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THEORY OF PRODUCTION

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Unprocessed natural resources used in production.

a)

Total Product

b)

Increasing Returns

c)

Short Run

d)

Stages of Production

e)

Raw Materials

2.

A production function shows about the relationship between

a)

Input and cost

b)

Outputs and cost

c)

Products and cost

d)

Input and Output

3.

The average amount of output produced by each labor employed is

a)

Total Product

b)

Marginal Product

c)

Average product

d)

Production function

4.

Which of the following is NOT considered to be fixed input?

a)

Factory buildings

b)

Offices

c)

Raw material

d)

Efficient managers

5.

Long run refers to the time period in which

a)

all inputs cannot be increased

b)

all inputs can be variable input

c)

there is at least one variable input

d)

there is at least one fixed input

6.

The law of diminishing marginal returns states that

a)

as more of a variable input is used, while other inputs and technology are fixed, the average product of the variable input will increase.

b)

as more of a variable input is used, while other inputs and technology are fixed, the marginal product of the variable input will eventually decrease.

c)

as more of a variable input is used, while other inputs and technology are fixed, the average product of the fixed input will eventually decrease.

d)

as more of a fixed input is used, while other inputs and technology are variable, the marginal product of the variable input will eventually increase.

7.

What resource is this?

a)

capital resource

b)

natural resource

c)

human resource

8.
What resource is this a picture of?
a)
natural resource
b)
capital resource
c)
human resource
9.
A garbage truck driver is an example of which Factor of Production?
a)
labor
b)
land
c)
entrepreneurship
d)
capital
10.
The following items (accountant's computer, carpenter's drill, and a tailor's sewing machine) are all examples of which factor of production?
a)
capital
b)
entrepreneurshipt
c)
land
d)
labor
11.
Iron, minerals, coal and plants are examples of which productive resource?
a)
land
b)
labor
c)
entrepreneurship
d)
capital
12.
The term, "entrepreneurship" means:
a)
Person who organizes the factors of production to produce goods/services; business owners.
b)
Goods not created for their own use, but to make other goods/services.
c)
Work the people do to produce goods and services.
d)
The natural resources used to produce goods or services.
13.
The term, "land" means:
a)
The natural resources used to produce goods or services.
b)
Work the people do to produce goods and services.
c)
Goods not created for their own use, but to make other goods/services.
d)
Person who organizes the factors of production to produce goods/services; business owners.
14.
The term, "labor" means:
a)
Work the people do to produce goods and services.
b)
The natural resources used to produce goods or services.
c)
Person who organizes the factors of production to produce goods/services; business owners.
d)
Goods not created for their own use, but to make other goods/services.
15.

Bill Gates is an example of...

a)

Land (seriously though, come on)

b)

Labor

c)

An Entrepreneurs

d)

Capital

16.
The creation of any kind of good or service is known as:
a)
Input
b)
Resources
c)
Production
d)
Entrepreneurship
17.

How many phases of production are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

When the total production is maximized, the marginal production is

a)

positive

b)

zero

c)

negative

d)

maximum

19.

'When one unit of variable input is added to fixed input, it will decrease the production'.

This situation can be described as ...

a)

law of marginal return.

b)

law of negative marginal return.

c)

law of increasing marginal return.

d)

law of decreasing marginal return.

20.

An increase in total production due to an increase of one unit of variable input is known as ...

a)

marginal cost.

b)

average cost.

c)

marginal production.

d)

average production.

21.

Long run refers to time period in which ...

a)

all inputs cannot be increased.

b)

all inputs can be increased.

c)

there is at least one variable input.

d)

there is at least one fixed input.

22.

When the marginal product is negative, the total product is ...

a)

decreasing.

b)

positive.

c)

negative.

d)

maximum.

23.

2. Which of the following combinations is TRUE about factors of production ?

a)

Labour - profit

b)

Capital - interest

c)

Entrepreneur - dividend

d)

Land - output

24.

2. Which of the following factors of production is likely to be variable in the short run ?

a)

The size of the firm’s plant.

b)

The location of the firm.

c)

The number of workers.

d)

The amount of machinery used.

25.

When marginal product is deacreasing but positive, total product is ...

a)

decreasing at decreasing rate.

b)

increasing at an increasing rate.

c)

decreasing at decreasing rate.

d)

increasing at a decreasing rate.