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Introduction to Economics — Test Answers

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4

Which element would be different in an absolute free-market economy?

A
Buyers and sellers would not be free to exchange property or negotiate prices.
B
Private individuals and groups would not be able to own and control resources.
C
Prices would not be influenced by supply and demand.
D
The government would not intervene to regulate prices.
5

One of the three economic questions deals with deciding

A
how consumers will receive products.
B
what goods and services should be produced.
C
how goods and services will be marketed.
D
what the costs of production should be.
6

Which of the illustrates an opportunity cost?

A
James has enough money to buy some socks and a book.
B
Amir only has time to study or to play basketball.
C
Lydia does not have enough money to buy a new shirt.
D
Alyssa does not have enough time to study for her test.
7

What is one way government regulations can positively impact workers in a market economy?

A
by protecting wages and providing safe working conditions
B
by ensuring that employees always know what products to produce
C
by creating monopolies that can provide more jobs
D
by providing a concrete path to one’s desired career
8

How do Human Development Index (HDI) and gross domestic product (GDP) compare in what they measure?

A
HDI and GDP both measure economic development only.
B
HDI measures human development, while GDP measures economic development.
C
HDI measures social development, while GDP measures economic development.
D
HDI and GDP both measure social development only.
9

Becoming informed about economics helps a person understand the

A
role of government in regulating production.
B
reasons a command economy is ideal.
C
why consumers receive tax revenue.
D
reasons an economy must always be completely regulated.
10

Which organization maintains the Human Development Index (HDI)?

A
the Red Cross
B
USAID
C
the United Nations
D
Doctors Without Borders
11

What is one likely disadvantage of the centralized economic planning used in a command economy?

A
a lack of workers to produce and distribute goods and services
B
a shortage of subsidies for food, housing, and utilities
C
a shortage of supplies resulting from an underproduction of goods
D
a lack of information about production goals and priorities
12

Which resource is renewable?

A
coal
B
minerals
C
gold
D
lumber
13

Assessing opportunity cost involves

A
making choices and dealing with consequences.
B
reviewing past decisions and changing them.
C
minimizing profit and loss.
D
choosing consequences over rewards.
14

One of the main questions of economics involves deciding upon the method for

A
creating goods and services.
B
pricing goods and services.
C
distributing goods and services.
D
enhancing goods and services.
15

What is the government’s role in a mixed-market economy?

A
The government does not interfere or take part in any economic decision-making.
B
The government makes some economic decisions, while producers and consumers make others.
C
The government participates in economic decision-making when producers ask them for help.
D
The government controls all aspects of the economy and makes most economic decisions.
17

A society decides that it needs to produce more corn to feed the growing population. What must it do before it begins the production process?

A
understand who is in a position of authority to produce more
B
determine how people will receive the surplus crops
C
study the profitability of increasing corn production
D
analyze existing resources, such as water availability
18

One of the three main questions of economics addresses who should

A
distribute goods and services.
B
produce goods and services.
C
receive goods and services.
D
market goods and services.

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