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Applied Economics Q1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is a condition when the supply of a good, service, or resource is not enough to meet the demand.

a)

scarcity

b)

shortage

c)

allocation

d)

elasticity

2.

The proper use of resources is to:

a)

Maximize the benefits

b)

Hasten the production

c)

minimize the opportunity cost

d)

A. A and B

3.

It can be an instrument for the allocation of resources through a market system.

a)

price

b)

income

c)

interest

d)

demand

4.

Bridges are example of:

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Human Resources

c)

Man-made resources

d)

None of the above

5.

Wealth is capital.

a)

This statement is true.

b)

This statement is false.

c)

This statement is a hypothesis.

d)

This statement is a theory.

6.

Water is an example of:

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Human Resources

c)

Man-made Resources

d)

None of the above

7.

These are inputs of production that are subject to further processing and transformation.

a)

Direct Labor

b)

Factory Overhead

c)

Raw Materials

d)

None of the above

8.

What is a Lorenz Curve?

a)

It shows the share of various household groups on the total national income.

b)

It is a measure of income inequality derived from another Lorenz Curve.

c)

The curve of the body of Lorenz

d)

None of the above

9.

Scarcity is the same as shortage.

a)

This statement is true

b)

This statement is false

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

10.

Table is an example of:

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Human Resources

c)

Man-Made Resources

d)

None of the above

11.

Teachers produce:

a)

Goods

b)

Service

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

12.

It is the income needed to purchase these minimum nutritional requirements and other necessities for daily survival.

a)

Poverty Challenge

b)

Poverty Threshold

c)

Absolute Poverty

d)

Relative Poverty

13.

The analysis being used in making choices is:

a)

Gini Coefficient

b)

Cost- Benefit Analysis

c)

Opportunity Cost Analysis

d)

None of the above

14.

The two major questions answered by wealth utilization are:

a)

Production and Wastage

b)

Production and Reservation

c)

Production and Consumption

d)

None of the above

15.

It is the foregone benefit on making choices.

a)

Sunk cost

b)

Opportunity Cost

c)

Incentive Cost

d)

Coastal Road

16.

The economic transformation of a country could be linked on its:

a)

Human Resources

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Physical Resources

d)

Susana Resources

17.

Which of the following cause/s the limitation of the natural resources?

a)

Time

b)

Difficulty to produce

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

18.

It is the expansion of human needs:

a)

Human Resources

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Allocation

d)

None of the above

19.

One of the implications of an expanded population is the enlargement:

a)

Of natural resources

b)

Of the body

c)

Of the houses

d)

Of the labor force

20.

It is a state when the buyers and sellers transact on the purchase or sales of goods or services.

a)

School

b)

Market

c)

Community

d)

House

21.

Scarcity could be solved by:

a)

Changing the attitude of an individual

b)

Expansion of limited resources

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

22.

Surplus could be solved by:

a)

Increasing the price

b)

Decreasing the price

c)

By wearing pants

d)

None of the above

23.

Shortage could be solved by:

a)

Increasing the price

b)

Decreasing the price

c)

By wearing pants

d)

None of the above

24.

Relative poverty is measured by:

a)

Lorenz Curve

b)

The Gini Coefficient

c)

Either A or B

d)

Both A and B

25.

Which of the following is not part of the three strands in the development of the definition of Economics?

a)

Wealth getting and wealth using

b)

Decision making process

c)

Scientific method

d)

Allocation process