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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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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Traditional methods of production are outdated.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 best illustrates deciding how to produce a specific product?

A
Should we produce jeans with expensive machinery or less expensive labor?
B
Can we market our jeans to teenagers or focus on people in their twenties?
C
Do we have enough customer support to charge more for our jeans?
D
Are jeans still "in," or should we develop a line of skirts instead?
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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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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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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.
7

One of the three main questions of economics addresses who should

A
produce goods and services.
B
market goods and services.
C
receive goods and services.
D
distribute goods and services.
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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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Failure to address the three questions of economics will have what kind of impact on an economy?

A
It will have no consequences.
B
It will help meet citizens’ needs and wants.
C
It will have negative consequences.
D
It will help contribute to the success of the society.
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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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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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The questions of economics address which of the following? Choose three answers.

A
who
B
what
C
where
D
when
E
why
F
how

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