Question 1

What type of economic system best describes the U.S. economy in the 21st century? Why?

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The US has primarily a mixed economy: th...

Question 2

Markets are important in economies where decisions are made:

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A)   collectively.
B)   by planners.
C)   by individuals.
D)   by the government.

Question 3

The economic system, important in Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries, in which national economic interests outweighed individuals' economic interests, was:

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A)   mercantilism.
B)   market socialism.
C)   laissez-fair capitalism.
D)   a free enterprise system.

Question 4

Use the following figure.

-The type of economy advocated by Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations would operate at or near point:

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A)   A
B)   C
C)   D
D)   F

Question 5

A socialist system favors collective ownership of society's factors of production.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Circular flow model.
 
-If line (1)  represents the flow of goods and services, then:

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A)   line (2)  is a money flow.
B)   box B represents businesses.
C)   box C represents input markets.
D)   all of the above.

Question 7

When a market economy fails to achieve a societal goal, such as clean air, then 
_________ _________ has occurred.

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The answer of When a market economy fails to achieve...

Question 8

Mercantilism:

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A)   placed the interests of the state or government above the interests of private individuals.
B)   is the term used to describe the intense industrialization and rapid technology changes of the 1700s and 1800s.
C)   held that individual decision making with minimal government intervention would maximize the interests of the state.
D)   none of the above.

Question 9

Briefly explain each of the three basic economic decisions every society must make.

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Every society must make a deci...

Question 10

Which of the following is not a basic economic decision?

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A)   What goods and services should be produced and in what quantities.
B)   How goods and services should be produced.
C)   What prices should be charged for the goods and services.
D)   To whom the goods and services should be distributed.

Question 11

An example of government intervention in output markets would be:

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A)   antidiscrimination laws.
B)   consumer protection laws.
C)   corporate income taxation.
D)   none of the above.

Question 12

Why is it in the best interest of a business in a market economy to use the least-cost method of production?

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A firm's profits are the diffe...

Question 13

In your opinion, do firms in a market economy respond to consumer preferences, or create consumer preferences? Why?

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Both. Firms respond to preferences by mo...

Question 14

The _______ Industrial Revolution had a profound effect on the country of the _______ _______.

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British; U...

Question 15

Circular flow model.
 
-If line 3 represents the flow of income to resource owners, then line 1 represents the flow of:

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A)   resources in input markets.
B)   goods and services in output markets.
C)   payments by households for goods and services.
D)   none of the above.

Question 16

A country that allows no market activity in making the basic economic choices has a:

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A)   mixed economy.
B)   capitalistic economy.
C)   free enterprise economy.
D)   purely planned economy.

Question 17

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship among scarcity, economic decisions, and economic systems?

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A)   The economic system that a society chooses determines whether or not it faces a scarcity problem.
B)   The choice of an economic system depends on which basic economic decisions a society must make.
C)   Scarcity forces a society to choose an economic system which, in turn, defines which economic decisions it must make.
D)   Scarcity imposes basic economic decisions on a society that are made through the type of economic system it chooses.

Question 18

Which of the following transactions would occur in a product market?

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A)   Getting a job at the local ice cream shop.
B)   Paying tuition at a local college so that you can take an art course that you'd really enjoy.
C)   Contracting with someone to develop a website for a business you run out of your home.
D)   Selling a machine you designed to a manufacturer so that it can lower its costs of production.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)   In a market economy, goods and services are produced using least-cost production techniques.
B)   In a market economy, the basic economic questions are answered through the interaction of buyers and sellers.
C)   In a planned economy, how goods and services are produced is determined largely by the resources made available to producers.
D)   In most economies, the basic economic decisions are made either entirely by private individuals, or entirely by centralized authorities.

Question 20

A weakness of a planned economy is:

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A)   goods and services most valued by buyers may not be produced.
B)   government planners may be unable to effectively plan due to the complexity of resource allocation decisions.
C)   air and water pollution may result from planners' failures to take the environment into account in many of their decisions.
D)   all of the above.

Exam 2: Economic Decision Making and Economic Systems

Briefly explain each of the three basic economic decisions every society must make.

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Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Use the following figure. -The type of economy advocated by Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations would operate at or near point:

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Which of the following is not a basic economic decision?

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Circular flow model. -If line (1) represents the flow of goods and services, then:

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A country that allows no market activity in making the basic economic choices has a:

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The _______ Industrial Revolution had a profound effect on the country of the _______ _______.

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In your opinion, do firms in a market economy respond to consumer preferences, or create consumer preferences? Why?

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Which of the following statements best describes the relationship among scarcity, economic decisions, and economic systems?

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What type of economic system best describes the U.S. economy in the 21st century? Why?

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Markets are important in economies where decisions are made:

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Circular flow model. -If line 3 represents the flow of income to resource owners, then line 1 represents the flow of:

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The economic system, important in Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries, in which national economic interests outweighed individuals' economic interests, was:

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Which of the following transactions would occur in a product market?

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A weakness of a planned economy is:

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Mercantilism:

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When a market economy fails to achieve a societal goal, such as clean air, then _________ _________ has occurred.

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Why is it in the best interest of a business in a market economy to use the least-cost method of production?

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A socialist system favors collective ownership of society's factors of production.

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An example of government intervention in output markets would be:

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