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Chapter 1 | ECO 152 - Principles of Microeconomics, Quizzes of Microeconomics

Class: ECO 152 - Principles of Microeconomics; Subject: Economics; University: Saint Louis Community College-Meramec; Term: Fall 2011;

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2011/2012

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TERM 1
Economics
DEFINITION 1
the study of how human beings coordinate their wants and
desires, given the decision-making mechanisms, social
customs, and political realities of the society
TERM 2
One of the key words in the defintion of the
term "economics" is ______.
DEFINITION 2
coordination
TERM 3
In the study of economics, coordination refers
to how the three central problems facing any
economy are solved. These central problems
are:
DEFINITION 3
1. What, and how much to produce. 2. How to produce it. 3.
For whom to produce it.
TERM 4
Scarcity
DEFINITION 4
the goods available are too few to satisfy individuals' desires
TERM 5
Scarcity has two elements: our ____ and our
means of fulfilling those _____.
DEFINITION 5
wants; wants
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TERM 1

Economics

DEFINITION 1

the study of how human beings coordinate their wants and

desires, given the decision-making mechanisms, social

customs, and political realities of the society

TERM 2

One of the key words in the defintion of the

term "economics" is ______.

DEFINITION 2

coordination

TERM 3

In the study of economics, coordination refers

to how the three central problems facing any

economy are solved. These central problems

are:

DEFINITION 3

1. What, and how much to produce. 2. How to produce it. 3.

For whom to produce it.

TERM 4

Scarcity

DEFINITION 4

the goods available are too few to satisfy individuals' desires

TERM 5

Scarcity has two elements: our ____ and our

means of fulfilling those _____.

DEFINITION 5

wants; wants

TERM 6

Three central coordination problems any

economy must solve are ____ to produce, ____

to produce it, and for _____ to produce it.

DEFINITION 6

what how whom

TERM 7

The _____ questions faced by society are

complicated.

DEFINITION 7

coordination

TERM 8

The degree of ____ is constantly

changing.

DEFINITION 8

scarcity

TERM 9

The quantity of goods, services and usable

resources depends on _____ and ____ action.

DEFINITION 9

technology human

TERM 10

How does an economy deal with scarcity?

DEFINITION 10

coercion