The Three Questions of Economics Answers

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Which of the following will be accomplished by efficient allocations of the factors of production?

A
guaranteeing economic success
B
understanding whether a product will fail
C
fulfilling many needs and wants of society
D
replenishment of limited resources
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One of the main questions of economics involves deciding upon the method for

A
distributing goods and services.
B
creating goods and services.
C
pricing goods and services.
D
enhancing goods and services.
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If a specific economy has extra capital resources available, it will

A
be able to produce top-quality goods and services.
B
continually look to expand and invest.
C
be able to produce more goods and services needed and wanted by society.
D
have additional labor available to focus on production.
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A society decides that it needs to produce more corn to feed the growing population. What must it do before it begins the production process?

a
analyze existing resources, such as water availability
d
determine how people will receive the surplus crops
s
study the profitability of increasing corn production
u
understand who is in a position of authority to produce more
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Fantastic Snack Company has spent months developing a new type of snack chip, but the chips are not selling. Which of the following is the most likely mistake Fantastic Snack Company made?

A
conserving too valuable resources
B
spending capital it did not have
C
not researching production methods
D
not meeting the wants of its consumers
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One of the three economic questions deals with deciding

A
what goods and services should be produced.
B
what the costs of production should be.
C
how goods and services will be marketed.
D
how consumers will receive products.
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productionconsumptionusageexpenditures

A
production
B
consumption
C
usage
D
expenditures
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Which of the following is an example of a labor resource?

m
money available to be invested in a company
w
water held in a reservoir
a
a city’s population
e
electricity produced by a nearby power plant
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Which factors are considered when deciding how to make goods and services? Choose three answers.determining who has the greatest needfinances of prospective buyersmethods traditionally used to make goodsways to produce items at a lower cost or higher qualityways to make the biggest profit

A
determining who has the greatest need
B
finances of prospective buyers
C
methods traditionally used to make goods
D
ways to produce items at a lower cost or higher quality
E
ways to make the biggest profit
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Which consideration must a society address when deciding for whom to produce a potentially scarce or limited resource?

A
Who can be most creative with the product?
B
Who has the largest resource pool?
C
Who has the greatest need?
D
Who can bring in the greatest profit?
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Which factors are considered when deciding how to make goods and services? Choose three answers.determining who has the greatest needfinances of prospective buyersmethods traditionally used to make goodsways to produce items at a lower cost or higher qualityways to make the biggest profit

A
determining who has the greatest need
B
finances of prospective buyers
C
methods traditionally used to make goods
D
ways to produce items at a lower cost or higher quality
E
ways to make the biggest profit
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Which of the following best illustrates the importance of addressing the three questions of economics?

A
People’s desires and needs are always changing.
B
Businesses need to use limited resources wisely.
C
Traditional methods of production are outdated.
D
Businesses need to limit production.
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Which of the following is an example of a capital resource?

A
coal
B
machinery
C
time
D
horse
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Read the following scenario. A clothing company wants to expand into new regions. It is looking at an urban area with a large number of vacant warehouses. The population is made up of people with average educations and a lower standard of living. The company is experiencing slower sales but has hopes that product will take off and be successful. Which of the factors of production will the company need to address most closely when making its decision to expand?

A
land
B
capital
C
land and labor
D
labor and capital
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Zahara is wondering how she will be able to afford her monthly tv streaming services, water bill, groceries, and cell phone bill. What economic concept concerns Zahara?

A
economic needs
B
economic limits
C
economic needs and wants
D
economic wants and limits
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Resources needed to provide goods or services are called

A
factors of production.
B
facets of production.
C
functions of production.
D
facts of production.

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