Introduction to Economics: Chapter One
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What is the term used to describe the analysis that focuses on what is, rather than what ought to be, in economics?

  • Positive analysis (correct)
  • Normative analysis
  • Inductive reasoning
  • Deductive reasoning
  • In economics, which term is used to describe the situation whereby human wants for goods and services exceed the available supply?

  • Surplus
  • Abundance
  • Excess
  • Scarcity (correct)
  • What type of economy is characterized by private ownership of resources and the use of markets and prices to coordinate and direct economic activity?

  • Capitalist economy (correct)
  • Socialist economy
  • Mixed economy
  • Command economy
  • In the context of supply, what term refers to the situation where the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded at a given price?

    <p>Surplus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe the responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in price?

    <p>Elasticity of demand</p> Signup and view all the answers

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