micro econ test 1
  • 1. what is economics?
A) the study of only businesses
B) the study of technology
C) the study of money only
D) the study of how societies use limited resources to meet unlimited needs
  • 2. what are basic needs?
A) things you want ,but are not essential
B) expensive things people buy for fun
C) items that government controls
D) the essential goods and services required for survival
  • 3. what are luxury goods?
A) goods that everyone needs to survive
B) expensive ,high quality that not essential for survival
C) items that only businesses produce
D) cheap goods found in most stores
  • 4. what is capital in economic?
A) man-mad resources used to produce goods and services
B) human resources like effort and skills
C) natural resources like water and land
D) money owned by individuals
  • 5. what is labor ?
A) the money businesses make
B) the things people own
C) the land where goods are produced
D) the effort of humans [physical and mental ]used in production
  • 6. what is entrepreneurship?
A) the effort used in production
B) the ability to organize and manage a businesses while taking risk
C) the natural resources used to make goods
D) the study of government policies
  • 7. what is microeconomics?
A) the analysis of government policies
B) the study of international trade
C) the study of individuals and businesses making decisions
D) the study of the entire national economy
  • 8. what is macroeconomics?
A) the study of the supply of money
B) the study of the economy at a national and global level
C) the study of consumer behavior only
D) the study of individual businesses
  • 9. what is the free enterprise system?
A) a government run economy
B) an economy where the government controls all businesses
C) a system where private individuals own resources and make decisions with little government interference
D) a system where businesses are not allowed to compete
  • 10. what is the right to private property?
A) the right to own,control and transfer resources without interference from the government
B) the right to sell goods freely
C) the right to live anywhere in the country
D) the right to only own land
  • 11. the is the primary focus of economics?
A) the study of how societies allocate limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants and needs
B) the study of government policies
C) the study of technology
D) the study of money supply
  • 12. the cobb douglas production function is used to measure ;
A) profit and loss
B) demand and supply
C) inputs and output
D) consumer preferences
  • 13. what type of buyer is most likely to engage in purchasing products from online platforms like amazon or flipkart after receiving special discounts?
A) one time buyer
B) discount-oriented buyers
C) ethical conscious buyers
D) impulse buyers
  • 14. what does the law of diminishing returns state?
A) adding more workers always increase output at the same rate
B) output decrease as fewer workers are added
C) the total output will always increase as long as resources are available
D) as more of one input is added , the additional output will eventually decrease
  • 15. which technological advancement became crucial in 2015-2020 for optimizing content trough voice assistant like siri and alexa ?
A) social media advertising
B) ai chatbots
C) ar/vr experiences
D) voice search
  • 16. what is labor ?
A) the money businesses make
B) things people own
C) the land where goods are produced
D) physical and mental used in production
  • 17. what are basic needs ?
A) expensive products that provide comport and prestige
B) the essential goods and services required for human and well being
C) non essential wants that can be purchased with extra income
D) wants that are only important to businesses
  • 18. what are luxury goods ?
A) goods that are produced by government intervention
B) high quality ,expensive products that are desired for comport ,prestige ,or status
C) goods that are affordable for most people
D) goods that essential for survival
  • 19. which of the following is NOT a factor of production ?
A) capital
B) money
C) labor
D) land
  • 20. which factor of production refers to human effort [physical and mental ]used in the production of goods and services ?
A) capital
B) labor
C) entrepreneurship
D) land
  • 21. consumer tend to buy more products when ;
A) it is not advertised
B) the price goes up
C) it is hard to find
D) the price goes down
  • 22. when company can adjust all inputs ,this is called?
A) short run
B) shutdown period
C) fixed period
D) long run
  • 23. in the short run ,at least one input is ?
A) always increasing
B) fixed
C) unimportant
D) variable
  • 24. law of diminishing marginal utility states that as consumption increase ,added
A) bouble
B) stays the same
C) increase
D) decreases
  • 25. consumer make decisions to maximized their ;
A) effort
B) satisfaction
C) losses
D) expenses
  • 26. if the company doubles its input and output less than doubles ,this is called ?
A) decreasing returns to scale
B) constant returns to scale
C) increasing return to scale
D) no returns to scale
  • 27. the budget constraint means that consumers
A) must choose how to spend their money
B) never think about money when buying
C) can buy limited products
D) prefer expensive products
  • 28. what are the four factors of production ?
A) water ,fire air, earth
B) cost ,price ,profit ,loss
C) income ,output, demand ,supply
D) land ,labor ,capital, entrepreneurship
  • 29. what is giffen good?
A) a good where demand increase as price increase
B) a substitute good
C) a luxury brand item
D) a product that always follows the law of demand
  • 30. which of the following best describes businesses purchasing products for commercial use in bulk ?
