No student devices needed. Know more
18 questions
Which of the following is one of the four factors of production?
productivity
goods
entrepreneurship
services
As an economic term, land includes __________________.
work people do
natural resources
machinery
knowledge
All economic choices involve _________________.
trade-offs
destruction of resources
shortages
tax dollars
What trade-off is involved when you buy a CD?
exchanging time for money
exchanging one service for another
exchanging money for goods
exchanging goods for services
Which of the following is a visual aid that helps a business determine how best to use its resources?
opportunity cost
trade-off
production possibilities curve
scarcity
These people take risks in order to reap profits.
Analysts
Stock brokers
Entrepreneurs
Economists
To an economist, a want is _________________________.
something you do not have
something other than a basic survival need
something you must have to survive
something most people have
In a trade-off, opportunity cost is the value of the ________________.
factors of production
action that was chosen
scarce resources
next best alternative
The need to make choices arises because ________________.
some things are not limited
everything that exists is limited
shortages are a constant situation
people need to share their resources
The basic problem of economics is ________________.
scarcity
lack of choice
shortages
overabundance
Tangible objects that can satisfy people's wants.
land
labor
capital
goods
The study of how individuals and societies make choices about ways to use scarce resources to fulfill their needs and wants.
macroeconomics
microeconomics
economics
technology
A scarce resource.
opportunity cost
time
trade-off
goods
Human effort directed toward producing goods and services.
land
labor
goods
capital
Sacrificing one good or service to purchase or produce another.
trade-off
microeconomics
macroeconomics
capital
Graph showing the maximum combination of goods and services that can be produced from a fixed amount of resources in a given period of time.
economics
trade-off
technology
production possibilities curve
Value of the next best alternative given up for the alternative that was chosen.
trade-off
opportunity cost
time
labor
Previously manufactured goods used to make other goods and services.
land
labor
capital
technology
Explore all questions with a free account