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Econ Final Review

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Extra benefit of producing one additional unit of production

a)

Marginal Benefit

b)

Marginal Cost

c)

Debt

d)

Scarcity (personal)

2.

Extra cost of producing one additional unit of production

a)

Marginal Benefit

b)

Marginal Cost

c)

Debt

d)

Scarcity (personal)

3.

An amount of money owed by a person, firm or government (the borrower) to a lender

a)

Marginal Benefit

b)

Marginal Cost

c)

Debt

d)

Scarcity (personal)

4.

Fundamental economic problem facing all INDIVIDUALS that results from a combination of limited resources and unlimited wants

a)

Marginal Benefit

b)

Marginal Cost

c)

Debt

d)

Scarcity (personal)

5.

The individual next, best alternative

a)

Marginal Benefit

b)

Marginal Cost

c)

Debt

d)

Opportunity Cost (personal)

6.

The investments that a company or individuals plan on holding for less than a year (cash, checking accounts, some savings accounts, etc)

a)

Short-Term Savings

b)

Long-Term Saving

c)

Loans

d)

Simple Interest

7.

The investments that a company or individual plan on holding for more than a year (stocks, bonds, real estate, etc)

a)

Short-Term Savings

b)

Long-Term Saving

c)

Loans

d)

Simple Interest

8.

An arrangement in which a lender give money or property to a borrower, and the borrower agrees to return the property or repay the money, usually along with interest, at some future point(s) in time

a)

Short-Term Savings

b)

Long-Term Saving

c)

Loans

d)

Simple Interest

9.

Determined by multiplying the daily interest rate by the principal by the number of days that elapse between payments

a)

Short-Term Savings

b)

Long-Term Saving

c)

Loans

d)

Simple Interest

10.

Calculated on the initial principal and also on the accumulated interest of previous periods of a deposit or loan

a)

Short-Term Savings

b)

Long-Term Saving

c)

Loans

d)

Compound Interest

11.

Interest bearing deposit not requiring prior notice before making a withdrawal

a)

Savings Accounts

b)

CD's

c)

Stocks

d)

Derived Demand

12.

Certificates of deposit, a certificate issued by a bank to a person depositing money for a specified length of time

a)

Savings Accounts

b)

CD's

c)

Stocks

d)

Derived Demand

13.

Certificate of ownership in a corporation

a)

Savings Accounts

b)

CD's

c)

Stocks

d)

Derived Demand

14.

Demand for a factor of production or intermediate good that occurs as a result of the demand or another intermediate or final good

a)

Savings Accounts

b)

CD's

c)

Stocks

d)

Derived Demand

15.

1.A plan for future spending and saving, weighing estimated income against estimated Expenses.

a)

Gross Income

b)

Debt

c)

Expense

d)

Budget

16.

3.The state of owing money to another individual or business, or the amount of money borrowed.

a)

Gross Income

b)

Net Income

c)

Debt

d)

Budget

17.

8.The money an individual spends regularly for items or services.

a)

Budget

b)

Expense

c)

Checking Account

d)

Financial Plan

18.

10.Tax levied by a government directly on personal income.

a)

Budget

b)

Income Tax

c)

Net Income

d)

Expense

19.

Income is:

a)

The money you get from your job only

b)

Any money you get

c)

The money you spend

d)

The money you pay to the government

20.

These expenses are NOT necessary. You don't need to spend this money.

a)

variable expenses

b)

fixed expenses

c)

discretionary expenses

d)

needs

21.

This is what happens if you spend more than you save:

a)

you have extra savings

b)

you can invest the money

c)

you have debt

d)

you can open a C.D.

22.

The purpose of an emergency fund is:

a)

to save money for fixed expenses

b)

to save money for retirement

c)

to save money for college

d)

to save money for unexpected events

23.

When you buy something at the store, you must pay:

a)

income tax

b)

social security tax

c)

toll

d)

sales tax

24.

According to a rule of thumb, rent shouldn't take up more than ___ % of your take-home pay.

a)

7-12%

b)

10-15%

c)

15-20%

d)

25-30%

25.