A) impulse buyers
B) social media -influenced buyers
C) businesses buyers (B2B buyers)
D) ethical /conscious buyers
  • 31. which of the following best describe elastic demand (PED>1)?
A) consumer responds significantly to price changes
B) consumers respond very little to price changes
C) the quantity demanded does not change with price changes
D) the demand curve is perfectly vertical
  • 32. what is the relationship between the price elasticity demand (PED) and the total revenue for elastic demand ?
A) price changes does not effect total revenue
B) price increase leads to higher total revenue
C) price increase leads to lower total revenue
D) total revenue is maximized when PED is equal to 1
  • 33. in utility theory ,what does marginal utility (MU)refer to?
A) the additional satisfaction from consuming one more unit of a product
B) the satisfaction derived from all purchase
C) the total satisfaction from consuming a specific good
D) the total satisfaction from consuming a product
  • 34. what is the term for resources used to produce a goods and services ?
A) capital
B) goods and services
C) land
D) economic resources
  • 35. if the price of a goods increase and the quantity demanded decrease significantly ,which type elasticity is it?
A) unitary elastic demand
B) perfectly elastic demand
C) inelastic demand
D) elastic demand
  • 36. when does "income elasticity of demand " refer to ?
A) how income effects the supply of labor
B) the way supply responds to changes in income
C) the responsiveness of demand for a goods
D) the relationship between price and quantity demanded
  • 37. what is the main difference between microeconomics and macroeconomics ?
A) they are essentially the same ,just different terms
B) microeconomics focuses on individuals and businesses ,while macroeconomics looks at the overall economy
C) microeconomics focuses on individuals and businesses while macro economics looks at the overall economy
D) microeconomic focuses on government policies ,while macroeconomics focuses on structures
  • 38. which factor of production refers to human effort (physical and mental )used in the production of goods and services ?
A) labor
B) capital
C) entrepreneurship
D) land
  • 39. which of the following is an example of inelastic demand ?
A) luxury cars
B) clothing
C) medicine
D) electronics
  • 40. what does e-commerce primarily refer to?
A) businesses to businesses networking
B) in person retail transaction
C) transactions related to government services
D) the buying and selling of goods and services over the internet
  • 41. which of the following is not on e of the four factors of production?
A) entrepreneurship
B) money
C) labor
D) land
  • 42. what does empirical validation refer to in economics ?
A) the use of historical data in theory formation
B) testing theories using world data
C) the analysis of financial data only
D) theoretical assumption made without evidence
  • 43. loss aversion is a concept in behavioral economics which suggest that;
A) people make choices solely one benefits
B) people fear losing more than enjoy gaining
C) people are indifferent between gains and losses
D) people make decisions based on logical analysis
  • 44. what is entrepreneurship ?
A) the effort used in production
B) the study of government policies
C) manage businesses while taking risks
D) the natural resources used to make goods
  • 45. what is labor ?
A) the land where goods are produced
B) the money businesses make
C) physical and mental used in production
D) the things person own
  • 46. which of the following goods is most likely to have elastic demand ?
A) salt
B) gasoline
C) luxury goods like designer bags
D) life saving medicine
  • 47. what major concerns in digital marketing is driving marketers to focus on data practices ?
A) content saturation
B) data privacy and security influencer marketing
C) video marketing
  • 48. which of the following is a trend for the future that allows for more personalized and engaging experiences using technology ?
A) print marketing
B) email campaigns
C) interactive and immersive content
D) social media advertising
  • 49. inelastic demand occurs when;
A) the good has high production costs
B) the good is a necessity with few substitute
C) the goods is expensive to income
D) there are many substitute available for the good
  • 50. engles law states that ;
A) spending on both necessities and luxuries decrease as income rises
B) spending on luxuries increase while spending on necessities remains the same
C) as income fails , spending on luxuries increase
D) as income rises ,spending on necessities increase
  • 51. which of theses is most likely to have inelastic demand ?
A) salt
B) airline tickets
C) luxury cars
D) concert tickets
  • 52. which of the following is an example of a luxury good ?
A) medicine
B) water
C) bread
D) designer watches
  • 53. if PED is less than 1 ,what type of demand does the production have?
A) inelastic demand
B) perfectly elastic demand
C) elastic demand
D) unitary elastic demand
  • 54. what is the main idea of utility theory (rational choice theory )?
A) consumer aims to maximize their satisfaction within their budget
B) consumers make decisions based one emotions and biases
C) consumer select combinations of goods that provide the same utility
D) consumer react to losses more strongly than gains
  • 55. what is an example of a perfectly inelastic demand ?
A) airline ticket
B) salt
C) life saving medicine
D) luxury goods
  • 56. which of the following products is likely to have elastic demand ?
A) salt
B) water
C) electricity
D) luxury goods
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