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Fantastic Snack Company has spent months developing a new type of snack chip, but the chips are not selling. Which of the following is the most likely mistake Fantastic Snack Company made?

A
conserving too valuable resources
B
spending capital it did not have
C
not researching production methods
D
not meeting the wants of its consumers
4

One of the three economic questions deals with deciding

A
what goods and services should be produced.
B
what the costs of production should be.
C
how goods and services will be marketed.
D
how consumers will receive products.
5

Which of the following will be accomplished by efficient allocations of the factors of production?

A
guaranteeing economic success
B
understanding whether a product will fail
C
fulfilling many needs and wants of society
D
replenishment of limited resources
6

Which consideration must a society address when deciding for whom to produce a potentially scarce or limited resource?

A
Who can be most creative with the product?
B
Who has the largest resource pool?
C
Who has the greatest need?
D
Who can bring in the greatest profit?
7

If a specific economy has extra capital resources available, it will

A
be able to produce top-quality goods and services.
B
continually look to expand and invest.
C
be able to produce more goods and services needed and wanted by society.
D
have additional labor available to focus on production.
8

Failure to address the three questions of economics will have what kind of impact on an economy?

A
It will have no consequences.
B
It will help meet citizens’ needs and wants.
C
It will have negative consequences.
D
It will help contribute to the success of the society.
9

Which of the following is an example of a labor resource?

m
money available to be invested in a company
w
water held in a reservoir
a
a city’s population
e
electricity produced by a nearby power plant
10

The questions of economics address which of the following? Choose three answers.

A
who
B
what
C
where
D
when
E
why
F
how

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