Business Environment: Chapter 1, Business Essentials 9e
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What is a measure of economic growth that compares the production of a system with the resources required to produce it?

  • National Debt
  • Balance of trade
  • Productivity (correct)
  • Economic Stability

Which economic indicator is defined as the amount of money a government owes its creditors?

  • Productivity
  • National Debt (correct)
  • Unemployment rate
  • Balance of trade

What occurs when the general price level of goods and services in an economy increases over time?

  • Unemployment
  • Inflation (correct)
  • Recession
  • Economic Stability

What is a period of decline in aggregate output, as measured by GDP, in an economy?

<p>Recession (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the level of joblessness among people actively seeking work in an economy?

<p>Unemployment rate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the economic value of all products that a country exports minus the economic value of its imported products?

<p>Balance of trade (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of a business organization?

<p>To provide goods and services to earn profits (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the external environment of business composed of?

<p>Everything outside an organization's boundaries that might affect it (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference between a business's revenues and its expenses?

<p>Profits and losses (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of an economic system?

<p>To allocate resources among citizens and organizations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between a business's profits and its success?

<p>A business's profits are a measure of its success or failure (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the external environment in affecting business performance?

<p>It has a significant impact on business performance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary decision-makers in a planned economy?

<p>A centralized government (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of economy combines features of both planned and market economies?

<p>Mixed market economy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the willingness and ability of buyers to purchase a product?

<p>Demand (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a market economy?

<p>A centralized government controls the factors of production (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of economic indicators?

<p>To help assess the performance of an economy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the resources that a country's businesses use to produce goods and services?

<p>Factors of production (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary measure of growth in the business cycle?

<p>Aggregate output (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What refers to the total value of all goods and services produced within a given period by a national economy through domestic factors of production?

<p>Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the total quantity and quality of goods and services that people in a nation can purchase with the currency used in their economic system?

<p>Standard of Living (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What pattern does the economy follow in terms of short-term ups and downs?

<p>Business Cycle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the total value of all goods and services produced by a national economy within a given period regardless of where the factors of production are located?

<p>Gross National Product (GNP) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is another term for the total output of an economy?

<p>Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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