Spending, Saving, and Investing.

Why is consumer spending important to the economy?

• It helps determine spending habits

• It lets us know who is making economic decisions

• both A and C

• None of the above

Bill bought his dad a tie from Macy's. In this example, who is the consumer?

• the clerk

• Bill's dad

• Bill

• the owner of the store

at the end of the school day, mike went to the store and bought some ice cream, took the bus home, and called his girlfriend michelle. Which of the items that bob used is a good?

• Education

• the bus ride

• his cell phone call

• ice cream

in some ways, all consumers are alike. This is because all consumers...

• have similar tastes and wants

• share the same religious views

• are of the same age

• buy to satisfy their needs

which of the following is likely to DECREASE when consumer spending increases?

• prices

• business activity

• unemployment

• production

which of the following is the most important factor in determining how much a consumer will spend?

• age

• size of income

• religion

• marital status

buying which of the following is an example of conspicuous consumption?

• school supplies

• lunch

• tickets to a dance

• expensive clothes or car

under which circumstances would you be most likely to buy an item that you want now, rather than wait for a later time? You expect that soon...

• prices will rise

• prices will fall

• you will lose your job

• a better product will be coming on the market

what is most likely to happen to the pattern of consumer spending as a family income increases?

• spending on necessities decreases

• the proportion of family income spend on necessities increases

• the proportion of the family income spent on luxuries increases

• spending for luxuries decreases

which of the following purchases most of the nations output of goods and services?

• business firms

• consumers

• state and local governments

• the federal government