wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Short-run and Long-run: Theory of Production I

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The conversion of factors of production into goods and services

a)

Productivity

b)

Outputting

c)

Specialization

d)

Production

2.

What does the following formula show?   OutputInput\frac{Output}{Input}  

a)

Productivity

b)

Total Output

c)

Specialization

d)

Production

3.

Period of time when it is not possible to vary the quantities of all the factors of production used in the production process

a)

Long-run 

b)

Short-run 

c)

Average-run

d)

 Past-continuous

4.

Period of time when it is possible to vary the quantities of all the factors of production used in the production process

a)

Long-run 

b)

Short-run 

c)

Average-run

d)

 Past-continuous

5.

Which do you think is easiest to vary in the short run?

a)

Land

b)

Labour

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneurship

6.

Factors that can be altered or changed in the short run or relatively short space of time

a)

Productive capacity 

b)

Variable factors 

c)

Fixed factors 

d)

Immobile factors

7.

Select all of the following which represent variable factors of production

a)

Capital equipment 

b)

Cost of Raw material 

c)

Labour

d)

 Fuel and Power

e)

 Land

8.

Which of the following represent fixed factors of production

a)

Capital equipment 

b)

Cost of Raw material 

c)

Labour

d)

 Fuel and Power

e)

 Land

9.

Costs related to decisions made than cannot be changed or has no effect by future decision

a)

Fixed Costs

b)

Changing costs

c)

Sunked costs

d)

Immobile costs

10.

The timeframe when some resources are fixed

a)

Short-term 

b)

Short-run 

c)

Long-term

d)

 Long-run

11.

Which of the following is TRUE?

a)

In the short-run all factors of production are variable 

b)

In the short-run all factors of production are fixed

c)

 In the long-run all factors of production are fixed 

d)

In the long-run all factors of production are variable

12.

Short run and long run are not specified in terms of days/weeks but relative according to the good being produced

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Solo beverage producers experiences a sudden and drastic increase in demand, select all steps they can take in the short-run?

a)

Acquire more capital

b)

 Hire more labour 

c)

Build a new factory 

d)

Offer current labour overtime incentives 

e)

Acquire more raw material to ramp up production

14.

Solo beverage producers forecast that the increase in demand, would be sustained, select all steps they can take in the Long-run?

a)

Acquire more capital

b)

 Hire more labour 

c)

Build a new factory 

d)

Offer current labour overtime incentives 

e)

Acquire more raw material to ramp up production

15.

In the short-run there is at least ONE fixed cost

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which decisions tend to be more irreversible?

a)

Long-run

b)

Short-run

c)

Average-run

d)

Variable