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Globalization — Cumulative exam Answers

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How does a socialist government with a command economy manage its economy?

A
The government lets producers set wages for workers.
B
The government owns all homes and other forms of housing.
C
The government allows consumers to make their own choices.
D
The government controls factories and other forms of production.
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What is a state source of revenue?

A
motor vehicle tax
B
gift tax
C
customs tax
D
grocery tax
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If Country A is an agricultural country and Country B has many cities and factories, it would make sense for

A
both countries to set up car manufacturing plants.
B
Country A to specialize in growing corn while Country B specializes in making cars.
C
Country A to specialize in making cars while Country B specializes in growing corn.
D
both countries to compete in growing more corn.
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If it becomes less expensive to travel overseas from the United States, American tourists will benefit from the fact that

A
tourist sites are getting crowded and dirty.
B
the US dollar has become stronger.
C
prices of foreign goods are rising.
D
the US dollar has declined in value.
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Economists can use new technology to

A
study data and patterns.
B
create and apply automation.
C
improve production and shipping.
D
increase demand and consumption.
9

Which occurs during disequilibrium? Check all that apply.Supply and demand meet.Supply is less than demand.Supply and demand set prices.Supply is greater than demand.Supply and demand set production.

A
Supply and demand meet.
B
Supply is less than demand.
C
Supply and demand set prices.
D
Supply is greater than demand.
E
Supply and demand set production.
10

Banks that offer low interest rates to people with good credit

A
maximize profits at little risk.
B
sacrifice profits for less risk.
C
maximize profits at great risk.
D
sacrifice profits for more risk.
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What is one way that technology can improve the production of goods?

A
Websites can allow consumers to purchase goods online.
B
Container ships can transport a number of goods at once.
C
Automation can create goods more cheaply and easily.
D
Airlines can send goods from one place to another.
12

John Maynard Keynes developed new economic theories in response to the

A
stock market crash of 1929.
B
Great Depression of the 1930s.
C
first and second world wars.
D
economic boom of the 1950s.
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In a competitive market, a computer store offers customers a warranty to help pay for any future damages. This is an example of

A
following a federal regulation.
B
lowering prices for customers.
C
reducing the risk for consumers.
D
creating a new or better product.
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A
worthless
B
plentiful
C
elastic
D
inelastic
16

Corporate taxes are a type of

A
income tax.
B
property tax.
C
sales tax.
D
excise tax.
17

Demand-pull inflation occurs when

A
the price of goods rises suddenly and extremely fast.
B
consumers begin purchasing more goods.
C
producers need more money to make and distribute goods.
D
the government prints more money and pushes prices up.
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According to the law of demand, as prices increase, quantity demanded

A
increases.
B
decreases.
C
stays the same.
D
disappears.
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Which are indicators that economists use to measure how an economy grows? Select two options.monitoring election resultsmeasuring how much the economy producesmonitoring the popularity of different music groupsstudying the economy of another countrytracking the unemployment rate

A
monitoring election results
B
measuring how much the economy produces
C
monitoring the popularity of different music groups
D
studying the economy of another country
E
tracking the unemployment rate
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Adam Smith believed the government’s role in laissez-faire capitalism was

A
to distribute wealth equally.
B
to set prices and wages.
C
to control the economy.
D
to leave the economy alone.

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