Which of the following is NOT a cost of owning a car?

a)

License and Registration fees

b)

Gasoline

c)

Utilities

d)

Insurance

26.

What is a deductible?

a)

The cost you and your insurance share

b)

The amount your insurance pays before you pay

c)

The discount you get on your health insurance every year

d)

The amount you pay before your insurance begins to pay

27.
What is a credit card? 
a)
a small plastic card issued by a bank, business, etc., allowing the holder to purchase goods or services on credit.
b)
A card that has a set balance that you can only use at one place.
c)
A card with the money from your checking account. 
28.
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is the yearly percentage rate of the finance charge. 
a)
True
b)
False 
29.
Paying the minimum payment on a credit card every month will:
a)
Pay a large percentage of the total balance owed every month
b)
Make the final amount paid substantially higher than the amount initially charged to the card
c)
help the cardholder create a plan for paying of a credit card in a decent amount of time
d)
allow the cardholder to avoid paying any interest charges 
30.
What does APR stand for?
a)
Annual purchase rate
b)
Annual percentage rate
c)
Approximate payment rotation
d)
Authorization processing rate
31.
The maximum amount you may borrow on a credit card is known as:
a)
creditworthiness
b)
credit report
c)
credit limit
d)
variable rate of credit
32.
How old to you have to be to apply for a credit card?
a)
21
b)
18
c)
16
d)
25
33.
What is an annual fee? 
a)
The act of transferring money 
b)
A fee charged by a card issuer for being a card holder. 
c)
The days between the last statement and the current statement. 
d)
A fee charged to a cardholder's account once a payment is late. 
34.
It is wise to compare credit card offers before choosing one
a)
True
b)
False
35.

Unequal distribution of household or individual income across the various participants in an economy

a)

Economic Inequality

b)

Economic Opportunity

c)

Absolute Advantage

d)

Comparative Advantage

36.

A chance to improved financial conditions (personal, household, or domestic)

a)

Economic Inequality

b)

Economic Opportunity

c)

Absolute Advantage

d)

Comparative Advantage

37.

County's ability to produce more of a given product than another country can

a)

Economic Inequality

b)

Economic Opportunity

c)

Absolute Advantage

d)

Comparative Advantage

38.

County's ability to produce a given product relatively more efficiently than another country; production at a lower opportunity cost

a)

Economic Inequality

b)

Economic Opportunity

c)

Absolute Advantage

d)

Comparative Advantage

39.

A business approach that places emphasis on resource and product quality in targeting multiple customer types

a)

Resource and Product Specialization

b)

Production Possibilities Frontier

c)

Tariffs

d)

Quotas

40.

Frontier

Diagram representing max. contributions of goods ad/or services an economy can produce when all productive resources are fully employed

a)

Resource and Product Specialization

b)

Production Possibilities Frontier

c)

Tariffs

d)

Quotas

41.

Tax placed on am imported product

a)

Resource and Product Specialization

b)

Production Possibilities Frontier

c)

Tariffs

d)

Quotas

42.

Limit on the amount of a good that can be allowed into a country

a)

Resource and Product Specialization

b)

Production Possibilities Frontier

c)

Tariffs

d)

Quotas

43.

Raw materials or products that can be bought and sold

a)

Commodities

b)

Free Trade

c)

Non-Tariff Barriers

d)

Quotas

44.

Trade between countries without tariffs, quotas, and other trade barriers

a)

Commodities

b)

Free Trade

c)

Non-Tariff Barriers

d)

Quotas

45.

A form of restrictive trade where obstacles to trade are set up; i. e. quotas

a)

Commodities

b)

Free Trade

c)

Non-Tariff Barriers

d)

Quotas

46.

Total amount of consumer income before taxes

a)

Personal Income

b)

Disposable Personal Income

c)

Income Inequality

d)

Lorenz Curve

47.

Total amount of consumer income before taxes

a)

Personal Income

b)

Disposable Personal Income

c)

Income Inequality

d)

Lorenz Curve

48.

