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Entrepreneurs are considered an essential resource in an economy.Which of the following is NOT a reason entrepreneurs work in an economy?  


A)  They have the talent required to dream up a new product or find a better way to produce an existing one. 
B)  They are rewarded by profits. 
C)  They increase the unemployment rate. 
D)  They benefit from what's left over after paying other resource suppliers.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following best defines economics?  


A)  an investigation of the quantities and prices of the various goods produced by the nations of the world 
B)  a study of why inflation and unemployment periodically plague the Canadian economy 
C)  an analysis of how individuals and societies deal with the problem of scarcity 
D)  an examination of the role of money in the economy

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is an example of a normative statement?  


A)  If the money supply falls, interest rates will rise. 
B)  Teenage unemployment would decline if the minimum wage is eliminated. 
C)  The quantity of shirts sold increases as the price of shirts decreases. 
D)  The federal government's total spending should be reduced.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is an example of a positive economic statement?  


A)  Workers with families should be paid at least the minimum wage. 
B)  If crime rates were reduced, the world would be a better place in which to live. 
C)  Marginal tax rates should be reduced for individuals in the highest tax brackets. 
D)  An increase in the price of gasoline will cause a reduction in the amount purchased.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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In economics, what is the definition of natural resources?  


A)  the buildings, equipment, and human skills used to produce goods and services 
B)  the time and the physical and mental efforts used to produce goods and services 
C)  the imagination required to develop a new product or process 
D)  all gifts of nature used to produce goods and services NOT considered scarce because they are NOT produced by society

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is the best definition of the study of economics?  


A)  the study of how individuals decide to use scarce resources in an attempt to satisfy their unlimited wants 
B)  the study of how to make money 
C)  the study of how the government should deal with unemployment and inflation 
D)  the study of how to run a business

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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What is someone who commits the fallacy of composition likely to assume?  


A)  that the simplest model is the best predictor 
B)  that Event B, which follows event A, was caused by event A 
C)  that Event B, which follows event A, was NOT necessarily caused by event A 
D)  that what is true for the individual is also true for the group

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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"There should be less discrimination against the elderly." What is this sentence an example of?  


A)  a normative statement 
B)  a positive statement 
C)  a forecast 
D)  a hypothesis

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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