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Prelim Review (Applied Economics)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Economics is classified as an Applied Science because it deals with the study of human’s life and how he lives with other men.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The interaction and relationship of the buyers and sellers

a)

Market

b)

Market Structure

c)

External Environment

3.

When demand for goods/service exceeds production capacity, the price of the product increases

a)

Cost-Push

b)

Built-In

c)

Demand-Pull

4.

The remote environment of a firm includes the competitors, suppliers, customers, publics, and intermediaries.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The threat of substitute products increases when the price of the substitute product is higher.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The bargaining power of buyers increases when the switching costs are low.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

This segment refers to potential and actual changes in the physical environment and business practices that are intended to positively respond to and deal with those changes.

a)

Political Factor

b)

Technological Factor

c)

Environment Factor

d)

Socio-Cultural Factor

e)

Economic Factor

8.

This factor represents how organizations and governments mutually try to influence each other, and how firms try to understand these influences (current and projected) on their strategic actions

a)

Political Factor

b)

Technological Factor

c)

Environment Factor

d)

Socio-Cultural Factor

e)

Economic Factor

9.

This factor refers to the nature and direction of the economy in which a firm competes or may compete. Examples are interest rates, inflation rates, business savings rate.

a)

Political Factor

b)

Technological Factor

c)

Environment Factor

d)

Socio-Cultural Factor

e)

Economic Factor

10.

This factor is concerned with a society’s attitudes and cultural values.

a)

Political Factor

b)

Technological Factor

c)

Environment Factor

d)

Socio-Cultural Factor

e)

Economic Factor

11.

A group of firms that produce similar products or offer similar services that are close substitutes.

a)

Industry

b)

External Environment

c)

Market Structure

d)

Market

12.

Refers to nature and degree of competition in the market for goods and services.

a)

Industry

b)

External Environment

c)

Market

d)

Market Structure

13.

Factors beyond the control of the firm that influence its choice of direction and action, organizational structure, and internal processes.

a)

Industry

b)

External Environment

c)

Market

d)

Market Structure

14.

this represents the rate at which the cost of goods and services increase over a period of time

a)

Inflation

b)

Employment

c)

Labor Force

15.

A type of inflation wherein the price increases due to an increase in production costs.

a)

Cost-Push

b)

Built-In

c)

Demand-Pull

16.

If demand increases, and supply remains unchanged, a _______ will result, leading to a higher equilibrium price.

a)

surplus

b)

shortage

17.

If demand remains unchanged, and supply decreases, a _________ will result, leading to a higher equilibrium price.

a)

surplus

b)

shortage

18.

If demand decreases and supply remains unchanged, _____ will result, thus leads to a lower equilibrium price.

a)

surplus

b)

shortage

19.

Examines small economic units and the components of the economy.

a)

Applied Economics

b)

Microeconomics

c)

Macroeconomics

d)

Economics

20.

It is the study of observing how economics theories work in practice.

a)

Applied Economics

b)

Microeconomics

c)

Macroeconomics

d)

Economics

21.

What is the difference between Perfect Competition and Monopolistic Competition?

a)

Perfect Competition has a large number of small firms while Monopolistic Competition does not.

b)

Perfect Competition has no barriers to entry, while Monopolistic Competition does

c)

Perfect Competition has barriers to entry, while Monopolistic Competition does not.

d)

In Perfect Competition, firms produce identical goods, while in Monopolistic Competition, firms produce slightly different goods.

22.

Which of the following Market Structure has the fewest numbers of firms (sellers)

a)

Perfect Competition

b)

Monopolistic Competition

c)

Monopoly

d)

Oligopoly

23.

Which of the following Market Structure types has a large number of firms that sell slightly different products.

a)

Monopolistic Competition

b)

Perfect Competition

c)

Monopoly

d)

Oligopoly

24.

Which of the following Market Structure Types has only a few competing firms

a)

Oligopoly

b)

Monopoly

c)

Monopolistic Competition

d)

Perfect Competition

25.

