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Economic Decisions and Systems

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____________ are essential, while ___________ just add to the quality of life.

a)

Goods, services

b)

Needs, wants

c)

Products, services

d)

Wants, needs

2.

True or False?

Purchasing and consuming goods and services is how you satisfy your needs and wants.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Needs and wants are ______________, while our resources are _____________.

a)

satisfied, unsatisfied

b)

limited, unlimited

c)

unlimited, limited

d)

necessary, unnecessary

4.

Which of the following is NOT an economic resource?

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Capital Resource

c)

Human Resource

d)

Monetary Resource

5.

Which of the following is a capital resource?

a)

Water

b)

Labor

c)

Buildings

d)

Animals

6.

True or False?

The basic economic problem is that we have unlimited needs and wants, but we have limited resources.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False?

Scarcity means not having enough resources to satisfy every need.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Things available to be used to produce goods and services

a)

goods

b)

market price

c)

demand

d)

economic resources

9.

Things that are required in order to live

a)

needs

b)

wants

c)

chocolate

d)

luxuries

10.

Not having enough resources to satisfy every need

a)

needs

b)

wants

c)

scarcity

d)

luxuries

11.

Person who buys and uses goods and services

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

manager

d)

entrepreneur

12.
a)
need
b)
want
13.
a)
need
b)
want
14.
Does this person provide a good or a service?
a)
good
b)
service
15.
Does this person provide a good or a service?
a)
good
b)
service
16.
What is an example of human capital?
a)
a country's standard of living
b)
the cash a business has to spend
c)
the workers of a business or country
d)
the buildings, equipment, and property of a business
17.
Which is an example of human capital?
a)
Education
b)
Roads
c)
Factories
d)
Machinery
18.
Your friend and you decide to open a snow cone stand. The stand and the snow cone machine are examples of which factor of production?
a)
Natural Resources
b)
Capital Resources
c)
Entrepreneurship 
d)
Labor Resources 
19.
Waiters, police, nurses, office workers, and truck drivers are all examples of what type of industry?
a)
Manufacturing 
b)
Service
c)
Agriculture 
d)
Mining
20.
What is an example of a Natural Resource?
a)
Paper
b)
GMO Food
c)
Vegetation
21.

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

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The means through which goods and services are produced are called

a)

economic resources

b)

needs

c)

spending opportunities

d)

economic choices

23.

All of the following are capital resources EXCEPT

a)

a pickup truck

b)

a factory

c)

a hammer

d)

employees