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WorksheetsDomain two
Total questions: 112
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
The public sector is owned and controlled by _______________________
The government
Individuals and households
Shareholders
The general public
What does limited liability refer to?
Shareholders' personal assets cannot be claimed by creditors for money owed by the firm
The maximum a shareholder can lose is equal to their initial investment, but nothing more
The directors are exempt from adhering to company law and legislation
Both (A) and (B)
If an individual wants full and total control over a firm and wishes to minimize the legal bureaucracy in setting up, which of the following is most suitable?
Partnership
Sole proprietorship
Private limited company
Public limited company
Which of the following is not a valid advantage of a sole proprietorship?
The proprietor has limited liability
The proprietor has total control and more flexibility
Fewer legal formalities are required
The proprietor does not have to share profits with others
Which of the following is not a disadvantage of being a sole trader?
Unlimited liability
Limited availability of, and access to, funds
Time consuming to set up
Continuity challenges
Which of the following is not a characteristic of partnerships?
Limited liability for all members
A deed of partnership is drawn out
Shared control, ownership and profits
Greater continuity
Which of the following is not an advantage of a partnership?
Larger amounts of capital can be raised by selling shares to friends and family
There is greater continuity compared with sole traders
There is a greater wealth of knowledge and expertise than setting up as sole traders
Corporate confidentiality is relatively high as financial statements do not have to be released to the public
A combination of companies that try to corner the market and act as a monopoly
Trust
Cartel
Monopolistic Competition
Conglomerate
Corporations illegally working together to act as a monopoly
Trust
Cartel
Monopolistic Competition
Conglomerate
Any competition for business that does not involve price (better location, better guarantee, up-scale, better quality etc.)
Pure Competition
Monopolistic Competition
Oligopoly
Non-Price Competition
The above image is an example of...
Pure Competition
Monopolistic Competition
Oligopoly
Non-Price Competition
The market for farm products is mostly pure competition
True
False
Collusion is illegal (not legal) in the U.S.
True
False
A car company merges with a seat belt maker and a tire company, it is called
horizontal merger
vertical merger
horizontal conglomerate
vertical drop
DeBeers used to be the only supplier of diamonds. Which terms best describes this firm?
Merger
Monopolistic Competition
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Although no matter which barber/hair stylist you chose, you will have shorter hair; most people have a preference to going to one stylist or barber over another. This is an MOST LIKELY to be because of
a. c.
b. d.
Perfect Competition
Non-Price Competition
Beauty Contests
Monopolistic Cartels
In the Market for TV's, a new technology is used to increase the production of TVs. What happens?
Demand will increase
Demand will decrease
Supply will increase
Supply will decrease
Equilibrium in a market means which of the following?
the point at which quantity supplied and quantity demanded are the same and a price point is set
the point at which unsold goods begin to pile up
the point at which suppliers begin to sell supplies
When quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded.
shortage
fad
search costs
surplus
If there is a shortage, what will price do?
Price will increase.
Price will shift to the right.
Price will stabilize.
What is demand?
The desire to own something and the ability to afford it.
A graph that shows the quantity demanded at expensive prices.
The usefulness of a product expressed in a dollar sign.
Which of the following best describes the Law of Demand?
As price goes down, demand goes down. (and vice versa).
As price goes down, demand goes up (and vice versa).
Point at which supply and demand come together
price ceiling
excess demand
equilibrium
The price of Clif Bars increases. What happens to the market for Powerbars?
Demand increases
Demand decreases
Supply increases
Supply decreases
Pottery Barn runs a sale. What happens to the market for stuff from Crate & Barrel?
Demand increases
Demand decreases
Supply increases
Supply decreases
Which of the following would not cause the demand for ink pens to change?
a change in the price of pencils, a close-substitute
an increase in incomes of buyers of pens, assuming pens are a normal good
a change in the price of pens
a decrease in the price of paper, a complement to pens
Economists predict that, other things equal, a rise in consumer incomes will increase the demand for bicycles. This prediction assumes that bicycles are
an inferior good
a complementary good
a common substitute good
a normal good
A market is in equilibrium, if the demand curve shifts left quantity will
Rise
Fall
A leftward shift of a supply curve might be caused by:
an improvement in the relevant production techniques
an increase in consumer incomes.
some firms leaving an industry.
a decline in the prices of needed inputs
The market equilibrium price of a given good is currently $12. In response to a price ceiling of $14 imposed by the government,
A shortage of this good will occur
A surplus of this good will occur
There will be neither a shortage nor a surplus of this good
Sellers will be required to raise their prices to $14
The equilibrium wage rate on a certain market is $5 per hour and the number employed at that wage is 1000. If the government imposes a minimum wage,
The wage rate will fall and the number employed will rise
The wage rate will rise and the number employed will fall
Both the wage rate and number employed will rise
The wage rate will rise but the number employed will not change
A market is in equilibrium. If the supply curve for this product shifts left, the price of the good will
Rise
Fall
The relationship between Households and Firms is best described as...
Independent
Interdependent
The term Households, refers to all the consumers in our economy
True
False
Firms sell their resources to Households, and in exchange they are paid an income
True
False
Households sell goods and services to Firms
True
False
Capital...
is the ability to combine all 4 resources
is the human made items used in the production process
How do governments get their money?
Tax Businesses
Tax Households
Tax both Businesses and Households
They print their own money
In which market do households sell?
Product Market
Factor Market
Market Economy
Fresh Market
What is another term for businesses according to the Circular Flow?
Firms
Organizations
Companies
Corporations
What do Governments give to both businesses and households?
Taxes
A headache
Goods & Services
Opportunity Costs
What is another term for Households?
Factors
Apartments
Consumers
Private Entities
Why is the Circular Flow in the shape of a circle?
Because of the way it is
Because money flows from businesses to households and back to businesses
Because the circle represents completion
Because circles are the easiest shape to draw
