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Unit 1 Test Review Fall 2023

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is opportunity cost?
a)
your choice
b)
what you give up to make a choice
2.
What is scarcity? 
a)
Having too many resources 
b)
Not  having enough resources 
3.
A popular bakery has only a few ingredients left to make their products.  They could bake muffins or cookies, but they can’t make both.  The bakers decide to make cookies for their customers.  What is the opportunity cost of their decision?
a)
muffins 
b)
cookies 
4.

Define the term "opportunity cost."

a)

The cost of pursuing an opportunity.

b)

A fee you pay to submit a college application.

c)

Everything you give up when you make an economic choice.

d)

The next-best thing you give up when you make an economic choice.

5.

Mr. Umstot goes to the movies and sees two movies playing that he really wants to see. He decides to see Black Widow instead of Avatar 2. What is his opportunity cost for seeing Black Widow?

a)

Black Widow

b)

Avatar 2

c)

The cost of the ticket and popcorn

d)

Going to sleep early

6.
What is the most basic problem of economics?
a)
Scarcity
b)
Allocation
c)
Productivity
d)
Specialization
7.
What is it called when you choose between two possible uses for a resource, giving up one alternative for another?
a)
Trade Offs
b)
Real Costs
c)
Building materials
d)
Trading spaces
8.
What is the production possibilities curve?
a)
a graph that shows how much an economy can produce between 2 goods
b)
how much money something is
c)
the opportunity one has to give up in order to gain something else
d)
land, labor, capital, entrepreneurs
9.
If a point lies on the curve this means the company is being efficient. If a point lies inside the curve, this tells the company what?
a)
They are being over efficient
b)
They are not efficient
c)
It is impossible
d)
None of the above
10.
In making a rational decision, which should be greater?
a)
Marginal benefit
b)
Marginal cost
11.

The study of how people seek to satisfy their needs and wants by making decisions

a)

Economics

b)

Fiscal Policy

c)

Cooperative

d)

Free Trade

12.

Factors of Production

a)

Land, Labor, Capital, Entrepreneur

b)

Land, Labor, Cost

c)

Human Capital and Physical Capital

d)

Land, Labor, Entrepreneur

13.

The process of distributing resources, goods, and services.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Wants

c)

Trade Offs

d)

Allocation

14.

A graph that shows alternative ways to use a country's productive resources.

a)

Supply and Demand Graph

b)

Production Possibilities Curve

c)

Law of Increasing Cost

d)

Under-utilization Chart

15.

Something necessary for survival.

a)

Needs

b)

Wants

c)

Have nots

d)

work ethic

16.

Which of these explains a want, not a need?

a)

Shelter: If you don't have this you could possibly die in cold weather

b)

Chocolate: People like to eat this as a sweet treat, some may think it's delicious.

c)

Protein: This is important for having good health. It provides valuable nutrients.

d)

Clothes: You wear these to stay warm and out of jail.

17.

The definition of a need is: Something that is essential for life and ________ to __________.

a)

necessary, survive

b)

essential, life

c)

necessary, essential

d)

essential, survive

18.

In order to stay out of debt, it is important to put your needs before your wants.

a)

True

b)

False