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Lesson 1 - Economics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Both goods and services are counted as wealth

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Scarcity is an economic problems with which all societies are faced

a)

true

b)

false

3.

People's needs are limited

a)

true

b)

false

4.

In all societies, the government decides what to produce

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Japan, with an aging population,has difficulty replacing people with machines

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Economic growth is an increase in an nations output of goods and services over time.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Economic growth usually can be achieved without investing in new resources

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Economic growth cause the production possibilitities frontier to contract.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

people's skills, abilities, health, knowledge, and motivation all add up to entrepreneruship.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Separation of tasks to be performed by different workers is division of labor

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Societies are faced with which three basic questions about production of goods

a)

what, how, and why

b)

what, where and when

c)

what, how, and for whom

d)

when where, and for whom

12.

A an of sound is an example of a

a)

durable good

b)

nondurable good

c)

capital good

d)

service

13.

A car is an example of

a)

durable good

b)

non durable good

c)

capital good

d)

service

14.

which of the following helps determine something's value

a)

utility

b)

beauty

c)

scarcity

d)

both A and C

15.

A nations; wealth is made up of

a)

all intangible items

b)

all goods and services

c)

all tangible goods

d)

all tangible and intangible items

16.

which of the factors of productions evolves taking risks and combining resources to produce a good or service

a)

land

b)

capital

c)

labor

d)

entrepreneurs

17.

opportunity costs refers to

a)

the dollar amount attached to a good or service

b)

the value of the next best alternative

c)

the cost off to expanding production

d)

the cost of labor when production is expanded or changed

18.

when deciding how to use resources, you need to evaluate the cost and benefits of each choice to decide which meets your criteria. There are called

a)

trade-offs

b)

resorce frontiers

c)

opportunities

d)

priorities

19.

consumers are powerful because

a)

they have more rights than corporations

b)

they help decide a business's opportunity costs

c)

they drive decisions about what to produce

d)

their interests force producers to heave ethically

20.

consumers are expected to read the full information about a product before making a purchase. This is an example of a consumer;s

a)

opportunities

b)

rights

c)

habits

d)

respobsibilities

21.

which of the following would result in a change in productions possibilities frontier in the mythical country alpha

a)

an influx of immigrants from other countries

b)

the discover or abundance of a abundant natural resource

c)

a long drought

d)

all of the above.

22.

in the mythical country Aloha, an entrepreneur has introduced a new technology hat makes manufacturing tase as efficient as before. How is this like to effect the production possibilities frontier

a)

it would not change the frontier

b)

it would make the frontier smaller

c)

it would expand the frontier

d)

ir would change the shape of the frontier

23.

The amount of output in a specific amount of time with a given mount of resources is referred to as

a)

productivity

b)

human capital

c)

efficiency

d)

investment risk

24.

Division if labor is practice because

a)

companies do not want workers to talk to one another

b)

it increases efficiency by ensuring all that all orders become good at every task

c)

it increases efficiency by ensuring that workers become good at specific tasks

d)

it prevents specialization

25.

Dave gets a job at a grocery store, with pays him an hourly wage in exchange for his labor. Dave is participating in

a)

entrepreneurship

b)

human capital

c)

the product market

d)

the factor market

26.

computers used to produce magazine articles

a)

land

b)

capital

c)

labor

d)

entrepreneurs

27.

the south's rainy season

a)

land

b)

capital

c)

labor

d)

entrepreneurs

28.

a third-grade teacher

a)

land

b)

capital

c)

labor

d)

entrepreneurs

29.

the manager of a car repair shop

a)

land

b)

capital

c)

labor

d)

entrepreneur

30.

developer of a new smartphone app

a)

land

b)

capital

c)

labor

d)

entrepreneurs