Economics Final Exam

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What is a command economy?

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An economy where the government makes most of the economic decisions.

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What are the advantages of a market economy? A. It rewards individual initiative. B. It encourages innovation. C. It provides a wide variety of goods and services.

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All of the above.

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What is a mixed economy?

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An economy where consumers and businesses jointly answer questions of what, how, and for whom to produce.

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What is the role of the government in a mixed economy?

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To make some economic decisions.

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What type of economic system allows the government to decide what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce? Options: Market, Mixed, Command, Traditional

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Command

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What type of economy determines prices of goods and services based on supply and demand, has little to no government regulation of business, and allows privately controlled resources?

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Market

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Which economic system allows government to help protect consumers and regulate prices, has some control over business and resources, and can be privately owned and controlled?

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Mixed

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What type of economic system allows government to have control over prices of goods and services, government determines what is produced and controls resources?

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Command

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What is the concept of opportunity cost?

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The value of the next best alternative

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Scarcity involves

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having unlimited wants and needs and limited resources