Personal income minus individual taxes

a)

Personal Income

b)

Disposable Personal Income

c)

Income Inequality

d)

Lorenz Curve

49.

Unequal distribution of household income across the economy

a)

Personal Income

b)

Disposable Personal Income

c)

Income Inequality

d)

Lorenz Curve

50.

Curve or graph showing how much the actual distribution of income differs from an equal distribution

a)

Personal Income

b)

Disposable Personal Income

c)

Income Inequality

d)

Lorenz Curve

51.

Amount of payment made for the use of borrowed money

a)

Interest Rate

b)

Economic Growth

c)

Human Captial

d)

Standard of Living

52.

Sustained period during which a nations total output of goods and services increases

a)

Interest Rate

b)

Economic Growth

c)

Human Captial

d)

Standard of Living

53.

Sum of people's skills, abilities, health and motivation

a)

Interest Rate

b)

Economic Growth

c)

Human Captial

d)

Standard of Living

54.

The quality of life based of ownership of necessities and luxuries that make life easier

a)

Interest Rate

b)

Economic Growth

c)

Human Captial

d)

Standard of Living

55.

Dollar value of all final goods, services, and structures produced within a county's national borders during a one-year period

a)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

b)

Inflation Rate

c)

Unemployment Rate

d)

Standard of Living

56.

Rise in the general level of prices

a)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

b)

Inflation Rate

c)

Unemployment Rate

d)

Standard of Living

57.

Number of people who are able to work but unemployed

a)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

b)

Inflation Rate

c)

Unemployment Rate

d)

Standard of Living

58.

The law of demand states that people…

a)

buy more as the price increases and buy less at the price decreases.

b)

buy less as the price increases and buy more as the price decreases.

c)

allow income to determine their demand for a good.

59.

Demand is the willingness and _________ to buy goods and services.

a)

ability

b)

want

c)

need

60.

When plotting a demand curve, one needs to use a demand _______________ in order to determine the various quantities demanded and different prices.

a)

graph

b)

market

c)

schedule

61.

The total demand for Apple products is called its what?

a)

Demand utility

b)

Market demand

c)

Diminishing Utility

62.

What is the satisfaction a consumer receives when they consume a product?

a)

Utility

b)

complement

c)

substitute

63.

The concept of diminishing marginal utility means that?

a)

A consumer enjoys their last glass of water more than their first.

b)

A consumer enjoys their first glass of water more than their last.

c)

A consumer enjoys each glass of water the same.

64.

Which of the following can impact demand?

a)

A change in income

b)

A change in taste

c)

A change in population

d)

All of the above

65.

What is the current federal minimum wage?

a)

$7.25

b)

$ 6.00

c)

$8.00

66.

The minimum wage is an example of a what?

a)

Price floor

b)

Price minimum

c)

Price ceiling

67.

Why do we have price ceilings?

a)

To keep prices from getting too low

b)

To keep prices equal

c)

To keep prices from getting too high

68.

Substitutes are products that can be replaced with one another in case the price of one _____________.

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same

69.

Which of the following are substitutes?

a)

Peanut Butter and Jelly

b)

Shoes and Socks

c)

Butter and Margarine

70.

What is the amount of a good or service that producers are willing to sell?

a)

Demand

b)

Supply

c)

Utility

71.

What is a government payment to producers for a specific action?

a)

elasticity

b)

utility

c)

subsidy

72.

An intersection of the supply and demand curves is called the _______________ _____________, this is where the amount demanded equals the amount supplied.

a)

demand elasticity

b)

equilibrium price

c)

supply elasticity

73.

Why is it important for businesses to know how much of their product to supply and how much will be demanded by customers?

a)

So they will not have a surplus of products

b)

So they can make the most money possible

c)

So they will not have a shortage of products

d)

All of the above

74.

A surplus occurs when the amount demanded is ___________ than the amount supplied.

a)

more

b)

equal to the

c)

less

75.

A shortage occurs when the amount supplied is __________ than the amount demanded.

a)

less

b)

equal to the

c)

more

76.

