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Your needs and wants never end.
True
False
Products and money used in the production of goods and services are called natural resources
True
False
The mismatch of unlimited wants and needs and limited economic resources is called the basic economic problem.
True
False
The first step in the economic decision-making process is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each choice.
True
False
The United States could best be characterized as a command economy.
True
False
The right of private property means you can own, use, or dispose of things of value.
True
False
In a market economy, buying decisions are made by consumers.
True
False
If heavy competition for a product keeps its price low, businesses will be very motivated to offer the product for sale.
True
False
If many consumers want a particular service, its price will probably go up
True
False
The higher the price, the higher the producer’s profits.
True
False
All of the following is a need EXCEPT
(a) food and shelter
(b) clothing
(c) fine jewelry
(d) clean air
The means through which goods and services are produced are called
(a) economic resources
(b) needs
(c) spending opportunities
(d) economic choices
All of the following is a capital resource EXCEPT
(a) a pickup truck
(b) a factory
(c) lumber
(d) employees
The value of the next-best alternative that you did not choose is called
(a) trade-off cost
(b) scarcity
(c) opportunity cost
(d) economic cost.
When a country decides to focus on advanced technology and a skilled labor force, it is primarily answering which of the basic economic questions?
(a) What to produce?
(b) How to produce?
(c) Which needs to satisfy?
(d) Which wants to satisfy?
Personal economic freedom is most limited in a
(a) command economy
(b) market economy
(c) mixed economy
(d) traditional economy
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of capitalism?
(a) freedom of choice
(b) government ownership of resources
(c) the profit motive
(d) competition among businesses
Which of the following is a consumer?
(a) a business
(b) an individual
(c) the government
(d) all of the above are consumers
The quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy is called
(a) supply
(b) an economic want
(c) demand
(d) an economic amount
In which of the following situations is demand MOST likely to be reduced?
(a) customers see a number of products they believe will satisfy a need
(b) customers cannot find a good substitute for a product they want
(c) prices for a popular product are reduced
(d) all of the above tend to reduce demand
Things that add comfort and pleasure to your life.
A. Needs
B. Scarcity
C. Wants
D. Goods
People producing goods and services.
A. Labor
B. Producers
C. Trade-Off
D. Consumers
Those who determine which products and services will be available for sale.
A. Scarcity
B. Consumers
C. Producers
D. Customers
Not having enough resources to satisfy every need.
A. goods
B. Trade-Off
C. scarcity
D. Services
Raw materials supplied by nature.
A. Human Resources
B. Natural resources
C. Labor
D. Capital
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