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, Economics Today, 20e (Miller)
Chapter 1 The Nature of Economics
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1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis
1) The economic way of thinking will help you
A) make decisions in financing your home.
B) analyze solutions to economic problems.
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C) make better decisions concerning your education.
D) all of these
Answer: D
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2) Economic analysis is used
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A) only by instructors and students in economics to understand the world.
B) only by business people to raise profits.
C) only by policy makers to make policy decisions.
D) in decision making.
Answer: D
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3) Economic analysis is a tool that
A) aids decision making.
B) helps us understand why people make mistakes.
C) helps us forgive selfish people.
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D) makes everyone rich.
Answer: A
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, 4) Economics is best defined as the
A) study of how people make choices to satisfy their wants.
B) study of individual self-interests.
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C) study of why people do not react to incentives.
D) process by which goods are sold in free markets.
Answer: A
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5) Economics can be described as the study of how people use ________ resources to satisfy
________ wants.
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A) unlimited; unlimited
B) unlimited; limited
C) limited; unlimited
D) limited; limited
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Answer: C
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6) Which statement most accurately describes economics?
A) Economics is the study of how people make money.
B) Economics is the study of how people make choices to satisfy their wants.
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C) Economics is the study of social values a society should choose.
D) Economics is the study of how to eliminate scarcity.
Answer: B
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, 7) In economic analysis, people's resources are
A) limited and their wants are unlimited.
B) unlimited and their wants are also unlimited.
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C) limited and their wants are also limited.
D) unlimited and their wants are limited.
Answer: A
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think like an economist
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8) In economics, items that are used to produce goods and services are known as
A) wants.
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B) needs.
C) outputs.
D) resources.
Answer: D
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Topic: 1.1 The Power of Economic Analysis
Learning Outcome: Micro-1: Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how to
think like an economist
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9) In economics, all the items that people would consume if they had unlimited income are
known as
A) wants.
B) aggregates.
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C) outputs.
D) needs.
Answer: A
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