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Chapter 2: Confronting Scarcity: Choices in Production
Multiple Choice
1. Economic resources used in the production process are called:
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A) free gifts of the natural environment.
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B) factors of production. J J
C) consumer items. J
D) money capital. J
Ans: B J
Difficulty: Easy J
2. An economic system is the set of rules that define
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A) resources; prices J
B) who gets to vote; when elections will be held
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C) market prices; factors of production J J J J
D) how an economy's resources are to be owned; how decisions about the resources are to be made
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Ans: D J
Difficulty: Medium J
3. The model that shows the goods and services the economy is capable of producing is the model of:
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A) utility.
B) the fallacy of composition.
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C) production possibilities. J
D) scarcity.
Ans: C J
Difficulty: Easy J
4. Factors of production are:
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A) the resources the economy has available to produce goods and services.
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B) generally unlimited in modern economies. J J J J
C) always employed in modern economies.J J J J
D) the knowledge that can be applied to the production of goods and services.
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Ans: A J
Difficulty: Easy J
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5. The three broad types of factors of production are:
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A) capital, labor, and natural resources.
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B) money, profit, and interest. J J J
C) stocks, bonds, and financial assets.
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D) technology, human capital, and comparative advantage. J J J J J
Ans: A J J
Difficulty: Easy J
6. The three broad types of resources used to produce goods and services are also known as:
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A) economic systems. J
B) factors of production. J J
C) production possibilities. J
D) financial capital. J
Ans: B J J
Difficulty: Easy J
7. Capital is best considered as:
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A) the natural environment.
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B) a factor of production that has been produced.
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C) financial assets. J
D) money.
Ans: B J J
Difficulty: Easy J
8. A factor of production that has been produced for use in the production of other goods and
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services is: J
A) labor.
B) money.
C) capital.
D) natural resources. J
Ans: C J J
Difficulty: Easy J
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9. Labor is the that can be applied to production.
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A) the natural environment. J J
B) produced resources. J
C) financial assets. J
D) human effort. J
Ans: D J
Difficulty: Medium J
10. Any factor of production is capital if it:
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A) was produced and can be used to produce other goods and services.
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B) generates utility. J
C) uses human effort to produce goods and services.
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D) is included in financial capital.
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Ans: A J
Difficulty: Medium J
11. The factors of production are:
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A) money, labor, natural resources, and capital. J J J J J
B) technology, human capital, and natural resources. J J J J J
C) money, capital, and natural resources. J J J J
D) labor, capital, and natural resources. J J J J
Ans: D J J
Difficulty: Easy J
12. A factor of production that is produced in order to produce something else is called:
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A) money.
B) labor.
C) technology.
D) capital.
Ans: D J J
Difficulty: Easy J
13. Human effort that can be applied in the production process is called:
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A) natural resources. J
B) technology.
C) labor.
D) specialization.
Ans: C J J
Difficulty: Easy J
14. Resources from nature that can be used to produce other goods and services are called:
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A) money.
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B) natural resources. J
C) labor.
D) capital.
Ans: B J J
Difficulty: Easy J
15. For a factor of production to be called capital it must:
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A) be produced. J
B) occur in the natural environment. J J J J
C) be a part of human skill. J J J J J
D) be a result of a stock issue. J J J J J J
Ans: A J J
Difficulty: Easy J
16. Which of the following is an example of capital?
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A) a gravel truck J J
B) a savings account J J
C) a share of General Motors stock
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D) a lake J
Ans: A J
Difficulty: Medium J
17. To be considered capital, a factor of production must:
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A) have been produced. J J
B) occur naturally. J
C) be part of a factory or building. J J J J J J
D) be a skill or talent possessed by a person.
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Ans: A J
Difficulty: Medium J
18. One of the two criteria for a resource to be considered capital is that it must:
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A) occur naturally. J
B) be part of a factory or building. J J J J J J
C) be a skill or talent possessed by a person.
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D) be possible to use it to produce other goods and services.
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Ans: D J
Difficulty: Medium J
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