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Econ 1.7

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the fundamental problem of economics? 
a)
How to keep consumers out of debt?
b)
How to fulfill our unlimited wants and needs with limited resources?
c)
How to figure out the way to make the most money?
d)
How do we ensure all people get a college education?
2.

Unlimited wants, limited resources

a)

Revenue

b)

Scarcity

c)

Marginal Cost

d)

Opportunity Cost

3.

The study of choices a society makes in response to scarcity

a)

Marginal Cost

b)

Utility

c)

Trade-offs

d)

Economics

4.

What would a microeconomist most likely study?

a)

The relationship between the size of the money supply and the rate of inflation.

b)

The effects of aggregate consumer debt on overall consumption spending.

c)

The effects of an income tax reduction on the size of the national budget deficit.

d)

How consumers respond to a change in gasoline prices.

5.
When we look at the aggregate of the economy the analysis at the level would be called
a)
microeconomics
b)
positive economics
c)
macroeconomics
d)
normative economics
6.
Which of the following is a normative economic statement
a)
the CPI rose 5.6% last month
b)
the unemployment rate of 6.8% is too high
c)
the average loan IR is 8.6%
d)
the economy grew at an average rate of 2.6%
7.
What is Macroeconomics the study of?
a)
study of total effects on the national economy and the global economy of the choices that individuals, businesses, and gov’ts make
b)
study of the choices individuals/businesses make and the way these choices interact and are influenced by governments
c)
study of marginal benefit and marginal cost
d)
study of scarcity
8.

Which of the following is an example of a positive economic statement?

a)

The U.S. public should devote more resources to education

b)

The poor should pay lower taxes and the rich should pay higher taxes.

c)

Soap operas should be taken off television

d)

If you drop a ball from the top of a building, it will fall to the ground

9.

Which of the following is the best example of a microeconomics topic?

a)

the study of how prices are determined in the computer industry

b)

the study of unemployment in the economy

c)

the study of how changes in the nation's money supply affect the nation's output

d)

the study of inflation in the economy

10.

Which of these statements is an example of normative economics?

a)

"Taxes ought to be lowered."

b)

"Inflation is higher this year."

c)

"The bond market is in decline."

d)

"Speculation caused a recession."