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Wants and Needs and Resources, Oh My! Economics Test 1

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The raw materials found in nature are called?

a)

scarce resources

b)

limited resources

c)

natural resources

d)

capital resources

2.

People are an example of what type of resources?

a)

natural resources

b)

capital resources

c)

factors of production

d)

human resources

3.

The study of how a society chooses to use resources to produce and distribute goods and services for people's consumption is called?

a)

economics

b)

production

c)

consumption

d)

entrepreneurial resouces

4.

The process of making or providing goods/services using resources is called?

a)

consumption

b)

distribution

c)

economizing

d)

production

5.

What are the factors of production?

a)

demand, supply, scarcity, and price

b)

natural, labor, capital, and entrepreneurial resources

c)

renewable and nonrenewable resources

d)

market, command, and mixed economies

6.

Buildings, materials, and equipment used to produce goods and services are called?

a)

captial resources

b)

labor resources

c)

entrepreneurial resources

d)

natural resources

7.

What is scarcity?

a)

society's shortage of resources

b)

production of goods and services

c)

raw materials found in nature

d)

swapping of one thing for another

8.

_____________________________are individuals who start and direct businesses to produce goods and services to satisfy the needs and wants of people.

a)

Natural resources

b)

Human (labor) resources

c)

Entrepreneurial resources

d)

Stock brokers

9.

When quantity demanded and quantity supplied meet, this determines the?

a)

market economy

b)

amount of scarcity

c)

equilibrium price

d)

factors of production

10.

Communism is an example of a __________________economy.

a)

mixed

b)

market

c)

command

d)

entrepreneurial

11.

An economic system defined by government taking care of people's needs and the marketplace taking care of the people's want is a?

a)

mixed economy

b)

market economy

c)

command economy

d)

communist economy

12.

The amount of goods and services that producers will provide at various prices is called the?

a)

Law of Demand

b)

Law of Supply

c)

Law of Equilibrium Price

d)

Law of Economics

13.

What is a shortage and what happens to price during a shortage?

a)

Quantity people are willing to buy is less than sellers have to sell; price goes up

b)

Quantity people are willing to buy is less than sellers have to sell; price goes down

c)

Quantity people are willing to buy is more than suppliers wish to sell; price goes down

d)

Quantity people are willing to buy is more than suppliers wish to sell; price goes up

14.

Examples of natural resources are?

a)

doctors, police officers

b)

crops, oil

c)

buildings, equipment

d)

individual resources, financial resources

15.

Deciding to use a resource for one purpose which gives up the opportunity to use the resource for another purpose is called?

a)

scarcity

b)

production cost

c)

opportunity cost

d)

equilibrium price

16.

Which of the following examples is not considered a need?

a)

bike

b)

food

c)

water

d)

clothing

17.

Any activity that seeks profit by providing goods or services to others is called?

a)

services

b)

resources

c)

goods

d)

business

18.

___________________are anything people can use to make or obtain what they want or need.

a)

Wants

b)

Businesses

c)

Resources

d)

Competitors

19.

The contest between businesses to win consumers is called?

a)

resources

b)

competition

c)

wants

d)

market research

20.

A person who selects, purchases, uses, or disposes of goods and services is a?

a)

entrepreneurer

b)

competitor

c)

consumer

d)

wage earner

21.

The amount of money left over after a business has paid for the cost of producing its goods and services is called?

a)

opportunity cost

b)

profit

c)

income

d)

equilibrium price

22.

Which is an example of a public want?

a)

food

b)

clothing

c)

hospital

d)

highway

23.

Private wants are satisfied by local, state, and federal governments.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Gathering and analyzing information about the wants, needs, and preferences of consumers is called?

a)

target market

b)

market research

c)

Law of Demand

d)

entrepreneurial resources

25.

The group of people identified as most likely to become customers are called?

a)

wage earners

b)

entrepreneurs

c)

target market

d)

labor resources

26.

What are 3 questions every society must determine regarding it's economy?

a)

What should be produced? How should items be produced? Who should share in what is produced?

b)

What is the problem? What are the alternative solutions to the problem? How much should items cost?

c)

What are the pros/cons of each alternative? Should we be a market economy? Is uneven distribution of income acceptable?

27.

The 5 steps in the decision-making process are?

a)

Identify how much I'm willing to pay, Identify the target market, List the factors of production, List the distribution process.

b)

List the pros/cons of each factor of production, List the pros/cons of the distribution process, Buy the one with best price, Buy the one with the most features.

c)

Identify the problem, List the alternatives, List the pros/cons of each alternative, Make the best decision, Evaluate your decision.

d)

None of the above