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Business Intro Chapter 2

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Resources are the things necessary for making only what people need.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Every type of business needs labor resources to produce goods and provide services.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Entrepreneurial resources are different from labor resources.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Every society has enough productive resources to produce everything people want and need.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Two basic types of economic systems are a market economy and a demand economy.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A shortage of resources is called

a)

reduction.

b)

threat.

c)

scarcity.

d)

limitation.

7.

Scarcity occurs when

a)

demand exceeds supply.

b)

distribution breaks down.

c)

conservation is at an all-time high.

d)

consumers’ needs exceed wants.

8.

All of the following are factors of production except

a)

educational resources.

b)

natural resources.

c)

labor resources.

d)

capital resources.

9.

Some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are

a)

imported.

b)

irreplaceable.

c)

renewable.

d)

artificially produced.

10.

Buildings, delivery trucks, and equipment are all examples of

a)

permanent assets.

b)

capital resources.

c)

short-term investments.

d)

capital.

11.

Of the four factors of production, the resource that must adapt to meet society’s changing wants and needs is

a)

natural.

b)

capital.

c)

labor.

d)

entrepreneurial.

12.

Deciding to use a resource for one purpose and giving up the chance to use it for something else is

a)

sacrifice.

b)

trade-off.

c)

opportunity cost.

d)

risky.

13.

In a market economy, resources are

a)

scarce.

b)

privately owned.

c)

plentiful.

d)

shared.

14.

In a command economy, resources and businesses are owned and controlled

a)

privately.

b)

by other countries.

c)

by the government.

d)

by groups of people in a co-op.

15.

In a market economy, the higher the price,

a)

the better the quality of the product offered.

b)

the more profit the business will make.

c)

the higher the demand for the product.

d)

the less consumers will buy.

16.

The desire to make a profit is

a)

profit motive.

b)

greed.

c)

risky.

d)

rewarding.

17.

In a market economy, producers set a price that

a)

consumers can afford.

b)

the government will allow.

c)

will cover their costs and result in a profit.

d)

consumers are willing to pay.

18.

In a command economy,

a)

highly skilled workers earn the same as low-skilled workers.

b)

highly skilled workers earn less than low-skilled workers.

c)

highly skilled workers earn more than low-skilled workers.

d)

highly skilled workers are not needed.

19.

Most nations have a

a)

moderate command economy.

b)

pure command economy.

c)

pure market economy.

d)

mixed economy.

20.

Economies with greater governmental control of resources are considered more

a)

communist.

b)

capitalistic.

c)

socialistic.

d)

nationalistic.

21.

A shortage of resources is called

a)

scarcity

b)

lack

c)

overabundance

d)

crowd

22.

Coal, iron, and oil are ____________________ resources.

a)

unnatural

b)

natural

c)

fake

d)

abundant

23.

The _________________________ is the point at which the quantity demanded and quantity supplied meet.

a)

supply

b)

price

c)

demand

d)

equilibrium price

24.

A(n) _________________________ is a combination of a market economy and a command economy.

a)

mixed economy

b)

crazy

c)

capitalist economy

d)

trade economy

25.

A(n) _________________________ is an economic system in which economic decisions are made in the

marketplace.

a)

mixed economy

b)

command economy

c)

capital economy

d)

market economy

26.

The amount of goods and services that producers will provide at various prices

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

price

d)

scarcity

27.

A shortage of resources

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

price

d)

scarcity

28.

Things used to produce goods and services

a)

supply

b)

capital resources

c)

natural resources

d)

scarcity

29.

Raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods

a)

labor resources

b)

scarcity

c)

natural resources

d)

capital resources

30.

An individual who undertakes the creation, organization, and ownership of a business

a)

labor resources

b)

entrepreneur

c)

natural resources

d)

capital resources

31.

The amount of money given or asked for when goods and services are bought or sold

a)

supply

b)

entrepreneur

c)

price

d)

demand

32.

An economic system in which a central authority makes the key economic decisions

a)

command economy

b)

market economy

c)

traditional economy

d)

Mixed economy

33.

The study of how individuals and groups of individuals strive to satisfy their needs and wants by making choices

a)

economics

b)

demand

c)

supply

d)

scarcity

34.

scarcity

a)

demand

b)

demand

c)

supply

d)

price

35.

People who make the goods and services for which they are paid

a)

labor resources

b)

capital resources

c)

natural resources

d)

entrepreneurial resources