1 of 10
In a _______________________, most economic decisions about what to produce, how to produce it, and for whom to produce it are made by buyers and sellers.
market-oriented economy | |
macroeconomy | |
microeconomy | |
command economy |
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2 of 10
As depicted in _________________________________, it is necessary to give up some of one good to gain more of the other good.
the production possibilities frontier | |
allocative efficiency | |
scarcity | |
utility |
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3 of 10
The nature of demand indicates that as the price of a good increases:
suppliers wish to sell less of it. | |
more of it is produced. | |
more of it is desired. | |
buyers desire to purchase less of it. |
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4 of 10
The is the only price where quantity demanded is equal to quantity supplied.
equilibrium price | |
horizontal axis intercept | |
vertical axis intercept | |
market price |
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5 of 10
Improvements in the productivity of labor will tend to:
decrease wages. | |
decrease the supply of labor. | |
increase wages. | |
increase the supply of labor. |
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6 of 10
Price elasticity of demand is defined as:
the slope of the demand curve. | |
the slope of the demand curve divided by the price. | |
the percentage change in price divided by the percentage change in quantity demanded. | |
the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price. |
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7 of 10
The term ___________________ is used to describe the common pattern whereby each marginal unit of a consumed good provides less of an addition to utility than the previous unit.
diminishing marginal utility | |
marginal utility pattern | |
marginal income utility | |
decreasing marginal utility |
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8 of 10
In economics, a firm that faces no competitors is referred to as _________________.
an oligopoly | |
a monopoly | |
a perfect competitor | |
an oligopolizor |
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9 of 10
Economic profit can be derived from calculating total revenues minus all of the firm’s costs,
excluding its opportunity costs. | |
including its opportunity costs. | |
including its marginal revenue. | |
excluding its marginal revenue. |
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10 of 10
Government regulations specify that inventors will maintain exclusive legal rights to their respective inventions for .
patent; a limited time | |
trademark; an unlimited time | |
copyright; a limited time | |
trade secret; an unlimited time |