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Business Mgmt - Characteristics of Business

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

General Mills, which makes cereal like Cheerios, Trix, Wheaties, and Chex, is an example of a(n) ...

a)

service business

b)

goods-producing business

c)

start-up business

d)

industry

2.

Which of the following would be considered an improvement vs. an innovation

a)

invention of the telephone

b)

launch of Tide pods (laundry soap)

c)

first personal computers

d)

Apple watch

3.

What is the major risk when you are starting your own business?

a)

Too many customers

b)

The business may fail and you will lose money

c)

Needing a good bank to deposit your profits

d)

Franchising your business idea

4.

All of the following are included in GDP except __________.

a)

fixed investments (new buildings or office parks)

b)

consumer spending

c)

government spending

d)

underground economy

5.

Of the different forms of business ownership, which form has the most businesses?

a)

proprietorship

b)

partnership

c)

corporation

d)

limited liability corporation

6.

This form of business ownership has unlimited liability and has a legal agreement that has to be amended everytime a new owner is added or removed

a)

proprietorship

b)

partnership

c)

corporation

d)

limited liability corporation

7.

Who are the owners of a corporation?

a)

directors

b)

employees

c)

stockholders

d)

officers

8.

A product's equilibrium is the price at which

a)

The producer can no longer meet costs

b)

consumer demand begins to drop

c)

the producer sells at a manageable loss

d)

supply and demand are equal

9.

What typically occurs during a period of high inflation?

a)

Total supply exceeds demand

b)

The purchasing power of money rises

c)

Prices rise rapidly

d)

Prices slowly decline

10.

The number of products that will be bought at a given time at a given price

a)

demand

b)

price

c)

supply

d)

equilibrium

11.

This economic term is the measurement of the costs of a hypothetical basket of goods purchased in the current year vs. a baseline year

a)

unemployment rate

b)

consumer price index

c)

inflation rate

d)

cost of living adjustment