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Introduction to Business Chapter 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Products and money used in the production of goods and services are called Natural Resources

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The mismatch of unlimited wants and needs and limited economic resources is THE BASIC ECONOMIC PROBLEM

a)

True

b)

False

3.

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

a)

True

b)

False

4.

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

a)

True

b)

False

5.

_______ include tools and equipment used to produce goods and services

a)

Capital Resources

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Human Resources

6.

When there are many competitors in a market, individual businesses are not able to easily raise their prices.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Economic decision-making is the process of deciding ________.

a)

How to spend your time

b)

How to use your income

c)

Which wants and needs will be satisfied

d)

Whether to buy a product now or later

8.

The first step in the decision-making process is to _______

a)

Identify your choices

b)

Define the problem

c)

Evaluate Alternatives

d)

Review your choice

9.

The basic economic problem results from scarcity.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Each of the following is one of the three economic questions that must be answered by all nations except:

a)

What goods and services will be produced?

b)

How will the goods and services be produced?

c)

Who will receive the profits earned when goods and services are produced?

d)

What needs and wants will be satisfied with the goods and services produced?

11.

The United States is the largest producer of goods and services in the world

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In a ________ the resources are owned and controlled by the government.

a)

Command Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Mixed Economy

d)

Traditional Economy

13.

________ refers to the quantity of a good or service that businesses are willing and able to provide.

a)

Demand

b)

Supply

c)

Market Price

14.

Which of the following is not a principle upon which the U.S. economic system is based?

a)

Freedom of Choice

b)

Government Regulation

c)

Competition

d)

Private Property

15.

A demand curve illustrates the relationship between quantity demanded of a product and ________.

a)

Profit

b)

Price

c)

Production Cost

16.

The primary reason why businesses invest resources and take risks is to ________.

a)

provide jobs

b)

produce goods and services

c)

improve their products

d)

earn a profit

17.

The quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy is called

a)

Supply

b)

Economic Want

c)

Demand

d)

Economic Amount