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Ch 1 Economic Decisions & Systems

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Your needs and wants never end.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Products and money used in the production of goods and services are called natural resources.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The first step in the economic decision-making process is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each choice.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

In a market economy, buying decisions are made by consumers.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

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

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Tangible products you can purchase to meet your wants and needs are called goods.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Competition forces businesses to search for new ways to satisfy customers' wants and needs.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Supply is the quantity of a good or service that a consumer is willing and able to buy at a particular price.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The means through which goods and services are produced are called

a)

economic resources

b)

needs

c)

spending opportunities

d)

economic choices

10.

All of the following are capital resources EXCEPT

a)

a pickup truck

b)

a factory

c)

a hammer

d)

employees

11.

The value of the next-best alternative that you did not choose is called

a)

tradeoff cost

b)

scarcity

c)

opportunity cost

d)

economic cost

12.

When a country decides to focus on advanced technology and a skilled labor force, it is primarily answering which of the basic economic questions?

a)

What to produce?

b)

How to produce?

c)

Which needs to satisfy?

d)

Which want to satisfy?

13.

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a capitalistic economy?

a)

freedom of choice

b)

government ownership of resources

c)

the profit motive

d)

competition among businesses

14.

Which of the following is a consumer?

a)

a business

b)

an individual

c)

the government

d)

all of the above are consumers

15.

The basic economic problem is

a)

having unlimited wants and needs but limited economic resources

b)

deciding what goods and services to produce

c)

identifying the goods and services available to you

d)

determining how to satisfy needs and wants

16.

If freezing weather damages orange crops in Florida

a)

the demand for oranges will decrease

b)

the price of oranges will increase

c)

the supply of oranges will remain unchanged

d)

the price of orange juice will decrease