Macro Quiz 1 Flashcards

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In the circular flow illustration what should go on the bottom of the arrow pointing from factors market to business?

A

Factors of production

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Instead of using sunk cost fallacy what decision making method should you use?

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Economic decision rule

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3
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In the circular flow illustration what should go on top of the arrow pointing from goods market to households?

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Goods and services

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4
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Comparative Advantage

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Someone who is better suited to do the production of one good than to the production of the other good

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5
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How does a market economy answer the 3 key economic questions?

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The market answers these questions

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6
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What decision method should you not use in economics?

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Sunk Cost Fallacy

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7
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Absolute Advantage

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Who can make more with the same amount of resources

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8
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For government where should you have arrows pointing?

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Have 2 sided arrows(➡️⬅️) to and from households and business

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9
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If supply and demand shift in the same direction what will be unknown?

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Price

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10
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When does supply and demand shift?

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When there are two effects or if you see “and”

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11
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When is there no shift on the supply and demand graph?

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If only price changes

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12
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Sunk Cost

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Are costs that you already had to pay and cannot be recovered

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13
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How does a traditional economy answer the 3 key economic questions?

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Tradition answers all three key economic questions

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14
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What goes at the top of the circular flow diagram illustration

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Goods Market

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15
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At the end of the drawing of the circular flow diagram what should you do?

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Have arrows going in both directions connecting the four sectors of the economy together

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In the circular flow illustration what should go on the bottom of the arrow pointing from government to households?

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Services

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17
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What are the 3 key economic questions?

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What to produce?
How to produce it?
Who gets what?

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18
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What are the five things included in a circular flow diagram illustration?

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Government
Goods Market
Business 
Factors Market
Households
19
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What goes on the right in the circular flow diagram illustration

20
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If supply and demand shift in opposite directions what will be unknown?

21
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In the circular flow illustration what should go on the bottom of the arrow pointing from government to business?

22
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In the circular flow illustration what should go on top of the arrow pointing from government to households?

23
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What goes on the bottom in the circular flow diagram illustration

A

Factors market

24
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When does a shift in supply happen?

A

Something that affects how much people want to produce

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What is the return on the factor of production for land?
Rent
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When does a shift in demand occur?
Something that affects how much people want to consume it
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What are the 3 factors of production?
Land Labor Capital
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What are the 2 returns on the factor of production for capital?
Interest | Profits
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How does a market economy answer the first key economic question: what to produce?
Consumers ultimately dictate
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Quota
A license that the government implements which limits entry into the market
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What is the return on the factor of production for labor?
Wages
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What goes in the center of the circular flow diagram illustration
Government
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What is an example of a quota?
Taxi driver license
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In the circular flow illustration what should go on the bottom of the arrow pointing from households to goods market?
Money
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In the circular flow illustration what should go on top of the arrow pointing from business to factors market?
Factor Payment
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Economic decision making rule
If marginal benefit is greater than the marginal cost we should do it
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What goes on the left in the circular flow diagram illustration
Households
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Sunk cost fallacy
Making decisions based on sunk costs
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How does a command economy answer the 3 key economic questions?
The government determines the answers to these questions
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Marginal Cost
Any new cost you will have to pay if you do something knew
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What are quotas also known as?
Quantity restrictions
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How does a market economy answer the 3rd key economic question: Who gets what?
Pricing system
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How does a market economy answer the 2nd key economic question: How to produce it?
Firms choose based on maximizing their profits
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In the circular flow illustration what should go on top of the arrow pointing from government to business?
Tax