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Which of these BEST represents a capital investment for a company?
-buying new equipment
A computer programmer, bank teller, and construction worker are all examples of
-human resources
Getting the goods and services that you want by offering a different good or service (not money) as payment is called _____________________________.
-Bartering
Maria goes on a shopping trip to get ready for her vacation. She loads her cart with a new purse for $12.00, a sun hat for $4.00, magazines for $6.00, and a beach towel for $4.00. When she gets to the register, she realizes she only has $20.00 in her pocket. Use the passage to answer the question. If Maria decides to purchase the sun hat, towel, and bathing suit, what is the opportunity cost of her purchase?
-The magazines
According to the law of demand, what role do low prices serve for buyers?
-Reward
How does scarcity affect customers?
- Limited money and resources forces consumers to make choices.
Which of the following goods or services is an import to the United States?
- Oil bought by the United States from the Middle East.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a Command Economy?
- Government control.
Which of these is an example of a monetary incentive?
- Earning an allowance for doing chores.
Which situation is more likely to occur in a Market Economy than a Command Economy?
-A citizen designs a new game and opens a store to sell it.
Trade barriers are designed to protect producers in the country from being put out of business by foreign producers with lower prices & to prevent trade deficits from happening.
- True.
When are equilibrium prices achieved?
- When supply equals demand.
Match the resources with the kind of resource they belong to.
- Natural: coal, Human: chef, Capital: computer.
A surplus means that a business made too much and may waste money on resources making products that will not get used or be thrown out.
- Surplus.
What does a relative price compare?
- The price of one good or service compared to another similar one.
A popular cell phone manufacturer begins selling a new phone with many unique features and is improved. Lots of people want to buy the new phone. The old phone cost $149.00. What is the most likely price of the new phone?
- $199.
A substitute is an equivalent or comparable good or service, which can drop demand for the original good or service, lowering prices over time.
- Substitute.
The law of demand describes the relationship between prices and demand.
- Demand.
If many buyers want a good or service that is in low supply, the price will most likely increase.
- Increase.
Price competition in the market, including price wars between competitors, typically benefits the consumer (buyer).
- Consumer (buyer).