
Economics
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- Q1What is the definition of opportunity cost?The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosenThe total cost of a decision including all expensesThe expenses incurred from running a businessThe financial cost of a product or service30s
- Q2What does GDP stand for in economics?Gross Domestic ProductGeneralized Development PolicyGlobal Demand PriorityGross Domestic Profit30s
- Q3What is inflation?The measure of a country's economic stabilityThe decrease in the value of currencyThe total amount of money in circulationThe rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising30s
- Q4What is a market economy?A system based solely on barter and tradeAn economic system where supply and demand dictate production and pricingAn economy where the government controls all resourcesAn economy where prices are fixed by the state30s
- Q5What is a monopoly?A competitive market with many sellersA market structure where a single seller controls the entire market supplyA situation where all firms are making a lossA type of government regulation on business30s
- Q6What is the primary goal of fiscal policy?To control the money supply in the economyTo influence economic activity through government spending and taxationTo set interest rates for loans and mortgagesTo regulate foreign trade policies30s
- Q7What is the law of supply?Suppliers will sell any quantity at any priceAs the price of a good increases, the quantity supplied also increasesAs the price of a good decreases, the quantity supplied decreasesPrices will always reflect consumer demand exactly30s
- Q8What is a budget deficit?When expenditures exceed revenueWhen total revenue equals total expenditureWhen revenue exceeds expendituresA balanced budget scenario30s
- Q9What is a tariff?A subsidy provided to local farmersA tax imposed on imported goodsA regulation that sets safety standards for productsAn agreement between countries to eliminate trade barriers30s
- Q10What is comparative advantage?A market condition where supply equals demandThe trade-off between two goodsThe ability of an individual or group to carry out a particular economic activity more efficiently than another activityThe absolute ability to produce more of a good than another producer30s