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Principles of Economic Analysis Quiz

#1

What is opportunity cost?

The value of the next best alternative foregone when a decision is made
Explanation

Value of what's given up for what's chosen.

#2

Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

Money
Explanation

Not a direct input into the production process.

#3

What is the law of demand?

As price decreases, quantity demanded increases
Explanation

Inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded.

#4

Which of the following is a measure of central tendency?

Median
Explanation

Middle value in a data set.

#5

What is the law of supply?

As price increases, quantity supplied increases
Explanation

Direct relationship between price and quantity supplied.

#6

What does GDP stand for?

Gross Domestic Product
Explanation

Total value of goods and services produced within a country.

#7

What is the formula to calculate price elasticity of demand?

Percentage change in quantity demanded divided by percentage change in price
Explanation

Measure of responsiveness of quantity demanded to price changes.

#8

What is the law of diminishing marginal utility?

As a consumer consumes more units of a good or service, the additional satisfaction from each additional unit decreases
Explanation

Decreasing satisfaction from consuming more of a good.

#9

What is fiscal policy?

A policy that involves government spending and taxation
Explanation

Government's use of spending and taxation to influence the economy.

#10

Which of the following is a characteristic of perfect competition?

A large number of buyers and sellers
Explanation

Many firms selling identical products with no market power.

#11

In economics, what does 'ceteris paribus' mean?

All other things being equal
Explanation

Holding all other factors constant.

#12

Which of the following is a tool of monetary policy?

Open market operations
Explanation

Buying and selling government securities to control money supply.

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