Which of the following is the best example product for a Perfectly Competitive Market

a)

Diamonds

b)

Athletic Shoes

c)

Soda

d)

Agricultural Products

26.

One of the characteristics of a Monopoly is:

a)

The product cannot be produced by small firms

b)

Products are high priced

c)

There is a unique product with no close substitutes.

d)

There are several close substitutes for the product

27.

Firms face competition when the good they produced

a)

is unique

b)

has a close substitute

c)

is unique

28.

A monopoly is a market with

a)

no barriers to entry

b)

many substitutes

c)

many suppliers

d)

one supplier

29.

A Market Structure with a large numbers of firms, differentiated products, and free entry and exit is called:

a)

Monopolistic Competition

b)

Monopoly

c)

Oligopoly

d)

Perfect Competition

30.

Firms use marketing to:

a)

Influence a consumer's buying decision

b)

convince customers that their product is worth the price.

c)

persuade buyers that their product is superior to others

d)

all of the above

31.

Environmental Scanning is an activity carried out by only new companies.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

Ferry trips and air travel can be substitute products.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

Which of the following is a technological factor?

a)

E-Commerce

b)

Workforce Diversity

c)

Exchange rates

34.

Which of the following is a social factor?

a)

E-commerce

b)

Tastes and trends

c)

Recycling

35.

Which of the following is an economic factor

a)

Inflation

b)

Automation

c)

Lifestyle

36.

Which of the following is an economic factor

a)

Tax policies

b)

Interest rates

c)

Political stability

37.

Which of the following is an environmental factor?

a)

Women in the workforce

b)

Automation

c)

Recycling

38.

Which of the following is NOT a type of Market Structure?

a)

Oligopoly

b)

Perfect Competition

c)

Competitive Monopoly

d)

All of the above are types of Market Structures

39.

Monopoly and Monopolistic Competition mean the same

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

The following are included in the industry environment, except:

a)

Ecological factors

b)

Barriers to entry

c)

Substitute availability

d)

Competitive rivalry

41.

The following are included in the Remote Environment, except:

a)

Economic

b)

Creditors

c)

Technological

d)

Political

42.

The threat of substitute products increases when:

a)

Substitute product's quality and performance is less than the existing product

b)

The substitute product's price is higher

c)

Buyers face few switching costs.

43.

Perfect competition is composed of the following requirements except?

a)

Homogeneous Product

b)

Perfect Knowledge of Prices and Technology

c)

Absence of Artificial Restrictions

d)

Barriers of entrants

44.

It is a market situation in which there is only one seller of a product with barriers to entry of others. The product has no close substitutes.

a)

Monopoly

b)

Duopoly

c)

Oligopoly

d)

Perfect Competition

45.

Choose all the problems that could arise when government intervenes in the market. Choose 3.

a)

Lack of incentives to be efficient in the public sector

b)

Disincentive effects of higher taxes.

c)

Limit monopoly power

d)

Government ownership may lead to fewer choices

e)

Reduce inequality and poverty through tax and benefit system

46.

Please check all the benefits of government intervention in the market. Choose 3.

a)

Provide merit goods (education, health) underprovided in the free market

b)

may lead to fewer choices

c)

Provide public goods (defense, law and order) not supplied in free market.

d)

Government can protect the environment, workers, and consumers.

e)

Government influenced by powerful pressure groups.

47.

Firms use marketing to:

a)

Influence a consumer's buying decision

b)

convince customers that their product is worth the price.

c)

persuade buyers that their product is superior to others

d)

all of the above

48.

A Market Structure with a large number of firms, differentiated products, and free entry and exit is called:

a)

Monopolistic Competition

b)

Monopoly

c)

Oligopoly

d)

Perfect Competition

49.

A monopoly is a market with

a)

no barriers to entry

b)

many substitutes

c)

many suppliers

d)

one supplier

50.

Firms face competition when the good they produced

a)

is in a market with high barriers to entry

b)

has a close substitute

c)

is unique