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Intro to Economics

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an opportunity cost for a student watching a video in class?

a)

They are learning something

b)

The music video they are not watching

c)

They will get in trouble from their parents if they don't

2.

Economics is the study of.............

a)

The study of money and how we coose to use it

b)

The study of resources and who gets what

c)

the study of people try to meet unlimited wants and needs with scarce resources.

3.

The condition that results from society not having enough resources to produce all the things people need and want.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Resources

c)

Needs

d)

Wants

4.

A ______________ is what you need to survive, a __________ is something you would like to have but is not necessary to survive

(a)  

5.

Categories of goods, check all that apply

a)

durable

b)

nondurable

c)

need

d)

consumer

e)

want

6.

Economic services are not the same as economic goods.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

An economic product are goods and services that are useful, scarce and _________________ to others

a)

have value

b)

transferable

c)

belong

d)

satisfy

8.

A good that is intended for final use by consumers and individuals is________________

a)

a capital good

b)

durable good

c)

consumer good

d)

nondurable good

9.

Explain the paradox of value

4 lines
10.

Adam Smith believed that the wealth of a nation depends on material possessions and the labor and skills of its people. However, the Nation would fail without___________________

a)

people and their skills

b)

possessions

c)

material possessions and labor

11.

______________ is the capacity to be useful and provide satisfaction.

a)

Value

b)

Paradox of value

c)

Utility

d)

Economics

12.

______________ are not counted as weath because they are intangible.

a)

Goods

b)

Services

c)

Wealth

13.

What does TINSTAAFL mean?

a)

Thanks I'm never satisfied til angry angles fly lite

b)

There is no such thing as a forgiven lier.

c)

There is no such thing as a free lunch

14.

What are Economic Questions? check all that apply

a)

Why produce

b)

What to produce

c)

How to produce

d)

When to produce

e)

Who are you producing for