Which of the following states that suppliers will sell more items at a higher price and less items at a lower price?

a)

The law of demand

b)

The law of subsidies

c)

The law of supply

d)

Nothing

77.

With complements, like coffee and doughnuts, if you increase the price for one the demand for the other ____________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

78.

With substitutes, like Pepsi and Coke, if you reduce the price for one the demand for the other __________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

79.

Suppose medical professionals announce that consuming tea will increase your IQ and make you smarter. How will this influence the tea market?

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

80.

Suppose medical professionals announce that consuming tea will increase your IQ and make you smarter. How will this influence the tea market?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

81.

Technological advancements in the production of chromebooks have dramatically improved the production process. How has this influenced the chromebook market?

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

82.

Technological advancements in the production of chromebooks have dramatically improved the production process. How has this influenced the chromebook market?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

83.

Economics is the study of Choices and Decision Making.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

This is the study of Choices and decisions of individuals and small groups.

a)

Micro Economics

b)

Macro Economics

c)

Choices

d)

scarcity

85.

This is the study of Choices and decisions of National and or Global economy. A study of the major economic ideas.

a)

Choices

b)

scarcity

c)

Micro Economics

d)

Macro Economics

86.

__________is something that will always exist. The wants and needs of human beings will always exceed the amount of resources available.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Shortage

87.

__________is only Temporary and is not the norm. The item is going to be replaced.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Shortage

c)

None of above

88.

A basic question societies must address of economics-

a)

How much should it cost?

b)

Where to live?

c)

Where do you produce it?

d)

What to produce?

89.

Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

a)

school

b)

labor

c)

land

d)

capital

90.

The means by which something is produced (tools, equipment, machinery, factories), the money.

a)

entrepreneur

b)

labor

c)

Capital

d)

land

91.

refers to society's limited natural resources (landforms, minerals, vegetation, animal life and climate)

a)

entrepreneur

b)

labor

c)

Capital

d)

land

92.

This is a risk-takers who combine the land, labor and capital into new products

a)

entrepreneur

b)

labor

c)

Capital

d)

land

93.

the workers who apply their efforts, abilities and skills to production

a)

entrepreneur

b)

labor

c)

Capital

d)

land

94.

They are tangible and can be classified as consumer/capital and durable/nondurable.

a)

Goods

b)

Services

c)

Land

d)

Scarcity

95.

This is work performed for someone and are intangible

a)

goods

b)

services

c)

None of above

96.

This is work performed for someone and are intangible

a)

Productivity

b)

growth

c)

Scarcity

d)

Specialization

97.

This is work arranged so that individual workers do fewer tasks than before.

a)

Division of labor

b)

growth

c)

scarcity

d)

Specialization

98.

Education improves income level.

a)

True

b)

False

99.

The Wealthy of Nations says that the division of labor and specialization would lead to an increase in production and greater wealth of nations

a)

True

b)

False

100.

Adam Smith wrote the Wealth of Nations, focusing on how nations improve wealth

a)

True

b)

False

101.

The line on the graph represents the full potential – the frontier – when the economy employs all of these productive resources

a)

Production Possibilities

b)

scarcity

c)

graphic organizer

d)

Line of economics

102.

All of the following are elements of capitalism

a)

rule of law

b)

markets

c)

entrepreneurship

d)

production possibilities

103.

economic system featuring characteristics of both planned and market economies

a)

market economy

b)

command economy

c)

traditional economy

d)

mixed market economy

104.

goods and services are produced the way it has always been done

a)

market economy

b)

command economy

c)

traditional economy

d)

mixed market economy

105.

Which of the following is an economic system in which the government controls a country's economy.

a)

market economy

b)

command economy

c)

traditional economy

d)

mixed market economy

106.

Which of the following is an economic system in which decisions on production and consumption of goods and services are based on voluntary exchange in markets

a)

market economy

b)

command economy

c)

traditional economy

d)

mixed market economy

107.

Which of the following is a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.

a)

market economy

b)

command economy

c)

Communism

d)

Socialism

108.

Which of the following is a political theory advocating state ownership of industry

a)

market economy

b)

command economy

c)

Communism

d)

Socialism