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Assessment 1 Business Economics

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Business Cycle measures ___ over time.

a)

wealth

b)

inflation

c)

economic growth

2.

Which question does not directly refer to the basic economic problem?

a)

What goods and services should a firm produce?

b)

What price should a firm charge?

c)

What production methods should a firm use?

d)

Who should receive the goods and services that a firm produces?

3.
Susie is starting her own lemonade store. What economic term would best describe Susie and what does that term mean? 
a)
Consumer – a person who uses or consumes goods
b)
 Partnership –  partner in the lemonade stand
c)
Entrepreneur-  - person who takes a risk to start a new company
4.

Market is

a)

place where buyers meet sellers

b)

Mandi /bazar

c)

Is a situation where optimum customers meet optimum sellers

d)

online market

5.

perfect market has

a)

homogeneous product

b)

heterogeneous goods

c)

special goods

d)

only industrial goods

6.
Which statement is true
a)
Scarcity doesn't exist for everyone
b)
Nothing in life is free
c)
Rarely do we use economic thinking
d)
Sometimes there is no downside to a decision
7.

The ___________________________ of hand sanitizer has had to increase at the factories because of the Coronavirus.

a)

Production

b)

Consumption

c)

Distribution

d)

Factors of Production

8.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Needs, wants, and resources are all unlimited

b)

Needs and wants are unlimited but resources are limited

c)

Needs and wants are limited but resources are unlimited

d)

Needs, wants, and resources are all limited

9.

What are the factors of production?

a)

Land, Technology, Dirt, Resources

b)

Land, Labor, Capital, Entrepreneurship

c)

Land, Labor, Entrepreneurship

d)

Resources used in the production of only services

10.
This part of the market determines DEMAND
a)
buyers
b)
sellers
c)
suppliers
d)
store owners
11.
For the law of demand, as price rises, what happens to quantity demanded?
a)
it goes up
b)
it goes down
c)
it stays the same
d)
it is not effected
12.
When there is a shortage the price will usually? 
a)
rise
b)
fall
c)
remain the same
d)
equilibrium
13.

It studies the actions of individual consumers and firms

a)

Microeconomics

b)

Macroeconomics

c)

Consumer demand

d)

Supply of goods

14.

The study of aggregate income and expenditures and the Per Capita income of one country

a)

Micro Economics

b)

Macro Economics

c)

Capital Management

d)

Government Budget

15.

This concept is very useful in explaining what is happening in the market and economy

a)

Demand Analysis and Forecasting

b)

Demand and Supply

c)

Law of Demand

d)

Law of Supply

16.

It is a Financial Gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent

a)

Profit

b)

Capital

c)

Investment

d)

Expenditure

17.

Microeconomics is the study of the economic system as a whole such as national income, trade cycle, unemployment rate, inflation and general price level

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Deal with the question of “what ought to be”. Involve opinions, judgement, assumption about what the economy should be or what policy should be used to achieve economic goals.

a)

Positive analysis

b)

Normative analysis

19.

"An economic system where all the economic decisions are made by the government or a central authority" refer to

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Mixed economy

20.

Law of supply states that the ______ the price of a good, the _____ is the quantity supplied for that good

a)

lower, higher

b)

higher, lower

c)

higher, higher

21.

Which of these is a determinant of supply?

a)

Taste and preference

b)

Technology

c)

Consumer income

d)

Number of consumer

22.

"A market in which there are many buyers and sellers, the products are homogeneous and sellers can easily enter and exit from the market". This statement refer to

a)

Perfect competition

b)

Oligopoly

c)

Monopoly

d)

Monopolistic competition

23.

Which of the following is related to macroeconomics analysis?

a)

Deal with household‟s and firm decision.

b)

Analyzes demand for supply of goods.

c)

Studies national income.

d)

Studies individual income.

24.

The total demand for goods and services in an economy is known as;

a)

Aggregate demand

b)

National demand

c)

Gross national product

d)

Economy-wide demand

25.

Macroeconomics deals with ____________.

a)

Economic aggregates

b)

The behavior of the electronics industry

c)

The behavior of firms

d)

The activities of individuals units

26.

Which of the following is NOT a macroeconomic issue?

a)

Unemployment.

b)

Inflation.

c)

The wages paid to footballers.

d)

Economic growth.

27.

Economic growth would most likely be stimulated by _______________.

a)

Higher unemployment rates.

b)

Faster rates of technological progress.

c)

Increases in membership of labour unions.

d)

Consumption of more consumer goods.

28.

The Business Cycle measures ___ over time.

a)

wealth

b)

inflation

c)

economic growth

29.

The business cycle is made up of how many phases?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

30.

The business cycle rises above the trendline during-

a)

rescessions

b)

expansions

c)

troughs

31.

GDP declines during a(an)

a)

peak

b)

contraction

c)

expansion

32.

A "boom" period is economic growth-

a)

below the trend line

b)

at the peak

c)

above the trend line

33.

Economic recovery begins-

a)

above the trend line

b)

at the end of a recession (trough)

c)

at the "boom" period

34.

When GDP rises faster than the long-run trend the economy is experiencing-

a)

recession

b)

expansion

c)

recovery

35.

GDP will begin to decline at-

a)

the peak.

b)

the trough.

c)

the contractionary phase.

36.

When contraction (recession) begins in a business cycle- the economy will experience

a)

higher unemployment

b)

lower inflation (deflation)

c)

both a & b

37.

Recessions can end if

a)

workers choose to accept lower wages

b)

government policy is enforced to help the economy recover

c)

both a & b

38.

GDP, or gross domestic product, measures...

a)

the value of all final goods and services produced

b)

an increase in the general price level

c)

the percentage of people looking for work that can't find it

d)

the economic freedom an economy offers

39.

Inflation measures...

a)

the value of all final goods and services produced

b)

an increase in the general price level

c)

the percentage of people looking for work that can't find it

d)

the economic freedom an economy offers

40.

Which of the following is a peak?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

41.

Which of the following is an expansion, or recovery?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.
a)
Harley Davidson
b)
Honda
c)
Kawasaki
d)
Indian 
43.

On which continent is the Sahara desert?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North Africa

d)

South Africa

44.

What is the least populated country in the world?

a)

Tuvalu

b)

Lichtenstein

c)

San Marino

d)

Vatican City

45.
The world biggest gold producer is ____________.
a)
China
b)
Mexico
c)
South Africa
d)
Chile
46.
What is this emoji stand for?
a)
Surprise
b)
Happy
c)
Cool
d)
Blind
47.
Nelson Mandela was the former president of ________.
a)
South America
b)
South Africa
c)
India
d)
USA
48.
ASEAN means..
a)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
b)
Association of South Asian Nations
c)
Association of Southeast Asian Nationals
d)
Association of Southeast Asean Nations
49.
KFC was founded by ______.
a)
Harland Sanders
b)
Ray Kroc
c)
Glen Bell
d)
Tony Tan Caktiong
50.

Who was the first woman president of India?

a)

Pratibha Patil

b)

Indira Gandhi

c)

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

d)

Sucheta Kripalani