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WorksheetsPrinciples of Business chapter 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Your needs and wants never end.
True
False
Products and money used in the production of goods and services are called natural resources.
True
False
The mismatch of unlimited wants and needs and limited economic resources is called the basic economic problem.
True
False
The first step in the economic decision-making process is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each choice.
True
False
The United States could best be characterized as a market economy.
True
False
The right of private property means you can own, use, or dispose of things of value.
True
False
In a market economy, buying decisions are made by consumers.
True
False
If many consumers want a particular service, its price will probably go up.
True
False
All of the following is a need EXCEPT
a good education
food
water
jewelry
The means through which goods and services are produced are called
needs
economic resources
spending opportunities
economic choices
All of the following is a capital resource EXCEPT
a truck
a factory
lumber
oil
The value of the next-best alternative that you did not choose is called
trade-off cost
scarcity
opportunity cost
economic cost
When a country decides to focus on advanced technology and a skilled labor force, it is primarily answering which of the basic economic questions?
What to produce?
How to produce?
Which needs to satisfy?
Which wants to satisfy?
Personal economic freedom is most limited in a
command economy
market economy
capitalism
mixed economy
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of capitalism?
freedom of choice
government ownership of resources
the profit motive
competition among businesses
Which of the following is a consumer?
a business
an individual
the government
all of the above
An example of a natural resource is
sunlight
a computer programmer
a fishing net
money
What is not having enough resources to satisfy every need
scarcity
choices
costs
goods
The first step in the decision making process involves
defining the problem
setting a goal
identifying the choices
evaluating alternatives
The last step in the decision making process is
evaluate your decision
act on your choice
I don't care
choose the best option
The point where the supply curve and demand curve intersect is called?
equilibrium price
production
income
profit
What is the quantity of a good or service that businesses are willing and able to provide?
supply
demand
I don't know
profit
Both individuals and organizations can be produces.
True
False
The main reason businesses sell a product or service is..
to improve the community
to make a profit
to make a stand
to satisfy people's wants and needs.
Which of the following addresses the economic question of how to produce?
growing corn instead of potatoes
requiring individuals to complete specific types of work
producing more capital goods and fewer consumer products
selling natural resources to other countries
