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Economics deals primarily with the concept of what?

Scarcity

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What it is the vocabulary word for GIVING UP something to do or get something else

Opportunity Cost

100

What is the vocab word for GAINING something from doing or getting something?

Opportunity Benefit

100

Scarcity exists when there is ________ of a good or resource available than people wish to have.

LESS

100

What was the first US State

Delaware

200

Mykael decides to spend the last two hours of the night gaming before his economics exam instead of sleeping, for Mykael, his tradeoff would be what?

He gave up two hours of sleep 
200

Damarray spends an hour studying instead of playing football. The opportunity cost to him of studying is what?

The enjoyment and exercise he would have received had he played football. 

200

People make decisions at the margin by what?

Comparing costs and benefits

200

The concept that when more and more units of a variable resource such as labor are added to a fixed resource such as capital, eventually the additional (marginal) output associated with the variable resource DECLINES.

DIMINISHING MARGINAL RETURNS

200

Where were French Fries developed?

Belgium 

300

The concept was displayed that states in a given time period, consumers generally receive less satisfaction from additional (marginal) units of a good consumed.

Diminishing marginal Utility!

300

What is the the Production Possibility graph depicting?

ECONOMIC GROWTH! 

300

In the Production Possibilities graph, what could cause production to move from point D to point A?

Factories not being used to full capacity. 

300

A MARKET ECONOMY differs from a COMMUNIST ECONOMY in that economic decisions are made in the MARKET ECONOMY by ... 

Millions of firms and households (THE PEOPLE)

300

What is the smelliest fruit?

Durian 

400

In this type of economy, customs and stability are valued, therefore people decide what to produce and what careers to pursue.

Market Economy 

400

Most economies in the world today are this type, meaning some decisions are made by individuals and businesses and some are made by the government.

Mixed Economy

400

Which of these would be the best example of a pure market economy transaction?

A) Lee babysits his neighbor's daughter. The neighbor pays Lee $20.

B) Stacy buys ground beef at Publix Grocery Store. 

C) Jabnel is assigned a job as a chemical engineer by the government.

D) Cesar sells his vintage album collection on Ebay.

B

400

What type of economy is this?

Pros: Full employment by the government because they choose your job, everyone's basic needs are met, free health care. 

Cons: Consumers wants are not fully met, less control over your own life, no room for individuality. 

COMMAND ECONOMY 

400

Hg is what element?

Mercury

500

What economy is represented below?

Pros: Able to adjust to change gradually, lack of government interference, large variety of goods.

Cons: Rewards only productive resources, does not provide for people too young or too old to work, workers and businesses face uncertainty as a result of competition, healthcare is not free, and the rich most likely prosper and the poor get poorer. 

Market Economy 

500

A company's office buildings are an example of what?

Land, Labor, Capital, or Entrepreneurship

Capital as a Factor of Production

Capital, or capital goods, as a factor of production, refers to the money that is used to purchase items that are used to produce goods and services. For example, a company that purchases a factory to produce goods or a truck that is purchased to do construction are considered to be capital goods.

500

Entrepreneurship refers to the ability to what?

Take the initiative to start new businesses, introduce new products and processes, and improve techniques. 

500

What factor of production does this image illustrate? Land, Labor, Capital, or Entrepreneurship?

CAPITAL

500

What country invented the number 0?

India, The concept of zero as a written digit in the decimal place value notation was developed in India, presumably as early as during the Gupta period (c. 5th century), with the oldest unambiguous evidence dating to the 7th century. 

600

What factor of production does this image illustrate?

LAND

600

What does the diagram depict?

Trade-offs, PPC, Circular flow of economic activity, or a command market?

CIRCULAR flow of economic activity 

600

In a Circular Flow of Activity, where do households sell their labor?

Factor Market 

600

What is the role of government in the circular flow of economic activity?

TAXES

600

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"

Wayne Gretsky

700

You need unlimited wants and _________________ to have scarcity.

Limited Resources

700

According to the graph, could this country produce 80 robots and 45 corn?

NO

700

Efficiency means that...

Society is getting the most it can from its scarce resources. 

700

How many languages are written from RIGHT to LEFT?

12

700

What were the two cities that the United States dropped the two atomic bombs on?


Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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