WorksheetsCh 1 Economic Decisions & Systems
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Your needs and wants never end.
True
False
Products and money used in the production of goods and services are called natural resources.
True
False
The first step in the economic decision-making process is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each choice.
True
False
In a market economy, buying decisions are made by consumers.
True
False
If many consumers want a particular service, its price will probably go up.
True
False
Tangible products you can purchase to meet your wants and needs are called goods.
True
False
Competition forces businesses to search for new ways to satisfy customers' wants and needs.
True
False
Supply is the quantity of a good or service that a consumer is willing and able to buy at a particular price.
True
False
The means through which goods and services are produced are called
economic resources
needs
spending opportunities
economic choices
All of the following are capital resources EXCEPT
a pickup truck
a factory
a hammer
employees
The value of the next-best alternative that you did not choose is called
tradeoff cost
scarcity
opportunity cost
economic cost
When a country decides to focus on advanced technology and a skilled labor force, it is primarily answering which of the basic economic questions?
What to produce?
How to produce?
Which needs to satisfy?
Which want to satisfy?
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a capitalistic economy?
freedom of choice
government ownership of resources
the profit motive
competition among businesses
Which of the following is a consumer?
a business
an individual
the government
all of the above are consumers
The basic economic problem is
having unlimited wants and needs but limited economic resources
deciding what goods and services to produce
identifying the goods and services available to you
determining how to satisfy needs and wants
If freezing weather damages orange crops in Florida
the demand for oranges will decrease
the price of oranges will increase
the supply of oranges will remain unchanged
the price of orange juice will decrease
