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SSE Economics Test Prep

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  • If making a restaurant, the construction workers would be which type of input?
    Labor
  • Polly decided to stay at home when she had her first child. What type of unemployment is this?
    Not in the labor force
  • Explain what inflation is.
    Rise in the general price level of goods and services.
  • If making a puzzle, the machines to cut the pieces would be which type of input?
    Capital
  • What does it mean if someone tells you to consider the cost of living before moving?
    Consider the difference in prices between two cities.
  • Which type of economy do we have in the United States? Traditional, command, market, or mixed?
    Mixed
  • What is opportunity cost?
    The choice you give up when you have to decide between two or more choices.
  • George can no longer find work as a CD designer since music is now digital. What type of unemployment is this?
    Structural
  • Provide an example of a situation where you would see a mixed economy.
    This could be anything as long as the company makes most decisions but the government has some power to limit what the company can do.
  • True or False: The public school system is an example of communism in America
    False: It is an example of socialism: Tax money is being used to support all citizens.
  • If you are studying Economics, what are you studying?
    How we as humans use limited resources when we have unlimited wants.
  • Name the four types of economic systems (Hint: Not capitalism, communism, etc...)
    Market, Command, Traditional, Mixed
  • Martha quits her job. Her husband accepted a new job in a different city and they are moving. What type of unemployment is this?
    Frictional
  • What is a stock?
    A stock is a portion of a company you can purchase.
  • Explain what is occurring with supply and demand if there is a surplus.
    The supply of a good is higher than the demand of the good.
  • Explain what is occurring with supply and demand if there is a shortage.
    The demand for a good is higher than the supply of the good.
  • The Soviet Union, Communist Russia, had which type of economy before collapsing? Market, Command, Traditional or Mixed?
    Command
  • Mark loses his job when there is a stock market crash. Which type of unemployment is this?
    Cyclical
  • Provide a definition for demand.
    THE AMOUNT OF A GOOD OR SERVICE THAT CONSUMERS ARE ABLE AND WILLING TO BUY AT VARIOUS POSSIBLE PRICES DURING A SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD.
  • You are considered unemployed if you meet which three criteria?
    1. Willing to work 2. 16 or older 3. Looking for a job but can't find one.
  • Anything used to make a good is called what?
    Input
  • True or False: A traditional economy tends to stay the same and follow what a culture has done throughout history.
    True
  • How do corporations and stock fit together
    Corporations are owned by many people who own stock within the company.
  • What is the ideal inflation rate according to the government?
    2%
  • Provide a definition for supply.
    THE AMOUNT OF A GOOD OR SERVICE THAT PRODUCERS ARE ABLE AND WILLING TO SELL AT VARIOUS POSSIBLE PRICES DURING A SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD.
  • If making a computer, the glass and metal used in it would be which type of input?
    Land
  • How would the U.S. change if we had a pure market economy?
    All decisions would be made by businesses. The government could not restrict them.
  • Explain the differences between market and command economies.
    Market: Businesses and owners make most decisions with little government interference. Command: Government leaders make all business decisions.
  • What is scarcity?
    The reality we don't have enough money, time, or resources to get everything we want.
  • True or False: The United States government has some elements that could be considered socialist.
    True
  • What is the ideal unemployment rate according to the government?
    4-5%