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WorksheetsBusiness Intro Chapter 2
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Resources are the things necessary for making only what people need.
True
False
Every type of business needs labor resources to produce goods and provide services.
True
False
Entrepreneurial resources are different from labor resources.
True
False
Every society has enough productive resources to produce everything people want and need.
True
False
Two basic types of economic systems are a market economy and a demand economy.
True
False
A shortage of resources is called
reduction.
threat.
scarcity.
limitation.
Scarcity occurs when
demand exceeds supply.
distribution breaks down.
conservation is at an all-time high.
consumers’ needs exceed wants.
All of the following are factors of production except
educational resources.
natural resources.
labor resources.
capital resources.
Some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are
imported.
irreplaceable.
renewable.
artificially produced.
Buildings, delivery trucks, and equipment are all examples of
permanent assets.
capital resources.
short-term investments.
capital.
Of the four factors of production, the resource that must adapt to meet society’s changing wants and needs is
natural.
capital.
labor.
entrepreneurial.
Deciding to use a resource for one purpose and giving up the chance to use it for something else is
sacrifice.
trade-off.
opportunity cost.
risky.
In a market economy, resources are
scarce.
privately owned.
plentiful.
shared.
In a command economy, resources and businesses are owned and controlled
privately.
by other countries.
by the government.
by groups of people in a co-op.
In a market economy, the higher the price,
the better the quality of the product offered.
the more profit the business will make.
the higher the demand for the product.
the less consumers will buy.
The desire to make a profit is
profit motive.
greed.
risky.
rewarding.
In a market economy, producers set a price that
consumers can afford.
the government will allow.
will cover their costs and result in a profit.
consumers are willing to pay.
In a command economy,
highly skilled workers earn the same as low-skilled workers.
highly skilled workers earn less than low-skilled workers.
highly skilled workers earn more than low-skilled workers.
highly skilled workers are not needed.
Most nations have a
moderate command economy.
pure command economy.
pure market economy.
mixed economy.
Economies with greater governmental control of resources are considered more
communist.
capitalistic.
socialistic.
nationalistic.
A shortage of resources is called
scarcity
lack
overabundance
crowd
Coal, iron, and oil are ____________________ resources.
unnatural
natural
fake
abundant
The _________________________ is the point at which the quantity demanded and quantity supplied meet.
supply
price
demand
equilibrium price
A(n) _________________________ is a combination of a market economy and a command economy.
mixed economy
crazy
capitalist economy
trade economy
A(n) _________________________ is an economic system in which economic decisions are made in the
marketplace.
mixed economy
command economy
capital economy
market economy
The amount of goods and services that producers will provide at various prices
supply
demand
price
scarcity
A shortage of resources
supply
demand
price
scarcity
Things used to produce goods and services
supply
capital resources
natural resources
scarcity
Raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods
labor resources
scarcity
natural resources
capital resources
An individual who undertakes the creation, organization, and ownership of a business
labor resources
entrepreneur
natural resources
capital resources
The amount of money given or asked for when goods and services are bought or sold
supply
entrepreneur
price
demand
An economic system in which a central authority makes the key economic decisions
command economy
market economy
traditional economy
Mixed economy
The study of how individuals and groups of individuals strive to satisfy their needs and wants by making choices
economics
demand
supply
scarcity
scarcity
demand
demand
supply
price
People who make the goods and services for which they are paid
labor resources
capital resources
natural resources
entrepreneurial resources
