The economizing problem is:

A) the need to make choices because economic wants exceed economic means.
B) how to distribute resources equally among all members of society.
C) that people's means often exceed their wants.
D) that people do not know how to rationally allocate resources.

A DECREASE in Cash Flow from Operations could be caused by:

A) a decrease in land.
B) an increase in inventory.
C) a decrease in accruals.
D) Both b and c
E) All of the above

Some conservative economists want to help more teenagers to find jobs by

A) providing a government jobs program.
B) raising the minimum wage rate for teenagers.
C) lowering the minimum wage rate for teenagers.
D) requiring every business with more than 25 employees to hire at least one teenager for each three new employees hireD.

Retaining top performers is not always easy because ________ for high-demand positions, such as software engineers, from other companies has become the norm.

A) brainstorming
B) poaching talent
C) mind mapping
D) headhunting
E) reverse discriminating

Government and private efforts to promote the production of "gasohol" using corn-based ethanol are an attempt to

A) increase the supply of certain farm products.
B) increase the demand for certain farm products.
C) decrease the demand for certain farm products.
D) decrease the supply of certain farm products.

____ is the belief that space needs to be in harmony with the environment.

A) Feng Shui
B) Golem effect
C) Impression management
D) Pygmalion effect