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Understanding Business Activity

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Businesses including farming, fishing, forestry & the extraction of natural resources e.g. oil, minerals etc.

a)

Tertiary Sector

b)

Primary Sector

c)

Secondary Sector

d)

The economic problem

2.

Land, labour, capital and enterprise are collectively known as

a)

Goods and services

b)

Business cycle

c)

Factors of production

d)

Output

3.

Which of these is the best definition of the ‘economic problem’?

a)

People do not have enough money.

b)

There are not enough resources to satisfy people’s wants.

c)

There are too many factors of production.

d)

The amount of something produced by a person, machine or industry.

4.

Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

a)

oil reserves

b)

factory buildings

c)

skilled labour

d)

stock exchange

5.
Examples of tertiary sector companies include...
a)
Farming, fishing, mining
b)
Transport, banking, teaching, nursing, police
c)
Building, processing food, manufacturing
6.

What is 'added value'?

a)

is the next best alternative given up by choosing another item.

b)

is the difference between the selling price of a product and the cost of bought-in materials and components.

c)

It's a good or service essential for living.

d)

is the lack of sufficient products to fulfil the total wants of the population.

7.
Which of the following is an example of PRIMARY business activity?
a)
Factories
b)
Shops
c)
Schools
d)
Farmers
8.
Which of the following is an example of SECONDARY business activity?
a)
School
b)
Factories
c)
Shops
d)
Farmers
9.
Which of the following is an example of TERTIARY business activity?
a)
Schools
b)
Farmers
c)
Fishermen
d)
Factories
10.
At which stage of business activity are trees chopped down?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
11.
At which stage of business activity is wood made into tables?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
12.
At which stage of business activity are the tables sold?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
13.
True or False: services a tertiary business activity.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

Organisations run by central or local government are often referred to as

a)

Private sector

b)

Voluntary sector

c)

Public sector

d)

Mixed economy

15.

Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

a)

oil reserves

b)

factory buildings

c)

skilled labour

d)

a play station

16.

Which of these business activities are usually NOT in the public (government) sector?

a)

grocery stores

b)

health

c)

defence

d)

public transport