Multiple Choice Questions - Basics of Economics

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Which one of the following is not one of the basic economic questions?

  • What to produce
  • How to produce
  • How to minimize economic growth (correct)
  • Who to produce for

The sacrifice involved when you choose a particular course of action is called the:

  • Opportunity cost (correct)
  • Alternative
  • Consumer cost
  • Producer cost

Human wants are:

  • Always increase over time
  • Always fixed
  • Can never decrease
  • Unlimited (correct)

The free market involves:

<p>Market forces of supply and demand (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A mixed economy:

<p>Allocates resources via market forces and government intervention (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT likely to be true in a command economy?

<p>The amount of resources in the economy are unlimited (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a macroeconomic issue?

<p>The level of unemployment in the UK (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is meant by an 'objective' in economics?

<p>A target (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not part of fiscal policy?

<p>Interest rates (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following does the government not control directly?

<p>Firms' investment decisions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not a macroeconomic issue?

<p>The wages paid to footballers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following can the government not use directly to control the economy?

<p>Pay rates within the private sector (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a normative statement in economics?

<p>The UK economy is growing fast relative to other European Union members (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If an economy is productively efficient, what does it imply?

<p>More of one product can only be produced if less of another product is produced (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the combination of products produced in a free market?

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

What is the opportunity cost of producing the 5th B if an economy moves from 10 units of A and 4 units of B to 7 As and 5 Bs?

<p>3 As (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When an economy operates outside the Production Possibility Frontier (PPF), what does it indicate?

<p>It is trading with other economies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What may cause an outward shift of the production possibility frontier (PPF)?

<p>Better training of employees (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Gross National Product equal?

<p>Net National Product plus net property income from abroad (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following measures the standard of living?

<p>Real GDP per capita (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Real national income measure?

<p>Nominal national income adjusted for inflation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of economics is exemplified by the statement 'Reducing inflation is a more important objective than economic growth'?

<p>Normative economics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Net National Product equal?

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

Which aspect of the circular flow is considered true in economics?

<p>It illustrates the flow of goods, services, and resources between businesses and households (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does GDP measure?

<p>A country's total income (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

To adjust GDP from market prices to factor cost, you should:

<p>Deduct indirect taxes and add subsidies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

To adjust from Net National Product (NNP) to Gross National Product (GNP), you should:

<p>Add depreciation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Gini coefficient is a measure of:

<p>Income inequality within a country (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A higher GDP per capita may not accurately reflect an improvement in quality of life because:

<p>It does not account for the quality of goods and services produced (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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