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Principles of Business chapter 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Your needs and wants never end.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Products and money used in the production of goods and services are called natural resources.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The mismatch of unlimited wants and needs and limited economic resources is called the basic economic problem.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The first step in the economic decision-making process is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each choice.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The United States could best be characterized as a market economy.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The right of private property means you can own, use, or dispose of things of value.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

In a market economy, buying decisions are made by consumers.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

If many consumers want a particular service, its price will probably go up.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

All of the following is a need EXCEPT

a)

a good education

b)

food

c)

water

d)

jewelry

10.

The means through which goods and services are produced are called

a)

needs

b)

economic resources

c)

spending opportunities

d)

economic choices

11.

All of the following is a capital resource EXCEPT

a)

a truck

b)

a factory

c)

lumber

d)

oil

12.

The value of the next-best alternative that you did not choose is called

a)

trade-off cost

b)

scarcity

c)

opportunity cost

d)

economic cost

13.

When a country decides to focus on advanced technology and a skilled labor force, it is primarily answering which of the basic economic questions?

a)

What to produce?

b)

How to produce?

c)

Which needs to satisfy?

d)

Which wants to satisfy?

14.

Personal economic freedom is most limited in a

a)

command economy

b)

market economy

c)

capitalism

d)

mixed economy

15.

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of capitalism?

a)

freedom of choice

b)

government ownership of resources

c)

the profit motive

d)

competition among businesses

16.

Which of the following is a consumer?

a)

a business

b)

an individual

c)

the government

d)

all of the above

17.

An example of a natural resource is

a)

sunlight

b)

a computer programmer

c)

a fishing net

d)

money

18.

What is not having enough resources to satisfy every need

a)

scarcity

b)

choices

c)

costs

d)

goods

19.

The first step in the decision making process involves

a)

defining the problem

b)

setting a goal

c)

identifying the choices

d)

evaluating alternatives

20.

The last step in the decision making process is

a)

evaluate your decision

b)

act on your choice

c)

I don't care

d)

choose the best option

21.

The point where the supply curve and demand curve intersect is called?

a)

equilibrium price

b)

production

c)

income

d)

profit

22.

What is the quantity of a good or service that businesses are willing and able to provide?

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

I don't know

d)

profit

23.

Both individuals and organizations can be produces.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The main reason businesses sell a product or service is..

a)

to improve the community

b)

to make a profit

c)

to make a stand

d)

to satisfy people's wants and needs.

25.

Which of the following addresses the economic question of how to produce?

a)

growing corn instead of potatoes

b)

requiring individuals to complete specific types of work

c)

producing more capital goods and fewer consumer products

d)

selling natural resources to other countries