods

c)

A corporation that has manufacturing or service operations in a number of different countries

d)

The kind of merger in which two or more firms that produce the same kind of product join forces

73.

Chapter 3 Section 2

Cash Flow:

a)

The sum of net income and non-cash charges such as depreciation

b)

A report showing a business's sales, expenses, and profits 

c)

The kind of merger in which two or more firms that produce the same kind of product join forces

d)

A combination of two or more businesses to from a single firm

74.

Chapter 3 Section 2

Horizontal Merger:

a)

The sum of net income and non-cash charges such as depreciation

b)

Revenues minus expenses and taxes

c)

A firm that has at least four businesses, each making unrelated products, none of which is responsible for the majority of the firm’s sales

d)

The kind of merger in which two or more firms that produce the same kind of product join forces

75.

Chapter 3 Section 2

Vertical Merger:

a)

The kind of merger in which two or more firms that produce the same kind of product join forces

b)

The kind of merger in which firms involved in different steps of manufacturing or marketing join together

c)

A non-cash charge the firm tales for the general wear and tear on its capital goods

d)

A corporation that has manufacturing or service operations in a number of different countries

76.

Chapter 3 Section 2

Conglomerate:

a)

A firm that has at least four businesses, each making unrelated products, none of which is responsible for the majority of the firm’s sales 

b)

The kind of merger in which two or more firms that produce the same kind of product join forces

c)

A non-cash charge the firm tales for the general wear and tear on its capital goods

d)

A report showing a business's sales, expenses, and profits

77.

Chapter 3 Section 2

Multinational:

a)

A firm that has at least four businesses, each making unrelated products, none of which is responsible for the majority of the firm’s sales 

b)

A combination of two or more businesses to from a single firm

c)

A report showing a business's sales, expenses, and profits 

d)

A corporation that has manufacturing or service operations in a number of different countries

78.

Chapter 3 Section 3

nonprofit organization:

a)

A voluntary association of people formed to carry on some kind of economic activity that will benefit its members

b)

An organization that operates in a businesslike way to promote the collective interests of its members rather than to seek financial gain for its owners

c)

An organization of workers formed to represent its members’ interests in various employment matters

d)

A financial organization that accepts deposits from, and makes loans to, employees from a particular company or government agency

79.

Chapter 3 Section 3

cooperative/co-op :

a)

A voluntary association of people formed to carry on some kind of economic activity that will benefit its members

b)

An organization that promotes the welfare of its members and the community

c)

A financial organization that accepts deposits from, and makes loans to, employees from a particular company or government agency

d)

An organization of workers formed to represent its members’ interests in various employment matters

80.

Chapter 3 Section 3

credit union:

a)

An organization that promotes the welfare of its members and the community

b)

Investor- or municipal-owned company that offers an important product, such as water or electricity, to the public 

c)

A financial organization that accepts deposits from, and makes loans to, employees from a particular company or government agency 

d)

Union negotiations with management over issues such as pay, working hours, health care coverage, and other job-related matters

81.

Chapter 3 Section 3

labor union:

a)

A nonprofit organization sponsored by local businesses to provide general information on companies

b)

An organization of workers formed to represent its members’ interests in various employment matters 

c)

A group of people in a specialized occupation that works to improve the working conditions, skill levels, and public perceptions of the profession

d)

Investor- or municipal-owned company that offers an important product, such as water or electricity, to the public